Pokémon · Base
Nidoran ♀
Base Set 2 · #82 · Common · 2000
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.52
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 82 / 130
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Nidorina
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 29
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Nidoran ♀ plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Nidoran ♀
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Nidoran ♀?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Although small, its venomous barbs make this Pokémon dangerous. The female has smaller horns."
GFury Swipes — 10×
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
GGCall for Family
Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon named Nidoran ♂ or Nidoran ♀ and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. (You can't use this attack if your Bench is full.)
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.21 | $0.50 | $18.88 | $0.52 | $0.69 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.58 |
| 7-day average | €0.37 |
| 30-day average | €0.33 |
| Low | €0.04 |
| Trend price | €0.49 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.33 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.10 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nidoran ♀ is real?
Nidoran ♀ is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Nidoran ♀ worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nidoran ♀ is $0.52; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Nidoran ♀ from?
Nidoran ♀ is from the Pokémon set "Base Set 2" in the Base series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Nidoran ♀?
Nidoran ♀ is a Common card in the Base Set 2 set.
Other Nidoran ♀ printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
