Nidalee/Trivia

General

 * Nidalee was the first of eight champions to have more than 4 abilities (the others being, , , , , , and )
 * Nidalee,, , , and are the only champions to be both ranged and melee.
 * Nidalee is one of a few champions to have multiple textures in per skin (one for human form and another matching one for cougar)
 * Nidalee was the first champion to feature a transformation ability (the others being, , and )
 * Nidalee has four running animations (human run, human brush sprint, cougar run, cougar brush sprint)
 * was the first ability to feature a static cooldown (was removed in V1.0.0.124)
 * Nidalee has a hidden passive called 'On the Prowl' (referencing ) which grants nearby lower-leveled allied champions 5 experience every 5 seconds.
 * A maximum-range has the second-highest damage of any single-targeted basic ability in-game (only surpassed by a fully-channeled ) and higher damage than many ultimate abilities.
 * Nidalee was deemed overpowered/obnoxious in the Ultra Rapid Fire game mode (2014 edition) and was ultimately disabled in non-custom games.
 * The game client's shop filters Nidalee as a Support despite her no longer having that tag as a secondary one.

Development

 * Nidalee was released a day later than announced.
 * Nidalee was rumored to have a special stackable damage over time that could be applied by all her damaging abilities as well as granting her stealth for 2 seconds when leaving brush in cougar form (both effects actually existed and were removed prior to her release)
 * Nidalee used to have a bug where applied 's damage (meaning she could kill her teammates if they were low enough)

Quotes

 * Nidalee is one of the few champions to have an extra set of emote animations (taunt, laugh, and dance animations each for human and for cougar, without voice changes)

Skins

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 * She celebrates Snowdown Showdown 2009.
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 * She resembles the Leopard Queen from.
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 * She celebrates Harrowing 2011.
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 * She celebrates the start of Season 2016.
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Relations

 * Nidalee's frienship with might stem from both being in tune with the (spirits of the) wild.
 * Nidalee's rivalry with might stem from territorial hunting disputes.