Character info
The character
Galarian Slowking is a regional variant form of Slowking introduced in the Pokémon Sword and Shield games, known for its poisonous demeanor and ability to brew toxic concoctions. It is associated with the Single Strike style in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, reflecting a brutal, direct approach to battle. The character is recognized for its dual typing and its ties to the Galar region's take on classic Pokémon.
This card
This is Galarian Slowking V, card number 099 out of 198 from the Chilling Reign set, printed in 2021 as a Holo Rare V with the Single Strike treatment. The artwork, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, depicts Galarian Slowking in a dynamic pose amid dripping green toxins and a smoky orange background. The card carries the standard V rule banner and foil holo pattern typical of this subset.
How it plays
This Basic Pokémon has 220 HP and is weak to Fighting-type attacks (x2), with no listed resistance and a retreat cost of three energy. Its first attack, Concoction, costs a single colorless energy and allows the player to discard a card from hand to draw three cards. Its second attack, Word of Ruin, costs one Water and one colorless energy and knocks out the Defending Pokémon at the end of the opponent's next turn.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Chilling Reign, a set of 198 cards, rarity Holo Rare V. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita and published 2021-06-18. 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
#199 in the National Pokédex · a Generation II Pokémon · 136 different cards of it exist.
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
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