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Nidoking

FireRed & LeafGreen · #8 · Rare Holo
🎨 Illustrated by Hisao Nakamura
PokémonFighting
$81.32
1 in 51packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#29 of 116most valuable in the set
$1,057as a PSA 10, about 13.0× raw
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Nidoking is card #8 of 112 in FireRed & LeafGreen (2004), a Rare Holo illustrated by Hisao Nakamura. At about $81.32 it is the #29 most valuable card in the set. In a FireRed & LeafGreen booster it turns up about once every 51 packs. It is one of 22 Nidoking cards printed so far.

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In the FireRed & LeafGreen set

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$81.32
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$146
PSA 9 · Mint
$325
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$569
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$1,057
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 120·FFighting·Stage 2·Evolves from Nidorino
Poké-BodyPower Gene
As long as Nidoking is in play, your attacks by Nidoran ♀, Nidorina, Nidoqueen, Nidoran ♂, and Nidorino do 10 more damage to the Defending Pokémon.
FCEarth Poison40
If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
FFCCBound Crush
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 60 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Nidoking can't use Bound Crush during your next turn.
Weakness W ×2Retreat CCC

Nidoking through the years

Nidoking1999Base SetNidoking2002Legendary CollectionNidoking2004FireRed & LeafGreenNidoking2007Secret WondersNidoking2009Rising RivalsNidoking2013Plasma FreezeNidoking2019Team UpTeam Rocket's Nidoking ex2025Destined Rivals
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Questions

How much is Nidoking (FireRed & LeafGreen) worth?

An ungraded Nidoking from FireRed & LeafGreen sells for about $81.32. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $1,057 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $325.

How rare is Nidoking?

It is a Rare Holo, and it shows up about once every 51 FireRed & LeafGreen packs.

Who illustrated Nidoking?

Hisao Nakamura drew the art for this card.

Can I open FireRed & LeafGreen packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open FireRed & LeafGreen 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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