Chinchou

Printed language: Spanish · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Colección de McDonald's 2022
Rarity (source): Ninguno
Illustrator: sowsow
Source reference: 2022swsh-8

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

In the darkness of the ocean depths, Chinchou turns its antennae into a language of light. Their flashes let it communicate where visibility is poor. The same glow can attract prey, giving the signal a second function. Around this small Pokémon, light is never merely a backdrop: it serves to establish contact with its surroundings.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword states that Chinchou’s antennae originated from a transformed fin. Positive and negative charges flow through them. Their unusual shape thus combines an anatomical origin with the electrical capability described for this Pokémon.

Sources for this background

Pokédex — background source

Card details

HP: 70
Type (source): Rayo
Stage (source): Básico
Pokédex number: 170
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Lucha ×2

Printed card text — Spanish

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.

Attacks

Bola Voltio

Cost: Rayo

Damage: 10

Documented variants

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Holographic
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