Character info
The character
Jolteon is one of Eevee's elemental evolutions in the Pokémon franchise, known as the Lightning Pokémon. It is recognized for its spiky yellow fur, which bristles with static electricity, and its speed and offensive power in battle. Jolteon has appeared across games, anime, and the trading card game since its introduction in the original generation.
This card
This is Jolteon, number 169 from the SVP Black Star Promos set, a promo card with a Cosmos Holo treatment. The artwork, illustrated by Nisota Niso, depicts Jolteon crackling with electricity amid a dark, lightning-streaked forest setting. The card marks a Stage 1 Pokémon that evolves from Eevee.
How it plays
Jolteon is a Stage 1 Pokémon with 110 HP, weak to Fighting-type attacks (x2), and a Lightning typing. Its first attack, Linear Attack, costs a single Lightning energy and deals 30 damage to one of the opponent's Pokémon, ignoring Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon. Its second attack, Fighting Lightning, costs one Lightning and two Colorless energy, dealing 90 damage plus an additional 90 damage if the opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon ex or Pokémon V.
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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 Nisota Niso 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
#135 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 220 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Eevee.
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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
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.