Character info
The character
Kingambit is a Dark/Steel-type Pokemon that evolves from Bisharp, serving as the commanding leader of a Bisharp swarm. In the games it is known for its imposing presence and the lore that only the strongest Bisharp, one who stands above all others in its army, can evolve into this form. It is depicted as a hulking armored warrior wielding massive blade-like hands.
This card
This is Kingambit from the SVP Black Star Promos set, numbered 130 out of 225 in the catalogue, printed in 2024 with PROMO rarity. The artwork, illustrated by Oku, shows Kingambit in a dense forested setting with its signature oversized golden blade hands raised. The card is a Stage 2 Pokemon evolving from Bisharp.
How it plays
Kingambit has 180 HP and is a Darkness-type Pokemon. Its first attack, Strike Down, costs one Darkness energy and knocks out the opponent's Active Pokemon if it already has 4 or more damage counters on it. Its second attack, Massive Rend, costs one Darkness and two Colorless energy and deals 140 damage. It has a weakness to Fire (x2), a resistance of -30 to Grass, and a retreat cost of four 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 SVP Black Star Promos, a set of 225 cards, rarity PROMO. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Oku and published 2023-03-31. 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
#983 in the National Pokédex · a Generation IX Pokémon · 53 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Bisharp.
Only a Bisharp that stands above all others in its vast army can evolve into Kingambit.
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
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The working behind this grade
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