Pokémon · Platinum
Nidoqueen
Rising Rivals · #30 · Rare · 2009
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Market reference
$3.89
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 30 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nidorina
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 31
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 40 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 Nidoqueen plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Ruthless Tail) 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 ≥60 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 Nidorina first).
How to beat Nidoqueen
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥60 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 Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
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About this card
Poké-Body: Maternal Comfort
At any times between turns, remove 1 damage counter from each of your Pokémon. You can't use more than 1 Maternal Comfort Poké-Body between turns.
PMega Punch — 40
PCCRuthless Tail — 50+
Does 50 damage plus 10 more damage for each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:P+30
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
11
ran Nidoqueen
Tournaments scanned
265
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
5 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Nidoqueen
- 1Cursegar6 decks
- 2Donphan2 decks
- 3Flygon Torterra1 deck
- 4Gardevoir Gallade1 deck
- 5Tyranitar1 deck
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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $3.00 | $3.94 | $46.70 | $3.89 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $5.79 | $7.21 | $71.60 | $6.05 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €1.48 |
| 30-day average | €1.48 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.69 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.68 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.02 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.24 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.46 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.63 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.60 |
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 $3.89; 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 "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Nidoqueen?
Nidoqueen is a Rare card in the Rising Rivals set.
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Other Nidoqueen printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
