Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
01Card Stats
Stage 2 ex (evolves from Team Rocket's Nidorino)
HP
330
TypeDarkness
RaritySpecial Illustration Rare
IllustratorUninori
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat●●●
SetDestined Rivals
Released2025
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Special Illustration Rare
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- Illustration Rare full-art variant from this set.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | ~$107 raw (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) |
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Verify against recent solds.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- A Special Illustration Rare (full-art) from Destined Rivals (2025), the Team Rocket-themed set.
- The most valuable modern Nidoking, realizing around $107 raw (PriceCharting, May 2026).
- Full-art SIRs are the headline chase cards of current sets, with strong collector demand.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: Situational
Stage 2 ex Nidoking with 330 HP and a top attack near 240 damage. Ultra-rare Nidoking variants like this occasionally turned up in constructed decks during their era, though seldom as a deck's centerpiece.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Tainted Horn
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. During Pokémon Checkup, put 8 damage counters on that Pokémon instead of 1.
Kingly Impact
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Modern Illustration Rare; PSA 10 population is climbing as collectors submit chase cards.
Modern SIRs grade mainly on centering and surface; PSA 10 supply is still growing.
Other graders: CGC submissions trend up for modern IRs; PSA remains the resale standard.