Gemi Grade Report
XY Black Star Promos
Published August 19, 2026
This Blastoise EX presents very well, led by excellent centering and clean surfaces. The main limitations are minor corner whitening and small edge nicks.
Grade Shape
Four-axis score profile
The card shows excellent centering overall, with the front measuring about 54/46 left-right and 53/47 top-bottom, and the back staying similarly close to balanced. Those small offsets are still well within a strong centered presentation and support a top centering result.
Corners show only light wear: small whitening/specking at the front top-left and front bottom-right, plus a small nick on the back bottom-right corner area. The defects are minor and localized, which fits a strong but not perfect corner grade.
Observed
Edges are clean overall, with only small white nicks/whitening noted on the left edge of both the front and back. The wear is limited and minor, consistent with a near-mint edge result.
Observed
No surface scratches, dents, creases, print lines, spots, foil wear, or other surface anomalies were detected in the art scans. With no visible surface defects, the surface result is fully supported.
Corners (8.0) is the lowest of the four axes. It's the main thing keeping this card from a higher grade.
The limiting defect is Corner Wear (minor, back).
Bringing corners up to the level of the next-weakest axis (Edges, 9.0) would be the single biggest improvement available.
Verified
Blastoise EX
xyp · XY30