Nidoking Holo #45 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 26 Jul 2026Related Nidoking & chase cards
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Nidoking Holo #45 comes from the 2016 Evolutions set, a card that a lot of collectors have a soft spot for since it brought back that classic Ken Sugimori artwork style from the original Base Set era. It's listed as a Rare, and while it's not the flashiest card in the set, its Nidoking value has stayed on the radar of collectors who like their binders filled with recognizable, well-drawn classics. Right now a raw copy runs about $5, which makes it an easy card to pick up for the nostalgia alone, even before you start thinking about grading.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.99, up 10% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.59 in December 2022.
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Nidoking price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 5,147 graded, only 88 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $4.6k | 88 | 32 / 56 |
| PSA 9 | $30 | 2,719 | 2,380 / 339 |
| PSA 8 | $19 | 1,880 | 1,410 / 470 |
| PSA 7 | $16 | 306 | 234 / 72 |
| PSA 6 | $15 | 109 | 94 / 15 |
| PSA 5 | $10 | 34 | 29 / 5 |
| PSA 4 | $9.00 | 7 | 7 / - |
| PSA 3 | $8.00 | 4 | 4 / - |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.99 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Evolutions
- Card number
- 45 of 113
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Psychic
- HP
- 150
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2016
Attacks
- Rumble40Psychic · Colorless
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
- Tail Swing100Psychic · Psychic · Colorless
This attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Basic Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
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The collector's take on Nidoking
Is Nidoking worth grading?
Here's where it gets interesting. A raw Nidoking sits at $5, a Grade 9 climbs to $26, but a PSA 10 jumps all the way up to $661, which works out to roughly 132.2 times the raw price. That's a huge gap for one card, and it tells you two things: gem mint copies are genuinely tough to land, and the market rewards patience and a sharp eye. Before you send one off, remember grading isn't free and it isn't instant, so weigh the cost against the realistic odds your copy actually grades a 10 rather than slipping to a 9. If the corners are clean and the surface is sharp under good light, it might be worth the shot. If there's any doubt, it may be smarter to just enjoy the card raw.
How rare is Nidoking?
We don't have official population figures to lean on here, but the pricing gap between a raw copy, a Grade 9, and a PSA 10 tells its own story. When a card jumps over a hundred times in value at the top grade, that's the market saying gem mint copies are rare in hand, even if the overall print run for a Rare in a set like Evolutions was never especially small. That scarcity at the top end is really what drives the Nidoking price once you're talking graded copies rather than raw ones.
Where can you pull Nidoking?
This is where PackSpy actually has something no price guide can offer: real pull data. We've tracked Nidoking Holo #45 turning up 137 times across pack sites and marketplaces like courtyard, collector-crypt, and various pack breaks, with one lucky pull recorded at $2,267. It's shown up in a mix of products, from the Pokémon Starter Pack and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack to XY Evolutions itself, plus the Wildcard Basic Pack and Pokémon Pro Pack. That said, opening packs chasing a specific card is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering what you spent, so if you want this exact card for your collection, buying it directly is usually the safer, calmer route.
Questions people ask
How much is Nidoking worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Nidoking Holo #45 is worth around $5. Once you start grading, a Grade 9 sits at $26, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy jumps to $661, so how much is Nidoking worth really depends on the condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Nidoking worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 132.2 times the raw price. But gem mint 10s are hard to land, and grading costs money and time, so it's really only worth it if your copy looks flawless under close inspection.
What set is Nidoking from?+
Nidoking Holo #45 is from the Evolutions set, released in 2016. It's a Rare card illustrated by Ken Sugimori, part of the set that brought a lot of classic Kanto-era artwork back into modern packs.
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