#73 Chinchou - Lost Thunder (sm8)
Chinchou is a Lightning-type Pokémon with 60 HP and a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. It features two attacks: Thunder Wave, which costs one Colorless energy and has a 50% chance to paralyze the opponent’s Active Pokémon, and Lightning Ball, a damaging attack requiring one Lightning and one Colorless energy to deal 20 damage. The card resists Metal-type attacks by 20 and is weak to Fighting-type attacks with double damage. Its flavor text describes it as a creature inhabiting deep, sunless waters, using bioluminescent antennae to signal others of its kind. Chinchou appears in the Sun & Moon series, specifically the Lost Thunder set, released on November 2, 2018. The card is numbered 73 and has a Common rarity. Artist Akira Komayama designed the illustration, aligning with the Pokémon’s aquatic theme and evolutionary lineage.
Type
Pokémon
Rarity
Common
Artist
Akira Komayama
Release Date
11/2/2018

Lost Thunder
Sun & Moon
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