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Chi-Yu

Pokémon · Mega Evolution

Chi-Yu

Mega Evolution

Mega Evolution · #31 · Uncommon · 2025

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Market reference

$0.09

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Card facts

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Set position
31 / 188
Release year
2025
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
110
Subtype
Basic
Retreat cost
1 energy
Regulation mark
I
Pokédex #
1004
Series
Mega Evolution

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
40 damage
40 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 Chi-Yu 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.
  • Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Seen in 3% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
  • Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Chi-Yu

  • Exploit its Water weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
3% of decks
1.01 copies on average · 1369 decks
Match win rate
51.1%
+3.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 110Type:RFireSubtype: Basic

RScorching Earth — 40

If your opponent has a Stadium in play, discard it. If you do, your opponent can't play any Stadium cards from their hand during their next turn.

Weakness:W×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

77

ran Chi-Yu

Tournaments scanned

291

past 30 days

Competitive note

Seeing competitive play.

8 top-cut decks · best finish 1st

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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.

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Updated 2026/07/09
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.15$19.98$0.09$0.01
Reverse Holofoil$0.01$0.20$19.98$0.16$0.05

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Chi-Yu is real?

Chi-Yu 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 Chi-Yu worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Chi-Yu is $0.09; 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 Chi-Yu from?

Chi-Yu is from the Pokémon set "Mega Evolution" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Chi-Yu?

Chi-Yu is a Uncommon card in the Mega Evolution set.