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Base Set 2 · #11/130

Nidoking

SetBase Set 2
Year2000
RarityRare
LanguageEN
ArtistKen Sugimori
SeriesBase
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Card information

Category
Pokemon
HP
90
Type
Grass
Stage
Stage2
Evolves from
Nidorino
Pokédex
#34
Release date
2000-02-24

Card description

Uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break its prey's bones.

Printings listed in the catalog

Holofoil

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Abilities & attacks

Thrash

30
Energy: Grass · Colorless · Colorless

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.

Toxic

40
Energy: Grass · Grass · Grass

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. It now takes 20 Poison damage instead of 10 after each player's turn (even if it was already Poisoned).

Weakness
Psychic ×2
Resistance
None listed
Retreat cost
3

Format status

Standard: Not legal · Expanded: Not legal

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