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Team Rocket's Nidoking ex

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Team Rocket's Nidoking ex

Scarlet & Violet

Destined Rivals · #119 · Double Rare · 2025

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Market reference

$0.75

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
119 / 244
Release year
2025
Rarity
Double Rare
HP
330
Subtype
Stage 2 · ex
Evolves from
Team Rocket's Nidorino
Retreat cost
3 energy
Regulation mark
I
Illustrator
5ban Graphics
Pokédex #
34
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Status Conditions
Damage efficiency
240 damage
60 per Energy
Prize liability
2 Prizes given up
Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
Setup
Stage 2
Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up

Also does

AttackerHeavy Attacker

Strategy & play

How Team Rocket's Nidoking ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
  • Its main attack (Kingly Impact) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Hits for 240 — one-shots most single-prize attackers and many ex, but not 300+ HP walls.
  • Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥165 effectively one-shots it.
  • A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.

How to beat Team Rocket's Nidoking ex

  • Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥165 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.
  • Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
  • It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
  • On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
2.14 copies on average · 7 decks

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About this card

HP: 330Type:DDarknessSubtype: Stage 2 · exEvolves from: Team Rocket's Nidorino

DDCTainted Horn — 100

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. During Pokémon Checkup, put 8 damage counters on that Pokémon instead of 1.

DDDCKingly Impact — 240

Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

19

ran Team Rocket's Nidoking ex

Tournaments scanned

265

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

3 top-cut decks · best finish 4th

Top decks running Team Rocket's Nidoking ex

  • 1Rocket's Nidoking
    12 decks
  • 2Rocket's Mewtwo
    5 decks
  • 3Other
    2 decks
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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 2026/06/20
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$0.25$0.82$99.00$0.75$0.74

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.53
7-day average€0.60
30-day average€0.59
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.54
Low (excellent+)€0.02
averageSellPrice€0.62

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Team Rocket's Nidoking ex is real?

Team Rocket's Nidoking ex 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 Team Rocket's Nidoking ex worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Team Rocket's Nidoking ex is $0.75; 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 Team Rocket's Nidoking ex from?

Team Rocket's Nidoking ex is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Team Rocket's Nidoking ex?

Team Rocket's Nidoking ex is a Double Rare card in the Destined Rivals set.

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