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Nidoking Evolutions #45 Pokémon card
Rare Holo

Nidoking Evolutions #45

Card #45 · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
150 HPPsychicPokémonStage 2
Ungraded · blended
$4.79
5.9% · 30d
Range $5 → $7
5 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
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Nidoking is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Evolutions (#45), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 2 Psychic-type Pokémon with 150 HP, evolving from Nidorino, weak to Psychic ×2. Its current blended market value is $4.79 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$4.92
LPLightly Played$2.63
MPModerately Played$2.23
HPHeavily Played$1.95
DMGDamaged$1.04
7-day 3.0%
30-day 5.4%
90-day 20.3%
All-time high$5
All-time low$2
Other printingsReverse Holofoil · $4.78

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$5
Holofoil$5

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$4.93
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 9$26$26$26
PSA 8$16$11$21
PSA 6$9$8$13
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$3.80
Period high
$5.49
Period low
$2.14
Change
0.8%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price
$20
CGC (ungraded lot) · 8 Jun 2026
Typical PSA 10
$705
Auction lots · last 90 days
9
Liquidity
Moderate
1 in last 30 days

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA4,254 gradedPSA 10 · 33 · 1% gem rate
1033
92,386
8.519
81,422
7.52
7240
699
529
47
34
CGC1,380 gradedCGC 10 · 83 · 6% gem rate
1083
9.529
9504
8.5500
8132
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Nidoking 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$49
Raw $4.79 → graded PSA 9$26.00
after ~$70.25 grading fee → 5.4× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 9$26.00$70.25$495.4×
PSA 8$15.98$70.15$593.3×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

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Cross-market prices

46% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$5
TCGplayer$5
Cardmarket · dearest$7

Currently 46% cheaper on PriceCharting than Cardmarket. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFalling -6%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 46% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$7

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#9 on the radar
Mentions this week4

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Card text

Evolves from Nidorino.

Rumble40
Psychic · Colorless
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Tail Swing100
Psychic · Psychic · Colorless
This attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Basic Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness Psychic ×2Retreat 3

It is recognized by its rock-hard hide and its extended horn. Be careful with the horn as it contains venom.

About the Pokémon

Drill PokémonGEN INidoran-mNidorinoNidoking

It uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey's bones.

Card details

Number#45
RarityRare Holo
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 2
TypePsychic
HP150
Evolves fromNidorino
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat cost3
National Pokédex#34
Card IDxy12-45
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Nidoking cards

There are 9 different Nidoking printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Evolutions #45 (Rare Holo).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Nidoking (Evolutions #45) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Nidoking from Evolutions is worth approximately $4.79 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Nidoking rare?

Nidoking is a Rare Holo card from Evolutions (card #45), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $4.79 ungraded.