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Chimchar
Plasma Storm 15/135 • common
- Set
- Plasma Storm
- Number
- 15/135
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2013
- Energy type
- fire energy
- Market price
- $0.32
- Artist
- sui
What it does
It is very agile. Before going to sleep, it extinguishes the flame on its tail to prevent fires.
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Where it came from
Released in early 2013 as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Black & White: Plasma Storm expansion, this Chimchar card represents the expansion's focus on the Team Plasma narrative arc. The set introduced the Team Plasma-themed cards, distinguished by their unique blue-tinted card borders and the Team Plasma emblem, which shifted the visual identity of the game during the tail end of the Black & White series.
The card features artwork by illustrator Kouki Saitou, whose work is characterized by a clean, vibrant aesthetic that frequently appears across various Pokémon generations. As a common-rarity fire type, this Chimchar was designed to serve as a fundamental building block for players, reflecting the standard gameplay design of the era where basic evolution stages were used to introduce set-specific mechanics and energy types to new collectors and competitors.
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