Nidoqueen 30/111 · Rising Rivals

Rising Rivals is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on May 16, 2009. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. Nidoqueen is 30/111, in position 30 of 120 on this checklist. Before it is 29 Nidoking, and after it is 31 Raichu GL. The listed rarity is Rare.

Nidoqueen is a Stage 2 Psychic Pokémon with 120 HP. The card lists level 54. 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).

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 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 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Nidoqueen list a different HP.

Maternal Comfort is listed as Poké-Body. At any times between turns, remove 1 damage counter from each of your Pokémon. You can't use more than 1 Maternal Comfort Poké-Body between turns. The attack Mega Punch lists 40 damage. The cost is Psychic. Ruthless Tail is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. Does 50 damage plus 10 more damage for each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Psychic +30. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 3.

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