List of Pokémon with gender differences

Differences between the genders of many species are apparent in the Pokémon world, where some species of Pokémon have a noticeable difference between the male and female of the species. With the exception of the differences between male and female Nidoran, gender differences were introduced in Generation IV.

These differences could be a reference to sexual dimorphism commonly seen in many real lifeforms and may offer some clues to their biology and behavior.

Generation I Pokémon

#	Name	Male Sprite	Female Sprite
Difference
0030	Venusaur
Female's flower has a seed in it
0120	Butterfree
Female has purple spots on her bottom wings
0190	Rattata
Female has smaller whiskers
0200	Raticate
Female has smaller whiskers
0250	Pikachu
Female has a heart-shaped tail
0260	Raichu
Female's tail lacks a point
032 029	Nidoran
Female is bluish and male is pinkish Separate evolutionary lines
0410	Zubat
Female has smaller fangs
0420	Golbat
Female has smaller fangs
0440	Gloom
Female has single spot on each bud
0450	Vileplume
Female has larger spots on her petals
0640	Kadabra
Female has smaller mustache
0650	Alakazam
Female has smaller mustache
0840	Doduo
Female has beige necks and male has black necks
0850	Dodrio
Female has beige necks and male has black necks
0970	Hypno
Female has larger fur collar around the neck
1111	Rhyhorn
Female has smaller horn
1121	Rhydon
Female has smaller horn
1181	Goldeen
Female has smaller horn
1191	Seaking
Female has smaller horn
1231	Scyther
Female has larger abdomen
1291	Magikarp
Female has white whiskers
1301	Gyarados
Female has white whiskers

Generation II Pokémon

#	Name	Male Sprite	Female Sprite
Difference
1541	Meganium
Female has smaller antennae
1651	Ledyba
Female has smaller antennae
1661	Ledian
Female has smaller antennae
1781	Xatu
Female has fewer body stripes
1851	Sudowoodo
Female has a smaller head branch
1861	Politoed
Female has smaller cheeks
1901	Aipom
Female has longer hair on her head
1941	Wooper
Female has fewer antenna branches
1951	Quagsire
Female has smaller back fins
1981	Murkrow
Female has smaller "hat"
2022	Wobbuffet
Female's mouth has lipstick
2032	Girafarig
Female has larger yellow area
2072	Gligar
Female has smaller stinger
2082	Steelix
Female has fewer outer teeth
2122	Scizor
Female has larger abdomen
2142	Heracross
Female has heart-shaped horn
2152	Sneasel
Female has a shorter feather
2172	Ursaring
Female has longer shoulder hair
2212	Piloswine
Female has shorter tusks
2242	Octillery
Female has smaller suction cups
2292	Houndoom
Female has shorter horns
2322	Donphan
Female has shorter tusks

Generation III Pokémon

#	Name	Male Sprite	Female Sprite
Difference
255	Torchic	File:Spr b g4 255 m.png	File:Spr b g4 255 f.png
Male has a black speck on his rear
2562	Combusken
Female has smaller feathers on her head
2572	Blaziken
Female has smaller head feathers
2672	Beautifly
Female has smaller red spots on her wings
2692	Dustox
Female has smaller antennae
2722	Ludicolo
Female has thinner stripes
2742	Nuzleaf
Female has smaller head leaf
2752	Shiftry
Female has smaller hand leaves
3073	Meditite
Female's ears are located lower compared to the male's
3083	Medicham
Female has smaller bulb on her head
3153	Roselia
Female has longer body leaf
3163	Gulpin
Female has shorter feather on her head
3173	Swalot
Female has shorter whiskers
3223	Numel
Female has larger hump
3233	Camerupt
Female has larger humps
3323	Cacturne
Female has larger diamond markings
3503	Milotic
Female has longer hair-like fins
3503	(Pokémon Platinum) Milotic	File:Spr 4p350 s.png	File:Spr 4p350 f s.png
Shiny female has blue eyebrows (coloring error)
3693	Relicanth
Female has smaller jaws

Generation IV Pokémon

#	Name	Male Sprite	Female Sprite
Difference
3963	Starly
Female has smaller spot on her forehead
3973	Staravia
Female has smaller spot on her forehead
3983	Staraptor
Female has smaller spot on her forehead
3993	Bidoof
Female has fewer tail curls
4004	Bibarel
Female has smaller "mask"
4014	Kricketot
Female has larger collar
4024	Kricketune
Female has smaller mustache
4034	Shinx
Female has blue hind feet and shorter mane
4044	Luxio
Female has exposed ankle and shorter mane
4054	Luxray
Female has shorter mane
4074	Roserade
Female has longer cape
4154	Combee
Female has a red dot on the center face
4174	Pachirisu
Female has shorter stripe on head
418	Buizel	File:Spr b g4 418 m.png	File:Spr b g4 418 f.png
Male has two white spots on his back while female has one
419	Floatzel	File:Spr b g4 419 m.png	File:Spr b g4 419 f.png
Male has two white spots on his back while female has one
4244	Ambipom
Female has longer hair on her head
4434	Gible
Female has no grooved fin
4444	Gabite
Female has no grooved fin
4454	Garchomp
Female has no grooved fin
4494	Hippopotas
Male and female have inverted body colors from one another
4504	Hippowdon
Male's body is brown while female's is gray
4534	Croagunk
Female has higher "bandages"
4544	Toxicroak
Female has a smaller throat sack
4564	Finneon
Female has a larger tail
4574	Lumineon
Female has a larger fins
4594	Snover
Female has more white on her midsection
4604	Abomasnow
Female has longer chest fur
4614	Weavile
Female has shorter ear "feathers"
4644	Rhyperior
Female has smaller upper horn
4654	Tangrowth
Magenta-colored part of the female's hands are longer
4734	Mamoswine
Female has smaller tusks

Trivia

• Bidoof, Hippopotas, Combee, Venusaur, Sneasel, Snover, Buizel, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, and Wobbuffet are the only Pokémon to have had their gender differences shown in the anime.
• At least one member of the starter families of each generation has visible gender differences, except for those introduced in Generation IV.
  • Of these three, the only full evolutionary line is Torchic's in Generation III.
• Garchomp is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon to have gender differences.
• Some of Ken Sugimori's artworks for Generation IV Pokémon (Bidoof, Bibarel, Combee, Ambipom, Gible, Gabite and Garchomp) are based on their female formes.
  • The only Pokémon out of Generation IV whose artwork is clearly of a female is Meditite. It was drawn years before the gender differences were introduced, though.

See also

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