List of Pokémon with gender differences

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Some species of Pokémon have **differences in appearance due to gender** in the Pokémon world, with noticeable differences between the males and females. With the exception of the differences between male and female Nidoran (which are considered distinct species), gender differences were introduced in Generation IV.

These differences are a reference to sexual dimorphism, which is commonly seen in many real lifeforms and may offer some clues to their biology and behavior.

In Template:Game2, at the gate to Canalave City, Professor Rowan's assistant upgrades the player's Pokédex to be able to display form differences, including gender differences. In subsequent games, they are displayed from the start.

Later generations would introduce far fewer Pokémon with gender differences, but those that were introduced varied much more drastically in appearance. Two Pokémon, Meowstic and Indeedee, even have different Template:Abilities and learn different moves through leveling, TMs and breeding depending on their gender. Male and female Indeedee even have different stats. However, most Pokémon look identical despite their gender.

## List of Pokémon

### Generation V

 521
 592
 593

### Generation VI

 668
 678

### Generation VIII

 876

### Generation AN-I

 L088
 L089

### Generation AN-IV

 133
 000

## Trivia

* Garchomp is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon to have gender differences.
* Fairy is the only type that lacks a Pokémon with gender differences.
* Generation IV introduced the most Pokémon with gender differences, with a total of 31.
	+ It was also the first generation to introduce gender-based evolution.
* Conversely, Generation VIII introduced the fewest Pokémon with gender differences of generations that introduce Pokémon with gender differences, with only one.
* Generation VII is the only generation that did not introduce any Pokémon that have gender differences. However, it did introduce a Pokémon that can only evolve if it is a specific gender (only female Salandit can evolve into Salazzle) and a new gender difference for Eevee that was exclusive to the player's partner Eevee.
* No Mega Evolutions, Gigantamax forms, or regional forms in the main series have gender differences, even if other forms of the same species do.
	+ In Generation AN-IV, one of these was broken: Arcadian Eevee has a gender difference.
* Despite having very prominent gender differences, Hippopotas and Hippowdon only have artwork and a menu sprite for the male version.
* Despite not having any gender differences, the Rotom Pokédex will display separate models for male and female Spinda.
* Some Pokémon with gender differences may evolve into Pokémon that don't have gender differences. Examples include Gloom evolving into Bellossom and Gligar evolving into Gliscor.

## See also

* Gender
* List of Pokémon with form differences
* Variant Pokémon
* Mega Evolution
* Primal Reversion
* Bond Phenomenon
* Regional form
* Gigantamax

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