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Chikorita
HeartGold & SoulSilver 59/123 • common
- Set
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
- Number
- 59/123
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2010
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Market price
- $1.79
- Artist
- Shin Nagasawa
What it does
Its pleasantly aromatic leaf has the ability to check the humidity and temperature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Chikorita card numbered 59/123 was released in 2010 as part of the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This set was designed to coincide with the Nintendo DS remakes of the classic second-generation Pokémon games, bridging the gap between nostalgic fans of the original Johto region and a newer audience. The card serves as a foundational grass-type entry in the set, utilizing the updated card aesthetics introduced for the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, which featured distinct silver borders and updated typography.
The illustration is credited to Midori Harada, a prolific artist in the Pokémon franchise known for her clean, expressive, and watercolor-adjacent style. In this depiction, Chikorita is rendered in a soft, approachable manner that emphasizes its status as a starter Pokémon, focusing on its bulb-like seed and signature leaf. As a common rarity card, it was widely distributed in booster packs and theme decks of the era, intended to facilitate gameplay and complete the Pokedex for players rather than acting as a rare collector's piece.
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