Character info
The character
Slowbro is the Hermitcrab Pokémon, evolving from Slowpoke when a Shellder latches onto its tail. It is known in the games and anime for its dim-witted, relaxed demeanor, a trait tied to the symbiotic Shellder biting its tail. It is a Water/Psychic type Pokémon in the core series.
This card
This is Slowbro from the Fossil set, numbered 43/62, printed as an uncommon in 1999. The artwork by Kagemaru Himeno shows Slowbro standing against a warm orange and green background with the Shellder biting its tail. The card carries the Base Set 3 variant designation and Wizards of the Coast copyright line.
How it plays
This Stage 1 Psychic-type Pokémon has 60 HP, a weakness to Psychic, and a retreat cost of one. Its Pokémon Power, Strange Behavior, lets the player move one damage counter from another Pokémon onto Slowbro before attacking, provided it would not be knocked out. Its attack Psyshock costs two Psychic energy, deals 20 damage, and paralyzes the Defending Pokémon on a coin flip of heads.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Fossil, a set of 62 cards, rarity U. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno and published 1999-10-10. 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
#80 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 157 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Slowpoke.
The Shellder that is latched onto Slowpoke's tail is said to feed on the host's left-over scraps.
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Authenticity
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