Chimchar 12/17 · POP Series 8
Chimchar is Pokédex #390, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Chimchar is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 8. The card lists Monferno, Monferno (#391) under evolves to.
Chimchar sits at 12/17 in POP Series 8, position 12 of 17. Before it is 11 Roseanne's Research, and after it is 13 Croagunk. The set belongs to the POP series. It was released on September 1, 2008. The printed size is 17, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.
The attack Scratch lists 10 damage. Ember is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy attached to Chimchar. Weakness is Water +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps."
Chimchar (#390) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2024. The earliest other card is Chimchar 76/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Chimchar list a different HP.
The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.
POP Series 8 set binder is where a full POP Series 8 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Chimchar can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 12/17
- Set
- POP Series 8
- Series
- POP
- Released
- September 1, 2008
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- Type
- Fire
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex
- Chimchar (#390)
- Level
- 8
- Evolves to
- Monferno
- Weakness
- Water +10
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackEmber
Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy attached to Chimchar.
Flavor text
It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
What set does Chimchar belong to?
POP Series 8, in the POP series. It was released on September 1, 2008. The printed size is 17.
Which number is printed on this card?
12/17. It is entry 12 of 17 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Kagemaru Himeno. The catalog lists 656 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Chimchar #390, generation 4 (Sinnoh).
Which attacks are printed?
Scratch (10) and Ember (30).