Character info
The character
Raichu is the evolved form of Pikachu, a Mouse Pokemon numbered 0026 in the national Pokedex. It is known for the lightning-bolt shape of its tail, which it uses to discharge electricity safely into the ground. As an Electric-type, it is recognized for its powerful offensive capabilities among early Pokemon generations.
This card
This is Raichu from the 151 set (MEW), numbered 026/165, printed in 2023 as a Rare. The artwork, illustrated by Naoyo Kimura, depicts Raichu crackling with electricity against a starry night sky backdrop. The card evolves from Pikachu as indicated in the Stage 1 banner.
How it plays
This Stage 1 Pokemon has 120 HP and is weak to Fighting-type attacks (x2), with a retreat cost of one colorless energy. Its ability, Electrical Grounding, allows moving a Lightning Energy from a Knocked Out Pokemon to this one when that Pokemon is defeated by an opponent's attack. Its attack, Thunder, costs two Lightning Energy and one Colorless Energy, dealing 180 damage, though it also deals 50 damage to itself.
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 151, a set of 165 cards, rarity R. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Naoyo Kimura and published 2023-09-22. 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
#26 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 401 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Pikachu.
Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked.
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
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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.