Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Chien-Pao
Perfect Order · #54 · Rare · 2026
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 54 / 124
- Release year
- 2026
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- J
- Pokédex #
- 1002
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Switching
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 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 Chien-Pao 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.
- Its main attack (Rising Blade) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 6% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Chien-Pao
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 6% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 3159 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.2%
- +3.1 pts vs the 47.1% 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.
Passimian
in 30% of decks · 952 seen
Raging Bolt ex
in 35% of decks · 1105 seen
Enamorus
in 0% of decks · 15 seen
Koraidon ex
in 10% of decks · 313 seen
Glass Trumpet
in 42% of decks · 1329 seen
Iron Crown ex
in 2% of decks · 56 seen
Iron Leaves ex
in 24% of decks · 768 seen
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex
in 59% of decks · 1856 seen
Building around Chien-Pao?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
DStrafe — 20
You may switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
DDCRising Blade — 80+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon ex, this attack does 80 more damage.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Chien-Pao was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Chien-Pao has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Chien-Pao — Surging Sparks
Played in 1,029 recent decks
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Chien-Pao is real?
Chien-Pao 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 Chien-Pao worth?
As of the latest data, 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 Chien-Pao from?
Chien-Pao is from the Pokémon set "Perfect Order" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2026.
What rarity is Chien-Pao?
Chien-Pao is a Rare card in the Perfect Order set.
Other Chien-Pao printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
