Chimchar (MEP Promo 41)

Chimchar   ヒコザル Hikozaru

Illus. Saboteri

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Chimchar Type Fire HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion MEP Black Star Promos English card no. 041 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 111/M-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 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

Fury Swipes

みだれひっかき

20×

Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage for each heads.

Pokédex data

Chimchar - Chimp Pokémon

Pokédex entry

It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps.

断崖絶壁を 身軽に 登り 岩山の 上で 生活する。 炎を 消して 眠る。

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. 1" product, which includes a random selection of nine Holofoil Full Art cards depicting the first partner Pokémon from the Kanto, Sinnoh, and Alola regions. This card is released internationally as an MEP Black Star Promotional card included in the First Partner Illustration Collection Series 1, released on March 20, 2026, the same date as the mainland China release.

In Japan, this card is released in the 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Turtwig & Chimchar & Piplup product on October 16, 2026.

Trivia

This card forms a combined illustration with the MEP Promotional Turtwig and Piplup, together representing the first partner Pokémon trio of the Sinnoh region.

Origin

Fury Swipes is a move in the Pokémon games that Chimchar can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Diamond.

The illustration features various elements and locations from the Generation IV games:

• A Pokétch from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, overlaid on top of the Pokétch Company building and a reddish-brown building next to it from Jubilife City.
• Snowpoint Temple.
• The Relic, Mine, and Cobble Badges.
• Mount Coronet and a part of the Spear Pillar.
• Some Poffins and a pot to cook them in.
• Bebe's house and the Super Contest Hall in Hearthome City.
• The underground beneath the Sinnoh region, and some spheres that can be obtained from the mining minigame.

Additionally, the artworks across the three Sinnoh First Partner Illustration Collection cards use colors that represent the Generation IV games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

References

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