Giovanni's Nidoking Gym Challenge Pokemon card

Giovanni's Nidoking #7/132Gym Challenge · Rare Holo

Market price · Unlimited Holofoil · Near Mint

$78.27

Other conditions: Lightly Played $60.78 · Damaged $20.89

Market price updated Fri Oct 23 2026 — TCGplayer's index built from completed sales, not a seller's asking price.

7d: -0.9%30d: +1.9%

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Price history — Unlimited Holofoil, Near Mint

TCGplayer market index (completed sales) · 30 daily points · $76.84–$79.48· refreshed daily · hover the line for each day's price

One point per day from TCGplayer’s market index for completed sales. On a thinly traded card the index only moves on days something actually sold, so short flat stretches are normal.

What Giovanni's Nidoking actually sold for (Unlimited Holofoil, last 30 days)

Condition	Market price	7d	30d	Sold	Sale range
Near Mintshown on page	$78.27	-0.9%	+1.9%	3 copies	$77.54–$78.99
Lightly Played	$60.78	-0.2%	+0.2%	10 copies	$59.99–$65.99
Moderately Played	$47.76	0%	0%	4 copies	$45.00–$51.67
Heavily Played	$31.48	-0.3%	+1.1%	12 copies	$27.87–$33.99
Damaged	$20.89	0%	+5.5%	7 copies	$19.66–$31.99

Market price is TCGplayer's index for completed sales in that condition; the sale range is the lowest and highest individual sale recorded in the same 30-day window. Ungraded copies sold as a lot are not counted. Data as of 2026-10-23.

Card details

Type: Grass
HP: 120
Class: Pokémon · Stage 2
Rarity: Rare Holo
Card number: 7/132
Artist: Ken Sugimori
Weakness: Psychic ×2
Retreat cost: 3 Colorless
Evolves from: Giovanni's Nidorino

Card data from the community PokéAPI catalog (pokemontcg.io).

Attacks & rules

Intimidate

Grass

If the Defending Pokémon's maximum HP is 50 or less, it can't attack Giovanni's Nidoking during your opponent's next turn. (Benching or evolving either Pokémon ends this effect.)

Tumbling Attack

Grass Grass Grass Colorless 40+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 30 more damage; if tails, this attack does 40 damage.

Frequently asked questions

Should I grade my Giovanni's Nidoking holo?

Among the scarcer prints in the set. In Gym Challenge this copy is numbered 7 of 132 and marked Rare Holo with art by Ken Sugimori. Giovanni's Nidoking is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon that lists 120 HP on the card. The card text reads: "If the Defending Pokémon's maximum HP is 50 or less, it can't attack Giovanni's Nidoking during your opponent's next…". One scratch or a whitened edge can drop it a whole grade, so read the condition rows above against your own copy.

What is a played Giovanni's Nidoking worth versus a clean one?

It is one of the harder cards to pull from the set. Giovanni's Nidoking is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon that lists 120 HP on the card. In Gym Challenge this copy is numbered 7 of 132 and marked Rare Holo with art by Ken Sugimori. It is weak to Psychic ×2. Check the edges and corners under a light before you pick a tier.