Nidoran ♂ #72 from Rising Rivals - Common - Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
Psychic

Nidoran ♂

#72/120 in Rising Rivals, Common, 50 HP, Psychic, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

Card number
#72/120
Rarity
Common
HP
50 HP
Type
Psychic
Language
English
Release date
May 16, 2009
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
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Collector Notes

Nidoran ♂

Nidoran ♂ appears in the English print of Rising Rivals, released on May 16, 2009. Nidoran ♂ is a common rarity and 50 HP. The Rising Rivals set contains 120 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.

Collector Insights

Nidoran ♂ is a Psychic-type Pokémon with 50 HP. It has a retreat cost of one Colorless energy and no resistances. The card’s weaknesses include Psychic-type attacks, which deal 10 more damage. It features two attacks: Leer, which costs one Colorless energy and forces the Defending Pokémon to skip an attack if a coin flip results in heads, and Horn Hazard, a Psychic/Colorless energy attack that deals 40 damage but has a 50% chance to fail. The flavor text describes the Pokémon as scanning its environment with raised ears and using its toxic horn for defense. This card is part of the Platinum series, released in the Rising Rivals set on May 16, 2009. It carries a Common rarity and is illustrated by artist Ken Sugimori.

It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.

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