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Team Rocket's Nidoqueen

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Team Rocket's Nidoqueen

Scarlet & Violet

Destined Rivals · #116 · Uncommon · 2025

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Market reference

$0.12

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
116 / 244
Release year
2025
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
170
Subtype
Stage 2
Evolves from
Team Rocket's Nidorina
Retreat cost
3 energy
Regulation mark
I
Illustrator
hncl
Pokédex #
31
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

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

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
130 damage
65 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Stage 2
Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up

Strategy & play

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

  • Its main attack (Mega Kick) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
  • Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
  • Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥85 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.

How to beat Team Rocket's Nidoqueen

  • Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥85 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.
  • Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

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About this card

HP: 170Type:DDarknessSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Team Rocket's Nidorina

"It pacifies offspring by placing them in the gaps between the spines on its back. The spines will never secrete poison while young are present."

DLove Impact — 60+

If a Pokémon that has "Nidoking" in its name is on your Bench, this attack does 120 more damage.

DDMega Kick — 130

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

2

ran Team Rocket's Nidoqueen

Tournaments scanned

265

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

1 top-cut deck · best finish 6th

Top decks running Team Rocket's Nidoqueen

  • 1Rocket's Nidoking
    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
Normal$0.01$0.15$19.98$0.12$0.10
Reverse Holofoil$0.09$0.35$19.98$0.37$0.25

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.04
7-day average€0.04
30-day average€0.04
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.04
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.44
Reverse holo 7-day€0.36
reverseHoloSell€0.36
averageSellPrice€0.04
Reverse holo 30-day€0.35
Reverse holo trend€0.36

Frequently asked

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

Team Rocket's Nidoqueen 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 Nidoqueen worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Team Rocket's Nidoqueen is $0.12; 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 Nidoqueen from?

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

What rarity is Team Rocket's Nidoqueen?

Team Rocket's Nidoqueen is a Uncommon card in the Destined Rivals set.

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