Chinchou 87/146 · Legends Awakened

Legends Awakened is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2008. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. Chinchou is 87/146, in position 87 of 146 on this checklist. Before it is 86 Buneary, and after it is 88 Chinchou. The listed rarity is Common.

Chinchou is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 15. In the Pokédex this is Chinchou (#170), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Lanturn, Lanturn (#171) under evolves to.

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.

Chinchou (#170) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2024. The earliest other card is Chinchou 55/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Chinchou list a different HP.

The attack Supersonic lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Wave Splash is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Weakness is Grass +10. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It discharges positive and negative electricity from its antenna tips to shock its foes."

I keep a set binder for Legends Awakened, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Legends Awakened set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Chinchou can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.