Character info
The character
Roaring Moon is a Paradox Pokémon, National Pokédex No. 1005, introduced in the Scarlet and Violet era. It is a Dragon/Dark type believed to be connected to Salamence from an ancient or alternate timeline. Known for its aggressive, feral demeanor, it is said to be referenced in an old expedition journal that remains shrouded in mystery.
This card
This is Roaring Moon from the Temporal Forces set, numbered 109 out of 162, printed as a holofoil card with the Ancient stamp treatment. The artwork, illustrated by hncl, depicts the Pokémon lunging forward with its red wings spread against a bright forested backdrop. The card is a Basic Pokémon card marked with the Ancient trait icon in the upper right.
How it plays
Roaring Moon is a Basic Pokémon with 140 HP and the Ancient trait. 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. It has a weakness to Grass-type attacks (x2), no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of two.
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.