Is Nidoran♀ (female) Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. Nidoqueen gains AbilityPoison Point in Gen 3, which can poison on contact. The Moon Stone rush still works if you import one, but Hoenn has native Poison and Ground options that don't require trading.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Nidoran♀ (female)'s defenses.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Nidoran♀ (female)'s defenses.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's Pokemon outpace and outclass Nidoran♀ (female) here.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Nidoran♀ (female)'s weaknesses hard.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Nidoran♀ (female)'s weaknesses hard.
Trade
Nidoran F 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.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- After Norman
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lilycove Department Store
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
- LV 47DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Nidoran♀ (female) in Ruby & Sapphire
Nidoran-F is not catchable in Ruby or Sapphire. No route or Safari area spawns it, so a trade from another game is the only way to start the Nidoqueen line here.
How to Obtain Nidoran♀ (female) in RS
- Step 1Nidoran♀ (female) ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Safari Zone, 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 22. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 35. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 35 · the Yanma swarm that Bug Catcher Arnie reports by. 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.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Pokeradar · Route 201. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Nidorina
- Step 3Evolve into Nidoqueen
How to Get Shiny Nidoran♀ (female) in Ruby & Sapphire
Nidoran♀ can't be encountered in Hoenn, so catch a shiny in the Safari Zone's West area in FireRed or LeafGreen and trade it in. See every game where Shiny Nidoran♀ (female) can be hunted
Shiny Nidoran♀ (female) Evolution
3 Forms
Nidoran♀ (female) Weakness
Ground and Psychic moves hit Nidoran♀ (female) for super-effective damage. The Poison typing picks up 4 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Nidoran♀ (female) Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Nidoran♀ (female)
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Latios builds →Psychic 2x197-233%KO Earthquake 2x89-106%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Metagross builds →Earthquake 2x126-148%KO Psychic 2x152-179%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Latias builds →Psychic 2x172-202%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x254-300%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x246-290%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x202-238%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Girafarig builds →Psychic 2x146-172%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | B | |
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Nidoran♀ (female) Evolutions
Nidoran♀ (female) kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Nidorina all the way to Nidoqueen. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 230 total stats over Nidoran♀ (female). View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Nidoran♀ (female) to get Nidoran F eggs using 102 partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Beat Up, Charm, Counter and 4 more.
RS Nidoran♀ (female) Best Moveset
Poison pre-evolution with AbilityPoison Point for passive poison on contact. Stats too low for any format. Nidoqueen's Ground TermStab and coverage await after two evolutions.
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.
Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.
Moves List
Without breeding, Nidoran♀ (female) misses out on Beat Up and Charm. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Sludge Bomb and Poison Sting, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.
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 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
NIDORAN has barbs that secrete a powerful poison. They are thought to have developed as protection for this small-bodied POKéMON. When enraged, it releases a horrible toxin from its horn.
Nidoran♀ (female) Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Nidoran♀ (female) isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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