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{G}{C}{C} → Thrash : 30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage plus Nidoking does 10 damage to itself.
{G}{G}{G} → Toxic : 20
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. It now takes 20 Poison damage instead of 10 after each player’s turn (even if it was already Poisoned).
illus. Ken Sugimori · LV.48
Formats: Other: 1999–2001
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Uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break its prey’s bones.
Hampton Cade
Nidoking was a Base set boss
coolestman22
Is this a trick to get us to think this was the BDIF back in the day?
Josh Kile
it was ok back in the day. no scyther or hitmonchan though
Cabd
The best part about this guy is that if he existed in our current format; he’d be a stage two searchable by both level ball AND heavy ball.
Adam Capriola
Hah that’s pretty awesome, good pickup!
charzbarz
NidoChamp is more like it. Still use this card still love winning.
boltaway
nidoking, the classic mime killer
Mantidactyle
That is, if you somehow find a way to use Toxic in a serious battle.
Robert
Wait so his first attack is just Electabuzz’s thunderpunch but more expensive? How did they get away with that kind of card design lol
Blob Takeshi
Because no-one really knew what they were doing back then and the Pokémon TCG could have died after 3 sets.
Though I find it funny how Pokémon is part of the big 3 for cards (including Magic the Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh!), yet is the only one that doesn’t rely on cards solely.
AlcreMina
“Rating: 3
Mr. Mime’s worst nightmare. Can take out that pesky monster in one shot.” – Pojo’s Unofficial Big Book of Pokemon, ~2000
I feel like a lot of the assessments of the cards in this book forget that like… Nidoking is a Stage 2 mon XD