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Chansey
Expedition Base Set 72/165 • uncommon
- Set
- Expedition Base Set
- Number
- 72/165
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2002
- Energy type
- colorless energy
- Market price
- $9.11
- Artist
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
What it does
Flip a coin. If heads, remove 2 damage counters from 1 of your Pokémon (1 if it has only 1).
Count the number of Pokémon on your Bench. This attack does 10 times that number of damage to the Defending Pokémon, and Chansey does 10 times that number of damage to itself.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Released in 2002 as part of the Expedition Base Set, this card marked a significant transition for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was the first English expansion to utilize the e-Reader technology, featuring dot-codes along the side of the card that could be scanned using a Nintendo Game Boy Advance accessory to unlock data, minigames, or Pokédex entries. This shift reflected the broader strategy of the time to integrate digital connectivity with traditional tabletop gameplay.
The artwork for this particular Chansey card was produced by Ken Sugimori, the primary character designer and illustrator for the Pokémon franchise. In this iteration, Sugimori employed a clean, minimalist aesthetic that became characteristic of the e-Card era, focusing on a stark, clinical presentation of the creature. While Chansey is often celebrated as a rare holographic powerhouse in earlier sets, this uncommon version serves as a functional, accessible entry in the Expedition collection, favored by collectors for its distinctive layout and its role in the evolution of card design.
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