Pokémon · XY
Nidoking
Steam Siege · #45 · Rare · 2016
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Market reference
$0.71
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 45 / 116
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nidorino
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Mina Nakai
- Pokédex #
- 34
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 (Power Lariat) 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 ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — 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 Psychic weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Mina Nakai
This card was illustrated by Mina Nakai.
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."
Ability: King's Palace
Your Nidoqueen's attacks do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
PPCPower Lariat — 60+
This attack does 30 more damage for each Evolution Pokémon on your Bench.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Nidoking or Steam Siege.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.35 | $0.76 | $19.98 | $0.71 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.96 | $3.94 | $75.00 | $3.57 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.79 |
| 7-day average | €2.09 |
| 30-day average | €1.18 |
| Low | €0.09 |
| Trend price | €1.72 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.75 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.37 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.03 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.85 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.71 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.72 |
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 $0.71; 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 "Steam Siege" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Nidoking?
Nidoking is a Rare card in the Steam Siege set.
Other Nidoking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
