Pokémon · E-Card
Chinchou
Aquapolis · #70 · Common · 2003
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Market reference
$12.64
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 70 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Lanturn
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 170
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Chinchou plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Headbutt) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Chinchou
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Chinchou?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CFloat
Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Chinchou.
CCHeadbutt — 20
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $12.00 | $14.61 | $233.00 | $12.64 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $69.99 | $189.80 | $375.50 | $29.59 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.47 |
| 7-day average | €1.81 |
| 30-day average | €1.84 |
| Low | €0.30 |
| Trend price | €1.63 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.48 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €6.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.06 |
| reverseHoloSell | €8.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.70 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €10.46 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Chinchou is real?
Chinchou is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Chinchou worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Chinchou is $12.64; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Chinchou from?
Chinchou is from the Pokémon set "Aquapolis" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Chinchou?
Chinchou is a Common card in the Aquapolis set.
Other Chinchou printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
