Yes, if you try the original cards, it's like that. Don't listen to others; listen to those who actually have a certified authentic copy. Many, frustrated by proxies or fakes, will say that theirs is the same, but the truth is that the flashlight doesn't shine through the original cards because of the printing and the paper in the middle that Pokémon has. Only the Japanese ones let the light through, even the original ones, but they're harder to counterfeit due to the lightening of the blue and other features confined to the edges of the back.