Pokémon · Base
Chansey
Base Set · #3 · Rare Holo · 1999
Base Set holo; counterfeited but less commonly than the top six.
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From
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Market reference
$65.49
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 102
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Blissey
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 113
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Chansey plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Double-edge) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Chansey
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.13 copies on average · 161 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.5%
- -3.7 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Chansey?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A rare and elusive Pokémon that is said to bring happiness to those who manage to catch it."
CCScrunch
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Chansey during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
CCCCDouble-edge — 80
Chansey does 80 damage to itself.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Chansey has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Chansey — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 63 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $25.00 | $44.30 | $259.62 | $65.49 | $229.96 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €82.01 |
| 7-day average | €32.59 |
| 30-day average | €27.50 |
| Low | €5.00 |
| Trend price | €36.09 |
| Low (excellent+) | €24.89 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €17.45 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €21.22 |
| averageSellPrice | €25.63 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €19.23 |
| Reverse holo trend | €21.43 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Chansey is real?
Chansey is classified as medium counterfeit risk: Base Set holo; counterfeited but less commonly than the top six. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Chansey worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Chansey is $65.49; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Chansey from?
Chansey is from the Pokémon set "Base Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Chansey?
Chansey is a Rare Holo card in the Base Set set.
Other Chansey printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
