Character info
The character
Rotom is a Pokémon known for its ability to possess and manipulate electronic devices, taking on different forms depending on the appliance it inhabits. In the games and anime, it is recognized for its mischievous, energetic personality and its Electric/Ghost typing. It has become a recurring fan favorite due to its versatility and distinctive appearances across various media.
This card
This is Rotom V, card number SWSH257 from the SWSH Black Star Promos set, a promotional release printed in 2022. The artwork, illustrated by 5ban Graphics, depicts Rotom surrounded by swirling electric and ghostly energy against an abstract colored background. The card features the holographic promo star stamp typical of this subset.
How it plays
Rotom V is a Basic Pokémon with 190 HP and Lightning typing. Its first attack, Lost Hack, costs a single Colorless energy and puts a Special Energy attached to one of the opponent's Pokémon into the Lost Zone. Its second attack, Extreme Current, costs two Lightning energy and one Colorless energy, deals 160 damage, and requires the player to discard an Energy from this Pokémon. It has a weakness to Fighting-type attacks (x2), no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of one Colorless energy.
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 SWSH Black Star Promos, a set of 307 cards, rarity PROMO. The details on this certificate match it.
Published 2019-11-15. 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
#479 in the National Pokédex · a Generation IV Pokémon · 361 different cards of it exist.
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.