Character info
The character
Switch is a staple Item card from the Pokémon Trading Card Game, representing a tool trainers use to swap Pokémon mid-battle. It is not a character but a game mechanic piece, appearing across countless sets since the game's early years. It is prized for its simple, consistent utility in competitive play.
This card
This is card 127/128 from the 30th Celebration set, printed as a common with the Pikachu 30th Anniversary Stamp variant. The artwork by Yuka Morii depicts two Poké Balls hovering above robotic switching devices in a workshop setting. The card bears the holographic star pattern background typical of this anniversary printing.
How it plays
As an Item card, Switch allows a player to switch their Active Pokémon with one of their Benched Pokémon. The card text also notes that any number of Item cards may be played during a turn, a standard rule reminder printed at the bottom.
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 30th Celebration, a set of 128 cards, rarity C. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Yuka Morii and published 2026-09-16. 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.
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.