Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Nidoking
Team Up · #59 · Rare · 2019
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Market reference
$1.42
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 59 / 198
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nidorino
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Pokédex #
- 34
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 33.33 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Nidoking plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (King's Drum) 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 ≥80 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 Psychic weakness — ≥80 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 kawayoo
This card was illustrated by kawayoo.
Building around Nidoking?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is recognized by its rock-hard hide and its extended horn. Be careful with the horn, as it contains venom."
CCDrag Off
Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. This attack does 50 damage to the new Active Pokémon.
PCCKing's Drum — 100+
If Nidoqueen is on your Bench, this attack does 100 more damage.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Nidoking or Team Up.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.30 | $1.35 | $2.50 | $1.42 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.75 | $2.97 | $38.09 | $3.01 | $3.80 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €1.53 |
| 30-day average | €1.81 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €1.61 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.77 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.65 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.54 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.49 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.26 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.28 |
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 $1.42; 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 "Team Up" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Nidoking?
Nidoking is a Rare card in the Team Up set.
Other Nidoking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
