Is Nidoqueen Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Moon Stone on Nidorina. Poison/Ground with AbilityPoison Point. Nidoqueen handles Jasmine's Steel gym, contributes against Pryce through Ground, and holds up across the Kanto stretch. Available before Whitney if you find a Moon Stone early. Solid through both regions.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's team hits Nidorina's weaknesses hard.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Nidoqueen resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Nidoqueen resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catch Nidoran♀ (female)
Catch Nidoran F on Route 35 (walking, Lv 12, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- LV 37DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Nidoran♀ (female) to Nidorina
Nidoran♀ (female) evolves into Nidorina at Level 16. Your Nidoran♀ (female) should hit Level 16 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- LV 43DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Nidorina to Nidoqueen
Nidorina evolves into Nidoqueen with a Moon Stone. You can pick up the Moon Stone in Ruins of Alph. 1 other location is also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 43GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 58FightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Nidoqueen in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Nidoqueen has no wild encounters in either region. Raise a Nidorina and apply a Moon Stone to reach it, the same scarce stone several Kanto lines compete for, so spend it where it counts most.
Catch Nidoran♀ (female) or Nidorina at any of these 6 spots to eventually evolve into Nidoqueen.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Nidoran♀ (female)
- 2
- 3Evolve NidoqueenUse Moon Stone
Badge 3
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Badge 5
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Badge 8How to Obtain Nidoqueen in HGSS
Nidoran♀ (female) is your first catch on the way to Nidoqueen. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 12-23 across 15 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve NidorinaSafari Zone - SavannahLv.15-17FloorRate 30%NightRoute 13Lv.23GrassRate 30%Route 14Lv.23GrassRate 30%Route 15Lv.23GrassRate 30%or evolve from Nidoran♀ (female) (Step 1)
- Step 3Nidoqueen ✓
How to Get Shiny Nidoqueen in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Nidoqueen needs a Moon Stone, so breed a female Nidoran Masuda-style and evolve the line once it shines. Compare Shiny Nidoqueen odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Nidoqueen Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Nidoqueen already selected.
Nidoqueen Weakness
Nidoqueen's Poison/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ice, Ground, and Psychic. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ice, Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Bug, Rock |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Nidoqueen Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Nidoqueen
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x99-116%KO Surf 2x62-73% Ice Beam 2x62-73% Earthquake 2x47-56% | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x137-161%KO Ice Beam 2x72-85% Earthquake 2x55-65% Water Pulse 2x46-55% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x78-93% Earthquake 2x47-56% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x85-100%KO Surf 2x54-63% Ice Beam 2x54-63% Earthquake 2x42-50% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x64-75% Ice Beam 2x29-34% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x96-114%KO Surf 2x42-49% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x113-133%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x110-130%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x96-114%KO Avalanche 2x39-46% Surf 2x27-32% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Jynx builds →Dream Eater 2x89-104%KO Ice Beam 2x84-99% Water Pulse 2x36-42% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x96-114%KO Dig 2x52-61% Ice Beam 2x29-34% | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
 Gyarados Water | S | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x84-99% Earthquake 2x62-73% Ice Fang 2x40-48% | ||
Nidoqueen Evolutions
Evolve Nidoran♀ (female) using a Moon Stone to get Nidoqueen. At 495 stats, this Poison/Ground type caps the chain without any egg option. Sp.Def grew the most through evolution (+45 over Nidoran F), and Nidoqueen peaks at 495 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
HGSS Nidoqueen Best Moveset
Poison/Ground typing provides five resistances plus a Poison immunity, and AbilityPoison Point adds contact poisoning on top. The moveset absorbs hits at 90 HP and 87 Defense while responding with mixed attacks from 92 Attack and 75 Sp. Atk. Durable and broad.
Best Build
Nidoqueen best EVs are HP and Defense
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Toxic Spikes
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Nidoqueen won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 13 types means it always has an effective option. Earthquake and Earth Power 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
All 41 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Its body is covered with needle-like scales. It never shows signs of shrinking from any attack.
It uses its scaly, rugged body to seal the entrance of its nest and protect its young from predators.
Nidoqueen HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Nidoqueen as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling, Earthquake is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Relaxed on Nidoqueen. +Defense is what matters, and the -Speed cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
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 7Let's Go
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
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