# Chespin #9/162 — BREAKthrough

## Summary

Chespin is a bulk common from an XY-era set, the sort of pull that fills a binder page without anyone chasing it. Kalos starter nostalgia gives it a small, steady audience, and Kouki Saitou's long run illustrating Pokémon cards gives completionists a reason to keep a copy. A $0.53 modelled guide with 12 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $39, 74 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.09 out of Chaos Rising.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | BREAKthrough |
| Number | 9/162 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Kouki Saitou |
| Release date | 2015-11-04 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Tree Climb | cost Grass — Search your deck for a Grass Energy card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. |
| Attack: Seed Bomb | cost Grass/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Chespin #650](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/chespin) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.53** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.65 — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z
- Quant score: 97/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2015-11-04T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-17T11:07:52.035Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-12T01:59:25.672Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-11T16:48:14.260Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-12T01:59:25.671Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T17:41:05.803Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/breakthrough/chespin-9)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy8-9%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)