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Nidoking

Aquapolis 路 #150 路 Rare Secret
馃帹 Illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida
Pok茅monColorless
$1,200
1 in 261packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#3 of 171most valuable in the set
$15,600as a PSA 10, about 13.0脳 raw
2 gradedon Holobrook. POP 1 still open
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Nidoking is card #150 of 147 in Aquapolis (2003), a Rare Secret illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida. At about $1,200 it is the #3 most valuable card in the set. In an Aquapolis booster it turns up about once every 261 packs. It is one of 22 Nidoking cards printed so far.

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In the Aquapolis set

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$1,200
PSA 8 路 NM-Mint
$2,160
PSA 9 路 Mint
$4,800
PSA 9.5 路 Mint+
$8,400
PSA 10 路 Gem Mint
$15,600
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

Holobrook pop report

2 copies have been graded by players in Holobrook's grading game. None has come back a 10 yet.

POP 1 is still open for PSA, BGS and CGC: the first player to grade this card a 10 with each company gets a one-of-a-kind POP 1 slab. See the Mint

07
07.5
18
18.5
09
09.5
010
In-game grades from Holobrook players, not real PSA data.

Card text

HP 100路CColorless路Stage 2路Evolves from Nidorino
Pok茅-BodyCrystal Type
Whenever you attach a Grass, Lightning, or Fire basic Energy card from your hand to Nidoking, Nidoking's type (color) becomes the same as that Energy card type until the end of the turn.
GGCPoison Horn20
The Defending Pok茅mon is now Poisoned.
LLFFRolling Thunder50
Flip a coin, If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pok茅mon. If tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pok茅mon. (Don't apply Weakness or Resistance for Benched Pok茅mon.)
Weakness G 脳2Retreat CCC

Nidoking through the years

Nidoking1999Base SetNidoking2002Legendary CollectionNidoking2003AquapolisNidoking2004FireRed & LeafGreenNidoking2007Secret WondersNidoking2009Rising RivalsNidoking2013Plasma FreezeNidoking2019Team Up
See Nidoking in all 14 years

More by Hironobu Yoshida

Shining Celebi
Shining Celebi
#106$1,801
Shining Kabutops
Shining Kabutops
#108$1,400
Lugia
Lugia
#9$1,300
Shining Mewtwo
Shining Mewtwo
#109$577
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
#12$450
Celebi
Celebi
#3$348

All 40 cards by Hironobu Yoshida

Top cards in Aquapolis

Houndoom
Houndoom
#H11$1,572
Umbreon
Umbreon
#H29$1,253
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
#H28$698
Slowking
Slowking
#H22$600
Suicune
Suicune
#H25$540
Lugia
Lugia
#149$500
Kingdra
Kingdra
#148$457
Ninetales
Ninetales
#H19$400
Steelix
Steelix
#H23$340
Furret
Furret
#48$312
Zapdos
Zapdos
#H32$290
Umbreon
Umbreon
#41$270
Muk
Muk
#H17$256
Hypno
Hypno
#H12$252
Wooper
Wooper
#66$250
Nidoking
Nidoking
#H18$231
Slowbro
Slowbro
#33$225
Slowking
Slowking
#34$224

See the full Aquapolis card list

Questions

How much is Nidoking (Aquapolis) worth?

An ungraded Nidoking from Aquapolis sells for about $1,200. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $15,600 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $4,800.

How rare is Nidoking?

It is a Rare Secret, and it shows up about once every 261 Aquapolis packs.

Who illustrated Nidoking?

Hironobu Yoshida drew the art for this card.

Can I open Aquapolis packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Aquapolis 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.

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