Nidoking 24/147 · Aquapolis

Aquapolis is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on January 15, 2003. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. Nidoking is 24/147, in position 24 of 182 on this checklist. Before it is 23 Muk, and after it is 25 Ninetales. The listed rarity is Rare.

Nidoking is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 110 HP. 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).

Naoyo Kimura illustrated this card. The same name is on 256 other cards in the catalog.

Nidoking (#034) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Nidoking 11/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Nidoking list a different HP.

Earth Rage is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), if Nidoking is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, put a damage counter on each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. This power can't be used if Nidoking is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Giant Horn lists 50+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 50 damage plus 30 more damage. Weakness is Grass ×2. Resistance is Lightning -30. Retreat cost is 3.

I keep a set binder for Aquapolis, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Aquapolis 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.