Pokémon · E-Card
Chinchou
Aquapolis · #71 · Common · 2003
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Market reference
$3.94
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 71 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Lanturn
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hisao Nakamura
- Pokédex #
- 170
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Confuse Ray) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Chinchou
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Hisao Nakamura
This card was illustrated by Hisao Nakamura.
Building around Chinchou?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CJolt
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
LCConfuse Ray — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:F×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 | $3.00 | $8.49 | $89.90 | $3.94 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $25.41 | $95.21 | $165.00 | $30.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.39 |
| 7-day average | €0.64 |
| 30-day average | €0.94 |
| Low | €0.08 |
| Trend price | €0.86 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.43 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.71 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.95 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.96 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.21 |
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 $3.94; 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.
