# Torchic #25/168 — Celestial Storm

## Summary

Torchic is a bulk common, but Hoenn's fire chick carries real affection as one of the most beloved starters from Ruby and Sapphire, and Combusken's and Blaziken's popularity keeps the line watched. Kagemaru Himeno is among the original 1996 Pokémon card illustrators, so his name adds a small collector's footnote. A $0.28 modelled guide, up 8% over 30 days on 29 copies traded, says bulk, with 260 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $34, 121 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Celestial Storm |
| Number | 25/168 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | Kagemaru Himeno |
| Release date | 2018-08-03 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Ember | cost Fire — damage 30 — Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Torchic #255](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/torchic) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.28** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- 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: -6.70% — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Floor delivered ask: $0.99 — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z
- Quant score: 45/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 46% weight · -27% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2018-08-03T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-19T12:06:27.938Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-17T22:20:52.088Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-16T10:42:48.643Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-17T22:20:52.087Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/celestial-storm/torchic-25)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm7-25%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)