Nidorino 74/111 · 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. Nidorino is 74/111, in position 74 of 120 on this checklist. Before it is 73 Nidorina, and after it is 75 Nuzleaf. The listed rarity is Common.

Nidorino is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 30. In the Pokédex this is Nidorino (#033), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Nidoran ♂. In this catalog that name is Nidoran♂ (#032). The card lists Nidoking, Nidoking (#034) under evolves to.

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Nidorino (#033) has 15 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 Nidorino 37/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Nidorino list a different HP.

The attack Toxic lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Put 2 damage counters instead of 1 on the Defending Pokémon between turns. Frustration is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon that doesn't have any damage counters on it. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Psychic +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact."

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. Nidorino can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.