Nidoking (Base Set 11)

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Nidoking LV.48
ニドキング Nidoking
Grass

Illus. Ken Sugimori
Evolution stage
Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Nidorino
Card name Nidoking
Type Grass
Hit Points 90
weakness
Psychic×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
   
Expansion Base Set
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 11/102
Expansion Base Set 2
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 11/130
Expansion Legendary Collection
Rarity Rare
English card no. 31/110
Card GB set Evolution
Card GB ID B10
Card GB 2 set Legendary Power
Card GB 2 ID B07
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Nidoking.

Nidoking (Japanese: ニドキング Nidoking) is a Grass-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is part of the Base Set.

Contents

Card text

Attacks

GrassColorlessColorless Thrash
あばれる
30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage and Nidoking does 10 damage to itself.
GrassGrassGrass Toxic
どくどく
20
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. It now takes 20 Poison damage instead of 10 after each player's turn (even if it was already Poisoned).

Pokédex data

Species Drill Pokémon
Length 4'7" (1.4m)
Weight 137 lbs (62Kg)
Pokémon No. 34
Entry Uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break its prey's bones.

Release information

This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection reprint sets, which were only released outside of Japan. The Legendary Collection version was not Holographic.

Trivia

Origin

Thrash and Toxic are both moves in the Pokémon games that Nidoking can learn. The card's flavor text comes from Pokémon Red and Blue.

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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