Nidorino · Legendary Collection, what to know.
About the Nidorino card
Nidorino is card 56 of 110 in Legendary Collection, released in May 2002, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Grass-type with 60 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Nidoran ♂, which places Nidorino deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Arita painted the Base Set Charizard and much of the early holo run, and his work has a painterly weight that set the visual tone of the Wizards era.
The card's flavor text gives Nidorino a line of lore: "An aggressive Pokémon that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom."
About Nidorino in the Pokémon world
The Nidoran♂ middle stage. Larger horn, more aggressive posture. Middle-stage Common with standard demand.
What is Nidorino worth?
Nidorino is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Nidorino before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Nidorino grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Nidorino
Raw copies of Nidorino are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Nidorino is the practical move.
