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Team Rocket's Nidorina card from the Destined Rivals set
Illustration by Taiga Kasai. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Stage 1 Pokémon

Team Rocket's Nidorina

A fast evolution tool that lets you skip stages.

Darkness90 HPStage 1Intermediate to play

What this card does

It can evolve two of your Darkness Pokemon in one turn.

It searches your deck for the next stage and puts them into play.

It has a basic Scratch attack for 50 damage.

Signature attack

Scratch

No game text. (50 damage)

The Dark Awakening ability lets you bypass normal evolution rules. You pick two of your existing Darkness Pokemon and instantly evolve them if you have the cards in your deck.

Attacks

D
Dark Awakening

Choose up to 2 of your {D} Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, search your deck for a card that evolves from that Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck.

DD
Scratch50

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks that rely on Darkness type Pokemon. It helps build a strong board quickly by skipping intermediate stages.

Strengths
  • Fast evolution
  • Deck search
  • Cost effective
Watch out for
  • Requires specific cards in deck
  • Shuffles deck after use
  • Fighting weakness
Pro tip

Use it to evolve Pokemon that are already in play rather than waiting for them to evolve naturally.

From the Pokédex

Nidorina is known for its aggressive nature and emits poisonous spikes from its body.

Note for the parent

Check if your child has the evolved forms of their current Pokemon in their deck before playing this card.

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