Giovanni's Nidoking 7/132 · Gym Challenge

Nidoking is Pokédex #034, generation 1 (Kanto). Giovanni's Nidoking is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 120 HP. The card lists level 58. The card says it evolves from Giovanni's Nidorino. In this catalog that name is Nidorino (#033).

Giovanni's Nidoking sits at 7/132 in Gym Challenge, position 7 of 132. Before it is 6 Giovanni's Machamp, and after it is 8 Giovanni's Persian. The set belongs to the Gym series. It was released on 16 October 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Intimidate lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. If the Defending Pokémon's maximum HP is 50 or less, it can't attack Giovanni's Nidoking during your opponent's next turn. (Benching or evolving either Pokémon ends this effect.) Tumbling Attack is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 30 more damage; if tails, this attack does 40 damage. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3.

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 is named Nidoking, while this one is Giovanni's Nidoking. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. 19 other cards of Nidoking list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Gym Challenge set binder is where a full Gym Challenge set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Nidoking can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, and Giovanni and his Pokémon. I still need this card.