Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence166 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
What each version actually sells for
Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokémon Nidoking 11/102 Base Set Holo Unlimited 90 HP Stage 2 English 1999Unlimited$16.50
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Wizards of the Coast Pokemon TCG Nidoking Base Set 2 11/130 Holo Rare 1999$15.50
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon Nidoking 11/130 Base Set 2 2000$14.00
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Nidoking 11/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare Vintage WOTC English LPLP$19.99
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Nidoking Base Set 11/102 Holo Rare English HP 90 Stage 2 1999 Wizards$10.50
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Nidoking Jungle 11/130 WotC Holo Rare 1999 English 90 HP Ken Sugimori$17.50
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Nidoking - 11/130 - Pokemon Base Set 2 Holo Rare Card WOTC NMNM$43.59
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Nidoking 11/130 Holo Base Set 2 Pokemon - Swirl - MPMP$17.93
By grade
- Raw$17.71167 sales
- PSA 8$82.508 sales
- CGC 8.5$65.008 sales
- CGC 9$78.005 sales
- PSA 9$1624 sales
- PSA 7$55.724 sales
- PSA 6$20.003 sales
- PSA 5$30.003 sales
From 215 completed sales recorded between Jun 8, 2025 and Aug 15, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The median above is computed over the 166 sales of the printing this page lists; 1st Edition and Shadowless copies are real sales of a different card and are shown separately rather than mixed in. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 48 graded sales and 1,893,282 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Nidoking is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Base Set 2 (#11), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 2 Grass-type Pokémon with 90 HP, evolving from Nidorino, weak to Psychic ×2. Its current blended market value is $19.16 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $411 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 21× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history22 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $30 · Raw · 15 Jul 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 0.8% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$317); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Nidoking is a Holo / V / ex in Base Set 2 — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 20 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 61 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $410.75 | $74 | +$317 | 21.4× |
| PSA 9 | $143.26 | $71 | +$53 | 7.5× |
| PSA 8.5 | $114.16 | $71 | +$24 | 6.0× |
| PSA 8 | $75.00 | $71 | −$15 | 3.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 3,443 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 0.8% | $411.00 |
| PSA 9 | 15.8% | $143.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 83.4% | $19.00 |
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. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 1% of 3,443 PSA-graded Nidoking copies are a gem-mint 10 (28 of 3,443) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Nidoking 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 28 | $411$411–$411 | |
| PSA 9pop 544 | $143$122–$165 | |
| PSA 8.5pop 13 | $114$114–$114 | |
| PSA 8pop 1,029 | $75$64–$86 | |
| PSA 7pop 736 | ✓ 9 cert-verified$45$34–$46 | |
| PSA 6pop 562 | 10 sold$39$33–$45 | |
| PSA 5pop 341 | 5 sold$30$25–$34 | |
| PSA 4pop 106 | $19$12–$20 | |
| PSA 3pop 41 | $9$9–$9 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 5 slab of this card sells for about $30 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
165% spreadCurrently 165% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
51% cheaper than the US🔥 Trending in the community
#19 on the radarNidoking is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “[US,US] [H] Vintage and Modern Hits ($30+), 90% Hit Binder, 80% Small Hits Binder, Slabs, Sealed Singles [W] PP Priority” · 8↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Nidorino.
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage and Nidoking does 10 damage to itself.
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).
“Uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break its prey's bones.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Nidoking cards
There are 9 different Nidoking printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Base Set 2 #11 (Rare Holo).
More from Base Set 2
Frequently asked questions
How much is Nidoking (Base Set 2 #11) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Nidoking from Base Set 2 is worth approximately $19.16 ungraded (near-mint), and around $411 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Nidoking?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Nidoking from Base Set 2 is worth around $411 — roughly 21× the raw ungraded value of $19.16.
Should I grade my Nidoking?
A PSA 10 sells for about $411 versus $19.16 raw — roughly a 21× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.
Is Nidoking rare?
Nidoking is a Rare Holo card from Base Set 2 (card #11), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $19.16 ungraded.
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