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nidoqueen
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Nidoqueen

Drill Pokémon

PoisonGround

NIDOQUEEN’s body is encased in extremely hard scales. It is adept at sending foes flying with harsh tackles. This POKéMON is at its strongest when it is defending its young.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

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: 5.3%
Standard
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Lonely / Naughty
EVs
HP 128
Atk 252
SpA 56
Spe 72
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Nidoking is usually better suited for your competitive needs because his higher Speed and offenses, in addition to Megahorn, make it a lot easier to pulverize opposing teams. However, Nidoqueen is much better at using Counter due to higher sturdiness. Because of this tankish nature, Nidoqueen is also better at using the nice resistances given to the Poison / Ground typing, but still you should be wary of these nasty weaknesses to Earthquake, Psychic, Ice Beam, and Surf.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
95.6%
Toxic
13.4%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
97.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc