Nidoqueen | Pokémon guide

Want to know more about Pokémon’s Nidoqueen? We’ll give you the lowdown, including its locations, evolution, and moveset.

Pokemon's Nidoqueen glowing against a purple Pocket Tactics background

We love a girlboss, and Pokémon'sNidoqueen has to be the obvious choice in the franchise. This powerful unit, although hard to catch, boasts amazing stats and a wide learnset. If you don't yet know how to utilize this icon, don't worry, as we'll give you all the intel we have.

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Here's everything in our Nidoqueen guide:

Here's the key information you need to know about Nidoqueen:

National Pokédex #0,031
TypeGround/Poison
AbilitiesPoison Point or Rivalry
Hidden abilitySheer Force
Gender ratioMale - 0%
Female
- 100%
Catch rate45 (11.09%)
Egg groupsN/A
EV yieldThree HP

Nidoqueen's evolution

Nidoqueen is the final evolution of Nidoran♀, and evolves from Nidorina when exposed to a Moon Stone. It doesn't directly relate to Nidoran♂ and its evolution, but is considered to be Nidoking's female counterpart.

Pokemon Nidorina: female Nidoran, Nidorina, and Nidoqueen in three purple circles

Nidoqueen's locations

Here are all the locations you can find Nidoqueen in each Pokémon game:

Gen 1 locations

Red / BlueEvolve Nidorina
YellowEvolve Nidorina

Gen 2 locations

Gold / SilverEvolve Nidorina
CrystalEvolve Nidorina

Gen 3 locations

Ruby / SapphireTrade
EmeraldTrade
FireRed / LeafGreenEvolve Nidorina
ColosseumTrade
XDTrade

Gen 4 locations

Diamond / PearlEvolve Nidorina
PlatinumEvolve Nidorina
HeartGold / SoulSilverEvolve Nidorina

Gen 5 locations

Black / WhiteEvolve Nidorina, Trade (Black only)
Black 2 / White 2Evolve Nidorina

Gen 6 locations

X / YEvolve Nidorina
Omega Ruby / Alpha SapphireTrade

Gen 7 locations

Sun / MoonPokémon Bank
Ultra Sun / Ultra MoonPokémon Bank
Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go EeveeRoute 23

Gen 8 locations

Sword / ShieldTrade
Isle of ArmorGiant's Bed, Frigid Sea, Ballimere Lake (Max Raid Battle), Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure)
Brilliant Diamond / Shining PearlEvolve Nidorina
Legends: ArceusUnobtainable

Gen 9 locations

Scarlet / VioletUnobtainable
Legends: Z-AUnobtainable

Pokemon's Nidoqueen on the Pokemon TCG Pocket art, ready to strike

Nidoqueen's base stats

From Gen 7 onward, Nidoqueen's base stats are as follows. As you level it up, these stats grow.

  • HP - 90
  • Attack - 92
  • Defense - 87
  • Sp. Atk - 75
  • Sp. Def - 85
  • Speed - 76

Nidoqueen's type strengths and weaknesses

Being a poison- and ground-type Pokémon, Nidoqueen has a number of types it's weak to and resistant against, as well as immunity to one type. Don't put a Pikachu up against Nidoqueen, is all we can say.

Normal damageDark, Dragon, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Normal, Steel 
WeakGround, Ice, Psychic, Water
ResistantBug, Fairy, Fighting, Poison, Rock
ImmuneElectric

Nidoqueen's moveset

In the latest generation of Pokémon games that it's in, Nidoqueen can learn the following moves: 

Level up moves

LevelMoveType
OneBiteDark
OneCrunchDark
OneDouble KickFighting
OneEarth PowerGround
OneFlatterDark
OneFury SwipesNormal
OneGrowlNormal
OneHelping HandNormal
OnePoison StingPoison
OneScratchNormal
One*Sludge WavePoison
OneSuperpowerFighting
OneTail WhipNormal
OneToxicPoison
OneToxic SpikesPoison

* Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl only

Learnable TMs (Sword/Shield)

