# Nidorino #54/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Nidorino is a middling Stage 1 uncommon from a reprint set, the sort of card that filled out binders rather than decks. Mitsuhiro Arita, who drew many of the earliest Pokémon cards, lends it a small pedigree, and Gen I completionists are what keep it quietly in demand. The modelled guide sits at $1.50, down 15% over 30 days on 25 copies traded, with 2,152 days of inventory sitting on the board; a PSA 10 brings $128, 85 times raw, but a 30% 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 | 54/130 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Nidoran♂ |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Double Kick | cost Grass/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. |
| Attack: Horn Drill | cost Grass/Grass/Colorless/Colorless — damage 50 |
| Weakness | Psychic ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Nidorino #033](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/nidorino) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.50** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- 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: -13.80% — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Floor delivered ask: $2.69 — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Quant score: 21/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 44% weight · -28% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T06:08:25.463Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T06:08:25.464Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-20T23:16:40.833Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T06:08:25.463Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T20:52:02.719Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/nidorino-54)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-54%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)