# Nidoking #8/112 — FireRed & LeafGreen

## Summary

Nidoking is a Gen I favorite for its tidy family tree, and this Stage 2 was built around that line, with a Poke-BODY that rewards stacking the Nidoran relatives. A mid-tier Rare in a remake-era set, it draws nostalgic Kantō collectors more than tournament players. The modelled guide sits at $80, down 2% over 30 days on 4 copies traded, with 60 days of inventory on the board; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | FireRed & LeafGreen |
| Number | 8/112 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Hisao Nakamura |
| Release date | 2004-09-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Nidorino |
| HP | 120 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Ability: Power Gene | As long as Nidoking is in play, your attacks by Nidoran ♀, Nidorina, Nidoqueen, Nidoran ♂, and Nidorino do 10 more damage to the Defending Pokemon. |
| Attack: Earth Poison | cost Fighting/Colorless — damage 40 — If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Attack: Bound Crush | cost Fighting/Fighting/Colorless/Colorless — Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 60 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Nidoking can't use Bound Crush during your next turn. |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Nidoking #034](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/nidoking) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$80.06** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-10
- 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: 0.00% · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-10
- Floor delivered ask: $75.81 — as of 2026-11-10T22:36:00.739Z
- Quant score: 20/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-10T22:36:00.739Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2004-09-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-10T21:38:35.366Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-10T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-10T21:38:35.366Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-17T17:33:25.107Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-10T21:38:35.366Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-19T16:00:42.471Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/firered-leafgreen/nidoking-8)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex6-8%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)