Nidoran♀ (Pokémon)

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Nidoran♀ (Japanese: ニドラン♀ Nidoran♀) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into starting at level 16, which evolves into when exposed to a Moon Stone.
It is related to the line, and when bred with either one of them, it can produce s that contain either Nidoran♀ or Nidoran♂. However, it is the only one of its line that can breed as its evolutions are in the .
==Biology==
Nidoran♀ is a small, quadrupedal, . It has large, spiny ears, oversized front teeth, red eyes, and whiskers on each cheek. It is light blue with several darker blue spots. There are two white claws on each of its paws. Its back is covered with small toxic spines, and it has a small forehead horn.
The poisons secreted by the spines and horn are extremely potent, and even a scratch from its horn or a drop of poison from its barbs can be deadly. However, this docile Pokémon only uses its poison when it feels threatened. Nidoran♀ is more sensitive to smell than . It can use its whiskers to check the wind while searching for berries or avoiding predators. Nidoran♀ can use its incisor teeth to crush the berries it forages for. Nidoran♀ lives in open spaces, such as . Nidoran♀ is a female-only species.
===Evolution===
Nidoran♀ evolves into , which evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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====In events====
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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====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Nidoran♀ is available in Version 1.3.0+ and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By transfer from another generation====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
In Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?, a Nidoran couple was in love with one another, much to the dismay of their s, who hated one another. After the with , upon which she kissed 's , 's Nidoran♀, nicknamed Maria, evolved into a .
In Leading a Stray!, multiple Nidoran♀ assisted a in its efforts to help a trapped in the sewers.
====Minor appearances====
Nidoran♀ debuted in Sparks Fly for Magnemite, where she was seen in Gringey City's Pokémon Center.
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, multiple Nidoran♀ were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory. These Nidoran♀ were colored the same way as Nidoran♀, but they predated the introduction of Shiny Pokémon.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Nidoran♀ was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in Lights, Camera, Quack-tion.
A of Nidoran♀ appeared in Poké Ball Peril.
In The Power of One, a Nidoran♀ sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In In the Pink, a Nidoran♀ was a resident of Pinkan Island. attempted to capture her and her male counterpart, but they ended up being chased off by a .
A Nidoran♀ appeared in The Chikorita Rescue alongside a Nidoran♂.
In Going Apricorn!, fed a Nidoran♀ at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in A Farfetch'd Tale alongside a Nidoran♂.
In The Fortune Hunters, a Nidoran♀ was stolen by Butch and Cassidy.
A Trainer's Nidoran♀ appeared in Beauty and the Breeder.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
In Fangs for Nothin', a Nidoran♀ was living at the Dragon Holy Land. Additional Nidoran♀ appeared with it in the following episode.
In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Nidoran♀ to the school's underage students for use in lessons. She was colored the same way as a Nidoran♂, but could be a Shiny Nidoran♀.
In Showdown at the Oak Corral, a Nidoran♀ was living at 's Laboratory.
Multiple Nidoran♀ appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in PK13.
In Beg, Burrow and Steal, a Nidoran♀ was living in an underground paradise.
In Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, a Nidoran♀ was living in the Tree of Beginning.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in The Green Guardian.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in Off the Unbeaten Path.
In Odd Pokémon Out!, a Nidoran♀ was living at Camomile Island.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in a flashback in Gathering the Gang of Four!.
In Once More With Reeling!, a 's Nidoran♀ competed in the .
A Nidoran♀ appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1). Four additional Nidoran♀ appeared in the follow-up episode.
Multiple Nidoran♀ made a cameo in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in BWS02.
Multiple Nidoran♀ appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Nidoran♀ was living in a forest.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in a flashback in A Watershed Moment!.
A Trainer's Nidoran♀ appeared in a flashback in Alola to New Adventure!.
In I Choose You!, a Nidoran♀ was taking shelter from the rain in a cave alongside .
A Nidoran♀ appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.
In Dreams Are Made of These!, Goh a during a Pokémon Orienteering competition. She has since made further appearances in .
A Nidoran♀ appeared in Trade, Borrow, and Steal!.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in Healing the Healer!.
A Trainer's Nidoran♀ got stuck in 's giant ball in A Rollicking Roll….
A Trainer's Nidoran♀ appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in Distant Blue Sky!.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!.
A Nidoran♀ appeared in The Terapagos I Don't Know, under the ownership of a student.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 1: Red, a Nidoran♀ was seen in Professor Oak's introduction, while another was under the ownership of a .
A Nidoran♀ was seen in File 3: Giovanni as one of the many Pokémon trapped at Silph Co..
===POKÉTOON===
A Nidoran♀ living at the Safari Zone appeared in PT14.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
 had a Nidoran♀ nicknamed Nido, which first appeared in Just a Spearow Carrier. She was never seen battling until she evolved into and then . At Indigo Plateau, Green's Nidoran♀ was used to attract a fisherman's Nidoran♂ and to help persuade the fisherman to trade his for Green's , but she was stopped by .
A 's Nidoran♀ appeared with him in Buzz Off, Butterfree!, where they were both injured from the earthquake in Ecruteak City.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Nidoran♀ appeared in Big Rampage at the Safari Zone!?.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ were the first to feature any indication of gender, before it was introduced as a mechanic and applied to other Pokémon in Generation II.
** Despite the addition of genders to other Pokémon, the two variations of Nidoran remain separate species, rather than a singular species that splits down different evolution paths based on gender. An laid by a Nidoran♀ does, however, has a chance of hatching into a Nidoran♂, while an Egg laid by a Nidoran♂ with a has a chance of hatching into a Nidoran♀.
* Nidoran♀ is the only Pokémon that loses the ability to breed upon evolution.
* Nidoran♀'s form is similar to 's normal coloration, and vice versa for Nidoran♂.
* Nidoran♀ shares its name with , , , , and . They are all known as the Poison Pin Pokémon.
* Due to the fact that its gender, ♀, is included in its name, checking Nidoran♀'s summary from Generation II onward (except in Generation VIII) will display as if it were gender unknown if it does not have a nickname. If its nickname is anything other than "Nidoran♀", its gender will appear as normal.
===Origin===
Nidoran♀ appears to draw inspiration from various characteristics of s and s, with aspects of s. It may also reference the mythical due to its rabbit like appearance and the fact that it reaches its final evolved form using a Moon Stone. Its differences from Nidoran♂ may be based on , and the coloration of Nidoran and its evolutions may be a reference to the in previous centuries.
====Name origin====
Nidoran♀ may be derived from needle, with ♀ as an indication of its female gender. It may also involve 二度 nido (twice).
==In other languages==
==External links==
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