Character info
The character
Lycanroc is the Wolf Pokemon, the evolved form of Rockruff, known for its sharp claws and fangs and its fierce, loyal nature toward trainers it trusts. It is a Rock-type Pokemon from the Alola region that appears in multiple distinct forms depending on when Rockruff evolves. It is commonly depicted as a fast, aggressive hunter in its native games and animated appearances.
This card
This is Lycanroc from the Journey Together set, numbered 085/159, printed as a holofoil rare in 2025. The artwork by Shiburingaru shows the Pokemon lunging forward with claws extended against a desert backdrop. The card is a Stage 1 Pokemon that evolves from Rockruff.
How it plays
This Fighting-type Stage 1 Pokemon has 120 HP, weakness to Grass x2, and a retreat cost of two. Its ability, Spike-Clad, lets you attach up to 2 Spiky Energy cards from your discard pile when this Pokemon is played from hand to evolve another Pokemon during your turn. Its attack, Clamping Fangs, costs three colorless energy and does 40 damage plus 40 more for each damage counter already on the opponent's Active Pokemon.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Journey Together, a set of 159 cards, rarity R. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Shiburingaru and published 2025-03-28. 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
#745 in the National Pokédex · a Generation VII Pokémon · 240 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Rockruff.
From the card and the public catalogue, not written by WinnTCG.
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
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.