Character info
The character
Mewtwo is the Genetic Pokémon, numbered 150 in the national Pokédex, created through genetic manipulation of Mew's DNA. It first rose to prominence as the antagonist of the original Pokémon movie and has since become one of the franchise's most recognizable Psychic-type Pokémon. It is known for its immense power and is often depicted as having a savage, battle-hardened temperament.
This card
This is card 056/172 from the Brilliant Stars set, printed in 2022 with standard rare (R) status. The artwork, illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic, depicts Mewtwo mid-battle, unleashing an energy attack amid streaks of green and blue motion lines. The card is a Basic Psychic-type Pokémon card with 130 HP.
How it plays
As a Basic Pokémon with 130 HP, this card has two attacks. Life Sucker costs a single Psychic energy, deals 20 damage, and heals 20 damage from this Pokémon. Psyburn costs two Psychic energy and one Colorless energy, dealing 110 damage. The card is weak to Darkness-type attacks (x2), resists Fighting-type attacks (-30), and has a retreat cost of two 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 Brilliant Stars, a set of 172 cards, rarity R. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic and published 2022-02-25. 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
#150 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 510 different cards of it exist.
A Pokémon created by recombining Mew's genes. It's said to have the most savage heart among Pokémon.
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.