Character info
The character
Gastly is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokémon known for its gaseous, nearly intangible body composed of toxic gas. It is said to wrap around its opponents, slowly poisoning them through the skin, and it evolves into Haunter and eventually Gengar. Gastly is one of the earliest Ghost-type Pokémon introduced in the series and remains iconic for its eerie, mischievous nature.
This card
This is card 177/162 from the Temporal Forces set, printed as a Holo Illustration Rare, a secret rare that exceeds the set's standard numbering. The artwork, illustrated by Mousho, depicts a swarm of Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar lurking in a dim alley alongside a Meowth, rendered in a painterly, nighttime scene. The card carries the official 2024 Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK copyright line.
How it plays
Gastly is a Basic Pokémon with 60 HP and the Psychic (Ghost-indicating) energy type shown on the card. Its first attack, Mysterious Beam, costs one energy and allows a coin flip; on heads, it discards an Energy from the opponent's Active Pokémon. Its second attack, Suffocating Gas, costs two energy and deals 30 damage. It has a weakness to Fighting-type attacks (×2), no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of one energy.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Temporal Forces, a set of 162 cards, rarity AR. The details on this certificate match it.
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
#92 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 180 different cards of it exist.
It wraps its opponent in its gas-like body, slowly weakening its prey by poisoning it through the skin.
From the card and the public catalogue, not written by WinnTCG.
Authenticity
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The working behind this grade
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