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nidoqueen
#031

Nidoqueen

Drill Pokémon

PoisonGround

Its body is cover­ ed with needle- like scales. It never shows signs of shrinking from any attack.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 92
Defense 87
Sp. Atk 75
Sp. Def 85
Speed 76
Total 505

Type Effectiveness

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Drill Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 60.0 kg
Base Exp 227
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 0% ♂ / 100% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups No Eggs

Sprites

nidoqueen Front Front
nidoqueen Back Back
nidoqueen Front Shiny Front Shiny
nidoqueen Back Shiny Back Shiny
nidoqueen Official Art Official Art
nidoqueen Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 27.9%
The Queen of UU (3 attacks)
Item
Leftovers

Strategy Overview

Nidoqueen is the most dominant and centralizing Pokemon in GSC UU. It has an excellent typing and bulk; the former reduces the viability of the Electric types in the tier—such as Ampharos—while also granting immunity to both Toxic and Thunder Wave, and the latter allows it to pose a threat throughout the game with natural longevity. Nidoqueen’s movepool allows it to pack its own countermeasures for its supposed checks, and the ease of keeping Spikes on the field means that it is able to apply pressure to opposing teams fairly easily. Nidoqueen is most certainly the most commonly seen Pokemon, fitting on any playstyle with little or no drawback to using it.

Most Used Moves

Earthquake
100.0%
Moonlight
72.8%
Thunder
70.0%
Ice Beam
33.5%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
80.2%
Nothing
2.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc