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Nidoking — Base Set 2 #11/130

Grass Rare Holo · Holofoil · Stage 2

Nidoking is card #11/130 in the 2000 Pokemon Base Set 2 set (Rare Holo, holofoil), the fourth English Wizards of the Coast Pokemon TCG expansion, released February 24, 2000. Base Set 2 is a single English printing with no 1st Edition or Shadowless run. Across PSA and SGC, 3,603 copies have been graded.

Card front & back

Nidoking Base Set 2 front - Unlimited
Unlimited front
Base Set 2 cards have the Base Set 2 set symbol and no Edition 1 stamp. There is no English 1st Edition or Shadowless Base Set 2 printing.
Nidoking Base Set 2 card back
Card back
Every Base Set 2 card uses the standard Pokemon Trading Card Game back.

Graded population (PSA & SGC)

GraderTotal109872–61Auth
Unlimited
PSA3,541285471,0667651,107280
SGC620521171801
PSA and SGC graded population by grade, as of 2026-08-23.

Card details

Type
Grass
Stage
Stage 2
HP
90
Evolves from
Nidorino
Weakness
Psychic ×2
Retreat
3
Artist
Ken Sugimori
Pokedex #
34

Attacks

30+Thrash [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.
20Toxic [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).
Uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break its prey's bones.

Prices & where to buy

Unlimited market $44.42 via TCGplayer (holofoil)
PrintingMarketTCGplayereBay
Unlimited$44.42TCGplayereBay
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About the Base Set 2 printing

Base Set 2 is a single English checklist printing. It does not have an English 1st Edition or Shadowless run; the set is identified by its Base Set 2 set symbol and #/130 numbering.

Frequently asked questions

Does Base Set 2 have a 1st Edition Nidoking?
No. English Base Set 2 cards use the standard Base Set 2 printing only; there is no English 1st Edition or Shadowless Base Set 2 run.
How much is a Nidoking worth?
The TCGplayer market price for Nidoking is about $44.42 for the Base Set 2 Unlimited printing.

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Sources: card data and front images from the Pokemon TCG API (pokemontcg.io) and PokemonTCG/pokemon-tcg-data; market prices from TCGplayer; product links from TCGCSV/TCGplayer; set facts from TCGdex, Pokellector and Wikipedia. Shared card back reference from Wikimedia/Wikipedia. Graded population from PSA and SGC population reports. Compiled & maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-23.