Chinchou 55/111 · Neo Genesis

Neo Genesis is a set in the Neo series. It was released on December 16, 2000. The printed size is 111, and the checklist is the same length. Chinchou is 55/111, in position 55 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 54 Chikorita, and after it is 56 Cyndaquil. The listed rarity is Common.

Chinchou is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 12. In the Pokédex this is Chinchou (#170), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Lanturn, Lanturn (#171) under evolves to.

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Chinchou (#170) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2024. The earliest other card is Chinchou 42/64 in Neo Revelation (2001). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Chinchou list a different HP.

The attack Supersonic lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Flail is another attack lists 10× damage. The cost is Water. Does 10 damage times the number of damage counters on Chinchou. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It shoots positive and negative electricity between the tips of its two antennae and zaps its enemies."

I keep a set binder for Neo Genesis, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Neo Genesis 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.