Nidoking BREAK 46/108 · Evolutions

Nidoking is Pokédex #034, generation 1 (Kanto). Nidoking BREAK is a BREAK Psychic Pokémon with 180 HP. The card says it evolves from Nidoking. In this catalog that name is Nidoking (#034).

Nidoking BREAK sits at 46/108 in Evolutions, position 46 of 113. Before it is 45 Nidoking, and after it is 47 Gastly. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on 2 November 2016. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 113 cards. The listed rarity is Rare BREAK.

The attack Toxic Drill lists 120 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Put 2 damage counters instead of 1 on that Pokémon between turns. The card text says: BREAK Evolution Rule: Nidoking BREAK retains the attacks, Abilities, Weakness, Resistance, and Retreat Cost of its previous Evolution.

Nidoking (#034) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 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 Nidoking BREAK. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare BREAK. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Nidoking list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Evolutions set binder is where a full Evolutions 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 BREAK Evolution. I still need this card.