Raikou

Centering is strong overall, with essentially perfect left/right balance on both sides, but a noticeable top-to-bottom offset keeps it from a top-tier score. The pre-screen also notes a centering inconsistency between the measured read and the visual framing, so the estimate stays at 9.

Corners land in the mid-range because wear is present on multiple corners across both faces, mostly as light chips, nicks, and small abrasions rather than heavy rounding loss. The damage is spread enough to pull the component down, but it remains clearly better than the surface on this card.

Observed

Corner Wear

Front · Minor

Corner Wear

Front · Negligible

Corner Wear

Front · Minor

Corner Wear

Back · Minor

Corner Wear

Front · Minor

Limiting

Corner Wear

Back · Minor

Edges are close to clean, with only a small nick interrupting the back left cut edge. The limited scope and minor severity of the edge wear support a near-mint edge score.

Observed

Edge Wear

Back · Minor

Surface is the limiting factor and is capped at 4 because of the clear structural crease/fold across the lower front area. Additional minor surface marks and specks on the border and back art are secondary compared with that crease.

Observed

Surface Spot

Back · Minor

Surface Mark

Front · Moderate