Nidoqueen 28/102 · HS—Triumphant

HS—Triumphant is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on November 3, 2010. The printed size is 102. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. Nidoqueen is 28/102, in position 28 of 103 on this checklist. Before it is 27 Magmortar, and after it is 29 Pidgeot. The listed rarity is Rare.

Nidoqueen is a Stage 2 Psychic Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Nidoqueen (#031), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Nidorina. In this catalog that name is Nidorina (#030).

sui illustrated this card. The same name is on 194 other cards in the catalog.

Nidoqueen (#031) has 18 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 Nidoqueen 7/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and sui illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 17 other cards of Nidoqueen list a different HP.

The attack Return lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. Draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand. Prize Count is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. If you have more Prize cards left than your opponent, this attack does 50 damage plus 30 more damage. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It uses its scaly, rugged body to seal the entrance of its nest and protect its young from predators."

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