Character info
The character
Forretress is a Steel/Bug-type Pokémon known as the Bagworm Pokémon, which evolves from Pineco. It is recognized for its extremely hard protective shell, resembling a bolted iron ball, which it uses to shield itself from attacks. In the games and anime it is prized as a defensive wall with high durability rather than offensive power.
This card
This is Forretress ex from the Paldean Fates set, numbered 212/091, a Tera-themed Full Art Shiny SSR secret rare. The illustration by 5ban Graphics depicts a shiny-colored Forretress rendered in a holographic, rainbow-foil treatment with star and sparkle motifs across the background.
How it plays
This Stage 1 Grass-type Pokémon ex has 270 HP and evolves from Pineco. Its printed passive ability states that as long as it is on the Bench, all damage from attacks by either player is prevented. Its Ability, Exploding Energy, lets the player search the deck once per turn for up to 5 Basic Grass Energy cards to attach, but doing so knocks out this Pokémon. Its attack, Guard Press, costs two Grass Energy, deals 120 damage, and reduces damage taken on the opponent's next turn by 30. It has a weakness to Fire (x2), no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of three.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Paldean Fates, a set of 91 cards, rarity SSR. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by 5ban Graphics and published 2024-01-26. 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
#205 in the National Pokédex · a Generation II Pokémon · 119 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Pineco.
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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
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The working behind this grade
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