Character info
The character
Slowpoke is a dim-witted, water-dwelling Pokémon known for its slow reactions, which are so extreme that it reportedly takes five seconds to feel pain. It is listed in the National Pokédex as number 0079, standing 1.2 meters tall and weighing 36.0 kilograms. It is commonly found lounging at the edge of rivers or dozing in shallow water, and it occasionally catches prey by accident while fishing with its tail.
This card
This is a Basic Pokémon card from the Chinese-language 151 set, numbered 079/151 and printed in common rarity. The artwork, credited to illustrator OKACHEKE, depicts Slowpoke floating peacefully in shallow, stone-lined water. The card uses a simplified Chinese text layout typical of this regional printing.
How it plays
This card has 80 HP and is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon. Its first attack, Sea Bath, requires one Psychic energy and heals 30 damage from this Pokémon while also curing all of its special conditions. Its second attack, Headbutt, costs two Colorless energy and deals 20 damage. It is weak to Darkness-type attacks (x2), has 30 resistance to Fighting-type attacks, and has a retreat cost of two energy.
Written with AI from the card and its catalogue entry, and checked by WinnTCG.
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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
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.