Character info
The character
Banette is a Ghost-type Pokémon that evolves from Shuppet, said to have formed when a discarded doll became infused with feelings of resentment and hatred. It is known for the zipper-like mouth on its face, which it must keep closed to contain its cursed energy. In the games it is prized for its high Attack stat and vengeful, grudge-bearing nature.
This card
This is Banette from the Roaring Skies set, numbered 32/108, printed as a Delta Species holo rare. The artwork by Shin Nagasawa shows Banette lunging forward through a misty forest with its zippered grin and clawed arms extended. The card carries the Delta Species Psychic typing marker alongside its Stage 1 evolution banner.
How it plays
Banette is a Stage 1 Delta Species Pokémon with 90 HP, weak to Darkness (x2) and resistant to Fighting (-20), with a retreat cost of one. Its Psychic attack, Evolution Jammer, deals 20 damage and prevents the opponent from playing a Pokémon from hand to evolve during their next turn. Its second attack, Curse Deeply, costs Psychic and Colorless and places 5 damage counters directly on the opponent's Active Pokémon.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Roaring Skies, a set of 108 cards, rarity R. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Shin Nagasawa and published 2015-05-06. 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
#354 in the National Pokédex · a Generation III Pokémon · 144 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Shuppet.
Strong feelings of hatred turned a puppet into a Pokémon. If it opens its mouth, its cursed energy escapes.
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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
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The working behind this grade
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