Competitive Information for Nidoqueen [Diamond/Pearl]
Poison / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Nidoqueen? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Nidoqueen is pretty popular Poison and Ground-typed Pokemon. Nidoqueen is a usual Pokemon to see in Generation 4. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Nidoqueen is weak to Ground, Ice, Psychic, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Black Sludge
Ability: Poison Point
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Roar
- Toxic Spikes
Physical Wall Nidoqueen (Popular/Trending)
Nidoqueen is a stupendous Physical Wall. The purpose of this moveset is to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Poison Point, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Nidoqueen will be poisoned.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Nidoqueen this turn).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Toxic Spikes is a status move (poisons grounded foes on switch-in. max 2 layers).
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Item: Black Sludge
Ability: Poison Point
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Roar
- Toxic Spikes
Double Wall Nidoqueen (Popular/Trending)
Nidoqueen is a decent Double Wall. It attempts to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. With Poison Point, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Nidoqueen will be poisoned.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Nidoqueen this turn).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Toxic Spikes is a status move (poisons grounded foes on switch-in. max 2 layers).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Poison Point
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
- Outrage
- Superpower
Physical Sweeper Nidoqueen (Poison Point)
Nidoqueen is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Nidoqueen's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Nidoqueen's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Poison Point, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Nidoqueen will be poisoned.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Nidoqueen afterwards).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Nidoqueen's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Poison Point
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power
- Sludge Bomb
- Surf
- Flamethrower
Special Sweeper Nidoqueen (Poison Point)
Nidoqueen is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Nidoqueen's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Nidoqueen's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Poison Point, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Nidoqueen will be poisoned.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Black Sludge
Ability: Poison Point
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 140 Hp / 164 Def / 204 SpA
Moveset:
- Stealth Rock
- Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
- Roar
Nidoqueen Special Tank (Everyday I)
Nidoqueen is an astounding Special Tank. It's meant to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Poison Point, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Nidoqueen will be poisoned.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Nidoqueen? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Poison Point
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Nidoqueen (Poison Point)
Nidoqueen is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Nidoqueen's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Nidoqueen's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Poison Point, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Nidoqueen will be poisoned.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Nidoqueen afterwards).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Poison Point
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf
- Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Nidoqueen (Poison Point)
Nidoqueen is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Nidoqueen's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Nidoqueen's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Poison Point, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Nidoqueen will be poisoned.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Nidoqueen learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Nidoqueen can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Nidoqueen
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Nidoqueen's stats
- Defense Curl
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Nidoqueen
- Earthquake
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Roar
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Toxic Spikes
Common Effort Values for Nidoqueen in Diamond and Pearl
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/4/0/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Nidoqueen's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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