Chimchar

Chimchar

Chimchar appears in the English print of POP Series 8, released on September 1, 2008. Chimchar is a common rarity and 50 HP. The POP Series 8 set contains 17 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Kagemaru Himeno.

Collector Insights

Chimchar is a Fire-type Pokémon with 50 HP, featuring a retreat cost of one Colorless Energy. It includes two attacks: Scratch, which deals 10 damage without requiring energy, and Ember, a more powerful move that costs Fire and Colorless Energy to deal 30 damage and includes a secondary effect of discarding a Fire Energy if a coin flip results in tails. The card’s flavor text describes its ability to scale cliffs and extinguish its fire while sleeping. It has no resistances and is weak to Water-type attacks, which deal an additional 10 damage. The card was released in the POP Series 8 set in September 2008 and is classified as a Common rarity. Designed by artist Kagemaru Himeno, it belongs to the Pokémon TCG’s POP series. The card’s simplicity in design and straightforward mechanics reflect its role as a basic Fire-type starter.

It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps.

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