Nidoqueen SM160/248 · SM Black Star Promos

SM Black Star Promos is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 3, 2017. The printed size is 248. This checklist is longer, at 251 cards. Nidoqueen is SM160/248, in position 163 of 251 on this checklist. Before it is SM159 Zapdos, and after it is SM161 Jirachi. The listed rarity is Promo.

Nidoqueen is a Stage 2 Psychic Pokémon with 160 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).

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 160 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Nidoqueen list a different HP.

Queen's Call is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for a Pokémon that isn't a Pokémon-GX or Pokémon-EX, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. The attack Power Lariat lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 50 more damage for each Evolution Pokémon on your Bench. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3. 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 SM Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SM Black Star Promos 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.