Chinchou (Evolving Skies 52)

Chinchou   チョンチー Chonchie

Illus. sowsow

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Chinchou Type Lightning HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Evolving Skies Rarity English card no. 052/203 Japanese expansion Peerless Fighters Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 020/070 Japanese Deck Start Deck 100 Japanese card no. 131/414 Expansion McDonald's Collection 2022 English card no. 8/15 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Chinchou.

Chinchou (Japanese: チョンチー Chonchie) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Evolving Skies expansion.

Card text

Electro Ball エレキボール 10

Pokédex data

Chinchou - Angler Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
170	1'8" (0.5 m)	26.5 lbs. (12.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights.
暗い 海底では いつも 点滅している 触手の 灯り だけが 通信手段。

Release information

This card was included in the Evolving Skies expansion, first released in the Japanese Peerless Fighters subset. It was reprinted in the Japanese Start Deck 100. It was reprinted again in the McDonald's Collection 2022.

Trivia

Origin

Electro Ball is a move in the Pokémon games that Chinchou can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Shield. The Frigid Sea is featured in the illustration, as is the Crown Shrine in the distance.

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