Chansey
Quick take
- The lone Chansey card in Twilight Masquerade, so it absorbs all the Chansey demand
- Full-art Illustration Rare at #187, one of the set's secret cards
- Toshinao Aoki art set inside a cozy Pokemon Center
- Required for the Twilight Masquerade master set
Collector's readWhat it means for your master set
Set landscapeWhere this card sits in Twilight Masquerade
VariantsCard variants
Holofoil 187/167 · $53.14 — the only variant this card was printed in (no reverse holo or special pattern), so a master set needs just this one copy.
The storyA Pokemon Center daydream in Aoki's softest style
Chansey 187/167 is the Illustration Rare from Twilight Masquerade, the May 2024 Scarlet & Violet set. Toshinao Aoki frames it inside a bright Pokemon Center, the room you've walked into a thousand times across the games. Chansey is busy with supplies, the light is soft, and the whole card reads like a quiet moment between battles.
“The lone Chansey card in Twilight Masquerade, so it absorbs all the Chansey demand”
It sits at #187, past the 167-card main set, which marks it as one of the full-art secret cards. There's no Chansey ex here and no Special Illustration Rare to chase above it, so this single IR carries all the Chansey demand in the set. That keeps it focused. People who want Chansey from Twilight Masquerade want this card, full stop.
For master set builders the math is simple. To complete the Twilight Masquerade master set you need 187/167, and this is the only place it shows up. It's a card you'll close out on art appeal long before you sweat the price.
By the numbersMarket analysis
This sits in the affordable middle of the Twilight Masquerade chase list. It trades well below the set's Special Illustration Rares and Hyper Rares, more like a popular character IR than a headline card. The live market price on this page is the number to trust.
Pricing has been stable since the set settled after its 2024 release, with small lifts when Chansey or Pokemon Center art makes the rounds online. No dramatic spikes, no collapse. It behaves like a steady, art-driven collectible.
Treat it as a collect-for-love card, not a flip. The upside is modest and slow. The floor is held up by genuine character demand, so the downside is limited too. If you want it for a binder or a master set, buy a clean copy when you see one and don't overthink the timing.
Graded gem-mint copies carry a premium over raw, which is normal for full-art IRs where edges and surface chip easily. The premium is meaningful in percentage terms but small in absolute dollars given the card's base price, so grading mainly makes sense if you already own a clean copy or want a display piece.
In Scarlet & Violet sets you can expect any Illustration Rare roughly once every 12 packs. The odds for one specific IR run much longer, since each set spreads many IRs across the print run, so chasing this exact Chansey from packs can take well into the hundreds of packs. For comparison, any Double Rare lands about 1 in 5 packs, any Ultra Rare around 1 in 15, any Special Illustration Rare around 1 in 90, and Hyper Rares anywhere from 1 in 300 to 1 in 700. If you specifically need this card, singles are far cheaper than ripping packs.
Within Twilight Masquerade this is a mid-tier chase. It's easier to find and cheaper than the set's SIRs and Hyper Rares, but a clear step above the bulk and the Double Rares. Among the set's IRs it's one of the more wanted ones thanks to the character and the scene.
ArtworkWhy the art matters
Toshinao Aoki is a longtime Pokemon TCG illustrator with a recognizable bright, friendly, slightly cartoonish line. His work tends to favor warm everyday scenes over dramatic action, which fits a card like this perfectly.
Chansey is shown inside a Pokemon Center, busy with a load of supplies. The room is washed in soft, warm light with pastel walls and floors. Listing descriptions point to a relaxed Snorlax in the background and a Blissey near the counter, which sells the comforting healing-station mood. It's a slice-of-life scene, not a battle pose.
This is a full-art Illustration Rare, so the art bleeds to the borders with the textured holo finish used across the SV IR class. Chansey is a Colorless-type Basic with 120 HP and the attacks Lucky Attachment and Boundless Power.
The Pokemon Center setting is the hook. It's a place every player knows, and putting Chansey to work there turns a simple card into a little story. That kind of storytelling is what the Illustration Rare class was built to reward, and it's why this one keeps showing up on people's favorite-IR lists for the set.
BackgroundAbout Chansey
Chansey is a Gen 1 Normal type and one of the original Pokemon Center mascots, alongside its evolution Blissey. Famous in the games as a high-HP wall and a huge experience giver, it has carried a caring, nurse-like identity since the 1990s. That personality is the whole point of this card.
- ›Classic Gen 1 Pokemon with broad nostalgia
- ›Strong association with healing and Pokemon Centers
- ›Tied to the popular Blissey line
- ›Cute, approachable design that suits art-first cards
- ›A recurring face at in-game Pokemon Centers across the series
- ›A staple high-HP wall in older competitive formats
Low. Lucky Attachment is a mild support effect, and Boundless Power locks Chansey out of attacking the following turn, so this card is a collector and casual piece rather than a competitive staple. Nobody is buying the IR to play it.
Own it wellCollector guide
Full-art IRs show wear fast. Check the four corners and edges for whitening, and angle the card under light to catch surface scratches across the holo. Pack-fresh centering varies, so inspect the borders on the framed art before you commit to a copy.
Only grade a copy that already looks gem mint raw. The graded premium here is real but small in dollar terms, so grading is best for display or for locking in a flawless example, not as a value play on an average card. Read the grading guide →
Sleeve it, then put it in a toploader or a one-touch. Keep it out of direct sunlight to protect the soft pastel colors, and store it upright in a stable, dry spot. The textured holo is prone to scratches, so avoid loose card-on-card contact. See the storage guide →
Buy the single rather than chasing it in packs. Prefer photographed listings where you can see corners and surface, and lean toward Near Mint or better, since the price difference to a clean card is small. Graded copies are easy to find if you want condition guaranteed. See the singles buying guide →
Modern SV cards are faked less often than vintage, but still buy from reputable sellers. Compare the holo texture and the back swirl pattern to a known-genuine SV card, and be wary of unusually cheap raw copies with vague photos.
Protect your card
High Chase Score — protect and consider grading. · Amazon affiliate links · Storage guideWord on the streetCommunity sentiment
Collectors generally like this one. It lands on community lists of the better Illustration Rares in Twilight Masquerade, with the Pokemon Center scene and Chansey's charm doing the heavy lifting. It's not a set-defining grail, but it's a card people are happy to own.
Steady, low-key interest rather than hype. The card comes up in IR-ranking discussions and Chansey or Blissey collector threads more than in price-speculation chatter.
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