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{{PokémoncardInfobox
|cardname=Chikorita
|jname=チコリータ
|jtrans=Chicorita
|image=ChikoritaMEPPromo46.jpg
|caption=Illus. [[Saboteri]]
|species=Chikorita
|evostage=Basic
|type=Grass
|hp=70
|weakness=Fire
|retreatcost=1
}}
{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Grass|expansion={{TCG|MEP Black Star Promos}}|cardno=046|jpexpansion={{TCG|M-P Promotional cards}}|jpcardno=104/M-P}}
{{PokémoncardInfobox/Footer|type=Grass|species=Chikorita}}

'''Chikorita''' (Japanese: '''チコリータ''' ''Chicorita'') is a {{ct|Grass}} Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the {{TCG|MEP Black Star Promos}}.

==Card text==
{{Cardtext/Header|type=Grass}}
{{Cardtext/Attack
|type=Grass
|cost={{e|Grass}}{{e|Colorless}}
|name=Razor Leaf
|jname=はっぱカッター
|jtrans=Leaf Cutter
|damage=30
|effect=
}}
{{Cardtext/Footer}}

===Pokédex data===
{{Carddex
|type=Grass
|name=Chikorita
|species=Leaf
|ndex=
|height=
|jheight=
|weight=
|jweight=
|dex=A sweet aroma gently wafts from the leaf on its head. It is docile and loves to soak up sun rays.
|jdex=頭の 葉っぱから ほのかに 甘い 香りが 漂う。おとなしくて 日差しを 浴びるのが 大好き。
}}

==Release information==
This card is part of a series of Holofoil Full Art {{TCG|illustration rare}}-style cards that depict [[first partner Pokémon]], released to celebrate the [[Pokémon 30th Anniversary|30th anniversary]] of the [[Pokémon]] franchise. Each card in this series features the Pokémon 30th Anniversary logo.

In {{pmin|mainland China}}, this card is released as a {{SCTCG|30th-P Promotional cards|30th-P Promotional card}} in the "{{ATCG|30th Anniversary Celebration: First Partner Pokémon Special Illustration Holofoil Card Set Vol. 2}}" product, which includes a random selection of nine Holofoil Full Art cards depicting the [[first partner Pokémon]] from the [[Johto]], [[Unova]], and [[Galar]] regions.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.cn/tcg/product/21862.html 一路同行，此刻欢聚！30周年庆典最初的伙伴特别插画闪卡套装 Vol.2即将发售 | The official Pokémon Website in China] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20260508095117/https://www.pokemon.cn/tcg/product/21862.html archived copy])</ref> This card is released internationally as an {{TCG|MEP Black Star Promos|MEP Black Star Promotional card}} included in the {{TCGMerch|Mega Evolution|Series|First Partner Illustration Collection Series 2}}, released on June 19, 2026, the same date as the mainland China release.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/product-gallery/first-partner-illustration-collection-series-2 ''Pokémon TCG: First Partner Illustration Collection—Series 2''] | [[Pokémon.com]], retrieved June 6, 2026</ref>

In Japan, this card is released in the 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Chikorita & Cyndaquil & Totodile product on October 16, 2026.<ref>"[https://www.30th.pokemon-card.com/product/cardset 30th CELEBRATION カードセット]." ポケモンカードゲーム30周年特別サイト (Japanese)</ref>

==Trivia==
This card forms a {{TCG|combined illustration}} with the {{TCG|MEP Black Star Promos|MEP Promotional}} {{TCG ID|MEP Promo|Cyndaquil|47}} and {{TCG ID|MEP Promo|Totodile|48}}, together representing the [[first partner Pokémon]] trio of the [[Johto]] region.

===Origin===
{{m|Razor Leaf}} is a [[move]] in the [[Pokémon games]] that {{p|Chikorita}} can learn. This card's [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{g|Legends: Z-A}}, based on its entry from {{game|Gold}}.

The illustration features various elements and locations from the [[Generation II]] games:
* The [[Tin Tower]] and a [[Rainbow Wing]] used to access the tower, representing the Legendary Pokémon {{p|Ho-Oh}}.
* The walls inside the [[Ruins of Alph]].
* A [[Pokémon Center]] in the Johto region.
* Some [[Apricorn]]s and a [[Berry]] tree.
* The Fog, Plain, and Storm [[Badge]]s.
* A wild {{p|Sudowoodo}} blocking the path on {{rt|36|Johto}}, and a [[Squirt Bottle]] used to water it.

Additionally, the artworks across the three Johto First Partner Illustration Collection cards primarily use the colors gold and silver, representing the Generation II games {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.

==References==
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[[Category:MEP Black Star Promotional cards]]
[[Category:M-P Promotional cards]]
[[Category:Illus. by Saboteri]]
[[Category:Holographic cards]]
[[Category:Full Art cards]]

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