Is Nidoqueen Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Moon Stone evolution from Nidorina. Nidoran-F is PokeRadar postgame, so Nidoqueen never sees the story gyms. Poison/Ground gives a solid Flint matchup though, since Platinum's Flint actually runs five Fire-types. Battle Frontier pick.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Nidorina trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Nidoran♀ (female)
Catch Nidoran F on Route 201 (Poké Radar, Lv 2-3, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- LV 37DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Crasher Wake
- TM84PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 212
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Nidoran♀ (female) to Nidorina
Nidoran♀ (female) evolves into Nidorina at Level 16. Your Nidoran♀ (female) should hit Level 16 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- After Crasher Wake
- TM84PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 212
- LV 43DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Nidorina to Nidoqueen
Nidorina evolves into Nidoqueen with a Moon Stone. You can find the Moon Stone hidden in Eterna City. 1 other location is also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 43GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Nidoqueen in Platinum
A Moon Stone evolves Nidorina into Nidoqueen, the lone path since none appear wild. The catch is upstream: you need the Poke Radar to draw out a Nidoran-F first.
Catch Nidoran♀ (female) or Nidorina at any of these 3 spots to eventually evolve into Nidoqueen.
- 1Catch Nidoran♀ (female)
- 2
- 3Evolve NidoqueenUse Moon Stone
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Badge 6How to Obtain Nidoqueen in Pt
To get Nidoqueen, start by catching Nidoran♀ (female) through special encounters at Lv. 2-3. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Nidorinaor evolve from Nidoran♀ (female) (Step 1)
- Step 3Nidoqueen ✓
How to Get Shiny Nidoqueen in Platinum
Nidoqueen is a Moon Stone evolution, so chain Nidoran♀ on Route 201 to 40 for a 1 in 200 shiny before using the stone. Compare Shiny Nidoqueen odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Nidoqueen Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x78-93% Earthquake 2x47-56% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x64-75% Ice Beam 2x29-34% | ||
 Palkia WaterDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Palkia builds →Surf 2x105-124%KO Ice Beam 2x70-83% Earth Power 2x67-78% | ||
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x113-133%KO Water Pulse 2x38-45% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x113-133%KO | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x96-114%KO Surf 2x42-49% | ||
 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% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 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% | ||
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x97-115%KO Ice Beam 2x52-62% Water Pulse 2x33-39% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x96-114%KO Dig 2x52-61% Ice Beam 2x29-34% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoqueen View Empoleon builds →Hydro Pump 2x103-122%KO Ice Beam 2x55-64% Earthquake 2x45-54% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
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
Pt Nidoqueen Best Moveset
Poison/Ground typing resists five types and blocks MoveToxic and MoveThunder Wave entirely. The moveset uses that defensive profile to set MoveStealth Rock and absorb hits, with 92 Attack and 75 Sp. Atk providing enough offensive threat to stay dangerous.
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
54 of 56 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Its entire body is armored with hard scales. It will protect the young in its burrow with its life.
Nidoqueen Platinum Guide
In Platinum, use Nidoqueen as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling, Earthquake is the primary attack.
For Platinum, 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
Winds & Waves
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