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Chansey

Base Set / #3/102

Chansey

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Base Set
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Source reference
base1-3

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Chansey places others at the centre of the encounters described by the Pokédex. When it sees an injured Pokémon, it shares its nourishing eggs. The precious contents of its pouch thus become a resource offered to another. Its gentleness is more than appearance: it shows itself through a concrete act that puts a weakened being’s needs ahead of preserving its own supply.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Double-edge deals 80 damage on this Base Set Chansey at an equal price for the attacker: Chansey does 80 damage to itself. Scrunch offers another option; on heads, it protects Chansey from damage during the opponent's next turn without excluding other attack effects.

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Card details

HP
120
Type (source)
Colorless
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
113
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fighting ×2
Resistance (source)
Psychic -30

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

A rare and elusive Pokémon that is said to bring happiness to those who manage to catch it.

Attacks

Scrunch

Cost: Colorless · Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Chansey during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)

Double-edge

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 80

Chansey does 80 damage to itself.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Holographic
  • First Edition
  • holo · unlimited · standard
  • holo · shadowless · standard · 1st-edition
  • holo · shadowless · standard
  • holo · 1999-2000-copyright · standard

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