Character info
The character
Pikachu is the iconic Electric-type Pokémon and the mascot of the entire franchise, best known as the loyal partner of the trainer Ash Ketchum in the animated series. It is a small, mouse-like creature recognized by its yellow fur, red cheeks that store electricity, and lightning-bolt tail. Pikachu is widely regarded as the most recognizable Pokémon in the world and has appeared across games, anime, and merchandise.
This card
This card is Pikachu ex, number 044 out of 193 in the MEGAドリームex (M2a) set, printed in Japanese with RR rarity. It features a Terastal-style holographic treatment, depicting Pikachu rendered in a faceted, crystalline art style with multicolored gem-like shading. The illustration is credited to aky CG Works.
How it plays
Pikachu ex is a Basic Pokémon with 200 HP and a Lightning-type energy requirement. Its printed ability, Ganbari Heart, prevents it from being knocked out while at full HP from attack damage, instead leaving it with 10 HP remaining. Its attack, Topaz Bolt, costs Grass, Lightning, and Colorless energy, deals 300 damage, and requires discarding 3 energy attached to this Pokémon. It has a weakness to Fighting-type attacks (×2), no listed resistance, and a retreat cost of 1.
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 MEGAドリームex, a set of 193 cards, rarity RR. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by aky CG Works and published 2025-11-28. 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 · 968 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.