Nidoking 31/110 · Legendary Collection

Legendary Collection is a set in the Other series. It was released on May 24, 2002. The printed size is 110, and the checklist is the same length. Nidoking is 31/110, in position 31 of 110 on this checklist. Before it is 30 Moltres, and after it is 32 Nidoqueen. The listed rarity is Rare.

Nidoking is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 48. In the Pokédex this is Nidoking (#034), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Nidorino. In this catalog that name is Nidorino (#033).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Nidoking (#034) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Nidoking 11/102 in Base (1999). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. 19 other cards of Nidoking list a different HP.

The attack Thrash lists 30+ damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage and Nidoking does 10 damage to itself. Toxic is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. It now takes 20 Poison damage instead of 10 after each player's turn (even if it was already Poisoned). Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break its prey's bones."

I keep a set binder for Legendary Collection, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Legendary Collection set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Nidoking can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.