Pokémon · Black & White
Nidorino
Plasma Freeze · #44 · Uncommon · 2013
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Market reference
$0.39
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 44 / 122
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Nidoran ♂
- Evolves to
- Nidoking
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Shigenori Negishi
- Pokédex #
- 33
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Nidorino plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Horn Attack) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Nidoran ♂; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Nidorino
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Shigenori Negishi
This card was illustrated by Shigenori Negishi.
Building around Nidorino?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact."
PCDouble Kick — 30×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
CCCHorn Attack — 50
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Nidorino was legal.
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 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.40 | $23.49 | $0.39 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.75 | $1.06 | $19.98 | $1.37 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.29 |
| 7-day average | €0.23 |
| 30-day average | €0.26 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.34 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.14 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.30 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.85 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.16 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nidorino is real?
Nidorino 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 Nidorino worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nidorino is $0.39; 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 Nidorino from?
Nidorino is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Nidorino?
Nidorino is a Uncommon card in the Plasma Freeze set.
Other Nidorino printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
