Character info
The character
The Poké Ball is the iconic device used throughout the Pokémon franchise to catch and store Pokémon. It is one of the most recognizable symbols of the series, appearing in the games, anime, and countless pieces of merchandise. In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, it is represented as a Trainer Item card that helps players search their deck for Pokémon.
This card
This is the golden promotional printing of Poké Ball, numbered SWSH146 from the Sword & Shield Black Star Promos set, released in 2021 as part of the Pokémon 25th Anniversary celebration. The artwork, illustrated by 5ban Graphics, features a stylized Poké Ball design with a Pikachu silhouette bearing the number 25 across its ears, marking the franchise's anniversary. The card uses an all-gold foil treatment typical of these commemorative promo releases.
How it plays
This is a Trainer Item card. Its printed effect reads: Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your deck. The card's rules box also notes that players may play any number of Item cards during their turn.
Written with AI from the card and its catalogue entry, and checked by WinnTCG.
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An image of the graded card, sized for eBay and social posts. The grade, the certificate number and the verification link travel with it.
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.