Giovanni's Nidoking (CoroCoro promo)

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Giovanni's Nidoking LV.50
サカキのニドキング Sakaki's Nidoking
Grass

Illus. Atsuko Nishida
Evolution stage
Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Giovanni's Nidorino
Card name Giovanni's Nidoking
Type Grass
Hit Points 100
weakness
Psychic×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
   
Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Nidoking.

Giovanni's Nidoking (Japanese: サカキのニドキング Sakaki's Nidoking) is a Grass-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was released as a promotional card in Japan only. This page uses the English equivalents of Japanese names.

Contents

Card text

Pokémon Power

Pokémon Power: Command
めいれい
Whenever one of your Giovanni's Nidoran♂ or Giovanni's Nidorino attacks, you may use this power. If the attack does damage to any Pokémon (including your own), it does 10 more damage to that Pokémon. If you have more than 1 Giovanni’s Nidoking in play, use only 1 Command Pokémon Power for each attack.

Attacks

GrassGrassColorlessColorless Rumble
じひびき
50
The Defending Pokémon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.

Pokédex data

Species Drill Pokémon
Length 4'7"
Weight 137 lbs
Pokémon No. 34

Release information

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it came with the July 1998 issue of CoroCoro Comic. The card was never released in English.

Trivia

Origin

This Pokémon Trading Card article is part of Project TCGDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
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