Character info
The character
Zacian is a Legendary Pokémon introduced in the Galar region, known as one half of the Sword and Shield cover legendaries. In the games and anime it wields a blade-like fang and is associated with heroic battles of old. Hop, the player's rival and friend in Pokémon Sword and Shield, is depicted here as the trainer of this particular Zacian, reflecting his close bond with Legendary Pokémon.
This card
This is a Star Holo promotional printing from the SVP Black Star Promos series, numbered 193 out of 225 in the catalogue. The card is a Pokémon ex, illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki, featuring Zacian rendered in its golden, blade-eared form against a sparkling holographic background. A small circular portrait of Hop appears in the corner, tying the card to his character.
How it plays
This Basic Pokémon has 230 HP, is weak to Fire (x2), resists Grass (-30), and has a retreat cost of two. Its first attack, Insta-Strike, costs one Colorless energy, deals 30 damage, and also deals 30 damage to one of the opponent's Benched Pokémon without applying Weakness or Resistance. Its second attack, Brave Slash, costs three Colorless and one Colorless-type energy (four total), deals 240 damage, but prevents the Pokémon from using Brave Slash again on the following turn. As a Pokémon ex, when it is Knocked Out the opponent takes two Prize cards.
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 PLANETA Mochizuki 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
#888 in the National Pokédex · a Generation VIII Pokémon · 196 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.
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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.