Nidoking, Legendary Collection 31/110, rare

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Nidoking

Legendary Collection 31/110 • rare

Set: Legendary Collection
Number: 31/110
Rarity: Rare
Released: 2002
Energy type: grass energy
Market price: $14.29
Artist: Ken Sugimori

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Market

What it's worth

$14.29market price via TCGplayer · Sep 20, 2026$12.45 – $14.31 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

The Legendary Collection Nidoking is prized for its distinct "reverse foil" pattern, a hallmark of this 2002 set that featured reprints from the earliest Pokémon expansions. As a grass-type rare from this series, it serves as a nostalgic bridge to the hobby's formative years, capturing the iconic artwork of the original Base Set within a unique, commemorative frame.

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Card face

What it does

90 HPStage 2

Cost: grass energy colorless energy colorless energyThrash30+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage and Nidoking does 10 damage to itself.

Cost: grass energy grass energy grass energyToxic20

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. It now takes 20 Poison damage instead of 10 after each player's turn (even if it was already Poisoned).

Weaknesspsychic energy×2Retreatcolorless energy colorless energy colorless energy

Uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break its prey's bones.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal
UnlimitedLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Legendary Collection, released in May 2002 by Wizards of the Coast, served as a retrospective set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Designed to bring together popular cards from the first three expansions—Base Set, Jungle, and Fossil—this set was created to revitalize interest in the original 151 Pokémon before the transition to the e-Reader card format.

The Nidoking card, numbered 31/110, features the original Ken Sugimori illustration from the Base Set but is distinguished by the unique 'reverse holographic' foil pattern exclusive to this expansion. While the card retains the Grass-type classification seen in its earlier iterations, the Legendary Collection print remains a significant entry for collectors due to its distinct, textured holographic finish and its role in honoring the early history of the game's design.

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Other printings

Others named Nidoking

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