Nidorino

Numbered 37 of 102 in Base Set, released in January 1999, Nidorino is an Uncommon, a Stage 1 Grass-type carrying 60 HP.

It evolves from Nidoran ♂, so Nidorino is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.

Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Arita painted the Base Set Charizard and much of the early holo run, and his work has a painterly weight that set the visual tone of the Wizards era.

Nidorino carries this Pokédex flavor text: "An aggressive Pokémon that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom."

The Nidoran♂ middle stage. Larger horn, more aggressive posture. Middle-stage Common with standard demand.

Based on recent eBay sales, raw copies trade from $5.1 to $29 depending on the print and a PSA 10 runs from $350 to $699. The 1st Edition print is the most valuable, with a PSA 10 near $699. The table on this page breaks the price down by print and grade, updated 2026-05-18.

Base Set produced three print waves that collectors track separately: 1st Edition (the launch print, with an Edition 1 stamp under the artwork), Shadowless (no stamp and no drop shadow on the right of the frame), and Unlimited (the long-running print with the drop shadow restored). On Nidorino, the price gap between these prints can run 10x or more, so confirm the variant before any purchase.

Nidorino grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.

Raw copies of Nidorino are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Nidorino is the practical move.