Character info
The character
Drapion is a Dark-type Pokemon known as the Ogre Scorpion Pokemon, evolving from Skorupi. It is recognized for its armored pincers, segmented tail, and composed, calculating demeanor in battle. In the games and anime it is often portrayed as a tough, strategic fighter favored by trainers who value resilience.
This card
This is Drapion VSTAR from the Lost Origin set, numbered 119 out of 196, printed as a Holo Rare VSTAR in 2022. The card shows Drapion in a dynamic battle pose with fiery yellow energy in the background, illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki. It evolves from Drapion V as indicated in the evolution line text.
How it plays
Drapion VSTAR has 270 HP and is a Darkness type Pokemon. Its attack, Big Bang Arm, costs two Darkness energy and one Star energy, dealing 250 damage reduced by 10 for each damage counter already on this Pokemon. Its VSTAR Power ability, Hazard Star, lets the player Paralyze and Poison the opponent's Active Pokemon during their turn, causing 3 damage counters to be placed during Pokemon Checkup instead of 1. The card has a weakness to Fighting type (x2) and a retreat cost of three energy.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Lost Origin, a set of 196 cards, rarity Holo Rare VSTAR. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki and published 2022-09-09. 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
#452 in the National Pokédex · a Generation IV Pokémon · 120 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Drapion V.
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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