Character info
The character
Zacian is a Legendary Pokemon introduced in the Sword and Shield generation, known as one half of the box legendaries alongside Zamazenta. It is depicted as a swordlike wolf that leads an ancient kingdom, wielding a massive blade in its jaws. Zacian is associated with Fairy-type power and is famed for its battle prowess and heroic role in its region's history.
This card
This is Zacian V, numbered 016/025 from the Celebrations set, a Holo Rare V card marking the Pokemon TCG's 25th Anniversary. The artwork, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, shows Zacian lunging forward with its sword drawn amid a lightning-charged green backdrop, with the small Pikachu 25th Anniversary emblem printed in the lower right of the illustration. The card carries the V rule banner and the Celebrations set symbol alongside the collector number on the lower edge.
How it plays
Zacian V is a Basic Pokemon with 220 HP and Psychic typing on this print, weak to Metal types (x2) and with a retreat cost of two. Its Ability, Roar of the Sword, lets the player search their deck once per turn for a Psychic Energy card to attach to one of their Pokemon, shuffling the deck afterward, though using it ends the turn. Its attack, Storm Slash, costs three Colorless energy and deals 60 damage plus 30 more for each Psychic Energy attached to Zacian V.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Celebrations, a set of 25 cards, rarity Holo Rare V. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita and published 2021-10-08. 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
#888 in the National Pokédex · a Generation VIII Pokémon · 212 different cards of it exist.
From the card and the public catalogue, not written by WinnTCG.
Authenticity
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How this card was graded
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The working behind this grade
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