Team Aqua's Chinchou 49/95 · Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Chinchou is Pokédex #170, generation 2 (Johto). Team Aqua's Chinchou is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Lanturn, Lanturn (#171) under evolves to.

Team Aqua's Chinchou sits at 49/95 in Team Magma vs Team Aqua, position 49 of 97. Before it is 48 Team Aqua's Carvanha, and after it is 50 Team Aqua's Corphish. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on 1 March 2004. The printed size is 95. This checklist is longer, at 97 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Confuse Ray lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Wave Splash is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -30. Retreat cost is 1.

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 is named Chinchou, while this one is Team Aqua's Chinchou. Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kazuo Yazawa illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Chinchou list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kazuo Yazawa. I count 9 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Team Magma vs Team Aqua set binder is where a full Team Magma vs Team Aqua 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon and Team Aqua and Team Magma. I still need this card.