Nidoking (Base Set 11)

Nidoking LV.48
ニドキング Nidoking
Grass
NidokingBaseSet11.jpg
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Evolution stage
Nidorino
Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Nidorino
Card name Nidoking
Type Grass
HP 90
weakness
Psychic×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
   
English expansion Base Set
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 11/102
Japanese expansion Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Expansion Base Set 2
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 11/130
TCG GB1 set Evolution
TCG GB1 ID B10
TCG GB2 set Legendary Power
TCG GB2 ID B07
Japanese expansion Pokémon Web
Japanese rarity Rare
Japanese card no. 033/048
Expansion Legendary Collection
Rarity Rare
English card no. 31/110
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 was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

    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.
    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

Nidoking - Drill Pokémon
No. Height Weight
034 4'7" (1.4 m) 137 lbs. (62.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break its prey's bones.
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 Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion. It was reprinted again as a Non Holofoil print in the Japanese Pokémon Web set. It was reprinted once again in the Legendary Collection expansion.

Gallery

TCG GB1 Evolution sprite
TCG GB2 Legendary Power sprite
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Thrash and Toxic are both moves in the Pokémon games that Nidoking can learn, the latter via TM06. The card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.


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