Character info
The character
Pikachu is the Mouse Pokémon, widely recognized as the franchise's mascot and the partner of series protagonist Ash Ketchum in the animated show. It stores electricity in its cheek pouches and releases it when threatened or excited. Known for its cheerful, energetic personality, it has become an enduring symbol of the Pokémon brand.
This card
This is card number 055 out of 217 from the Ascended Heroes set, printed in 2026 with common rarity. It is a Basic Pokémon card with 70 HP and an Electric typing. The artwork, illustrated by kamonabe, depicts Pikachu walking through a dense, overgrown forest path rendered in a muted, sketch-like watercolor style.
How it plays
As a Basic Pokémon with 70 HP, this card has two attacks. Tail Smack costs a single Lightning energy and deals 10 damage. Tiny Bolt costs one Lightning and one Colorless energy and deals 30 damage. It has a weakness to Fighting type (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 Ascended Heroes, a set of 217 cards, rarity C. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by kamonabe and published 2026-01-30. 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
#25 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 1,200 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.
If you are buying this slab: the grade is WinnTCG’s judgement of the card that was in front of us, and WinnTCG sealed this case. The photographs above are of that card. Compare them against what you can see through the case, because a case can be opened by anyone who has held it since.
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.