Pokémon · EX
Nidoqueen
FireRed & LeafGreen · #9 · Rare Holo · 2004
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$32.50
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nidorina
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 31
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Nidoqueen 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 (Power Lariat) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass / Fighting Energy to attack — note its own type is Fighting, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Nidorina first).
How to beat Nidoqueen
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Nidoqueen?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Family Bonds
As long as Nidoqueen is in play, the Retreat Cost for Nidoran ♀, Nidorina, Nidoran ♂, Nidorino and Nidoking is 0.
GToxic
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Put 2 damage counters instead of 1 on the Defending Pokémon between turns.
FCCPower Lariat — 40+
Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Evolved Pokémon you have in play.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Nidoqueen
Tournaments scanned
290
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 2nd
Top decks running Nidoqueen
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $19.22 | $38.13 | $170.90 | $35.58 | — |
| Holofoil | $29.99 | $35.59 | $679.40 | $32.50 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $30.00 | $33.57 | $34.00 | $29.20 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.99 |
| 7-day average | €9.74 |
| 30-day average | €8.29 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €7.26 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €12.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €13.55 |
| reverseHoloSell | €13.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.12 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €11.96 |
| Reverse holo trend | €11.28 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nidoqueen is real?
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 Nidoqueen worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nidoqueen is $32.50; 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 Nidoqueen from?
Nidoqueen is from the Pokémon set "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Nidoqueen?
Nidoqueen is a Rare Holo card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Nidoqueen printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
