Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Team Rocket's Nidoran♂
Destined Rivals · #117 · Common · 2025
Listings
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Market reference
$0.16
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 117 / 244
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Nidorino
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- buchi
- Pokédex #
- 32
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Team Rocket's 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.
- Its main attack (Hammer In) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Team Rocket's Nidoran♂
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.42 copies on average · 33 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.5%
- -11.7 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex
in 100% of decks · 37 seen
Team Rocket's Nidorino
in 97% of decks · 36 seen
Team Rocket's Arbok
in 32% of decks · 12 seen
Team Rocket's Ekans
in 32% of decks · 12 seen
Perilous Jungle
in 76% of decks · 28 seen
Team Rocket's Sneasel
in 30% of decks · 11 seen
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex
in 43% of decks · 16 seen
Team Rocket's Tarountula
in 41% of decks · 15 seen
More by buchi
This card was illustrated by buchi.
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About this card
"Small but brave, this Pokémon will hold its ground and even risk its life in battle to protect the female it's friendly with."
DPierce — 10
DCHammer In — 30
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Team Rocket's Nidoran♂ or Destined Rivals.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Team Rocket's Nidoran♂ was legal.
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Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
11
ran Team Rocket's Nidoran♂
Tournaments scanned
291
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Team Rocket's Nidoran♂
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.17 | $19.98 | $0.16 | $0.10 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.07 | $0.35 | $19.98 | $0.32 | $0.33 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.36 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.28 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.26 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Team Rocket's Nidoran♂ is real?
Team Rocket's 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 Team Rocket's Nidoran♂ worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Team Rocket's Nidoran♂ is $0.16; 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 Nidoran♂ from?
Team Rocket's Nidoran♂ is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Team Rocket's Nidoran♂?
Team Rocket's Nidoran♂ is a Common card in the Destined Rivals set.
