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Nidoking
Base 路 #11 路 Rare Holo
馃帹 Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
Pok茅monGrass
$40.20
1 in 47packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#11 of 101most valuable in the set
$523as a PSA 10, about 13.0脳 raw
POP 1 opennobody has graded one on Holobrook yet
Nidoking is card #11 of 102 in Base (1999), a Rare Holo illustrated by Ken Sugimori. At about $40.20 it is the #11 most valuable card in the set. In a Base booster it turns up about once every 47 packs. It is one of 22 Nidoking cards printed so far.
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In the Base set
- 馃搮 1999 路 Base 路 102 cards
- 馃幆 Appears about 1 in 47 Base packs
- 馃拵 The #11 most valuable card in Base (of 101)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$40.20
PSA 8 路 NM-Mint
$72.36
PSA 9 路 Mint
$161
PSA 9.5 路 Mint+
$281
PSA 10 路 Gem Mint
$523
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value
Card text
HP 90路GGrass路Stage 2路Evolves from Nidorino
GCCThrash30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage and Nidoking does 10 damage to itself.
GGGToxic20
The Defending Pok茅mon is now Poisoned. It now takes 20 Poison damage instead of 10 after each player's turn (even if it was already Poisoned).
Weakness P 脳2Retreat CCC
Uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break its prey's bones.
Nidoking through the years
1999Base Set
2002Legendary Collection
2004FireRed & LeafGreen
2007Secret Wonders
2009Rising Rivals
2013Plasma Freeze
2019Team Up
2025Destined RivalsMore by Ken Sugimori
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Questions
How much is Nidoking (Base) worth?
An ungraded Nidoking from Base sells for about $40.20. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $523 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $161.
How rare is Nidoking?
It is a Rare Holo, and it shows up about once every 47 Base packs.
Who illustrated Nidoking?
Ken Sugimori drew the art for this card.
Can I open Base packs for free?
Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Base booster packs in your browser with the set's real pull rates and keep what you pull in a digital binder. No real cards, nothing to buy.