Character info
The character
Galarian Slowbro is a regional variant form of Slowbro native to the Galar region, introduced in the Pokémon Sword and Shield games. It takes on a Poison type and gains its toxic power from an aggressive Galarian Shellder clamped onto its arm, which it uses like a cannon. Unlike the dopey, laid-back standard Slowbro, this form is depicted as more combative and dangerous, spraying poison at opponents.
This card
This is Galarian Slowbro V, card number 099 out of 189 from the Darkness Ablaze set, printed in 2020. It is a holofoil Basic Pokémon V card illustrated by 5ban Graphics, depicting the pink Slowbro with its Shellder companion against a green grassy backdrop with poison spraying from the Shellder's mouth. The card carries the V rule banner along the bottom, indicating a two-prize knockout.
How it plays
Galarian Slowbro V is a Basic Pokémon with 210 HP, weak to Fighting type by x2, and a retreat cost of three energy. Its Ability, Rapid-Fire Poison, allows the player once per turn, while this Pokémon is Active, to poison the opponent's Active Pokémon. Its attack, Tripping Shot, costs two Water energy and one Colorless energy, deals 130 damage, and prevents the Defending Pokémon from retreating during the opponent's next turn.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Darkness Ablaze, a set of 189 cards, rarity Holo Rare V. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by 5ban Graphics and published 2020-08-14. 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
#80 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 157 different cards of it exist.
From the card and the public catalogue, not written by WinnTCG.
Authenticity
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How this card was graded
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The working behind this grade
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