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Giovanni's Nidoqueen
#20/98 in Challenge from the Darkness, Rare, 100 HP, Grass, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
- Card number
- #20/98
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100 HP
- Type
- Grass
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- June 25, 1999
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Original name
- サカキのニドクイン
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Collector Notes
Giovanni's Nidoqueen
Giovanni's Nidoqueen appears in the Japanese print of Challenge from the Darkness, released on June 25, 1999. Giovanni's Nidoqueen is a rare rarity and 100 HP. The Challenge from the Darkness set contains 98 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.
Collector Insights
Giovanni's Nidoqueen is a Pokémon card featuring a Grass-type Pokémon with 100 HP. It was released in the Challenge from the Darkness set on June 25, 1999, and is illustrated by Ken Sugimori. The card's theme color is a muted earth tone with the hex code #92a058. It includes two attacks: Mega Kick, which costs two Grass and one Colorless energy to deal 40 damage, and Love Lariat, requiring two Grass and two Colorless energy to deal 50 damage plus an additional 50 if the player has at least one Giovanni's Nidoking on their Bench. The Love Lariat attack also involves a coin flip, with heads granting the full damage boost and tails resulting in no damage. The card's rarity is listed as Rare, and it carries the number 20 in its set. Its design and mechanics reflect the strategic depth typical of Pokémon TCG cards from this era.
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