Nidorino holds a quiet place in Pokémon history — it's the creature squaring off against Gengar in the anime's original opening battle — but on the card market it behaves like any mid-evolution: a handful of vintage scarcities up top, bulk underneath. The cracked-ice Legendary Collection reverse and the short-printed Aquapolis are where its value lives.
A familiar shape for a middle-stage common — one strong reverse-holo, an e-Card scarcity, the original Base Set print, then a steep slide into bulk. Priciest first:
Legendary Collection (2002) introduced the full-card 'cracked ice' reverse-holo, and that reverse is the version collectors want. At $81 for a mid-stage common, it shows just how much the foil treatment and the set's age can add to an everyday card.
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Aquapolis (2003) was the middle set of the e-Card trilogy — short-printed and tough to find in clean condition. That set-wide scarcity lifts even a plain Nidorino into the $40 range, a sleeper most collectors walk past.
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The 1999 Base Set print — the uncommon Nidorino from the set that started it all, and the one tied to that famous Gengar-versus-Nidorino opening shot. First-generation nostalgia keeps clean copies in demand.
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From Gym Challenge (2000), this Nidorino belongs to Giovanni, the Team Rocket boss and Viridian gym leader. The gym-leader gimmick gives it nostalgic appeal above the bulk prints below.
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From Base Set 2 (2000), the Base-and-Jungle reprint compilation. Sub-$2, with only a faint early-WotC charm to recommend it over the modern commons.
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Tied to the 2004 FireRed & LeafGreen remakes, a clean Kanto-throwback common with no premium beyond completeness.
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From EX Dragon Frontiers (2006), part of the δ Delta Species line that re-typed familiar Pokémon. A curiosity for δ collectors at a near-bulk price.
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The Platinum-era Rising Rivals (2009) print — pure bulk, a binder filler with no real value.
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A Diamond & Pearl-era print from Secret Wonders (2007). Bulk through and through.
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A Black & White-era print from Plasma Freeze (2013), and the cheapest Nidorino on the list. Completeness only.
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| # | Card | Recent price |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Nidorino — Legendary Collection #56 | ~$81 |
| 02 | Nidorino — Aquapolis #55 | ~$40 |
| 03 | Nidorino — Base Set #37 | ~$23 |
| 04 | Giovanni's Nidorino — Gym Challenge #45 | ~$7.86 |
| 05 | Nidorino — Base Set 2 #54 | ~$1.66 |
| 06 | Nidorino — FireRed & LeafGreen #41 | ~$1.18 |
| 07 | Nidorino δ — Dragon Frontiers #35 | ~$1.14 |
| 08 | Nidorino — Rising Rivals #74 | ~$0.42 |
| 09 | Nidorino — Secret Wonders #57 | ~$0.38 |
| 10 | Nidorino — Plasma Freeze #44 | ~$0.36 |
| 11 | Nidorino — HS—Triumphant #46 | ~$0.32 |
| 12 | Nidorino — Evolutions #44 | ~$0.23 |
| 13 | Nidorino — Steam Siege #44 | ~$0.20 |
| 14 | Nidorino — Team Up #58 | ~$0.20 |
| 15 | Nidorino — 151 #33 | ~$0.15 |
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