Pokémon · Gym
Giovanni's Nidoran ♂
Gym Challenge · #76 · Common · 2000
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Market reference
$1.27
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 76 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Nidorino
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 32
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 30 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 Giovanni'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.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥20 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 Giovanni's Nidoran ♂
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
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About this card
CDouble Kick — 10×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
GRetaliation — 30
You can't use this attack unless Giovanni's Nidoran ♂ has 2 or more damage counters on it.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.25 | $1.06 | $18.88 | $1.27 | $0.72 |
| 1st Edition | $3.25 | $3.78 | $50.50 | $3.78 | $14.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.15 |
| 7-day average | €1.21 |
| 30-day average | €1.20 |
| Low | €0.25 |
| Trend price | €0.76 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Giovanni's Nidoran ♂ is real?
Giovanni'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 Giovanni's Nidoran ♂ worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Giovanni's Nidoran ♂ is $1.27; 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 Giovanni's Nidoran ♂ from?
Giovanni's Nidoran ♂ is from the Pokémon set "Gym Challenge" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Giovanni's Nidoran ♂?
Giovanni's Nidoran ♂ is a Common card in the Gym Challenge set.
