Character info
The character
Miraidon is a Paradox Pokémon known as the Iron Serpent, a futuristic counterpart tied to the Electric type that debuted in the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet games. It is a legendary Pokémon associated with advanced, synthetic power and ancient lore referencing a destructive serpent that scorched the land with lightning. It is recognized for its serpentine, cybernetic design and strong Electric-type abilities.
This card
This is card 028/084 from the Pitch Black (PBL) set, printed in 2026 as a holo rarity R card. The artwork by mashu depicts Miraidon coiled amid a glowing night sky with crackling electric energy surrounding its body. The card's flavor text references the Iron Serpent legend tied to this Pokémon.
How it plays
Miraidon is a Basic Pokémon with 120 HP and Lightning typing. Its Ability, Photon Cord, allows it to move up to 2 Basic Lightning Energy cards to a benched Pokémon if it is Knocked Out in the Active Spot by an opponent's attack. Its attack, Thunder, costs two Lightning Energy, deals 90 damage, and also deals 30 damage to itself. It has a weakness to Fighting type (x2), no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of one.
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 Pitch Black, a set of 84 cards, rarity R. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by mashu and published 2026-07-17. 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
#1008 in the National Pokédex · a Generation IX Pokémon · 151 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.