Character info
The character
Roaring Moon, Pokédex No. 1005, is a Dragon/Dark-type Paradox Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It is classified as an Ancient Paradox form, believed to be a prehistoric counterpart to a modern dragon-like species. The species is noted for its aggressive nature and powerful flight, with in-game lore suggesting it may correspond to a creature mentioned in old expedition journals. It is known for high offensive stats and its ability to draw strength from ferocity rather than technology.
This card
This is Roaring Moon from the Temporal Forces set, numbered 109 out of 162, printed as a holo rare with the Ancient stamp treatment. The artwork, illustrated by hncl, depicts the Pokémon mid-flight with its wings spread wide against a forested backdrop. The card layout includes the Ancient marker in the upper right and the Pokédex data bar beneath the artwork.
How it plays
This is a Basic Pokémon with 140 HP, Darkness type, weak to Grass (x2), with a retreat cost of two. Its first attack, Vengeance Fletching, costs two Darkness energy and deals 70+ damage, increasing by 10 for each Ancient card in the player's discard pile. Its second attack, Speed Wing, costs one Darkness energy and three Colorless energy and deals 120 damage with no additional effect listed.
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 Temporal Forces, a set of 162 cards, rarity R. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by hncl and published 2024-03-22. 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
#1005 in the National Pokédex · a Generation IX Pokémon · 65 different cards of it exist.
It is possible that this is the creature listed as Roaring Moon in an expedition journal that still holds many mysteries.
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.