# Chinchou #52/115 — Unseen Forces

## Summary

Chinchou is a bulk common from a set whose chase slots belonged to its big names, and Hajime Kusajima is a long-serving illustrator who drew many early Pokémon cards. The Johto angler has a soft spot among Gen II fans, and a flip-for-Paralysis opener made it a casual deck filler. A $0.46 modelled guide with 6 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: 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 $0.14 out of Stellar Crown.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Unseen Forces |
| Number | 52/115 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Hajime Kusajima |
| Release date | 2005-08-22 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Thunder Wave | cost Colorless — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Attack: Razor Fin | cost Lightning — damage 10 |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Chinchou #170](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/chinchou) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.46** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- 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 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.49 — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Quant score: 39/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2005-08-22T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T17:14:58.474Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T17:14:56.774Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-10T02:42:40.770Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T17:14:56.773Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/unseen-forces/chinchou-52)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex10-52%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)