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Nidoran ♂
Base · #55 · Common
🎨 Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
PokémonGrass
$0.55
HP 40·GGrass·Basic
GHorn Hazard30
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness P ×2Retreat C
Stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger, more powerful of its horns secretes venom.
Nidoran ♂ is card #55 of 102 in Base (1999), a Common illustrated by Ken Sugimori. At about $0.55 it is the #90 most valuable card in the set. In a Base booster it turns up about once every 5 packs. It is one of 16 Nidoran ♂ cards printed so far.
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In the Base set
- 📅 1999 · Base · 102 cards
- 🎯 Appears about 1 in 5 Base packs
- 💎 The #90 most valuable card in Base (of 101)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$0.55
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$0.99
PSA 9 · Mint
$2.20
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$3.85
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$7.15
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
Nidoran ♂ through the years
1999Base Set
2002Legendary Collection
2004FireRed & LeafGreen
2007Secret Wonders
2009Rising Rivals
2013Plasma Freeze
2019Team Up
2025Destined RivalsMore by Ken Sugimori
More from Base
Alakazam
#1$71.22
Blastoise
#2$227
Chansey
#3$56.48
Charizard
#4$955
Clefairy
#5$48.69
Gyarados
#6$49.96
Hitmonchan
#7$18.34
Machamp
#8
Magneton
#9$33.66
Mewtwo
#10$86.16
Nidoking
#11$40.20
Ninetales
#12$38.96
Poliwrath
#13$35.14
Raichu
#14$63.54
Venusaur
#15$168
Zapdos
#16$47.94
Beedrill
#17$5.96
Dragonair
#18$17.66
Questions
How much is Nidoran ♂ (Base) worth?
An ungraded Nidoran ♂ from Base sells for about $0.55. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $7.15 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $2.20.
How rare is Nidoran ♂?
It is a Common, and it shows up about once every 5 Base packs.
Who illustrated Nidoran ♂?
Ken Sugimori drew the art for this card.
Can I open Base packs for free?
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