Character info
The character
Gengar is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokemon known as the Shadow Pokemon, the final evolution of Gastly and Haunter. It is said to emerge from shadows to curse and torment those it targets, often described as mischievous and malevolent. Gengar is one of the most recognizable Ghost-type Pokemon in the franchise, appearing across games, anime, and merchandise since the original generation.
This card
This is Gengar, numbered 094/165 in the Scarlet & Violet 151 set, printed as a holo card with Pokemon rarity designation R. The artwork, illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya, depicts Gengar grinning against a textured, impressionistic background of muted colors and faint hidden faces. The card features the Pokedex panel noting its height, weight, and classification as a Shadow Pokemon.
How it plays
This Stage 2 Pokemon evolves from Haunter and has 130 HP, with weakness to Darkness types (x2) and resistance to Fighting types (-30). Its first attack, Poltergeist, costs a single Psychic energy and deals 50 damage multiplied by the number of Trainer cards found in the opponent's revealed hand. Its second attack, Hollow Dive, costs Psychic and Colorless energy, deals 110 damage, and allows the player to place 3 damage counters on the opponent's Benched Pokemon in any distribution.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in 151, a set of 165 cards, rarity R. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya and published 2023-09-22. 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
#94 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 302 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Haunter.
To steal the life of its target, it slips into the prey's shadow and silently waits for an opportunity.
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.