AttackPositive Ion
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage.
Chinchou 49/108 · Power Keepers
Power Keepers is a set in the EX series. It was released on 2 February 2007. The printed size is 108, and the checklist is the same length. Chinchou is 49/108, in position 49 of 108 on this checklist. Before it is 48 Charmander, and after it is 50 Duskull. The listed rarity is Common.
Chinchou is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Chinchou (#170), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Lanturn, Lanturn (#171) under evolves to.
Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 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). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Chinchou list a different HP.
The attack Positive Ion lists 10+ damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage. Negative Ion is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done by attacks from the Defending Pokémon is reduced by 10 (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1.
I keep a set binder for Power Keepers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Power Keepers set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Chinchou can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 49/108
- Series
- EX
- Released
- 2 February 2007
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- Type
- Lightning
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex
- Chinchou (#170)
- Evolves to
- Lanturn
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackNegative Ion
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done by attacks from the Defending Pokémon is reduced by 10 (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
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Questions about this card
Which set is Chinchou from?
Power Keepers, in the EX series. It was released on 2 February 2007. The printed size is 108.
What is the collector number?
49/108. It is entry 49 of 108 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Mitsuhiro Arita. The catalog lists 721 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Chinchou #170, generation 2 (Johto).
Which attacks are printed?
Positive Ion (10+) and Negative Ion (10).