Chikorita (MEP Promo 46)

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Chikorita   チコリータ Chicorita

Illus. Saboteri

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Chikorita Type Grass HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion MEP Black Star Promos English card no. 046 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 104/M-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Chikorita.

Chikorita (Japanese: チコリータ Chicorita) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the MEP Black Star Promos.

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• Card text
  • Pokédex data
• Release information
• Trivia
  • Origin
• References

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Card text

Razor Leaf

はっぱカッター

30

Pokédex data

Chikorita - Leaf Pokémon

Pokédex entry

A sweet aroma gently wafts from the leaf on its head. It is docile and loves to soak up sun rays.

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 illustration rare-style cards that depict first partner Pokémon, released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise. Each card in this series features the Pokémon 30th Anniversary logo.

In mainland China, this card is released as a 30th-P Promotional card in the "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. This card is released internationally as an MEP Black Star Promotional card included in the First Partner Illustration Collection Series 2, released on June 19, 2026, the same date as the mainland China release.

In Japan, this card is released in the 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Chikorita & Cyndaquil & Totodile product on October 16, 2026.

Trivia

This card forms a combined illustration with the MEP Promotional Cyndaquil and Totodile, together representing the first partner Pokémon trio of the Johto region.

Origin

Razor Leaf is a move in the Pokémon games that Chikorita can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Legends: Z-A, based on its entry from Pokémon 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 Ho-Oh.
• The walls inside the Ruins of Alph.
• A Pokémon Center in the Johto region.
• Some Apricorns and a Berry tree.
• The Fog, Plain, and Storm Badges.
• A wild Sudowoodo blocking the path on Route 36, 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 Pokémon Gold and Silver.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.