Question 1

Is Nidoking worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here's the honest math: a raw Nidoking sits at $20, a Grade 9 jumps to $121, and a true PSA 10 gem mint copy is worth $411, which works out to about 20.5 times what the raw card sells for. That's a real gap, and it's tempting to send every copy you own off to get graded chasing that number. But gem mint is called that for a reason, hitting a 10 means no whitening, no print lines, sharp corners and centering that holds up under a loupe, and plenty of raw copies come back as 8s or 9s instead. Grading costs money and takes time regardless of what comes back, so it only really makes sense if your copy already looks close to perfect before you send it in. If you're on the fence, a Grade 9 at $121 is still a nice return over raw, so don't feel like PSA 10 is the only worthwhile outcome.

Question 2

How rare is Nidoking?

Accepted Answer

Nidoking carries a Rare designation out of Base Set 2, a 2000 release, which puts it a notch above the common cards but nowhere near the ultra-scarce end of the hobby. That rarity tier is really what drives its price, it's uncommon enough to hold steady value but printed widely enough that it's not some mythical grail. What that means practically is that supply isn't the bottleneck for a card like this, condition is. The jump from $20 raw to $411 in gem mint tells you the real scarcity here is in high grade survivors, not the card itself.

Question 3

Where can you pull Nidoking?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's data actually earns its keep, because we don't just guess at prices, we track real pulls across pack sites. Nidoking has been recorded 99 times across courtyard, collector-crypt, packs, and tilt-rips, and one lucky rip cracked $2,669, which shows just how much a single well-graded pull can swing in value. We've also seen it turn up in packs like Pokémon VIP (Spicy), the Pokémon Starter Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Anime Pop Culture Gacha, and the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble no matter which site you use, most rips don't come close to that $2,669 outlier, so treat it as entertainment first and a potential bonus second.

Question 4

How much is Nidoking worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Nidoking is worth $20 right now. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $121 and a PSA 10 reaching $411, so condition makes a real difference to the final number.

Question 5

Is Nidoking worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 20.5 times what a raw copy goes for. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, so it's worth grading mainly if your copy already looks sharp and clean before you send it off.

Question 6

What set is Nidoking from?

Accepted Answer

Nidoking #11 comes from Base Set 2, released in 2000, and it's classified as a Rare card illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's one of the more recognizable pulls from that early era of Pokemon cards.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$411	67	28 / 39
PSA 9	$109	723	544 / 179
PSA 8	$75	1,498	1,026 / 472
PSA 7	$44	959	723 / 236
PSA 6	$28	694	555 / 139
PSA 5	$22	405	332 / 73
PSA 4	$20	149	105 / 44
PSA 3	$17	55	40 / 15
PSA 2	$15	17	16 / 1
PSA 1	$70	26	22 / 4
Raw / Ungraded	$21	-	-

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