Chinchou (Sun & Moon 49)

Chinchou   チョンチー Chonchie

Illus. Ayaka Yoshida

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Chinchou Type Lightning HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion Sun & Moon Rarity English card no. 49/149 Japanese expansion Collection Moon Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 017/060 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Chinchou.

Chinchou (Japanese: チョンチー Chonchie) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Sun & Moon expansion.

Card text

Searching Light サーチライト

Look at 1 of your face-down Prize cards.

Electro Ball エレキボール 30

Pokédex data

Chinchou - Angler Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
170	1'08" (0.5 m)	26.5 lbs. (12.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It lives in the depths beyond the reach of sunlight. It flashes lights on its antennae to communicate with others of its kind.
光の 届かない 海底に 暮らす。 触手を 光らせ 仲間と コミュニケーション。

Release information

This card was included in the Sun & Moon expansion, first released in the Japanese Collection Moon. It was later reprinted in the French McDonald's Collection 2018 as both a Non Holofoil and a Reverse Confetti Holofoil.

Trivia

Origin

Electro Ball is a move in the Pokémon games that Chinchou can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Moon.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.