Character info
The character
Pikachu is the iconic Electric-type Pokémon and the mascot of the Pokémon franchise, known for its rounded cheeks that store electricity and its loyal relationship with Ash Ketchum in the animated series. It is a Basic Pokémon that evolves from Pichu and can evolve into Raichu, and it remains the most recognizable character in the entire franchise, celebrated across games, cards, and merchandise.
This card
This is Pikachu ex, card number 053/128 from the 30th Celebration set, marked with the RR rarity and the Pikachu 30th Celebration Stamp treatment. The artwork, illustrated by 5ban Graphics, shows Pikachu leaping forward amid falling confetti against a bright blue sky, with a small commemorative Pikachu head icon in the lower right of the illustration. The card carries the gold and festive border treatment typical of this anniversary release.
How it plays
Pikachu ex is a Basic Pokémon with 190 HP and Lightning typing. Its first ability, Pika-Pika Parade, costs one Colorless energy and lets the player search their deck for any number of Basic Pokémon to put onto the Bench, then shuffle the deck. Its second attack, Thunderbolt, costs two Lightning energy and one Colorless energy, deals 200 damage, and discards all Energy from this Pokémon. It has weakness to Fighting type (x2), no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of one Colorless energy; as a Pokémon ex, when it is Knocked Out the opponent takes 2 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 30th Celebration, a set of 128 cards, rarity RR. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by 5ban Graphics and published 2026-09-16. 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
#25 in the National Pokédex · a Generation I Pokémon · 1,251 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.
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.