Character info
The character
Entei is a Legendary Pokémon of the Fire type, one of the three Legendary Beasts alongside Raikou and Suicune, introduced in the Pokémon Gold and Silver games. In the games and anime, Entei is said to be born from the eruption of a volcano and is known for its role in the legend tied to Ho-Oh's resurrection of the three beasts. It is recognized for its roaring mane and fierce, volcanic appearance, embodying raw destructive power in Pokémon lore.
This card
This is Entei V from the Brilliant Stars set, numbered 022/172, printed as a Full Art Holo Rare. The artwork, illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki, depicts Entei roaring amid fire and rocky debris in a dynamic full-art composition. The card carries the Basic V card treatment typical of this printing era, with foil text and border elements.
How it plays
Entei V is a Basic Pokémon with 230 HP and Fire typing. Its Ability, Fleet-Footed, lets the player draw a card once per turn if Entei V is in the Active Spot. Its attack, Burning Rondo, costs one Fire Energy and one Colorless Energy, dealing 20 damage plus 20 more for each Benched Pokémon on both sides. It has a weakness to Water (x2), no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of three Colorless Energy.
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 Brilliant Stars, a set of 172 cards, rarity Holo Rare V. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki and published 2022-02-25. 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
#244 in the National Pokédex · a Generation II Pokémon · 191 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.