Gender differences (2024)

Starting in Generation IV, Pokémon in the video games sometimes had minor visual differences depending on their gender, or gender differences. Some differences were easily visible, while some are hard to see without looking closely. An example is Magikarp, as male Magikarp have yellow whiskers while female Magikarp have white whiskers. When it evolves into Gyarados, the males' whiskers become blue like its body while the females' whiskers stay white.

Generation I

Number	Pokémon	Male	Female	Differences
0003	Venusaur			Female Venusaur have a yellow gynoecium on the top of the flower, while male Venusaur do not.
0012	Butterfree			Female Butterfree’s bottom inner section of their wings are black, but male wings are the same color all around.
0019	Rattata			Male Rattata’s whiskers are longer than the females.
0020	Raticate			Male Raticate’s whiskers are longer than the females.
0025	Pikachu			Female Pikachu have a heart shape at the end of their tails, while males have a flat end.
0026	Raichu			Female Raichu tails do not have a point at the end, while male tails do.
0032 & 0029	Nidoran			Male Nidoran are purple, while female Nidoran are pink. They also have seperate evolutionary lines.
0041	Zubat			Male Zubat’s fangs are larger and thicker than female Zubat’s fangs.
0042	Golbat			Male Golbat’s teeth are larger and thicker than the female Golbat’s fangs
0044	Gloom			Females have one large white spot on the buds, while males have multiple smaller spots.
0045	Vileplume			Female Vileplume have larger, and less pots on the petals, while males have smaller and more spots.
0064	Kadabra			Female Kadabra have smaller whiskers than male Kadabra.
0065	Alakazam			Female Alakazam have smaller whiskers than male Alakazam.
0084	Doduo			Male Doduo have black necks, while female Doduo have beige necks.
0085	Dodrio			Male Dodrio have black necks, while female Dodrio have beige necks.
0097	Hypno			Female Hypno have longer fur on their necks and shoulders.
0111	Rhyhorn			Female Rhyhorn has a shorter horn than male Rhyhorn.
0112	Rhydon			Female Rhydon has a shorter horn than male Rhydon.
0118	Goldeen			Female Goldeen has a shorter horn than male Goldeen.
0119	Seaking			Female Seaking has a shorter horn than male Seaking.
0123	Scyther			Female Scyther have longer and larger abdomen than male Scyther.
0129	Magikarp			Male Magikarp have yellow whiskers, while female Magikarp have white whiskers.
0130	Gyarados			Male Gyarados have blue whiskers, while female Gyarados have white whiskers.
0133	Eevee			The tan fur on the end of a female Eevee’s tail in heart shaped at the base, while male Eevee has spiky fur at the base.

Generation II

Number	Pokémon	Male	Female	Differences
0154	Meganium			Male Meganium’s antenna are longer and wavier than female Meganium’s antenna.
0165	Ledyba			Female Ledyba have shorter antenna than male Ledyba.
0166	Ledian			Female Ledian have shorter antenna than male Ledian.
0178	Xatu			Male Xatu have three yellow striped on their lower body, while female Xatu only have two.
0185	Sudowoodo			Female Sudowoodo’s Antenna are shorter than male Sudowoodo’s antenna.
0186	Politoed			Male Politoed’s cheeks are larger than female Politoed’s cheeks.
0190	Aipom			Male Aipom have shorter hair on the top of their heads than female Aipom.
0194	Wooper			Female Wooper have two branches coming out of their gills, while male Woopee have four branches.
0195	Quagsire			Female Quagsire have shorter dorsal fins male Quagsire do.
0198	Murkrow			The feathers on top of male Murkrow’s head is longer than on female Murkrow’s head.
0202	Wobbuffet			Female Wobbuffet have red lipstick-like markings on their mouths, while male Wobbuffet do not.
0203	Girafarig			Male Girafarig have a smaller yellow section than female Girafarig.
0207	Gligar			The stinger on the tail of a female Gligar is smaller than on that of a male Gligar.
0208	Steelix			Male Steelix have three outer teeth while female Steelix do not.
0212	Scizor			Female Scizor have longer abdomen than male Scizor.
0214	Heracross			Female Heracross have a heart shaped horn at the end, while male Heracross have a shark tail shape.
0215	Sneasel			Male Sneasel have a longer and bigger left ear, while female Sneasel do not.
0217	Ursaring			The fur on a male Ursaring’s shoulder is shorter than on that of a female.
0221	Piloswine			Male Piloswine have longer tusks than female Piloswine.
0224	Octillery			The suction cups on the bottom of female Octillery’s tentacles are smaller than that of a male Octillery’s.
0229	Houndoom			The horns of a male Houndoom are longer than that of a female Houndoom.
0232	Donphan			Female Donphan have shorter tusks than that of a male Donphan’s.

