Character info
The character
Iron Hands is a Paradox Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, numbered 0992 in the Pokédex. It is an Electric/Fighting type believed to be a prehistoric counterpart connected to Hawlucha, existing as part of the Paradox Pokémon phenomenon. It is associated with the future timeline and noted for its immense weight and brute strength. The in-game dex entry links it to an object called Iron Hands mentioned in an expedition journal.
This card
This is Iron Hands from the Temporal Forces set, numbered 061 out of 162, printed as an uncommon card with the Future Stamp treatment. The artwork, illustrated by Souichirou Gunjima, depicts the Pokémon lunging forward amid crackling electricity with its large yellow hands extended. The card was released in 2024 as part of the Scarlet and Violet era.
How it plays
This Basic Pokémon has 140 HP and a Lightning weakness-related type with a Fighting weakness of ×2 and a retreat cost of three. Its first attack, Volt Wave, costs one Lightning and one Colorless energy, deals 30 damage, and has a coin flip chance to Paralyze the opponent's Active Pokémon on heads. Its second attack, Superalloy Hands, costs two Lightning and one Colorless energy, deals 80 damage plus an additional 80 damage if the opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon ex or Pokémon V.
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 Temporal Forces, a set of 162 cards, rarity U. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Souichirou Gunjima and published 2024-03-22. 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
#992 in the National Pokédex · a Generation IX Pokémon · 45 different cards of it exist.
This Pokémon shares many similarities with Iron Hands, an object mentioned in a certain expedition journal.
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.