Pokémon · Black & White
Nidoking
Plasma Freeze · #58 · Rare · 2013
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Market reference
$3.36
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 58 / 122
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nidorino
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 34
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 22.5 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
Strategy & play
How Nidoking plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Horn Drill) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- 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 Nidorino first).
How to beat Nidoking
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Nidoking?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick."
CCLovestrike — 20+
Does 40 more damage for each Nidoqueen on your Bench.
FCCCHorn Drill — 90
Weakness:W×2
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Nidoking or Plasma Freeze.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Nidoking was legal.
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 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.25 | $3.74 | $42.00 | $3.36 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $8.75 | $27.00 | $270.00 | $17.06 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.00 |
| 7-day average | €1.88 |
| 30-day average | €1.41 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.57 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.88 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.70 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €15.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.80 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.74 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.93 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.71 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nidoking is real?
Nidoking 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 Nidoking worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nidoking is $3.36; 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 Nidoking from?
Nidoking is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Nidoking?
Nidoking is a Rare card in the Plasma Freeze set.
Other Nidoking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
