Chinchou #73 from Lost Thunder - Common - Illustrated by Akira Komayama
Lightning

Chinchou

#73/240 in Lost Thunder, Common, 60 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Akira Komayama.

Card number
#73/240
Rarity
Common
HP
60 HP
Type
Lightning
Language
English
Release date
November 2, 2018
Illustrator
Akira Komayama
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Collector Notes

Chinchou

Chinchou appears in the English print of Lost Thunder, released on November 2, 2018. Chinchou is a common rarity and 60 HP. The Lost Thunder set contains 240 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Akira Komayama.

Collector Insights

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.

It lives in the depths beyond the reach of sunlight. It flashes lights on its antennae to communicate with others of its kind.

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