Nidoking H18/147 · Aquapolis

Nidoking is Pokédex #034, generation 1 (Kanto). Nidoking is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 110 HP. The card says it evolves from Nidorino. In this catalog that name is Nidorino (#033).

Nidoking sits at H18/147 in Aquapolis, position 168 of 182. Before it is H17 Muk, and after it is H19 Ninetales. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on January 15, 2003. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

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.

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. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Nidoking list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoyo Kimura. I count 256 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Aquapolis set binder is where a full Aquapolis set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Nidoking can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.