# Nidorina #53/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Nidorina is a mid-stage Uncommon from a reprint set, drawn by Ken Sugimori, the man who designed the original 151 and set the franchise's look. That authorship carries the appeal, since a middle evolution like this was never a tournament piece and its draw is nostalgia and completionism. The modelled guide sits at $1.78, down 5% over 30 days on 28 copies traded, with 2,091 days of inventory sitting on the board; a PSA 10 brings $100, 56 times raw, but a 34% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 53/130 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Nidoran♀ |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Supersonic | cost Grass — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. |
| Attack: Double Kick | cost Grass/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. |
| Weakness | Psychic ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Nidorina #030](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/nidorina) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.78** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- 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: +1.10% — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- Floor delivered ask: $2.19 — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- Quant score: 50/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 44% weight · -28% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T06:08:13.156Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T06:08:13.158Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-20T23:16:40.833Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T06:08:13.156Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T00:04:35.684Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/nidorina-53)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-53%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)