Pokémon · Platinum
Nidoran ♂
Rising Rivals · #72 · Common · 2009
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Market reference
$0.32
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 72 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Nidorino
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 32
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Nidoran ♂ plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Horn Hazard) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥25 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 — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Nidoran ♂?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection."
CLeer
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't attack during your opponent's next turn.
PCHorn Hazard — 40
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:P+10
Retreat cost:C
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 | $0.13 | $0.32 | $19.98 | $0.32 | $0.50 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.15 | $1.45 | $42.40 | $0.95 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.08 |
| 7-day average | €0.22 |
| 30-day average | €0.19 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.24 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.28 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.24 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.26 |
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 $0.32; 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.
