
Is Nidoran♀ (female) Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Route 22 is crowded in Yellow with Mankey and both Nidoran, but grabbing a female Nidoran still sets you up for one of the best early-game investments. Evolves at 16, Moon Stone immediately, and Nidoqueen carries from there.
Brock's typing presses Nidoran♀ (female)'s defenses.
Nidorina trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with 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.
Catchable
Catch Nidoran F on Route 2 (walking, Lv 4-6, uncommon).
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 30NormalBitePower 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 Yellow
The female Nidoran spreads across 5 early routes, common to uncommon. Walking grass is the whole story, and you'll see one well before the first badge.
5 locations to catch Nidoran♀ (female)
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Where To Catch Nidoran♀ (female) in Y
Nidoran♀ (female) is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 2-44 across 12 total spots in the chain.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into NidorinaSafari Zone - NorthLv.23FloorRate 10%Route 9Lv.18GrassRate 5%Route 23Lv.41-44GrassRate 30%Safari Zone - EastLv.32FloorRate 10%or evolve from Nidoran♀ (female) (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Nidoqueen
Bring the right balls: check Nidoran♀ (female) catch odds in the Yellow 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)
Graveler RockGround | C | |
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Onix RockGround | C | |
Dugtrio Ground | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Kadabra builds →Psybeam 2x130-154%KO Dig 2x46-55% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Parasect builds →Dig 2x93-110%KO Leech Life 2x30-36% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Venomoth builds →Confusion 2x54-64% Leech Life 2x24-29% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♀ (female) View Butterfree builds →Confusion 2x54-64% | ||
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
Y Nidoran♀ (female) Best Moveset
Poison typing at stat levels too low to contribute anything. The entire value comes after two evolutions into Nidoqueen, where Ground TermStab and coverage moves actually reach competitive power. Moon Stone and patience.
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 Fighting 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
A mild-mannered POKéMON that does not like to fight. Beware, its small horns secrete venom.
Nidoran♀ (female) Yellow Guide
- Where in the Yellow Safari Zone can I find Nidoran♀ (female)?
See the Locations section above for where to find Nidoran♀ (female) in Yellow.
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.
In Yellow, 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).