Nidoking (Aquapolis 150)

Nidoking   ニドキング Nidoking

Illus. Hironobu Yoshida

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Nidorino Card name Nidoking Type Colorless HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Aquapolis Rarity English card no. 150/147 Japanese expansion Wind from the Sea Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 088/087 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Nidoking.

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

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• Card text
  • Pokédex data
• Rulings
• Trivia
  • Origin

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Card text

Crystal Type

クリスタルタイプ

Whenever you attach a , , or basic Energy card from your hand to Nidoking, Nidoking's type (color) becomes the same as that Energy card type until the end of the turn.

Poison Horn

どくのつの

20

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Rolling Thunder

ローリングサンダー

50

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness or Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Pokédex data

Nidoking - Drill Pokémon

No.

034

Height

4'7" (1.4 m)

Weight

137 lbs. (62 kg)

Rulings

Due to an error, the types of Energy referenced in this card's Crystal Type Poké-Body do not match those used for its attacks on English-language prints. and match, but appears only in the Poké-Body and appears only in the Rolling Thunder attack. Errata was issued to play the Poké-Body as instead of for consistency with both the attack and the original Japanese print.

Trivia

Origin

Poison Horn is an attack that first appeared on Weedle from Expansion Sheet 1.

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