Character info
The character
Gouging Fire is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in the Paldea region's Violet and Scarlet expansions, belonging to the Loyal Three's ancient paradox lineage. It is classified as an Ancient Paradox Pokémon, a prehistoric counterpart tied to Fire energy, known for its fierce, draconic appearance and explosive power in battle. In the games it is recognized as a Legendary-tier creature with formidable offensive capabilities.
This card
This is Gouging Fire ex, numbered 027/187 in the Terastal Festival ex (sv8a) set, printed in the RR Holo rarity. The artwork, illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki, depicts the Pokémon mid-attack amid swirling flames, with a holographic rainbow foil treatment overlaying the text box. The card displays the Ancient Pokémon marking in its upper right corner.
How it plays
This Basic Pokémon has 230 HP and a Fire type, with a Water weakness of ×2 and a retreat cost of two Colorless energy. Its first attack, Heat Blast, costs one Fire and one Colorless energy and deals 60 damage. Its second attack, Rekka Bakushin, costs two Fire and one Colorless energy, deals 260 damage, and cannot be used again by this Pokémon until it leaves the Active Spot. As an ex Pokémon, when it is knocked out, the opponent takes two Prize cards.
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 テラスタルフェスex, a set of 187 cards, rarity RR. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki and published 2024-12-06. 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
#1020 in the National Pokédex · a Generation IX Pokémon · 54 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.
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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.