Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Chi-Yu
Paradox Rift · #29 · Rare · 2023
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Market reference
$0.16
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 29 / 266
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Oswaldo KATO
- Pokédex #
- 1004
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 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 Chi-Yu plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- 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.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 3% of decks
- 1.01 copies on average · 1412 decks
- Match win rate
- 51.5%
- +4.3 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 Oswaldo KATO
This card was illustrated by Oswaldo KATO.
Building around Chi-Yu?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It controls flames burning at over 5,400 degrees Fahrenheit. It casually swims through the sea of lava it creates by melting rock and sand."
RFlare Bringer
Attach up to 2 Basic Fire Energy cards from your discard pile to 1 of your Pokémon.
RRMegafire of Envy — 50+
If any of your Pokémon were Knocked Out by damage from an attack during your opponent's last turn, this attack does 90 more damage.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Chi-Yu or Paradox Rift.
SEASAC League Challenge #6 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 2, 2026
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Aug 2, 2026
Turn Zero Rising! #6 (100 Codes)
Aug 2, 2026
Rare Candy Club Showdown #35 (50 CODES)
Aug 3, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
Aug 3, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Aug 3, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Chi-Yu was legal.
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 18/20
today
Cusca 3v3 Pro Series #17 ⚡
today
Vault Of Games #3 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY
today
Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #7 (50 Codes)
today
Redacted Chaos #9 (100 Codes)
today
The Stache Series 0: Trial Run
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
7
ran Chi-Yu
Tournaments scanned
296
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 5th
Top decks running Chi-Yu
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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.03 | $0.20 | $20.00 | $0.16 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.26 | $19.80 | $0.23 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.06 |
| 7-day average | €0.06 |
| 30-day average | €0.09 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.27 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.19 |
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 $0.16; 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 "Paradox Rift" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Chi-Yu?
Chi-Yu is a Rare card in the Paradox Rift set.
Other Chi-Yu printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
