Nidoking 8/112 · FireRed & LeafGreen

FireRed & LeafGreen is a set in the EX series. It was released on September 1, 2004. The printed size is 112. This checklist is longer, at 116 cards. Nidoking is 8/112, in position 8 of 116 on this checklist. Before it is 7 Marowak, and after it is 9 Nidoqueen. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Nidoking is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 120 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).

Hisao Nakamura illustrated this card. The same name is on 71 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). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hisao Nakamura illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Nidoking list a different HP.

Power Gene is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Nidoking is in play, your attacks by Nidoran ♀, Nidorina, Nidoqueen, Nidoran ♂, and Nidorino do 10 more damage to the Defending Pokémon. The attack Earth Poison lists 40 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Bound Crush is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is 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 is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 3.

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