Pokémon · Platinum
Nidorina
Rising Rivals · #73 · Common · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.47
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 73 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Nidoran ♀
- Evolves to
- Nidoqueen
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 30
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Nidorina 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 (Stress Poison) 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 ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Nidoran ♀; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Nidorina
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 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.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Nidorina?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When it senses danger, it raises all the barbs on its body. These barbs grow slower than NIDORINO's."
CJump Tackle — 30
Nidorina does 10 damage to itself, and don't apply Weakness and Resistance to this damage.
PCCStress Poison — 40+
If Nidorina has any damage counters on it, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:P+20
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
1
ran Nidorina
Tournaments scanned
301
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Nidorina
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.15 | $0.39 | $19.98 | $0.47 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.93 | $3.51 | $44.00 | $2.67 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.14 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.74 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.17 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.74 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.89 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.05 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nidorina is real?
Nidorina 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 Nidorina worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nidorina is $0.47; 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 Nidorina from?
Nidorina is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Nidorina?
Nidorina is a Common card in the Rising Rivals set.
Other Nidorina printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
