Giovanni's Nidoking (Gym Challenge 7)

Giovanni's Nidoking LV.58 サカキのニドキング Sakaki's Nidoking

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Giovanni's Nidorino Card name Giovanni's Nidoking Type Grass Hit Points 120 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Expansion Gym Challenge Rarity English card no. 7/132 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 is part of the Gym Challenge set.

Card text

Attacks

	Intimidate すごむ
If the Defending Pokémon's maximum HP is 50 or less, it can't attack Giovanni's Nidoking during your opponent's next turn. (Benching or evolving either Pokémon ends this effect.)

	Tumbling Attack ローリングアタック	40+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 30 more damage; if tails, this attack does 40 damage.

Pokédex data

Trivia

• The ability Intimidate would later appear in Generation III.
• Giovanni's Nidoking is only the third Pokémon card with 120 HP. The other two released, at the time, were Chansey and Charizard, both released in the Base Set.

Origin

Giovanni uses a Nidoking when battled for the Earth Badge in each of the games in which he appears.

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