Cheren (Emerging Powers 91)

Trainer Supporter

Cheren チェレン Cheren

Emerging Powers print Illus. Yusuke Ohmura Release information English expansion Emerging Powers Rarity English card no. 91/98 Japanese expansion White Collection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 053/053 Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 013/BW-P Japanese Half Deck Virizion Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 012/014 Japanese Half Deck Terrakion Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 012/014 Japanese Half Deck Cobalion Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 012/014 Japanese Deck Kit Battle Theme Deck: Victini Japanese Half Deck Victini Formation Deck Japanese card no. 020/021 Japanese Deck Kit Battle Theme Deck: Victini Japanese Half Deck Victini Coin Flip Deck Japanese card no. 020/021 Expansion Dark Explorers Rarity English card no. 91/108 Japanese Deck Reshiram-EX Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 017/018 Japanese Deck Zekrom-EX Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 017/018 Japanese Deck Kit Battle Gift Set: Thundurus vs Tornadus Japanese Half Deck Thundurus Half Deck Japanese card no. 019/020 Japanese Deck Kit Battle Gift Set: Thundurus vs Tornadus Japanese Half Deck Tornadus Half Deck Japanese card no. 019/020 Japanese Half Deck Hydreigon Half Deck Japanese card no. 014/015 Japanese Half Deck Garchomp Half Deck Japanese card no. 014/015 Japanese Deck Kit National Beginning Set Japanese Half Deck Snivy Half Deck Japanese card no. 034/034 Japanese Deck Kit National Beginning Set Japanese Half Deck Tepig Half Deck Japanese card no. 034/034 Japanese Deck Kit National Beginning Set Japanese Half Deck Oshawott Half Deck Japanese card no. 034/034 English expansion Boundaries Crossed Rarity English card no. 148/149 Japanese expansion Freeze Bolt Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 063/059 Japanese Deck Kit Master Deck Build Box EX Japanese card no. 042/046 Japanese Deck Black Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 016/018 Japanese Deck White Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Deck Japanese card no. 016/018 Japanese Deck Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck Japanese card no. 015/018 Japanese Deck Kit Mewtwo vs Genesect Deck Kit Japanese Half Deck Mewtwo Half Deck Japanese card no. 014/016 Japanese Deck Kit Mewtwo vs Genesect Deck Kit Japanese Half Deck Genesect Half Deck Japanese card no. 014/016 English expansion White Flare Rarity English card no. 081/086 Japanese expansion White Flare Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 084/086 Japanese expansion SV-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 279/SV-P

Cheren (Japanese: チェレン Cheren) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Emerging Powers expansion.

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• In other languages
• References

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Card text

Emerging Powers print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Draw 3 cards.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).

White Flare print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Draw 3 cards.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.

Release information

Cheren was first included in the English Emerging Powers expansion, originating from the White Collection in Japan. This card was reprinted as one of the BW-P Promotional cards in a ten card random pack released during the February 2011 Gym Challenge. It was later reprinted in each of the Japanese Battle Strength Decks and in the Battle Theme Deck: Victini. It was later reprinted with new artwork by Kanako Eo in the Reshiram-EX and Zekrom-EX Battle Strength Decks. This print was released in the English Dark Explorers expansion. In Japan, the original print was later included again in the Battle Gift Set: Thundurus vs Tornadus, the Hydreigon and Garchomp Half Decks, the National Beginning Set, the Master Deck Build Box EX, the Black Kyurem-EX and White Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Decks, the Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck, and the Mewtwo vs Genesect Deck Kit. It was later reprinted as a Full Art card with artwork by Megumi Mizutani in the English Boundaries Crossed expansion, originating from the Japanese Freeze Bolt expansion.

In the Scarlet & Violet Series, this card was reprinted in the White Flare expansion, first released in the Japanese expansion with the same name, with new artwork by Atsushi Furusawa. In Japan, it was also reprinted as a Full Art SV-P Promotional card with artwork by REND, available in a promo pack given to participants of "Victini BWR Tournament" events held from June 14 to August 31, 2025.

Gallery

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Trivia

This card's effect is identical to Tierno, Hau, Hop, Friends in Alola, Barry, Friends in Galar, Friends in Hisui, Friends in Sinnoh, Nemona, and Friends in Paldea.

Origin

Cheren is a rival character in Pokémon Black and White and a Gym Leader in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. The Skyarrow Bridge and Pinwheel Forest are featured in the illustrations of the Emerging Powers and Dark Explorers prints.

In other languages

Language		Title
Japanese		チェレン Cheren
Chinese	Cantonese	黑連 Hāklìhn
	Mandarin	黑連 Hēilián
French		Tcheren
German		Cheren
Indonesian		Cheren
Italian		Komor
Korean		체렌 Cheren
Brazilian Portuguese		Cheren
Spanish	Latin America	Cheren
	Spain	Cheren
Thai		เชเรน Cheren

References

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