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Giovanni's Nidoking

Giovanni's Nidoking

Gym Challenge 路 #7 路 Rare Holo
馃帹 Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
Pok茅monGrass
$220
1 in 59packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#13 of 131most valuable in the set
$2,860as a PSA 10, about 13.0脳 raw
POP 1 opennobody has graded one on Holobrook yet
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Giovanni's Nidoking is card #7 of 132 in Gym Challenge (2000), a Rare Holo illustrated by Ken Sugimori. At about $220 it is the #13 most valuable card in the set. In a Gym Challenge booster it turns up about once every 59 packs. It is one of 22 Nidoking cards printed so far.

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In the Gym Challenge set

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$220
PSA 8 路 NM-Mint
$396
PSA 9 路 Mint
$880
PSA 9.5 路 Mint+
$1,540
PSA 10 路 Gem Mint
$2,860
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路GGrass路Stage 2路Evolves from Giovanni's Nidorino
GIntimidate
If the Defending Pok茅mon's maximum HP is 50 or less, it can't attack Giovanni's Nidoking during your opponent's next turn. (Benching or evolving either Pok茅mon ends this effect.)
GGGCTumbling Attack40+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 30 more damage; if tails, this attack does 40 damage.
Weakness P 脳2Retreat CCC

Nidoking through the years

Nidoking1999Base SetGiovanni's Nidoking2000Gym ChallengeNidoking2002Legendary CollectionNidoking2004FireRed & LeafGreenNidoking2007Secret WondersNidoking2009Rising RivalsNidoking2013Plasma FreezeNidoking2019Team Up
See Nidoking in all 14 years

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Questions

How much is Giovanni's Nidoking (Gym Challenge) worth?

An ungraded Giovanni's Nidoking from Gym Challenge sells for about $220. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $2,860 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $880.

How rare is Giovanni's Nidoking?

It is a Rare Holo, and it shows up about once every 59 Gym Challenge packs.

Who illustrated Giovanni's Nidoking?

Ken Sugimori drew the art for this card.

Can I open Gym Challenge packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Gym Challenge 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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