Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Chinchou
Paldean Fates · #20 · Common · 2024
Listings
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Market reference
$0.07
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 20 / 245
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Lanturn
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- yuu
- Pokédex #
- 170
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Card Selection
- 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 Chinchou plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card selection. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Chinchou
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by yuu
This card was illustrated by yuu.
Building around Chinchou?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"On the dark ocean floor, its only means of communication is its constantly flashing lights."
CShine On
Look at the top card of your deck. You may put that card on the bottom of your deck.
LCTiny Charge — 20
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $20.00 | $0.07 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $40.00 | $0.15 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/20| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.12 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.08 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.12 |
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 $0.07; 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 "Paldean Fates" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Chinchou?
Chinchou is a Common card in the Paldean Fates set.
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