Nidoking (Aquapolis 150)

Nidoking  
ニドキング Nidoking
Colorless
NidokingAquapolis150.jpg
Illus. Hironobu Yoshida
Evolution stage
Nidorino
Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Nidorino
Card name Nidoking
Type Colorless
HP 100
weakness
Grass×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
   
English expansion Aquapolis
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 150/147
Japanese expansion Wind from the Sea
Japanese rarity SuperRare Holo
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.

Card text

Poké-BODY
Crystal Type
クリスタルタイプ
Whenever you attach a Grass, Lightning, or Fire 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.
GrassGrassColorless
Poison Horn
どくのつの
20
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
LightningLightningFightingFighting
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

034
4'7" (1.4 m)
137 lbs. (62 kg)

Trivia

Due to an error, the types of colored Energy mentioned in the Crystal Type Poké-BODY of English-language cards do not correlate exactly to the types of colored Energy in the attacks. Grass and Lightning match, but Fire appears only in the Poké-BODY and Fighting appears only in the Rolling Thunder attack. It was ruled to play the Poké-BODY as if the Fire were actually a Fighting to keep the power in line with the attack.

Origin

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


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