Pokémon · Gym
Giovanni's Nidorina
Gym Challenge · #44 · Uncommon · 2000
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Market reference
$2.40
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 44 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Giovanni's Nidoran ♀
- Evolves to
- Nidoqueen
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 30
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Giovanni's Nidorina 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Poison Sting Tackle) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥40 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 Nidorina
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 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.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
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About this card
GCPoison Sting Tackle — 30
Giovanni's Nidorina does 20 damage to itself. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
GCCBody Slam — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
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 | $0.96 | $2.02 | $87.90 | $2.40 | — |
| 1st Edition | $3.20 | $5.00 | $62.30 | $5.23 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.49 |
| 7-day average | €4.61 |
| 30-day average | €3.49 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €3.40 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.32 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Giovanni's Nidorina is real?
Giovanni's Nidorina 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 Nidorina worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Giovanni's Nidorina is $2.40; 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 Nidorina from?
Giovanni's Nidorina is from the Pokémon set "Gym Challenge" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Giovanni's Nidorina?
Giovanni's Nidorina is a Uncommon card in the Gym Challenge set.
