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Man, remember when Pokemon having genders and sexual dimorphism made them count as two separate species? Man, Gen I was wild.

Anyway, today we’re covering Nidoran-F and its evolutions, one of those Pokemon that’s great for pretty much any team and a welcome addition to any run.

First up, Nidoran.

Okay, I love the Nidoran line’s shinies, for the most part, because they (mostly) switch colours between the two genders/lines. These are auto-generated shinies, so it’s pretty impressive that they managed to land on these colours. While I generally prefer that Nidoran-F is blue and Nidoran-M is pink (gotta break those gender roles), the shiny forms switching that up is such a good concept that I’m going to give the shiny the nod here. I prefer the originals, but this is such a good switch that I have to give it points.

Now for Nidorina.

Second verse, same as first, honestly. Helps that these pink shades are pretty good. I will say that I’m not wild about the green ears, but nonetheless, still giving the shiny points.

Finally, Nidoqueen.

God fucking damnit, we were so close. So close! All they had to do was make her Nidoking colours and instead we end up with one of the worst green shades and one of the worst pink shades, combined into this thing.

Default wins.

Default: 32

Shiny: 12