
Is Nidoran♀ (female) Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Catch one on Route 22 and you're set up for one of the better early investments in the game. Nidoran evolves at 16, and a quick Moon Stone gets you a fully evolved Nidoqueen before Misty.
Brock's typing presses Nidoran♀ (female)'s defenses.
Nidorina trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Nidorina trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Nidoqueen resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
In-Game Trade
Nidoran F can be received through an in-game trade on Underground Path 5-6. Trade Nidoran♂. Trade a Nidoran♂ to the NPC in the Underground Path (Routes 5-6) to receive Nidoran♀.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Vermilion Gym Leader Lt. Surge
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- LV 29NormalBitePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- After Koga
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Kanto Power Plant
Evolve Nidoran♀ (female) to Nidorina
Nidoran♀ (female) evolves into Nidorina at Level 16. Your Nidoran♀ (female) should hit Level 16 before you reach Misty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Vermilion Gym Leader Lt. Surge
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- After Koga
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Kanto Power Plant
Evolve Nidorina to Nidoqueen
Nidorina evolves into Nidoqueen with a Moon Stone. You can pick up the Moon Stone in Mt. Moon. 3 other locations are also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Vermilion Gym Leader Lt. Surge
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Koga
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Silph Co.
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
How to Get Nidoran♀ (female) in Red & Blue
Most wild Nidoran-F sit in the Safari Zone, common in Blue but rare in Red, plus an early-route pair. An NPC in the Underground Path also trades you one for a Nidoran-M.
3 locations to catch Nidoran♀ (female)
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Where To Catch Nidoran♀ (female) in RB
The line opens with Nidoran♀ (female) at Lv. 2-25 via walking and trade encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into NidorinaSafari Zone - NorthLv.30FloorBlueRate 10%Safari Zone - NorthLv.30FloorRedRate 5%Celadon City - Game CornerLv.17Game Corner PrizeRedLimitedPurchase: 1,200 coinsSafari Zone - CenterLv.31FloorBlueRate 10%or evolve from Nidoran♀ (female) (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Nidoqueen
Bring the right balls: check Nidoran♀ (female) catch odds in the Red & Blue Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
Nidoran♀ (female) Weakness
Ground, Psychic, and Bug moves hit Nidoran♀ (female) for super-effective damage. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Nidoran♀ (female) Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Nidoran♀ (female)
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Nidorina (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Nidorino (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Graveler RockGround | C | |
Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Kadabra builds →Psychic 2x180-212%KO Dig 2x47-56% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Dugtrio Ground | B | |
Onix RockGround | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Parasect builds →Dig 2x93-110%KO Leech Life 2x31-37% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Venomoth builds →Psychic 2x96-112%KO Leech Life 2x25-30% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x37-44% | ||
Nidoran♀ (female) Evolutions
You'll evolve Nidoran♀ (female) into Nidoqueen the traditional way. This Poison type doesn't breed despite having a chain ahead. The evolved forms gain up to 230 total stats over Nidoran♀ (female). View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Nidoran♀ (female) Best Moveset
Poison pre-evolution heading toward Nidoqueen's Ground typing and MoveEarthquake coverage. No competitive value at this stage.
Best Build
Gen 1 build content has limited support (no abilities, held items, or natures).
Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Nidoran♀ (female)'s Normal and Dark coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Poison Sting for same-type damage. Blizzard and Double-Edge are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 15 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Although small, its venomous barbs render this POKéMON dangerous. The female has smaller horns.
Nidoran♀ (female) Red & Blue Guide
- Where in the Red & Blue Safari Zone can I find Nidoran♀ (female)?
See the Locations section above for where to find Nidoran♀ (female) in Red & Blue.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Nidoran♀ (female) from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Nidoran♀ (female) easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
Trade a Nidoran♂ to the NPC in the Underground Path (Routes 5-6) to receive Nidoran♀. This is an NPC trade, so the Nidoran♀ (female) you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
In Red & Blue, Nidoran♀ (female) has 275 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Nidoran♀ (female) appears in 19 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Nidoran♀ (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 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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Where to go next after Nidoran♀ (female).