Pokémon · XY
Chespin
BREAKthrough · #8 · Common · 2015
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From
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Market reference
$0.35
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 165
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Quilladin
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Megumi Mizutani
- Pokédex #
- 650
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Chespin 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 (Seed Bomb) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥30 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 3 copies.
How to beat Chespin
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.74 copies on average · 39 decks
- Match win rate
- 31.0%
- -16.1 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.
More by Megumi Mizutani
This card was illustrated by Megumi Mizutani.
Building around Chespin?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Such a thick shell of wood covers its head and back that even a direct hit from a truck wouldn't faze it."
CWork — 10
GCCSeed Bomb — 30
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Chespin was legal.
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.13 | $0.35 | $9.99 | $0.35 | $0.35 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.50 | $0.79 | $19.98 | $0.70 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.37 |
| 30-day average | €0.28 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.22 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.76 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.46 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.26 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.57 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.28 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Chespin is real?
Chespin is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. 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 Chespin worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Chespin is $0.35; 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 Chespin from?
Chespin is from the Pokémon set "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Chespin?
Chespin is a Common card in the BREAKthrough set.
Other Chespin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
