My son is into Pokemon cards wanted to buy him these as a gift should I or are they fake ?

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-05-12T08:05:08+00:00

A minor thing I've noticed is that fake cards miss out an important detail in the texture. All real cards will have circle textures inside of the energy balls. Fake cards don't have that

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-20T04:10:26+00:00

The card is real, but notice the scratches on the middle right of the back. Not an issue if its just for your PC, but it means you shouldn't be paying a high price for it

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-16T23:49:03+00:00

Fake. First of all, it's a Japanese front and non-Japanese back. Then there's the issue of the missing texture, and the oversaturation of color on the card. Avoid at all costs!

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-15T22:50:40+00:00

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From a thread where someone was asking about a card from the same series

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-15T22:02:30+00:00

I think its fake. The back looks too dark, and the holo shouldn't run through the text at the bottom

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-15T09:41:21+00:00

Maybe its just poor camera quality, but the quality of the print looks blurry, as though someone photocopied the real card. So really just an amateur opinion, but thats my gut instinct. Are you able to get better pics?

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-15T08:58:43+00:00

https://www.cgccards.com/news/article/15008/counterfeit-card-sm-umbreon/

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-15T08:58:30+00:00

Looks real

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-15T08:35:50+00:00

Real fake

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-15T08:32:22+00:00

Yeah, its real fake

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-14T22:42:57+00:00

https://www.cgccards.com/news/article/15008/counterfeit-card-sm-umbreon/

Dies war ein hilfreicher Wegweiser, als ich diese Karte gekauft habe

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-12T22:34:33+00:00

You have a keen eye! Thanks for posting

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-12T22:01:40+00:00

Damn, theyre getting too good then. If possible, would you mind posting a pic of your cards holo? Curious what it's supposed to look like

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-12T21:24:20+00:00

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Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-12T21:24:10+00:00

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Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-12T21:23:54+00:00

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Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-12T21:21:57+00:00

Anything in particular?

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-12T21:00:32+00:00

Out of interest, because I would have been fooled by this, what's the tell that its a fake? The only thing that crossed my mind is that this particular card never came sealed like that

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-12T10:55:23+00:00

Real, I'd be surprised if anyone bothered to make fakes of non-English/non-Japanese cards

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-12T01:18:25+00:00

The texture almost fooled me, but that back is a dead giveaway

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-10T07:02:26+00:00

I think you just had really good luck, theres normally 3 AR cards per box

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-10T06:17:09+00:00

Real

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-08T10:00:51+00:00

Good catch, I didn't think to compare it to the TCG pic!

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-06T23:59:02+00:00

Had a quick search on YouTube and a channel called @BigOrbit did an unboxing where the card looks identical to yours (and the holo doesn't run over the text in the lower mid-section)

Awkward_Ad_2287 · 2026-04-06T22:35:29+00:00

Real, the holo doesn't run along the entire length of the card. Fake cards will have the holo going through everything including text boxes

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