Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Chimchar
Majestic Dawn · #57 · Common · 2008
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Market reference
$0.94
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 57 / 100
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Monferno
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 390
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 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 Chimchar 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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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 Chimchar
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Chimchar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CFury Swipes — 10×
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
Cheri Berry: If Chimchar is Paralyzed, remove the Special Condition Paralyzed from Chimchar at the end of each player's turn.
Weakness:W+10
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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.25 | $0.85 | $19.98 | $0.94 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $5.00 | $5.83 | $64.60 | $6.20 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.46 |
| 30-day average | €0.51 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.41 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.35 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.99 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.66 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.52 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Chimchar is real?
Chimchar 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 Chimchar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Chimchar is $0.94; 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 Chimchar from?
Chimchar is from the Pokémon set "Majestic Dawn" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Chimchar?
Chimchar is a Common card in the Majestic Dawn set.
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Other Chimchar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
