Character info
The character
Pikachu is the Mouse Pokemon and one of the most recognizable creatures in the franchise, serving as Ash Ketchum's signature partner in the animated series. It is known for storing electricity in its cheek pouches and releasing powerful shocks against opponents. Pikachu has become the mascot of the entire Pokemon brand since its debut in the 1990s.
This card
This is Pikachu, number 027/078 from the Pokemon GO set, printed in 2022 with common rarity. The artwork, illustrated by N-DESIGN Inc., depicts a photo-realistic Pikachu walking alongside a trainer's legs on a sunlit path, reflecting the augmented-reality style associated with the Pokemon GO mobile game. The card carries the Pokemon GO logo and stamp treatment tied to that crossover set.
How it plays
This Basic Pokemon card has 60 HP and is a Lightning type. Its attack, Buddy Bolt, costs one Lightning and two Colorless energy and deals 30 damage plus 30 more if a Supporter card was played from hand that turn. It has a weakness to Fighting type (x2), 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 Pokémon GO, a set of 78 cards, rarity C. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by N-DESIGN Inc. and published 2022-07-01. 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
#25 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 1,187 different cards of it exist.
Pikachu that can generate powerful electricity have cheek sacs that are extra soft and super stretchy.
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
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.