Pokémon · Base
Nidoran ♂
Base Set · #55 · Common · 1999
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$1.22
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 55 / 102
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Nidorino
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 32
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Nidoran ♂ plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Nidoran ♂
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Nidoran ♂?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger, more powerful of its horns secretes venom."
GHorn Hazard — 30
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.72 | $50.00 | $1.22 | $5.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.84 |
| 30-day average | €1.18 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €25.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.06 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.17 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.06 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.42 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nidoran ♂ is real?
Nidoran ♂ is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Nidoran ♂ worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nidoran ♂ is $1.22; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Nidoran ♂ from?
Nidoran ♂ is from the Pokémon set "Base Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Nidoran ♂?
Nidoran ♂ is a Common card in the Base Set set.
Other Nidoran ♂ printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
