# Nidoking #58/116 — Plasma Freeze

## Summary

Nidoking was a Gen I favorite long before this printing, and its Lovestrike attack rewarded decks built around Nidoqueen, a niche for tinkerers more than a mainstay of Black & White tournament play. As a plain Rare, it's a mid-tier pull that nostalgic Kantō collectors pick up without much competition. The modelled guide sits at $3.90, flat over 30 days on 2 copies traded, with 546 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 guides at $68, 18 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Plasma Freeze |
| Number | 58/116 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Shin Nagasawa |
| Release date | 2013-05-08 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Nidorino |
| HP | 140 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Attack: Lovestrike | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 — Does 40 more damage for each Nidoqueen on your Bench. |
| Attack: Horn Drill | cost Fighting/Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 90 |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Resistance | Lightning -20 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Nidoking #034](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/nidoking) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$3.90** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- 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 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $3.49 — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z
- Quant score: 33/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-05-08T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-31T18:08:54.630Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T01:17:51.456Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-11T10:17:38.590Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T01:17:51.456Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-07T05:07:04.415Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/plasma-freeze/nidoking-58)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw9-58%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)