Character info
The character
Yanmega is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon known for its speed and the piercing sound produced by its wings, which can disorient opponents. It evolves from Yanma and is recognized in the games and anime for its aggressive aerial combat style. It first appeared in the Sinnoh region games as a powerful evolution of an earlier generation Pokémon.
This card
This is Yanmega ex, number 003 out of 182 in the Destined Rivals set, printed in 2025 as a holofoil card of RR rarity. The artwork, illustrated by takuyoa, depicts Yanmega in motion with wind and leaf effects suggesting speed and aerial force. The card is a Stage 1 evolution card that evolves from Yanma.
How it plays
This Grass-type Pokémon has 280 HP, a weakness to Lightning (x2), a resistance of -30 to Fighting, and a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. Its ability, Buzzing Boost, lets the player search their deck for up to 3 Basic Grass Energy cards and attach them to Yanmega ex once per turn when it moves from the Bench to the Active Spot. Its attack, Jet Cyclone, costs three Grass Energy and one Colorless Energy, deals 210 damage, and moves 3 Energy from Yanmega ex to one Benched Pokémon.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Destined Rivals, a set of 182 cards, rarity RR. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by takuyoa and published 2025-05-30. Both come from the public catalogue, not from WinnTCG.
A catalogue match is not the authenticity check. It confirms the card is the card it claims to be. Whether it is genuine was checked separately, on the card itself; see Authenticity below.
About this card
#469 in the National Pokédex · a Generation IV Pokémon · 132 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Yanma.
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Authenticity
WinnTCG authenticated this card in hand, on the bench, against genuine Pokémon cards. It was checked four ways: light shone through it to check the core, its weight on a scale, its thickness measured, and its print pattern and surface texture under magnification.
How this card was graded
WinnTCG graded this card in hand, on the bench. The card was in our hands, and we sealed the case ourselves. We photographed it here under controlled light to show which card is in the case and where anything we marked sits on it.
If you are buying this slab: the grade is WinnTCG’s judgement of the card that was in front of us, and WinnTCG sealed this case. The photographs above are of that card. Compare them against what you can see through the case, because a case can be opened by anyone who has held it since.
The working behind this grade
Every grade here is published with its reasoning. The report states what each measurement returned, what the model proposed on each axis, where the grader disagreed with it, and every defect marked on the photographs above.