Rocket's Nidoking
Standard legal
This list finished #29 at Full Bench Fridays PTCGL pitch black $10 pitch (therealscheppy).
Meta share
0.3%
of all decks played
Win rate (small sample)
43.5%
46 matches
Ties
0%
of matches
Events covered
5
in 14 days
Data via LimitlessTCG · updated 2026-07-28
Cost to build
As of Jul 23 for 45 of 51 cardsCheapest to build
$29
cheapest legal printing of every card
Collector
$1,550
nicest copies: alt art, special art, SIR
Same 60 playable cards, priced two ways: bulk copies, or the prettiest legal version of each.
See which printings change (20)
2x Team Rocket's Tarountula
Cheap Destined Rivals · Common $0.20
Collector Ascended Heroes · Common $0.21
2x Team Rocket's Spidops
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Rare $0.25
Collector Destined Rivals · Illustration Rare $5.69
2x Team Rocket's Nidoking ex
Cheap Destined Rivals · Double Rare $0.62
Collector Destined Rivals · Special Illustration Rare $102.12
1x Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Double Rare $1.84
Collector Destined Rivals · Special Illustration Rare $542.71
1x Team Rocket's Mimikyu
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Uncommon $0.21
Collector Ascended Heroes · Illustration Rare $27.55
3x Team Rocket's Giovanni
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Uncommon $0.19
Collector Destined Rivals · Special Illustration Rare $27.55
2x Team Rocket's Proton
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Uncommon $0.20
Collector Destined Rivals · Ultra Rare $4.50
2x Team Rocket's Ariana
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Uncommon $0.24
Collector Destined Rivals · Special Illustration Rare $22.40
2x Lillie's Determination
Cheap Mega Evolution · Uncommon $0.31
Collector Mega Evolution · Special Illustration Rare $63.14
1x Team Rocket's Petrel
Cheap Destined Rivals · Uncommon $0.30
Collector Destined Rivals · Ultra Rare $9.97
4x Team Rocket's Transceiver
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Uncommon $0.19
Collector Ascended Heroes · Ultra Rare $1.38
2x Energy Switch
Cheap Crown Zenith · Uncommon $0.14
Collector Silver Tempest · Rare Secret $8.43
2x Night Stretcher
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Common $0.31
Collector Surging Sparks · Hyper Rare $11.12
1x Rare Candy
Cheap Scarlet & Violet · Common $0.16
Collector Scarlet & Violet · Hyper Rare $5.30
1x Poké Pad
Cheap Perfect Order · Uncommon $0.39
Collector Perfect Order · Ultra Rare $12.34
1x Ultra Ball
Cheap Scarlet & Violet · Uncommon $0.18
Collector Brilliant Stars · Rare Secret $17.04
1x Air Balloon
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Uncommon $0.19
Collector Mega Evolution · Ultra Rare $2.17
6x Basic Darkness Energy
Cheap XY · Common $0.87
Collector Shrouded Fable · Hyper Rare $62.22
4x Team Rocket's Energy
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Uncommon $0.21
Collector Destined Rivals · Uncommon $0.28
2x Basic Grass Energy
Cheap Evolutions · Common $0.16
Collector Paldea Evolved · Hyper Rare $10.82
The fine print
Live listings cover 7 of 32 priced lines: $10 in cards plus $1.49 to $8.94 shipping. Combine sellers within each marketplace to pay the low end.
Buy prices were checked within the last 13 days.
Playsets (2x to 4x) are priced per copy from the cheapest listing. Stock at that exact price is not guaranteed.
The TCGplayer cart matches by name and set, so exact printings can differ from the list shown.
Does it set up?
4.7%
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex (Stage 2) in play by turn 3
Mulligan
30.6%
no Basic in hand
Dead start
47.3%
by turn 2
Prized out
11.8%
key cards stuck in prizes
Set up
5.7%
by turn 4
From 10,000 opening hands dealt with this exact list. 19 cards not modeled yet, so the real deck only runs better than this.
Lyrax reads it
uphill battle (early data)Tournament results
39
20-26 recorded; the win rate's statistical floor is 30.2% (small sample, score pulled toward neutral).
Setup consistency
5
Sets up on curve in 4.7% of simulated openings.
Matchup spread
no data
Not enough head-to-head rounds recorded yet.
Meta presence
2
0.3% of the field plays it.
Lyrax only reads the numbers on this page. Strong results count most, small samples soften the call, and nothing here predicts a win.
The 60 cards
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