Team Rocket's Nidoking ex Destined Rivals Pokemon card

Team Rocket's Nidoking ex #233/182Destined Rivals · Special Illustration Rare

Market price · Holofoil · Near Mint

$69.57

Other conditions: Lightly Played $97.80 · Damaged $57.75

Market price updated Sat Oct 24 2026 — TCGplayer's index built from completed sales, not a seller's asking price.

7d: -3.6%30d: -22.1%

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Price history — Holofoil, Near Mint

TCGplayer market index (completed sales) · 30 daily points · $69.57–$89.29· 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	$69.57	-3.6%	-22.1%	87 copies	$59.99–$116.71
Lightly Played	$97.80	-2%	-7.3%	5 copies	$60.00–$79.15
Moderately Played	$85.57	+0.1%	-7.5%	1 copies	$36.75
Heavily Played	$82.99	0%	0%	none	—
Damaged	$57.75	0%	0%	1 copies	$57.75

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 2026-10-24.

Card details

Type: Darkness
HP: 330
Class: Pokémon · Stage 2 · ex
Rarity: Special Illustration Rare
Card number: 233/182
Artist: Uninori
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

Is Team Rocket's Nidoking ex a chase card in Destined Rivals?

Foil shows wear earlier than a plain card, so condition carries most of the price here. Its retreat cost is 3. Its weakness is Fighting ×2. It comes out of Team Rocket's Nidorino. The card text reads: "Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. During Pokémon Checkup, put 8 damage counters on that Pokémon instead…". The card is Team Rocket's Nidoking, a Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon carrying 330 HP. Tainted Horn costs Darkness + Darkness + Colorless for 100 damage. Printed 233 of 182 in Destined Rivals, it carries the Special Illustration Rare marking, drawn by Uninori. One scratch or a whitened edge can drop it a whole grade, so read the condition rows above against your own copy.

How much does condition matter on a Team Rocket's Nidoking ex holo?

The foil surface is where this card earns or loses money. The card text reads: "Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. During Pokémon Checkup, put 8 damage counters on that Pokémon instead…". Tainted Horn costs Darkness + Darkness + Colorless for 100 damage. It comes out of Team Rocket's Nidorino. Its retreat cost is 3. Its weakness is Fighting ×2. The card is Team Rocket's Nidoking, a Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon carrying 330 HP. Printed 233 of 182 in Destined Rivals, it carries the Special Illustration Rare marking, drawn by Uninori. Check the edges and corners under a light before you pick a tier.