Chinchou 71/236 · Cosmic Eclipse

Cosmic Eclipse is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 1, 2019. The printed size is 236. This checklist is longer, at 272 cards. Chinchou is 71/236, in position 71 of 272 on this checklist. Before it is 70 Jolteon, and after it is 72 Lanturn. The listed rarity is Common.

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

Sekio illustrated this card. The same name is on 72 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 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 Sekio illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Chinchou list a different HP.

The attack Scout lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Your opponent reveals their hand. Razor Fin is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its two antennae glow softly to lure in prey, making it a useful Pokémon for night fishing."

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