Shadow Rider Calyrex V Full Art Pokémon Card (not authenticated)

The item presented is a collectible trading card encased in a clear rigid plastic top-loader sleeve to protect its physical condition. The card appears to be from the Pokémon Trading Card Game and depicts the character Shadow Rider Calyrex V. The physical characteristics include a standard trading card size, featuring a full-art etched holographic foil finish that produces a reflective rainbow sheen across the surface when interacting with light. The color palette centers around deep purples, blacks, and silvers, highlighting the ghostly equine creature and its rider. Notable text directly readable on the card includes 'Shadow Rider Calyrex V' at the top right with a hit points value of '210', attacks named 'Shadow Mist' and 'Astral Barrage', an artist credit reading 'Illus. Kodama', and a card number at the bottom left reading '172/198' alongside a copyright date of '2021 Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK'. The card is housed within a protective sleeve resting on a patterned textile surface with alternating gray and white checks. While the visual indicators—such as the foil texture, font styling, and set numbering—are consistent with a modern ultra-rare Pokémon card, physical inspection is required to assess its true composition and structural integrity, leaving the item unauthenticated.

Based on what I can see in the photograph, the item appears to be a trading card from the Pokémon Trading Card Game, specifically displaying visual characteristics consistent with a Shadow Rider Calyrex V Full Art card, numbered 172/198 from the 2021 set. The surface displays a holographic foil finish, standard card dimensions, and legible text including the character name, hit points, and artist credit. However, I can't verify from a photo whether the paper stock, foil sheen, weight, and structural integrity are consistent with an issue produced by Nintendo and Creatures. Physical inspection is required to confirm its true composition, as visual indicators alone cannot rule out a high-quality reproduction, modern counterfeit, or proxy. Assuming the attribution and visual properties correspond to a standard trading card of this type, comparable items typically trade in the $10 to $20 range, depending on surface wear, centering, and edge condition. If physical examination reveals the piece to be a reproduction, replica, or unauthorized copy, the value would drop significantly to negligible novelty value. To establish its true nature, an in-person examination by a professional trading card grader utilizing magnification and light testing would be required.