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Nidoking 8/112
FireRed & LeafGreen · Rare Holo · illustrated by Hisao Nakamura
What Nidoking 8 is worth
Nidoking 8/112 sells for about $81.32 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 32nd most valuable card in FireRed & LeafGreen, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Rare Holo in this set goes for $60.39, so this card sells at 1.3 times that. Among all 22 Nidoking cards, it ranks 5th by price.
Nidoking price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Normal | $28.78 |
| Holo | $81.32 |
| Reverse Holo | $58.99 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $25.61 €22.92 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $1.01 €0.9 |
Recent Nidoking sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $24.57 |
| Last 7 days | $33.66 |
| Last day | $16.76 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Nidoking card details
| Set | FireRed & LeafGreen (EX, RG) |
| Number | 8/112 |
| Rarity | Rare Holo |
| Card type | Stage 2 Fighting |
| HP | 120 |
| Evolves from | Nidorino |
| Abilities | Power Gene (Poke-BODY) |
| Attacks | Earth Poison Fighting, Colorless · 40 damage Bound Crush Fighting, Fighting, Colorless, Colorless |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat cost | 3 |
| Illustrator | Hisao Nakamura |
| Released | September 1, 2004 |
| Printings | Holo, Energy Reverse |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 8/112 next to the set code RG, and the rarity is Rare Holo. The illustrator credit reads Hisao Nakamura. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Nidoking cards
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Legendary Collection 31
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Dragon Frontiers 6
Aquapolis 24
Base Set 2 11
All 22 Nidoking cards with prices →
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- Venusaur ex 112: $480
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- Cubone 60: $290
- Squirtle 83: $274
- Zapdos ex 116: $270
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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.