Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Nidorina
HS—Triumphant · #45 · Uncommon · 2010
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Market reference
$0.53
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 45 / 103
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Nidoran ♀
- Evolves to
- Nidoqueen
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- sui
- Pokédex #
- 30
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Nidorina plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Tail Slap) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Nidoran ♀; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Nidorina
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by sui
This card was illustrated by sui.
Building around Nidorina?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has a calm and caring nature. Because its horn grows slowly, it prefers not to fight."
CQuick Blow — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage.
PCCTail Slap — 50
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 | $0.30 | $0.50 | $19.02 | $0.53 | $0.39 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.49 | $30.00 | $77.69 | $2.64 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.25 |
| 30-day average | €0.49 |
| Low | €0.07 |
| Trend price | €0.22 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.78 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.91 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.23 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.12 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.86 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nidorina is real?
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 Nidorina worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nidorina is $0.53; 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 Nidorina from?
Nidorina is from the Pokémon set "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Nidorina?
Nidorina is a Uncommon card in the HS—Triumphant set.
Other Nidorina printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
