Aquapolis

Nidoking

AQFR150· Rare
Nidoking AQ 150

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What the card itself says

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HP
100
Type
Colorless
Stage
Stage 2
Retreat cost
3
Weakness
×2
Number
150/147
Set
AquapolisAQ
Illustrated by
Hironobu Yoshida

Its Ability

Crystal TypeType de cristal

Whenever you attach a Grass, Lightning, or Fire basic Energy card from your hand to Nidoking, Nidoking's type (color) becomes the same as that Energy card type until the end of the turn.À chaque fois que vous attachez une carte Énergie de base , , ou de votre main à Nidoking, le type de Nidoking (sa couleur) devient identique au type de carte Énergie jusqu'à la fin du tour.

Its attacks

Poison HornCorne empoisonnée

20

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.Le Pokémon Défenseur est maintenant Empoisonné.

Rolling ThunderRoulement de tonnerre

50

Flip a coin, If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness or Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)Lancez une pièce. Si c'est face, cette attaque inflige 10 dégâts à chaque Pokémon du Banc de votre adversaire. Si c'est pile, cette attaque inflige 10 dégâts à chacun de Pokémon de votre Banc. (N'appliquez ni la Faiblesse ni la Résistance aux Pokémon du Banc.)

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

    100 HP. Only 5 cards in Aquapolis carry more.

  2. A strength

    It has an Ability, Crystal Type. 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 3,811 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 Grass ×2. Against a Grass Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 2,350 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.

When it came out

Aquapolis landed here on 15 January 2003.

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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.

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