MoveType
AttractNormal
AvalancheIce
Beat UpDark
BlizzardIce
Body PressFighting
Body SlamNormal
Brick BreakFighting
BulldozeGround
CharmFairy
CrunchDark
DigGround
Dragon PulseDragon
Drill RunGround
Earth PowerGround
EarthquakeGround
EndureNormal
FacadeNormal
Fire BlastFire
Fire PunchFire
FlamethrowerFire
FlingDark
Focus BlastFighting
Focus EnergyNormal
Giga ImpactNormal
Helping HandNormal
HexGhost
High HorsepowerGround
Hyper BeamNormal
Ice BeamIce
Ice PunchIce
Icy WindIce
Iron TailSteel
Mega KickNormal
Mega PunchNormal
Mud ShotGround
OutrageDragon
Pay DayNormal
Poison JabPoison
ProtectNormal
Rain DanceWater
RestPsychic
Rock BlastRock
Rock SlideRock
RoundNormal
Sand TombGround
SandstormRock
Shadow BallGhost
Shadow ClawGhost
Sleep TalkNormal
Sludge BombPoison
Sludge WavePoison
SnoreNormal
Stealth RockRock
Stomping TantrumGround
Stone EdgeRock
SubstituteNormal
Sunny DayFire
SuperpowerFighting
SurfWater
TauntDark
ThiefDark
Throat ChopDark
ThunderElectric
Thunder PunchElectric
ThunderboltElectric
Toxic SpikesPoison
UproarNormal
Venom DrenchPoison
VenoshockPoison
WhirlpoolWater

Learnable TMs (Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl)

MoveType
Aerial AceFlying
AttractNormal
AvalancheIce
BlizzardIce
Brick BreakFighting
BulldozeGround
CutNormal
DigGround
Double TeamNormal
Dragon PulseDragon
EarthquakeGround
EndureNormal
FacadeNormal
Fire BlastFire
FlamethrowerFire
FlingDark
Focus BlastFighting
Focus PunchFighting
Giga ImpactNormal
Hyper BeamNormal
Ice BeamIce
Iron TailSteel
Poison JabPoison
ProtectNormal
Rain DanceWater
RestPsychic
RoarNormal
Rock ClimbNormal
Rock SlideRock
Rock SmashFighting
Rock TombRock
SandstormRock
Shadow BallGhost
Shadow ClawGhost
Shock WaveElectric
Sleep TalkNormal
Sludge BombPoison
Stealth RockRock
Stone EdgeRock
StrengthNormal
SubstituteNormal
Sunny DayFire
SurfWater
SwaggerNormal
TauntDark
ThiefDark
ThunderElectric
ThunderboltElectric
TormentDark
ToxicPoison
Water PulseWater

Egg moves (Sword/Shield)

MoveTypeBreed with
CounterFightingZigzagoon, Linoone, Obstagoon, Lucario, Lycanroc (both forms), Mudbray, Mudsdale, Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace, Skwovet, Greedent, Chewtle, or Drednaw
DisableNormalVulpix (both forms), Ninetales (both forms), Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke (both forms), Slowbro (both forms),  Slowking (both forms), Lickitung, or Lickilicky
Poison FangPoisonSalandit
Poison TailPoisonDruddigon, Silicobra, or Sandaconda
Skull BashNormalSquirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Avalugg, or Sandaconda
SupersonicNormalLickitung, Lickilicky, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Whismur, Loudred, or Exploud
Take DownNormalBulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta (both forms), Rapidash (both forms), Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Tauros, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Dunsparce, Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Zigzagoon (both forms), Linoone (both forms), Obstagoon, Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Bunnelby, Diggersby, Bergmite, Avalugg, Stufful, Bewear, Passimian, Wooloo, or Dubwool

Egg moves (Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl)

MoveTypeBreed with
Beat UpDarkSneasel, Weavile, Houndour, or Houndoom
CharmFairyPikachu, Raichu, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Snubbull, Granbull, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Phanpy, Donphan, Skitty, Delcatty, Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon, Pachirisu, Buneary, Lopunny, Glameow, or Purugly
CounterFightingSlakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, or Lucario
DisableNormalVulpix, Ninetales, Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Lickitung, Lickilicky, or Kecleon
Focus EnergyNormalRattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Cubone, Marowak, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Slaking, Numel, Camerupt, Absol, Cranidos, Rampardos, Stunky, or Skuntank
Poison FangPoisonSeviper
Poison TailPoisonSeviper
Skull BashNormalSquirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Mankey, or Primeape
SupersonicNormalLickitung, Lickilicky, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Whismur, Loudred, or Exploud
Take DownNormalBulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Rattata, Raticate, Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta, Rapidash, Seel, Dewgong, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Tauros, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos, Dunsparce, Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Phanpy, Donphan, Stantler, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Poochyena, Mightyena, Zigzagoon, Linoone, Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Numel, Camerupt, Bidoof, Bibarel, Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Hippopotas, or Hippowdon
Venom DrenchPoisonSeviper, Stunky, or Skuntank

That's all there is to know about this dual-type 'mon, so get out there and find it!