Nidoran 1999-2000 #55 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Nidoran & chase cards
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Nidoran is one of those small, friendly faces from the 1999-2000 Base Set that a lot of collectors grew up opening, and even though it never had the flashy holo treatment, it still carries real nostalgia for anyone chasing that original 151-era lineup. If you are digging into Nidoran value right now, the short answer is that it sits at a modest but honest price point for a common Base Set card, and the story gets more interesting once you look at what a clean, graded copy can bring.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.72, up 9% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.42 in March 2026.
Recent pulls of Nidoran
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$71GradedchallengerLastpack · 37m ago
$19GradedtrainerLastpack · 1h ago
$19GradedtrainerLastpack · 7h ago$19GradedtrainerLastpack · 7h ago$19GradedrookieLastpack · 7h ago
$19GradedtrainerLastpack · 10h ago$19GradedtrainerLastpack · 12h ago$19GradedtrainerLastpack · 21h ago
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Nidoran price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 127 graded, only 29 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $115 | 29 | - / 29 |
| PSA 9 | $46 | 54 | - / 54 |
| PSA 8 | $24 | 32 | - / 32 |
| PSA 7 | - | 9 | - / 9 |
| PSA 6 | - | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.72 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Base Set
- Card number
- 55 of 102
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 40
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Horn Hazard30Grass
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The collector's take on Nidoran
Is Nidoran worth grading?
So is Nidoran worth grading? It depends on what you already have sitting in your binder. A raw, ungraded copy books around $3, and a Grade 9 jumps to $45, with a PSA 10 climbing to $64, which works out to about 23.9x the raw price. That is a real multiplier, but hitting true gem mint on a card this old is not guaranteed, Base Set cards from this era often show print lines, whitening, or centering issues that keep them out of that top grade. Add in grading fees and turnaround time, and it only really makes sense to send this one in if you are confident the corners, surface, and centering are genuinely sharp in hand.
How rare is Nidoran?
We do not have official population numbers to lean on here, but Nidoran comes from the same wide 1999-2000 print run that flooded the market at the height of Pokemon's first wave, so raw copies are not hard to find at all. What is scarcer is a copy that survives in true gem mint condition, since so many of these cards were handled, traded, and stuffed into pockets by kids who had no idea they would still be talked about decades later. That gap between plentiful raw supply and a much smaller pool of clean high grades is exactly why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw number.
Where can you pull Nidoran?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, since we track real pulls across live pack sites rather than relying on price guide estimates. Nidoran has been recorded coming out of packs 2 times so far, showing up on lastpack, and specifically inside packs on explorer and challenger. The biggest recorded pull for this card hit $49, which is a nice reminder that even a common Base Set piece can land a solid number depending on grade and condition. Just remember that pulling packs is a gamble in general, most rips do not cover their cost, so treat any hit like this as a fun bonus rather than something to count on.
Questions people ask
How much is Nidoran worth?+
A raw, ungraded Nidoran from 1999-2000 Base Set is valued around $3. Once graded, that number moves up quickly, with a Grade 9 sitting at $45 and a PSA 10 reaching $64. So the worth really depends on whether you are holding a raw copy or a graded one.
Is Nidoran worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 sells for about 23.9x the raw price. But grading only pays off if the card is already in strong shape, since gem mint copies from this era are genuinely tough to pull off, and grading fees eat into any profit on lower grades.
How much is a PSA 10 Nidoran worth?+
A PSA 10 Nidoran currently sits at $64, which is a solid jump from the raw value of $3. That gap is a good illustration of why condition and grading matter so much for older Base Set cards like this one.
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