Chimchar (Diamond & Pearl 76): Difference between revisions

Chimchar LV.8 ヒコザル Hikozaru

POP Series 6 print Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Chimchar Type Fire HP 50 weakness +10 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Diamond & Pearl Rarity English card no. 76/130 Japanese expansion Space-Time Creation Japanese rarity Japanese Deck Kit Entry Pack Japanese Half Deck Infernape Half Deck Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards English expansion DP Black Star Promos English card no. DP02 Japanese expansion DP-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 007/DP-P English expansion POP Series 6 Rarity English card no. 14/17 Japanese expansion DP-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 018/DP-P English expansion POP Series 8 Rarity English card no. 12/17 Japanese expansion DP-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 028/DP-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Chimchar.

Chimchar (Japanese: ヒコザル Hikozaru) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Diamond & Pearl expansion.

Card text

Scratch ひっかく 10

Ember ひのこ 30

Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Energy attached to Chimchar.

Pokédex data

Chimchar - Chimp Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
390	1'08" (0.5 m)	13.7 lbs. (6.2 kg)
Pokédex entry
It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains, its fire is put out when it sleeps.
だんがいぜっぺきを みがるに のぼり いわやまの うえで せいかつする。ほのおを けして ねむる。

Release information

This card was originally released in the Diamond & Pearl expansion with artwork by Ken Sugimori. In March 2007, a Cosmos Holofoil variant of this print was one of the cards available in the US 2007 Spring Collector's Tins as a special sneak preview before the actual release of the expansion. It was subsequently released outside the US in Special Edition Blisters later that year. This Holofoil variant was released again in the Classic Trio Boxes in January 2009, as well as being made available in several European countries as part of various Summer tour events taking place between July and October 2009. A promotional parallel foil variant with a "Diamond & Pearl" stamp was also released as part of a Burger King promotion in July 2008. In Japan, the card was reprinted as a promotional mini card as part of a 7-Eleven Poké Ball Lottery campaign in March 2007. This version, measuring 4.5cm × 6.5cm, was randomly packaged with certain 7-Eleven products in select stores.
The card was later reprinted as a DP Black Star Promo with different artwork by Kagemaru Himeno. It was released in June 2007 in Diamond & Pearl Blisters. The Japanese version was released through a Meiji Chocolate promotion in February 2007. It was reprinted again in POP Series 6 with different artwork by Kagemaru Himeno, the Japanese version available through a trade event at the 25th Next Generation World Hobby Fair in January 2007. Cosmos Holofoil variants of the POP Series 6 print were released in June 2008 in Starter Blister Packs, and again in August 2008 in the Diamond & Pearl Collection. The card was reprinted yet again in POP Series 8 with different artwork by Kagemaru Himeno, the Japanese version available through a McDonald's promotion in May 2007. A Cracked Ice Reverse Holofoil variant of the POP Series 8 print was released in the Trainer's Challenge Box in October 2009.

Gallery

Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	DP Black Star Promo print Illus. Kagemaru Himeno	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
POP Series 6 print Illus. Kagemaru Himeno	POP Series 8 print Illus. Kagemaru Himeno	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

Scratch and Ember are both moves in the Pokémon games that Chimchar can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Diamond.

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