Character info
The character
Pikachu is the Mouse Pokémon and the most recognizable mascot of the Pokémon franchise, known for its ability to store and discharge electricity through the sacs on its cheeks. It serves as Ash Ketchum's loyal partner throughout the animated series and appears across countless games, movies, and merchandise. Pikachu is a Basic Electric-type Pokémon frequently depicted in a friendly, approachable design.
This card
This is card 047/128 from the Pokémon 30th Celebration set, printed as the Pikachu 30th Anniversary Holo variant numbered 25/30 within that subset. The card features artwork by Atsuko Nishida showing Pikachu bounding through a flower-filled meadow with mountains in the background, and includes a secondary holo illustration of Pikachu's face on the lower half of the card.
How it plays
This Basic Pokémon has 70 HP and is an Electric type. It knows the attack Play Rough, which costs a single Colorless Energy and deals 10 or more damage; a coin flip determines whether the attack deals 20 additional damage on heads. It has a weakness to Fighting-type attacks (×2), no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of one Colorless Energy.
Written with AI from the card and its catalogue entry, and checked by WinnTCG.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in 30th Celebration, a set of 128 cards, rarity Pikachu Rare. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida and published 2026-09-16. 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.
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.