Nidoqueen (Pokémon)

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Nidoqueen (Japanese: ニドクイン Nidoqueen) is a dual-type introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from when exposed to a Moon Stone. It is the final form of .
It is related to the line, but unlike Nidoran♀, Nidoqueen cannot breed.
==Biology==
Nidoqueen is a large, bipedal blue with distinct features. Its body is encased with extremely hard scales that serve as excellent protection from any attack and stand up when Nidoqueen is excited or provoked. It has a blunt snout, narrow brown eyes, and large ears with brown insides. There is a small horn on its forehead, a single spine on each ear, and a line of toxic spikes running down its back. Each hand has three short claws, and each foot has two claws. Its lower jaw, the front of its abdomen, and two plates on its chest are cream-colored. It has a thick, powerful tail. Nidoqueen is a female-only species. As stated in An Illustrated Book of POCKET MONSTERS, it cannot lay s as it loses the ability to do so upon evolution.
Nidoqueen can be quite fierce and is very protective of its young. This Pokémon is at its strongest when it is defending its young, and it will try to seal the entrance to its burrow to protect them. It also places its young in the gaps between the spines on its back, which never release poison when the children are present. Nidoqueen is more adept at being defensive than offensive. Nidoqueen's armor-like scales allow it to defend its children from any attack. When in contact with foes, it can poison them with or cause small tremors by slamming the ground. It is also adept at sending foes flying with harsh tackles, and it uses its hefty bulk to execute powerful moves. Being the result of an evolution via Evolution stone, Nidoqueen is rarely found in the wild. However, they can be found in .
===Evolution===
Nidoqueen evolves from and is the final form of .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
======Generations I-V======
======Generation VI onward======
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Nidoqueen is available in Version 1.3.0+ and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====By transfer from another generation====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Nidoqueen debuted in Mewtwo Strikes Back, under the ownership of Fergus. She was captured and cloned by . She also appeared in the remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, where the exact same thing happened to her. The Nidoqueen clone was seen again in Mewtwo Returns, along with what appeared to be Nidoqueen babies, despite the fact that Nidoqueen cannot breed and her unevolved form is Nidoran♀.
Nidoqueen made her animated series debut in Navel Maneuvers, under the ownership of Danny. She competed against Ash's Lapras in a challenge to freeze a super-heated geyser. Afterward, Nidoqueen helped Danny's and carve Danny's sled. She reappeared in flashbacks in A Way Off Day Off and Hello, Pummelo!.
In A Tent Situation, Gary Oak used a Nidoqueen to defend 's laboratory from . In Can't Beat the Heat!, Gary used Nidoqueen during his match against Ash in the Silver Conference. She defeated and was defeated by .
In The Bicker the Better, Andi has a Nidoqueen, while her boyfriend Oscar has a . They had a Double Battle with and , and due to Oscar and Andi's communication with each other, they were able to defeat Ash and May with relative ease.
In the original timeline of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, a Damos commanded his four Nidoqueen to attack with . When Ash and traveled to the past to prevent this, Marcus, the one responsible for hypnotizing Damos, managed to use the Nidoqueen again to attack Arceus.
====Minor appearances====
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Nidoqueen was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In The Power of One, a Nidoqueen sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
Multiple Nidoqueen appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
A Nidoqueen appeared in Extreme Pokémon!, under the ownership of a participant in the Extreme Pokémon Race.
In Historical Mystery Tour!, Ash encountered a Nidoqueen in Xatu's Forest. In this episode, Nidoqueen was depicted with a blue jaw instead of a cream-colored one due to an error.
In A Performance Pop Quiz!, Queenko's Nidoqueen competed in the Anistar City Pokémon Showcase. In Master Class is in Session!, she competed in the Master Class Pokémon Showcase in Gloire City.
In I Choose You!, a Nidoqueen fell under the control of .
A Nidoqueen appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 1: Red, a Nidoqueen was one of the Pokémon seen in Professor Oak's introduction.
Two Nidoqueen appeared in File 3: Giovanni. The first one was seen during the explanation of the Master Ball's capabilities, and the other was sent out by Giovanni to battle Red's Charizard at the Silph Co. building. She was able to defeat Charizard, allowing Giovanni to successfully retreat.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
In The Show, a Nidoqueen briefly appeared under the ownership of a watching the Kimono Girls' performance in Ecruteak City.
