Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Nidoqueen
HS—Triumphant · #28 · Rare · 2010
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From
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Market reference
$1.52
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 103
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nidorina
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- sui
- Pokédex #
- 31
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 30 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥65 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 Psychic weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by sui
This card was illustrated by sui.
Building around Nidoqueen?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It uses its scaly, rugged body to seal the entrance of its nest and protect its young from predators."
CReturn — 30
Draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand.
PCCPrize Count — 50+
If you have more Prize cards left than your opponent, this attack does 50 damage plus 30 more damage.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.80 | $1.73 | $39.00 | $1.52 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $8.28 | $11.00 | $109.10 | $8.31 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.62 |
| 7-day average | €2.37 |
| 30-day average | €1.86 |
| Low | €0.29 |
| Trend price | €2.57 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.98 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.47 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.97 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.73 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.45 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.24 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.77 |
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 $1.52; 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 "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Nidoqueen?
Nidoqueen is a Rare card in the HS—Triumphant set.
Other Nidoqueen printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
