FireRed & LeafGreen

Nidoking

RGFR8· Rare
Nidoking RG 8

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€10.00

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What the card itself says

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HP
120
Type
Fighting
Stage
Stage 2
Retreat cost
3
Weakness
×2

Its Ability

Power GenePuissance génétique

As long as Nidoking is in play, your attacks by Nidoran ♀, Nidorina, Nidoqueen, Nidoran ♂, and Nidorino do 10 more damage to the Defending Pokemon.Tant que Nidoking est en jeu, les attaques effectuées par Nidoran ♀, Nidorina, Nidoqueen, Nidoran ♂ et Nidorino infligent 10 dégâts supplémentaires au Pokémon Défenseur.

Its attacks

Earth PoisonPoison de terre

40

If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.Si le Pokémon Défenseur possède déjà des marqueurs de dégât, il est maintenant Empoisonné.

Bound CrushSaut destructeur

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.Choisissez un des Pokémon de votre adversaire. Cette attaque lui inflige 60 dégâts. (Vous ne pouvez pas appliquer la Faiblesse et la Résistance aux Pokémon du Banc.) Nidoking ne pourra pas utiliser Saut destructeur lors de votre prochain tour.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    120 HP. Only 5 cards in FireRed & LeafGreen carry more.

  2. A strength

    It has an Ability, Power Gene. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  3. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  4. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,435 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  5. Keep in mind

    It is a Stage 2. You have to come through Nidorino to get here, or find a Rare Candy to skip the middle step.

  6. Keep in mind

    Weakness Water ×2. Against a Water Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,435 tournament lists we have read, 1,400 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 23 Nidoking cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Nidoking card and its price