Character info
The character
Iron Thorns is a Paradox Pokemon introduced in the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet games, a prehistoric-styled counterpart to Tyranitar that hails from a distant past. It is classified as a Future Pokemon within the Terastal Phenomenon storyline despite its ancient appearance, embodying the series' theme of blended timelines. It is known for its fierce, armored design and raw physical power in both the games and the trading card game.
This card
This is Iron Thorns ex, numbered 196 out of 167 in the Twilight Masquerade set, indicating its placement among the set's secret rare cards. It is a Full Art Ultra Rare holofoil with a Future stamp, a Basic Pokemon card with 230 HP and Lightning typing. The artwork, illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki, depicts Iron Thorns in a dynamic pose against a stylized dark, speckled background.
How it plays
Iron Thorns ex is a Basic Pokemon with 230 HP, weak to Fighting-type attacks (x2), and a retreat cost of four. Its Ability, Initialization, removes Abilities from all Pokemon with a Rule Box in play, both the player's and the opponent's, except for Future Pokemon, as long as Iron Thorns ex is in the Active Spot. Its attack, Volt Cyclone, costs one Lightning Energy and two colorless Energy, deals 140 damage, and allows the player to move an Energy from Iron Thorns ex to one of their Benched Pokemon. As a Pokemon ex, when it is Knocked Out, the opponent takes two Prize cards instead of one.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Twilight Masquerade, a set of 167 cards, rarity SR. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki and published 2024-05-24. 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
#995 in the National Pokédex · a Generation IX Pokémon · 43 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.