Chinchou 57/101 · Hidden Legends

Chinchou is Pokédex #170, generation 2 (Johto). Chinchou is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Lanturn, Lanturn (#171) under evolves to.

Chinchou sits at 57/101 in Hidden Legends, position 57 of 102. Before it is 56 Chinchou, and after it is 58 Clamperl. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on June 1, 2004. The printed size is 101. This checklist is longer, at 102 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Random Spark lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Lightning Ball is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

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). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Nakaoka illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Chinchou list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Nakaoka. I count 46 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Hidden Legends set binder is where a full Hidden Legends set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Chinchou can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.