Nidoqueen

Nidoqueen (Japanese: ニドクイン Nidokuin) is a Generation I /-type Pokémon.

Appearance
Nidoqueen is a large, powerful, bipedal Pokémon. They have thick yellow armor plates all over them. Its horn is smaller than Nidoking's, but it's still strong and produces large quantities of concentrated venom. Nidoqueen can use powerful moves such as Body Slam to paralyze its foes and then finish them off with Mega Punch or Iron Tail.

Special abilities
Nidoqueen can have either the ability Poison Point where a foe has 30% chance of being poisoned or Rivalry where if the foe is the same gender Nidoqueen's attack will be higher.

In the anime


Gary's Nidoqueen was seen in A Tents Situation, The Ties That Bind, and Can't Beat the Heat.

Mewtwo stole and cloned Fergus' Nidoqueen. The Clone was seen in Mewtwo Strikes Back and Mewtwo Returns.

Evolution
Nidoqueen is the evolved form of a Nidorina by use of a Moon Stone. And the final form of a Nidoran♀.

Origins
It is based on various mammals such as Hamsters, Rabbits, or Mice. As well as being based on some reptiles, mostly theropod dinosaurs. Its name is possibly a combination of a parody word of needle and queen.

Trivia

 * Despite having genders, Nidoqueen, along with its pre-evolution Nidorina, are unable to breed, however their male counterparts Nidorino and Nidoking can breed.
 * No other Pokémon have the same type combination as Nidoking and Nidoqueen.
 * Despite being in the No Eggs group in the games, Nidoqueen was capable of breeding in the anime.