# Nidoking #24/147 — Aquapolis

## Summary

Nidoking is a Gen I mainstay with a loyal following, and Aquapolis was among the last Wizards-era sets, when holo-era collectors were already chasing the rarer pulls. As a plain Rare it sat a rung below the holo slots, so demand comes from Kimura's illustration and nostalgia for Kanto Stage 2s. The modelled guide sits at $17, down 2% over 30 days on 21 copies traded, with 179 days of inventory on the board; a CGC 10 brings $154, 9.2 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Aquapolis |
| Number | 24/147 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Naoyo Kimura |
| Release date | 2003-01-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Nidorino |
| HP | 110 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Ability: Earth Rage | Once during your turn (before your attack), if Nidoking is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, put a damage counter on each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. This power can't be used if Nidoking is affected by a Special Condition. |
| Attack: Giant Horn | cost Fighting/Fighting/Colorless/Colorless — damage 50+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 50 damage plus 30 more damage. |
| Weakness | Grass x2 |
| Resistance | Lightning -30 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Nidoking #034](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/nidoking) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$16.79** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-11
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-11
- Floor delivered ask: $14.39 — as of 2026-11-11T22:49:42.230Z
- Quant score: 24/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-11T22:49:42.230Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-01-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-08T05:54:17.642Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-08T05:54:16.882Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-04T21:04:58.957Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-08T05:54:16.881Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T23:04:13.105Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/aquapolis/nidoking-24)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard2-24%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)