Pokémon · XY
Chikorita
Generations · #RC1 · Common · 2016
Listings
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Market reference
$13.54
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- RC1 / 117
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Bayleef
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Sanosuke Sakuma
- Pokédex #
- 152
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Switching
- 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Chikorita 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 (Vine Whip) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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.
- Seen in 2% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Chikorita
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 2% of decks
- 2.01 copies on average · 1177 decks
- Match win rate
- 48.9%
- +1.7 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Sanosuke Sakuma
This card was illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma.
Building around Chikorita?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Running around, climbing trees, playing hide-and-seek! Another wonderful day begins!"
CRun Around
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
GCVine Whip — 20
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Chikorita or Generations.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Chikorita was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Chikorita has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Chikorita — Mega Evolution
Played in 329 recent decks
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $9.33 | $14.49 | $99.99 | $13.54 | $11.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.50 |
| 7-day average | €4.60 |
| 30-day average | €3.84 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €4.25 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.25 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.01 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Chikorita is real?
Chikorita 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 Chikorita worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Chikorita is $13.54; 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 Chikorita from?
Chikorita is from the Pokémon set "Generations" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Chikorita?
Chikorita is a Common card in the Generations set.
Other Chikorita printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
