Chikorita (HeartGold & SoulSilver 59)

Chikorita   チコリータ Chicorita

Illus. Shin Nagasawa

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Chikorita Type Grass HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion HeartGold & SoulSilver Rarity English card no. 59/123 Japanese expansion SoulSilver Collection Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 006/070 Japanese expansion L-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 034/L-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 part of the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion.

Card text

Tackle

たいあたり

10

Razor Leaf

はっぱカッター

20

Pokédex data

Chikorita - Leaf Pokémon

No.

152

Height

2'11" (0.9 m)

Weight

14.1 lbs. (6.4 kg)

Pokédex entry

Its pleasantly aromatic leaf has the ability to check the humidity and temperature.

いい かおりの はっぱは まわりの しつどや おんどを さぐる のうりょくを もっている。

Release information

This card was released in the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion, origjnating from the Japanese SoulSilver Collection. In Japan, a specially stamped reprint of this card, along with five others, was awarded to those who won in Pokémon Center Card Free Battle events held at Pokémon Centers during the Autumn of 2009. This print has a generic Pokémon Center logo in the bottom right of the illustration. Winners could only select one of the six cards available at each event.

Trivia

This card is extremely similar to another Chikorita card released previously. This card adds a Resistance of -20, has 10 more HP, and changes Tackle's cost to instead of .

Origin

Tackle and Razor Leaf are both moves in the Pokémon games that Chikorita can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon SoulSilver. Professor Elm's lab is featured in the illustration.

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