Team Rocket's Nidorina 115/182 · Destined Rivals

Destined Rivals is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 30 May 2025. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 244 cards. Team Rocket's Nidorina is 115/182, in position 115 of 244 on this checklist. Before it is 114 Team Rocket's Nidoran♀, and after it is 116 Team Rocket's Nidoqueen. The listed rarity is Common.

Team Rocket's Nidorina is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Nidorina (#030), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Team Rocket's Nidoran♀. In this catalog that name is Nidoran♀ (#029). The card lists Nidoqueen, Nidoqueen (#031) under evolves to.

Nidorina (#030) 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 2026. The earliest other card is Nidorina 40/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Nidorina, while this one is Team Rocket's Nidorina. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 10 other cards of Nidorina list a different HP.

The attack Dark Awakening lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness. Choose up to 2 of your Darkness Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, search your deck for a card that evolves from that Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck. Scratch is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The regulation mark is I.

I keep a set binder for Destined Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Destined Rivals set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Nidorina can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon and Team Rocket cards. I still need this card.