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Nidoking Steam Siege #45 Pokémon card
Rare

Nidoking Steam Siege #45

Card #45 · Illustrated by Mina Nakai
150 HPPsychicPokémonStage 2
Market value · ungraded
$3.52
12.9% · 30d
1 sale · last 90 days · Fanatics + TCGplayer + Cardmarket
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint
$3.52
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9 different Nidoking printings exist — is this your card? Steam Siege #45

Nidoking is a Rare Pokémon card from Steam Siege (#45), illustrated by Mina Nakai. It's a Stage 2 Psychic-type Pokémon with 150 HP, evolving from Nidorino, weak to Psychic ×2. Its current blended market value is $3.52 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$3.45
LPLightly Played$1.68
MPModerately Played$1.51
HPHeavily Played$0.67
DMGDamaged$0.45
7-day 4.9%
30-day 10.9%
90-day 42.6%
All-time high$3
All-time low$2
Other printingsNormal · $0.69

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$4
Normal$1

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

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$3.42
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 9pop 28$46$19$46
PSA 8pop 8$15$15$15
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · Raw

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Latest
$1.99
Period high
$2.81
Period low
$1.30
Change
11.8%

Recent sold prices

Last sold price
$6
CGC (ungraded lot) · 13 Apr 2026
Typical CGC (ungraded lot)
$6
Sales · last 90 days
1
How often it sells
Rarely sells
0 in last 30 days

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

Only 12% of 51 PSA-graded Nidoking copies are a gem-mint 10 (6 of 51) — the rest grade lower.

PSA51 gradedPSA 10 · 6 · 12% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (6 grades)
106
928
88
75
63
41
CGC46 gradedCGC 10 · 1 · 2% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (4 grades)
101
917
8.56
83
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Nidoking 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$28
Raw $3.52 → graded PSA 9$45.82
after ~$70.45 grading fee → 13.0× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 9$45.82$70.45$2813.0×
PSA 8$15.00$70.14$594.3×

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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Cross-market prices

83% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$2
TCGplayer$4
PriceCharting · dearest$4

Currently 83% cheaper on Cardmarket than PriceCharting. 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 · 30dRising +13%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 83% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

44% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$2

🔥 Trending in the community

#9 on the radar
Mentions this week4

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What people are saying: Got convinced into buying this Nidoking · 4↑

Card text

Evolves from Nidorino.

King's Palace · Ability
Your Nidoqueen's attacks do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
Power Lariat60+
Psychic · Psychic · Colorless
This attack does 30 more damage for each Evolution Pokémon on your Bench.
Weakness Psychic ×2Retreat 4

One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick.

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
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 2
TypePsychic
HP150
Evolves fromNidorino
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat cost4
National Pokédex#34
Card IDxy11-45
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Nidoking cards

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

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Nidoking (Steam Siege #45) worth?

As of 5 July 2026, Nidoking from Steam Siege is worth approximately $3.52 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Nidoking rare?

Nidoking is a Rare card from Steam Siege (card #45), illustrated by Mina Nakai. Its current blended market value is $3.52 ungraded.