Character info
The character
Charizard is a Fire/Flying-type Pokémon, the final evolution of Charmander, known for its fierce draconic appearance and powerful fire attacks. It has long been one of the most popular and iconic Pokémon in the franchise, frequently depicted as a formidable fighter in the games, anime, and trading card game. This version is depicted as a Tera Pokémon, a crystalline form introduced in the Scarlet and Violet era of the games.
This card
This is Charizard ex, card number 125 out of 197 in the Obsidian Flames set, printed in 2023 as a holofoil RR rarity card. The artwork by 5ban Graphics shows Charizard rendered with a faceted, gem-like crystalline texture consistent with its Tera typing, breathing fire amid jagged crystal shards. It evolves from Charmeleon and is marked as a Stage 2 Pokémon ex.
How it plays
This card is a Stage 2 Pokémon ex with 330 HP, Darkness type, weak to Grass (x2), and a retreat cost of two. Its Ability, Infernal Reign, lets the player search their deck for up to 3 Basic Fire Energy cards and attach them to a Pokémon when this card is played from hand to evolve during the turn. Its attack, Burning Darkness, costs two Fire Energy and deals 180+ damage, dealing 30 more damage for each Prize card the opponent has already taken. As a Pokémon ex, it gives up two Prize cards when knocked out.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Obsidian Flames, a set of 197 cards, rarity RR. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by 5ban Graphics and published 2023-08-11. 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
#6 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 679 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Charmeleon.
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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.