{"product_id":"fennekin-080-pokemon-center-etb-promo-ace-mint-9","title":"Fennekin 080 — Pokémon Center ETB Promo — ACE Mint 9","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon TCG: Fennekin 080 – Black Star Promo – ACE Mint 9\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Star Promo \u003cstrong\u003eSource:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box \u003cstrong\u003eCard Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 080 \u003cstrong\u003eRelease Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026 \u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English \u003cstrong\u003eGrading Company:\u003c\/strong\u003e ACE (Authenticated Card Experts) \u003cstrong\u003eCertification Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1396294\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA Mint 9 copy of the Fennekin Black Star Promo (080), distributed exclusively through the Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box and graded by ACE. This is by some distance the scarcest card in this batch — only 264 copies have ever been submitted to ACE, and just 6% of those achieve a Gem Mint 10.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIllustrated by satoma, the card shows Fennekin on a sunlit windowsill among blankets and houseplants, in the warm domestic style that has made recent Pokémon Center promos so widely collected. Returned directly from ACE grading and sold sealed in its original ACE packaging, unopened and unhandled since receipt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrade \u0026amp; Subgrades\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e🏆 \u003cstrong\u003eOverall Grade: Mint 9\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🔲 \u003cstrong\u003eSurface: 10\u003c\/strong\u003e — No scratches, print defects or visible wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📐 \u003cstrong\u003eCentering: 10\u003c\/strong\u003e — Perfect border alignment on all sides.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✂️ \u003cstrong\u003eEdges: 9\u003c\/strong\u003e — Minor edge imperfection only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📌 \u003cstrong\u003eCorners: 8\u003c\/strong\u003e — Corner wear present; this is the subgrade holding the overall grade at 9.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eStated in full: perfect 10s in surface and centering, with corners the limiting factor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation Data\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePopulation with this label (Mint 9): 197\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal population (all labels): 206\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePopulation graded higher: 17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePopulation graded lower: 41\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal submitted: 264\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGem rate (proportion achieving 10): 6%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWorth reading properly: a \u003cstrong\u003e6% gem rate\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this one of the hardest cards in the current promo run to obtain in Gem Mint condition. Only 17 copies in the entire ACE census sit above this grade. With a total submitted population of just 264, this is a genuinely thinly-graded card in absolute terms — a Mint 9 is the realistic top tier here, and chasing a 10 means competing for one of seventeen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Card\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFennekin 080 is a Black Star Promo issued with the Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box. Promo cards from Pokémon Center product sit outside standard set numbering and can't be pulled from boosters, making them a distinct collecting category with distribution limited to Pokémon Center channels rather than general retail. Fennekin, as a Kalos starter with a strong following, carries appeal beyond promo completionists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCard:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fennekin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber:\u003c\/strong\u003e 080\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Star Promo (Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e satoma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrade:\u003c\/strong\u003e ACE Mint 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCertification:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1396294\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sealed in original ACE packaging as received from grading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA Mint 9 Pokémon Center exclusive promo with perfect surface and centering subgrades, from a card with a 6% gem rate and only 264 total ACE submissions. Slabbed and sealed as returned from ACE, with the certification number shown for independent verification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhether you're building a Black Star Promo run, collecting Pokémon Center exclusives, or after a genuinely scarce graded card that doesn't carry Charizard pricing, this Fennekin is the pick of this batch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Collectors Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55176216871254,"sku":"PE221","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/1509\/7174\/files\/1396294_fennekin-080-pokemon-center_front.jpg?v=1788282717","url":"https:\/\/thecollectorsemporium.com\/products\/fennekin-080-pokemon-center-etb-promo-ace-mint-9","provider":"The Collectors Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}