Nidoking
Base Set 2 · #11/130 · Rare Holo
90
Pokémon
Ken Sugimori
Market Prices
View on TCGPlayerUpdated: 9/5/2026
holofoil
$17.55
$39.75
$351.00
$41.73
Live listings
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MP Nidoking Base Set 2 11
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LP Nidoking Base Set 2 11
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NM Nidoking Base Set 2 11
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LP Nidoking Base Set 2 11
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MP Nidoking Base Set 2 11
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NM Nidoking Base Set 2 11
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Market Signals
Raw NM
$41.73
TCGPlayer market
PSA 10
$410.75
9.8× raw
CGC 10
$152.31
TAG 10
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PSA Population
3,391 total
28 at 10
Gem rate 0.8%
CGC Population
1,250 total
40 at 10
Gem rate 3.2%
TAG Population
36 total
0 at 10
Gem rate 0.0%
BGS Population
115 total
0 at 10
Gem rate 0.0%
TAG full grade distribution
TAG · 0d
TAG 2.5
1
TAG 3
1
TAG 4
1
TAG 5
3
TAG 5.5
2
TAG 6
1
TAG 6.5
1
TAG 7
3
TAG 7.5
7
TAG 8
4
TAG 8.5
10
TAG 9
2
VA = Verified Authentic (ungraded). Real counts from TAG; grades with no copies are omitted.
CGC full grade distribution
CGC · 0d
CGC 1
1
CGC 1.5
3
CGC 2.5
1
CGC 3
8
CGC 3.5
9
CGC 4
20
CGC 4.5
24
CGC 5
33
CGC 5.5
40
CGC 6
67
CGC 6.5
74
CGC 7
89
CGC 7.5
152
CGC 8
212
CGC 8.5
266
CGC 9
182
CGC 9.5
21
CGC 10
39
CGC 10 Pristine
1
CGC Auth
5
CGC Auth Alt
3
10 = Gem Mint 10. Real counts from CGC; grades with no copies are omitted.
Beckett (BGS) full grade distribution
BGS · 0d
BGS 3
1
BGS 3.5
1
BGS 4
2
BGS 4.5
4
BGS 5
3
BGS 5.5
1
BGS 6
6
BGS 6.5
3
BGS 7
5
BGS 7.5
14
BGS 8
14
BGS 8.5
23
BGS 9
36
BGS 9.5
2
10 = BGS 10, 10 Black = Black Label. Real counts from Beckett; grades with no copies are omitted.
Per-grade ladder
real prices · 69 days ago
White = real market price. Blue = estimate (no real sale for that grade) — hover for how it was derived.
PSA
PSA 1
$82.50
PSA 2
$15.00
PSA 3
$17.00
PSA 4
$19.50
PSA 5
$23.70
PSA 6
$28.00
PSA 7
$40.21
PSA 8
$75.00
PSA 9
$117.60
PSA 9.5
$129.00
PSA 10
$410.75
CGC
CGC 1
$30.59
est.
CGC 2
$5.56
est.
CGC 3
$6.30
est.
CGC 4
$7.23
est.
CGC 5
$8.79
est.
CGC 6
$10.38
est.
CGC 7
$14.91
est.
CGC 8
$27.81
est.
CGC 9
$43.61
est.
CGC 9.5
$47.83
est.
CGC 10
$152.31
CGC 10 Pristine
$274.00
BGS
BGS 1
$107.26
est.
BGS 2
$19.50
est.
BGS 3
$22.10
est.
BGS 4
$25.35
est.
BGS 5
$30.81
est.
BGS 6
$36.40
est.
BGS 7
$52.28
est.
BGS 8
$97.50
est.
BGS 9
$152.89
est.
BGS 9.5
$167.71
est.
BGS 10
$534.00
BGS 10 Black
$2.7k
Real prices from PriceCharting's per-grade table — its generic “Grade N” reflects PSA-graded sales. CGC / BGS / TAG sub-10 grades are estimated from this card's real PSA price at that grade × that grader's 10-to-PSA-10 ratio (this card's own real pair when available, else a ratio calibrated from real catalog cards in the same era and rarity). Grades with no real anchor and low-confidence estimates are omitted — a blank beats a bad number.
PSA 10 looks cheap
-23%
This card's PSA 10 sells at 9.8× raw. Typical for Rare Holo in Vintage (pre-2003) is 12.8× (across 147 indexed cards).
Grading ROI (PSA)
Value · $25.99Realistic
$-22.93
using gem rate
If it 10s
$343.03
upside cap
Break-even
7%
gem rate needed
Grading ROI (CGC)
Economy · $18Realistic
$-14.46
using gem rate
If it 10s
$92.58
upside cap
Break-even
16%
gem rate needed
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Discovery Scores
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Price by Condition
as of 2026-05-16Median active-listing price on TCGPlayer by condition. low sample when n < 10.
NM
Near Mint
$30.00
n=11
LP
Lightly Played
$19.14
n=15
MP
Moderately Played
$14.88
n=21
HP
Heavily Played
$12.99
n=15
DMG
Damaged
$14.80
n=15
Price History
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Card details — attacks, stats, Pokédex, evolution
Attacks
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.
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
Retreat Cost
Pokédex Data
#34
Drill Pokémon
1.4m
62.0kg
"It uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey's bones."
Evolution Chain
nidoran-m
nidorino
nidoking