Team Rocket's Nidoking ex Destined Rivals Pokemon card

Team Rocket's Nidoking ex #216/182Destined Rivals · Ultra Rare

Market price · Holofoil · Near Mint

$2.61

Other conditions: Lightly Played $3.41 · Damaged $3.61

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

7d: -5.1%30d: -33.2%

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Price history — Holofoil, Near Mint

TCGplayer market index (completed sales) · 30 daily points · $2.56–$3.93· 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 Team Rocket's Nidoking ex actually sold for (Holofoil, last 30 days)

Condition	Market price	7d	30d	Sold	Sale range
Near Mintshown on page	$2.61	-5.1%	-33.2%	368 copies	$1.15–$8.49
Lightly Played	$3.41	-3.1%	-4.5%	20 copies	$1.75–$5.00
Moderately Played	$3.18	0%	-8.4%	1 copies	$3.40
Heavily Played	$1.45	+46.5%	+46.5%	2 copies	$0.99–$1.91
Damaged	$3.61	+11.4%	+11.4%	none	—

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: Darkness
HP: 330
Class: Pokémon · Stage 2 · ex
Rarity: Ultra Rare
Card number: 216/182
Artist: 5ban Graphics
Weakness: Fighting ×2
Retreat cost: 3 Colorless
Evolves from: Team Rocket's Nidorino

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

Attacks & rules

Tainted Horn

Darkness Darkness Colorless 100

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. During Pokémon Checkup, put 8 damage counters on that Pokémon instead of 1.

Kingly Impact

Darkness Darkness Darkness Colorless 240

Frequently asked questions

Should I grade my Team Rocket's Nidoking ex holo?

It is one of the harder cards to pull from the set. Its printed text says "Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. During Pokémon Checkup, put 8 damage counters on that Pokémon instead…". With Darkness + Darkness + Colorless paid, Tainted Horn puts 100 damage on the table. Its retreat cost is 3. It takes extra damage from Fighting ×2. Team Rocket's Nidorino evolves into it. Team Rocket's Nidoking is a Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon that lists 330 HP on the card. In Destined Rivals this copy is numbered 216 of 182 and marked Ultra Rare with art by 5ban Graphics. A worn copy trades well under a clean one here.

What is a played Team Rocket's Nidoking ex worth versus a clean one?

Foil shows wear earlier than a plain card, so condition carries most of the price here. It takes extra damage from Fighting ×2. Team Rocket's Nidorino evolves into it. Its printed text says "Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. During Pokémon Checkup, put 8 damage counters on that Pokémon instead…". With Darkness + Darkness + Colorless paid, Tainted Horn puts 100 damage on the table. Its retreat cost is 3. In Destined Rivals this copy is numbered 216 of 182 and marked Ultra Rare with art by 5ban Graphics. Team Rocket's Nidoking is a Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon that lists 330 HP on the card. One scratch or a whitened edge can drop it a whole grade, so read the condition rows above against your own copy.