Nidoking (Evolutions 45)

Nidoking LV.48 ニドキング Nidoking

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Nidorino Card name Nidoking Type Psychic HP 150 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Evolutions Rarity English card no. 45/108 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 043/087 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Nidoking.

Nidoking (Japanese: ニドキング Nidoking) is a Psychic-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is part of the Evolutions expansion.

Card text

Rumble

じひびき

40

The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

Tail Swing

テールスイング

100

This attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Basic Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Pokédex data

Nidoking - Drill Pokémon

No.

034

Height

4'07" (1.4 m)

Weight

136.7 lbs. (62.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

It is recognized by its rock-hard hide and its extended horn. Be careful with the horn as it contains venom.

石のように固い皮膚と長く伸びた角が特徴。角には毒もあるので注意が必要だ。

Release information

This card was included in the Evolutions expansion, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary subset. A Non Holofoil variant was included in the Evolutions Prerelease Kit and Mewtwo Mayhem Theme Deck.

Trivia

Origin

Rumble is an attack that first appeared on the Japanese Unnumbered Promotional Card Giovanni's Nidoking. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green, Pokémon FireRed, and Pokémon X. This card is based on Base Set Nidoking.

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