Pokémon · Neo
Chikorita
Neo Genesis · #53 · Common · 2000
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.89
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 53 / 111
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Bayleef
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 152
- Series
- Neo
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 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.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 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 — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 2% of decks
- 1.95 copies on average · 1181 decks
- Match win rate
- 47.6%
- +0.4 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Chikorita?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A sweet aroma gently wafts from the leaf on its head. It is docile and loves to soak up the sun's rays."
CTackle — 10
GDeflector
During your opponent's next turn, whenever Chikorita takes damage, divide that damage in half (rounded down to the nearest 10). (Any other effects still happen.)
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 328 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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.30 | $1.50 | $19.98 | $1.89 | $3.23 |
| 1st Edition | $2.00 | $4.20 | $96.02 | $6.49 | $37.60 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.90 |
| 7-day average | €1.67 |
| 30-day average | €1.32 |
| Low | €0.04 |
| Trend price | €1.37 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €6.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.32 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.50 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.50 |
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 $1.89; 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 "Neo Genesis" in the Neo series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Chikorita?
Chikorita is a Common card in the Neo Genesis set.
Other Chikorita printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
