Character info
The character
Pikachu is the electric mouse Pokémon best known as the mascot of the franchise and the loyal partner of Ash Ketchum in the anime. Known for its cheerful personality and signature Thunderbolt attack, Pikachu has become one of the most recognizable characters in gaming and pop culture. This particular depiction shows Pikachu enjoying a recreational moment away from battle, riding a surfboard.
This card
This is Surfing Pikachu V, card number 008/025 from the Celebrations set, released in 2021 to mark the Pokémon franchise's 25th anniversary. It is a Holo Rare V card illustrated by aky CG Works, depicting Pikachu happily surfing through sparkling blue water with bubbles surrounding it. The card bears the 25th anniversary Pikachu stamp in the lower right corner of the artwork.
How it plays
Surfing Pikachu V is a Basic Pokémon with 200 HP. Its only listed attack, Surf, costs three Water energy and deals 150 damage. The card has a weakness to Fighting-type attacks at double damage, no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of one energy. As a V card, it is subject to the V rule, giving the opponent two prize cards when it is knocked out.
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 Celebrations, a set of 25 cards, rarity Holo Rare V. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by aky CG Works and published 2021-10-08. 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
#25 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 1,187 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
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.