Pokémon · Platinum
Nidoran ♀
Rising Rivals · #71 · Common · 2009
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.46
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 71 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Nidorina
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex #
- 29
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Nidoran ♀ plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. 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 ≥30 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 Nidoran ♀
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Miki Tanaka
This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
Building around Nidoran ♀?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"While it does not prefer to fight, even one drop of the poison it secretes from barbs can be fatal."
PScratch — 10
CCOffer Help
Search your deck for a Supporter card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Weakness:P+10
Retreat cost:C
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
5
ran Nidoran ♀
Tournaments scanned
293
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 6th
Top decks running Nidoran ♀
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 | $0.19 | $0.45 | $19.98 | $0.46 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.00 | $4.87 | $58.00 | $4.87 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.25 |
| 30-day average | €0.17 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.15 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.84 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.27 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.87 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nidoran ♀ is real?
Nidoran ♀ 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 Nidoran ♀ worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nidoran ♀ is $0.46; 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 Nidoran ♀ from?
Nidoran ♀ is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Nidoran ♀?
Nidoran ♀ is a Common card in the Rising Rivals set.
Other Nidoran ♀ printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
