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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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0521 | Unfezant | |||
0592 | Frillish | |||
0593 | Jellicent |
Generation VI
Number | Pokémon | Male | Female | Differences |
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0668 | Pyroar | |||
0678 | Meowstic |
Generation VIII
Number | Pokémon | Male | Female | Differences |
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0876 | Indeedee |
Generation IX
Number | Pokémon | Male | Female | Differences |
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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.
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