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Chinchou
#43/90 in Wind from the Sea, Common, 50 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Hisao Nakamura.
- Card number
- #43/90
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50 HP
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- May 24, 2002
- Illustrator
- Hisao Nakamura
- Original name
- チョンチー
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Collector Notes
Chinchou
Chinchou appears in the Japanese print of Wind from the Sea, released on May 24, 2002. Chinchou is a common rarity and 50 HP. The Wind from the Sea set contains 90 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Hisao Nakamura.
Collector Insights
Chinchou is a Pokémon with 50 HP, featuring two distinct attacks. Its first move, Jolt, requires one Colorless Energy and involves flipping a coin to potentially Paralyze the defending Pokémon. The second attack, Confuse Ray, demands one Lightning and one Colorless Energy, dealing 10 damage while flipping a coin to possibly Confuse the opponent’s Pokémon. The card is part of the Wind from the Sea set, released on May 24, 2002, and is classified as a Common rarity. Artist Hisao Nakamura designed the card, which belongs to the Pokémon supertype. The card’s mechanics focus on status effects, leveraging energy costs to influence battle outcomes. Its strategic role revolves around disrupting opponents through conditional penalties. The design emphasizes simplicity in execution while offering tactical flexibility in gameplay.
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