Is Nidoran♀ (female) Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Grand Underground Nidoran-F evolves with a Moon Stone into Nidoqueen. Poison/Ground typing is solid for the Sinnoh gauntlet. Worth picking up if you find one early.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Nidoran♀ (female) here.
Nidorina has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia'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 trades roughly evenly with Fantina'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 trades roughly evenly with 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 trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Nidoran F on Route 201 (Poké Radar, Lv 3, common).
Your Nidoran♀ (female) should hit Level 16 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
You can usually obtain this item before you reach Maylene.
How to Get Nidoran♀ (female) in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
18 encounter spots for Nidoran♀ (female) at decent spawn rates starting from early-game routes. Two different catch methods are in play here. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Nidoran♀ (female) in BDSP
To get Nidoran♀ (female), start by catching Nidoran♀ (female) through walking and special encounters at Lv. 2-63. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Nidoran♀ (female) ✓Route 201Lv.3Using PokeRadarBrilliant DiamondRate 20%Route 201Lv.2Using PokeRadarShining PearlRate 2%Bogsunk CavernLv.58-63GrassPost-gameDazzling CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameGrassland CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameRiverbank CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameStargleam CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameStill-Water CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameSunlit CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameSwampy CaveLv.58-63GrassPost-game
Step 2Catch or Evolve into NidorinaValor LakefrontLv.21-22Using PokeRadarBrilliant DiamondRate 20%Route 221Lv.29Using PokeRadarBrilliant DiamondRate 20%Valor LakefrontLv.22Using PokeRadarShining PearlRate 2%Route 221Lv.30Using PokeRadarShining PearlRate 2%Bogsunk CavernLv.58-63GrassPost-gameDazzling CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameGrassland CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameRiverbank CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameStargleam CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameStill-Water CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameSunlit CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameSwampy CaveLv.58-63GrassPost-gameor evolve from Nidoran♀ (female) (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Nidoqueen
Nidoran♀ (female) Weakness
Ground and Psychic moves hit Nidoran♀ (female) for super-effective damage. The Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Nidoran♀ (female)'s Poison typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy |
What is Nidoran♀ (female) Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Nidoran♀ (female)
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
TM Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x173-205%KO | ||
 Bronzor SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Bronzor builds →Dream Eater 2x68-80% Earthquake 2x39-46% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
TM Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x173-205%KO | ||
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x161-190%KO Earthquake 2x83-98% | ||
Bronzor SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Bronzor builds →Dream Eater 2x68-80% Earthquake 2x39-46% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 2x146-172%KO Earthquake 2x89-104%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
TM Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x175-206%KO | ||
Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x159-188%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 2x141-166%KO Earthquake 2x87-103%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
TM Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x170-201%KO | ||
Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x155-183%KO Earthquake 2x81-95% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 2x140-165%KO Earthquake 2x86-101%KO | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
TM Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x169-200%KO | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x240-282%KO | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x170-201%KO Earthquake 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Steelix SteelGround | B | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Landorus's Rock Slide hits Nidoran♀ (female) for 57-68%. Hatterene threatens a KO with Psyshock (241-284%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Landorus builds →Rock Slide57-68% | ||
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Hatterene builds →Psyshock 2x241-284%KO | ||
Nidoran♀ (female) Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Nidoran♀ (female) through Nidorina ends here at Nidoran♀ (female). Want more? Breed for Nidoran♀ (female) eggs. A massive partner pool available via two egg groups. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Nidoran♀ (female) to get Nidoran F eggs using 131 partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Beat Up, Charm, Counter and 8 more.
BDSP Nidoran♀ (female) Best Moveset
47 Attack on a Poison pre-evo with hidden AbilityHustle boosting Attack 50% at accuracy cost. The stats can't capitalize. The moveset is non-functional. Two evolutions from Nidoqueen where hidden AbilitySheer Force and Poison/Ground TermStab reach B-tier.
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.
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Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Nidoran♀ (female)'s movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Sludge Bomb and Poison Jab gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
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
Base Stats
While this Pokémon does not prefer to fight, even one drop of the venom it secretes from its barbs can be fatal.
Nidoran♀ (female) Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Nidoran♀ (female) at 275 BST is a stepping stone. Evolve it when you can for a real stat jump.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Nidoran%e2%99%80 Female appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Nidoran%e2%99%80 Female have the longest track record of availability in the series.
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