Chinchou 73/214 · Lost Thunder

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

Chinchou sits at 73/214 in Lost Thunder, position 73 of 240. Before it is 72 Electivire, and after it is 74 Lanturn. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 2, 2018. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 240 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Thunder Wave lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Lightning Ball is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It lives in the depths beyond the reach of sunlight. It flashes lights on its antennae to communicate with others of its kind."

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 Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Chinchou list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Akira Komayama. I count 239 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Lost Thunder set binder is where a full Lost Thunder 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.