Is Nidoqueen Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Poison/Ground with wide coverage potential. The move tutors add tools like the elemental punches, making Nidoqueen more flexible here than in most games. Breed-only availability still limits how early you can field one.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Nidoran♀ (female)'s weaknesses hard.
Lana's typing presses Nidoran♀ (female)'s defenses.
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Kiawe's typing presses Nidoran♀ (female)'s defenses.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Olivia's typing presses Nidoran♀ (female)'s defenses.
Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Nidoran♀ (female) here.
Acerola's typing presses Nidoran♀ (female)'s defenses.
Nanu's team hits Nidoran♀ (female)'s weaknesses hard.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Hapu's Pokemon outpace and outclass Nidoran♀ (female) here.
Molayne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Nidoran♀ (female) here.
Olivia's team hits Nidoran♀ (female)'s weaknesses hard.
Acerola's team hits Nidoran♀ (female)'s weaknesses hard.
Kahili's team hits Nidoran♀ (female)'s weaknesses hard.
Kukui's team hits Nidoran♀ (female)'s weaknesses hard.
Nidoqueen cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Nidoqueen in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Nidoqueen can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer Nidoran♀ (female) from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Nidoqueen in USUM
Step 1Obtain Nidoran♀ (female)CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee via Walking · Route 22, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 22. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 9. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 36. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · National Park. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 201. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Nidorina- Step 3Nidoqueen ✓
Nidoqueen Weakness
Nidoqueen's Poison/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ice, Ground, and Psychic. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ice, Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Bug, Rock, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Nidoqueen Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Nidoqueen
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Slowbro builds →Psyshock 2x68-81% Water Gun 2x37-46% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x73-86% Frost Breath 2x56-66% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
 Wartortle Water | C | |
 Espeon Psychic | B | |
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Slowbro builds →Psyshock 2x62-73% Water Gun 2x32-38% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x72-85% Frost Breath 2x55-65% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Slowbro builds →Psyshock 2x71-83% Water Gun 2x39-46% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x78-92% Frost Breath 2x60-71% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Slowbro builds →Psyshock 2x63-75% Water Gun 2x33-39% | ||
 Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x73-86% Frost Breath 2x54-64% | ||
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x75-89% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x118-139%KO | ||
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Slowbro builds →Psyshock 2x65-77% Water Pulse 2x49-59% Bulldoze 2x26-31% | ||
Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Oranguru builds →Psyshock 2x60-71% Bulldoze 2x23-27% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Poliwrath builds →Bubble Beam 2x41-49% Bulldoze 2x31-37% | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x120-142%KO | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x73-86% Ice Beam 2x33-39% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Slowbro builds →Dream Eater 2x81-97% Water Pulse 2x49-58% Ice Beam 2x48-58% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x88-104%KO Ice Beam 2x58-69% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x116-138%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Slowking builds →Dream Eater 2x78-92% Water Pulse 2x47-55% Ice Beam 2x47-55% Bulldoze 2x25-30% | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x70-82% Ice Beam 2x32-38% | ||
 Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Lunala builds →Dream Eater 2x101-119%KO Ice Beam 2x60-71% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x116-137%KO | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x88-103%KO | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x137-161%KO Ice Beam 2x69-81% Earthquake 2x56-66% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x92-109%KO Psychic 2x53-62% | ||
Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Lunala builds →Dream Eater 2x103-122%KO Ice Beam 2x61-73% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x96-113%KO Surf 2x40-47% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x65-76% Ice Beam 2x28-33% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Starmie deals 79-93% with Scald.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityElectric Surge ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Tapu Koko builds →Dazzling Gleam19-22% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemBlack Sludge NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Toxapex builds →Scald 2x25-30% | ||
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemAssault Vest NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin7-8% Ice Beam 2x59-69% Scald 2x79-93% Psyshock 2x79-93% | ||
Nidoqueen Evolutions
The Poison/Ground-type Nidoqueen caps Nidoran♀ (female)'s chain at 505 stats. No daycare options for this one. Attack grew the most through evolution (+45 over Nidoran F), and Nidoqueen peaks at 505 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
USUM Nidoqueen Best Moveset
Removing secondary effects for a 30%% power boost through AbilitySheer Force makes every coverage move hit harder than 75 Sp. Atk suggests, and Poison/Ground TermStab catches Fairy-types. 90 HP with 87/85 defenses absorbs both sides. The moveset earns B-tier as a bulky attacker with broad coverage.
Best Build
Nidoqueen best EVs are Defense and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Earth Power
- Sludge Wave
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Nidoqueen won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 12 types means it always has an effective option. Earthquake and Sludge Wave anchor the STAB core.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Nidoqueen Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Sheer Force changes the entire equation for Nidoqueen. The 505 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier. Earthpower with Life Orb is the standard set.
Sheer Force is what you want on Nidoqueen. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Poison Point, Rivalry) work on paper but Sheer Force is what makes Nidoqueen worth using.
Base 76 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Nidoqueen is a mixed attacker with base 92 Attack and 75 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, run Earthpower, Sludgewave, Ice Beam, and Thunderbolt on Nidoqueen. Earthpower is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Nidoqueen has appeared in 19 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves