Character info
The character
Gengar is a Ghost/Poison-type Pokémon known as the Shadow Pokémon, first introduced in the original Generation I games. It is the final evolution of Gastly, evolving through Haunter, and is famed in Pokémon lore for lurking in shadows and causing mischief, especially on the night of a full moon. Gengar is one of the most recognizable Ghost-type Pokémon, often depicted with a wide grin and glowing red eyes.
This card
This is Gengar from the Lost Origin set, numbered 066/196, printed as a Holo Rare. It is a Stage 2 card that evolves from Haunter, illustrated by Narumi Sato, depicting Gengar grinning amid lit candles in a dim interior. The card bears a Pikachu Pumpkin stamp in the lower right corner of the artwork, marking a special promotional variant.
How it plays
This Psychic-type Gengar has 120 HP, weakness to Darkness types (×2), resistance to Fighting types (-30), and a retreat cost of two Colorless energy. Its Ability, Netherworld Gate, allows the player to place this Gengar from the discard pile onto the Bench once per turn, adding 3 damage counters to it if used. Its attack, Screaming Circle, costs one Psychic energy and places 2 damage counters on the opponent's Active Pokémon for each of the opponent's Benched Pokémon.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Lost Origin, a set of 196 cards, rarity Holo Rare. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Narumi Sato and published 2022-09-09. 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
#94 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 326 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Haunter.
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Authenticity
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How this card was graded
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The working behind this grade
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