Character info
The character
Zacian is a Legendary Pokémon introduced in the Sword and Shield generation, known as one half of the mascot duo for Pokémon Sword. It is depicted as a wolf-like creature that wields a massive sword in its jaws, associated with themes of heroism and ancient legend. In the games it can transform into its Crowned Sword form by bonding with the Rusted Sword.
This card
This is Zacian V, card 016 of 025 from the Celebrations set, printed as a Holo Rare V with the Pikachu 25th Anniversary stamp in the lower right corner. The artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita shows Zacian lunging forward with its sword raised against a stormy green backdrop with lightning and flying debris. The card uses the purple-bordered V treatment typical of Sword and Shield era V cards.
How it plays
Zacian V is a Basic Pokémon with 220 HP, weak to Fighting-type attacks (x2) and 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, ending their turn if used. Its attack, Storm Slash, costs three 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.
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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
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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.