Generation III

Number	Pokémon	Male	Female	Differences
0255	Torchic			Male Torchic has a small black speck on its rear, while female Torchic do not.
0256	Combusken			Male Combusken have longer head feathers than female Combusken.
0257	Blaziken			Male Blaziken have longer head crest feathers than female Blaziken.
0267	Beautifly			Male Beautifly have longer red markings on its upper wings than female Beautifly.
0269	Dustox			Male Dustox have longer antennae than female Dustox.
0272	Ludicolo			Male Ludicolo have thicker stripes than female Ludicolo.
0274	Nuzleaf			Male Nuzleaf have a longer leaf on its head than female Nuzleaf.
0275	Shiftry			Male Shiftry have larger leaves on its hands than female Shiftry.
0307	Meditite			Male Meditite's ears is positioned higher than female Meditite's ears.
0308	Medicham			The bulb on male Medicham's head is larger than the bulb on female Medicham's head.
0315	Roselia			Female Roselia have a longer leaf in front of their body than male Roselia.
0316	Gulpin			Male Gulpin have a longer feather on its head than female Gulpin.
0317	Swalot			Male Swalot have longer whiskers than female Swalot.
0322	Numel			Female Numel has a larger hump than male Numel.
0323	Camerupt			Female Camerupt have larger humps than male Camerupt.
0332	Cacturne			Female Cacturne has one large diamond in front of its body, while male Cacturne has two regular-sized diamonds.
0350	Milotic			Female Milotic has longer hair-like find than male Milotic.
0369	Relicanth			Male Relicanth has larger jaw guards than female Relicanth.

Generation IV

Number	Pokémon	Male	Female	Differences
0396	Starly
0397	Staravia
0398	Staraptor
0399	Bidoof
0400	Bibarel
0401	Kricketot
0402	Kricketune
0403	Shinx
0404	Luxio
0405	Luxray
0407	Roserade
0415	Combee
0417	Pachirisu
0418	Buizel
0419	Floatzel
0424	Ambipom
0443	Gible
0444	Gabite
0445	Garchomp
0449	Hippopotas
0450	Hippowdon
0453	Croagunk
0454	Toxicroak
0456	Finneon
0457	Lumineon
0459	Snover
0460	Abomasnow
0461	Weavile
0464	Rhyperior
0465	Tangrowth
0473	Mamoswine

Generation V

Number	Pokémon	Male	Female	Differences
0521	Unfezant
0592	Frillish
0593	Jellicent

Generation VI

Number	Pokémon	Male	Female	Differences
0668	Pyroar
0678	Meowstic

Generation VIII

Number	Pokémon	Male	Female	Differences
0876	Indeedee

Generation IX

Number	Pokémon	Male	Female	Differences
0916	Oinkologne

Trivia

• Generation IV introduced the most Pokémon with gender differences, having 31 different Pokémon.
  • In contrast to this, Generation VI and Generation VIII introduced the least Pokémon with gender differences, both only introducing 2.
• Generation VII is currently the only generation that did not introduce a new Pokémon with a gender difference. However, it gave Eevee, a previously introduced Pokémon, a new gender difference.
  • This also makes Eevee the only pre-existing Pokémon to gain a gender difference after their introduction in Generation IV.
• The Flying type currently has the most Pokémon with gender differences, having 18 different Pokémon species.
  • In contrast to this, the Ghost and Steel type tie for the least amount of Pokémon with gender differences, each having only 2.
  • The Fairy type is currently the only type to not have any Pokémon with a gender difference.