===POKÉTOON===
A Nidoqueen appeared in Blossom's Dream alongside a . They followed back to her village and fought some townspeople because they thought the girl had taken their son, a . After the misunderstanding was cleared up, they allowed their son to stay with Blossom.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
 accidentally a Nidoqueen in Long Live the Nidoking! while attempting to catch a Nidoking.
 has a Nidoqueen, as seen in his Gym against Red in Golly, Golem!. She almost defeated Snor by throwing him through the wall, but was eventually beaten by Pika's in Long Live the Nidoqueen!?. She was later seen very briefly again in the Sevii Islands, when Giovanni used her and his to manhandle a biker whom had ambushed.
A Nidoqueen appeared in a flashback along with Nidoking while the Day-Care Couple was reminiscing about the times they had raising Pokémon in Gligar Glide.
A Nidoqueen was seen in a Poké Ball at 's Laboratory in Cherrygrove City in Off Course with Corsola.
 had a Nidoran♀ that later evolved into a . In Give It Your Best, Blastoise, she evolved into Nidoqueen to provide support for Blasty's alongside her and Jiggly.
A Nidoqueen appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Nidoqueen belonging to the appeared in Interesting Interactions Involving Illumise.
The Battle Factory rented a Nidoqueen, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Skirting Around Surskit I.
===Pokémon Zensho===
While taking over Silph Co. in PZ07, Giovanni used a Nidoqueen to hold the Silph Co. boss hostage.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Nidorina and Nidoqueen's inability to lay Eggs was established by Japanese media before breeding became a game mechanic.Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia: 「ニドラン♀の進化形だが、ニドリーナになると、卵を産む能力はなくなる。」 ("It is the evolved form of Nidoran♀, but upon becoming Nidorina, has lost the ability to lay Eggs.")ポケットモンスター公式ファンブック Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters: 「ニドラン♀の進化形だが、卵は産めない。」 ("It is the evolved form of Nidoran♀, but it cannot lay Eggs.")
** Despite being in the , Nidoqueen was shown to be capable of breeding in the TV special Mewtwo Returns, when a cloned Nidoqueen and a cloned produced Eggs containing both baby Rhyhorn and baby Nidoqueen (not baby ). In addition, several of Nidoqueen's Pokédex entries imply it's still capable of childrearing.
* Nidorina and Nidoqueen are the only two Pokémon that cannot breed even though their pre-evolved form can breed.
* Nidoqueen is the only Nidoran evolutionary line member whose color is not the same as its opposite-gender counterpart's normal color.
* Nidoqueen and its male counterpart Nidoking share their name with and . They are all known as the Drill Pokémon. Additionally, all four are partly s.
* In the Japanese games , Nidoqueen weighs 6.0 kg instead of 60.0 kg (as it does in all other games). This has no mechanical significance, as no game mechanics use weight in .
===Design variations===
Nidoqueen is typically depicted without visible teeth. However, particularly prior to Generation V, several depictions across media do show Nidoqueen with various amounts of teeth. Nidoqueen's Carddass art also shows it with a number of extra spikes on its limbs.
In particular, Nidoqueen has four teeth in its key artwork. In the core series games, Nidoqueen has visible teeth in its and Generation III sprites. In the side series games, Nidoqueen has four teeth in its model, which was reused in , , , and . Nidoqueen has also been depicted with teeth in the , including Pokémon Adventures, Ash & Pikachu, and Pokémon Pocket Monsters.
0031Nidoqueen.png|Key art
031Nidoqueen RB.png| art
Giovanni Nidoqueen Scratch Adventures.png|Pokémon Adventures
Oak Nidoqueen Nidoking PM.png|Pocket Monsters
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Gary Nidoqueen AP.png|Ash & Pikachu
Bandai Nidoqueen card.jpg|Carddass art
===Origin===
Nidoqueen appears to share traits of , es, s, s, and s and is most likely based on its male counterpart, Nidoking. The coverings on its chest and its lower abdomen collectively resemble a two-piece .
====Name origin====
Nidoqueen may be a combination of needle and . It may also involve 二度 nido (twice).
==In other languages==
==References==
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