Character info
The character
Watchog is a Normal-type Pokémon that evolves from Patrat. It is known for the luminescent matter within its body, which it uses to make its eyes and body glow, stunning attacking opponents. It serves as an alert, watchful sentinel in the wild, often standing guard over its territory.
This card
This is Watchog from the Chaos Rising set, numbered 097/086, a holo-rarity card marked with a star rarity symbol. The artwork by Marina Chikazawa depicts a pair of Watchog wearing high-visibility vests in a nighttime city scene, with a brightly lit tower glowing in the background. The collector number exceeding the set's base count suggests this is a secret or special-rarity print.
How it plays
This Stage 1 Pokémon evolves from Patrat and has 100 HP, weak to Fighting-type attacks (x2), with a Colorless retreat cost of 1. Its first attack, Snap Inspection, costs one Colorless energy and has you flip 3 coins; for each heads, you may find a card in your opponent's revealed hand and shuffle it into their deck. Its second attack, Low Kick, costs one Colorless energy and deals 50 damage.
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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.