Pokémon · XY
Chespin
XY Black Star Promos · #XY01 · Promo · 2013
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Market reference
$4.46
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY01 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Quilladin
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 650
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
Strategy & play
How Chespin 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 (Seed Bomb) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Chespin
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.56 copies on average · 32 decks
- Match win rate
- 32.2%
- -14.9 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.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Chespin?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The quills on its head are usually soft. When it flexes them, the points become so hard and sharp that they can pierce rock."
GVine Whip — 10
GCSeed Bomb — 20
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Chespin was legal.
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 2026/07/21| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.13 | $5.68 | $4,321.00 | $4.46 | $5.13 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €13.68 |
| 7-day average | €9.71 |
| 30-day average | €10.63 |
| Low | €7.00 |
| Trend price | €9.92 |
| Low (excellent+) | €12.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.68 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.30 |
| averageSellPrice | €9.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.44 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.33 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Chespin is real?
Chespin 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 Chespin worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Chespin is $4.46; 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 Chespin from?
Chespin is from the Pokémon set "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Chespin?
Chespin is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.
Other Chespin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
