Pokémon · EX
Nidoran ♂
FireRed & LeafGreen · #71 · Common · 2004
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Market reference
$0.61
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 71 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Nidorino
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hisao Nakamura
- Pokédex #
- 32
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Nidoran ♂ plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Grass type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥25 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 — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Hisao Nakamura
This card was illustrated by Hisao Nakamura.
Building around Nidoran ♂?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCall for Family
Search your deck for a Nidoran ♀ or Nidoran ♂ card and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
CDouble Stab — 10×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.25 | $0.66 | $10.56 | $0.61 | $0.79 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $7.69 | $12.84 | $199.90 | $9.55 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.36 |
| 7-day average | €0.28 |
| 30-day average | €0.52 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.50 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.97 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €62.43 |
| reverseHoloSell | €44.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €15.21 |
| Reverse holo trend | €40.30 |
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 $0.61; 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 "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Nidoran ♂?
Nidoran ♂ is a Common card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Nidoran ♂ printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
