Team Rocket's Nidoking ex #233 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 5 Sept 2026Related Team Rocket's Nidoking ex & chase cards
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Team Rocket's Nidoking ex is one of those cards that stops you mid-scroll, a special illustration rare from Destined Rivals with artwork from Uninori that gives this usually goofy villain team a genuinely striking moment. If you're digging into Team Rocket's Nidoking ex value right now, here's the short version: raw copies are sitting at $99, and that number alone tells you collectors are taking this one seriously. Between the 2025 release, the SIR treatment, and the artwork itself, it's easy to see why this card keeps coming up in people's searches.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $97, down 5% over the past year, with an all-time high of $140 in May 2025.
Recent pulls of Team Rocket's Nidoking ex
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$4.16Ultra RarePokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 0m ago
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$4.16Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 39m ago
$96LegendaryPokemon Master PackTilt Rips · 42m ago
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Team Rocket's Nidoking ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 10,656 graded, only 6,305 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $295 | 6,305 | 5,971 / 334 |
| PSA 9 | $114 | 2,950 | 2,878 / 72 |
| PSA 8 | $98 | 996 | 953 / 43 |
| PSA 7 | $91 | 311 | 307 / 4 |
| PSA 6 | $81 | 67 | 65 / 2 |
| PSA 5 | $65 | 15 | 13 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $55 | 7 | 7 / - |
| PSA 3 | $47 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 2 | $42 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 2 | 2 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $94 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Team Rocket's Nidoking ex
Is Team Rocket's Nidoking ex worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Let's talk it through honestly. A raw copy of Team Rocket's Nidoking ex runs $99, a Grade 9 nudges that up to $115, and a PSA 10 jumps to $300, which works out to about 3.0x the raw price. That's a real gap, and if you happen to pull or own a copy that's flawless under a loupe, sending it in can make sense. But gem mint is called that for a reason: it's hard to hit. Corners, centering, surface, edges all have to line up, and grading isn't free or fast, so you're putting money and time on the table for a result that isn't guaranteed. If your copy has any visible wear, it's probably better loved and played than gambled on a grading fee. If it looks genuinely pristine, that 3.0x jump is worth thinking about.
How rare is Team Rocket's Nidoking ex?
As a special illustration rare, Team Rocket's Nidoking ex already sits in one of the harder-to-pull tiers in Destined Rivals, the kind of card a set is built to make chase-worthy rather than common. We don't have official population figures to point to here, so take this as a general read rather than a hard count, but SIRs like this one are printed to be scarce by design, which is exactly why the price holds up the way it does. When a card is tough to pull in the first place, finding one in true gem mint condition gets even rarer, and that scarcity is a big part of what keeps the PSA 10 value so far above the raw price.
Where can you pull Team Rocket's Nidoking ex?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across live pack sites, not just guesses. We've logged Team Rocket's Nidoking ex being pulled 165 times across tilt-rips, collector-crypt, and courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull coming in at $134. It's shown up in a handful of different pack types too, including the Pokemon Mini Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Expert Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Pokémon Starter Pack. That spread tells you it's not locked to one specific product, but it's worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to breaking even. If you're chasing this specific card, knowing where it's actually been pulled from real, tracked openings is a much better compass than hoping blind.
Questions people ask
How much is Team Rocket's Nidoking ex worth?+
A raw, ungraded Team Rocket's Nidoking ex is valued at $99 right now. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 at $115 and a PSA 10 reaching $300, so condition makes a real difference to the price.
Is Team Rocket's Nidoking ex worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 3.0x what a raw copy goes for, jumping from $99 to $300. Just know that gem mint copies are genuinely hard to land, so grading is worth it mainly if your card already looks flawless.
What set is Team Rocket's Nidoking ex from?+
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex is card #233 from the Destined Rivals set, released in 2025. It's a special illustration rare featuring artwork by Uninori.
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