Nidoking (Base Set 11)

Nidoking LV.48
ニドキング Nidoking

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Nidorino

Card name

Nidoking

Type

Grass

HP

90

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Base Set
Rarity
English card no.	11/102
Japanese expansion	Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity

Expansion	Base Set 2
Rarity
English card no.	11/130

Card GB set	Evolution
Card GB ID	B10
Card GB 2 set	Legendary Power
Card GB 2 ID	B07

Japanese expansion	Pokémon Web
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	033/048

Expansion	Legendary Collection
Rarity
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

GB1 Evolution sprite

GB2 Legendary Power sprite

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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