Pokémon · EX
Nidoqueen
FireRed & LeafGreen · #9 · Rare Holo · 2004
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$32.50
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nidorina
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 31
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Nidoqueen plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Power Lariat) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass / Fighting Energy to attack — note its own type is Fighting, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Nidorina first).
How to beat Nidoqueen
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Nidoqueen?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Family Bonds
As long as Nidoqueen is in play, the Retreat Cost for Nidoran ♀, Nidorina, Nidoran ♂, Nidorino and Nidoking is 0.
GToxic
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Put 2 damage counters instead of 1 on the Defending Pokémon between turns.
FCCPower Lariat — 40+
Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Evolved Pokémon you have in play.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Nidoqueen
Tournaments scanned
302
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Nidoqueen
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $19.22 | $38.13 | $170.90 | $35.58 | — |
| Holofoil | $29.99 | $35.59 | $679.40 | $32.50 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $30.00 | $33.57 | $34.00 | $29.20 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.99 |
| 7-day average | €9.74 |
| 30-day average | €8.29 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €7.26 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €12.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €13.55 |
| reverseHoloSell | €13.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.12 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €11.96 |
| Reverse holo trend | €11.28 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nidoqueen is real?
Nidoqueen 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 Nidoqueen worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nidoqueen is $32.50; 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 Nidoqueen from?
Nidoqueen is from the Pokémon set "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Nidoqueen?
Nidoqueen is a Rare Holo card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Nidoqueen printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
