Character info
The character
Miraidon is a Paradox Pokémon known as the Iron Serpent, a futuristic counterpart tied to the Electric type. In its game appearances it serves as a legendary companion known for immense power and a connection to ancient and future timelines. It is associated with destructive lightning, as reflected in old in-world legends describing a serpent that scorched the land with its electricity.
This card
This is card 028 out of 84 from the Pitch Black set, printed in 2026 as a holo rarity R card. The illustration by mashu depicts Miraidon coiled amid crackling blue and green lightning against a dark, electrified backdrop. The card is a Basic Pokémon with the Paradox Pokémon designation and lists National Pokédex number 1008, height 11'6", and weight 529.1 lbs.
How it plays
Miraidon is a Basic Pokémon with 120 HP and a single Lightning energy type icon, weak to Fighting by ×2 and with a retreat cost of one. Its Ability, Photon Cord, allows moving up to 2 Basic Lightning Energy cards from Miraidon to a Benched Pokémon if it is Knocked Out while Active from an opponent's attack damage. Its attack Thunder costs two Lightning Energy, deals 90 damage, and also deals 30 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 Pitch Black, a set of 84 cards, rarity R. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by mashu and published 2026-07-17. 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
#1008 in the National Pokédex · a Generation IX Pokémon · 151 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.