Pokémon · EX
Chimecho
Emerald · #12 · Rare · 2005
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Market reference
$1.95
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 107
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 358
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Chimecho plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Chimecho
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Chimecho?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCollect
Draw a card.
PCWarp Sounds — 20
If the Defending Pokémon is an Evolved Pokémon, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.50 | $2.10 | $30.90 | $1.95 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $250.30 | $287.06 | $323.81 | $20.37 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.01 |
| 7-day average | €0.84 |
| 30-day average | €1.38 |
| Low | €0.09 |
| Trend price | €1.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.48 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.40 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €11.21 |
| reverseHoloSell | €8.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.02 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.58 |
| Reverse holo trend | €14.08 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Chimecho is real?
Chimecho 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 Chimecho worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Chimecho is $1.95; 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 Chimecho from?
Chimecho is from the Pokémon set "Emerald" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Chimecho?
Chimecho is a Rare card in the Emerald set.
Other Chimecho printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
