Empoleon Pokemon Card Misprint?

Tallent

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    hello everyone,

    I have an Empoleon pokemon card that I think it is a misprint. I would like to know if its the real deal or not. If it is the real deal I would like to know the history (if any), and how much it is worth.

    The errors on the card are:
    1) Ink missing on the name
    2) Middle horn missing
    3) non holographic
    4) says poke body

    Thanks
     
    How can a fake be inside original packaging?

    Also I can't tell about the energy symbols to see if it is a fake. I checked it with the exact same card without all the defects and it looked all the same to me.
     
    Where did you buy the cards? This is 100% fake because of the energy symbols.

    Here's the ACTUAL error version of the card for reference:
    [PokeCommunity.com] Empoleon Pokemon Card Misprint?


    Notice the difference in all the energy symbols? That's the giveaway that it is fake.

    And the non-error version for further reference:
    [PokeCommunity.com] Empoleon Pokemon Card Misprint?
     
    So that you can fully understand that this is a fake card, I will elaborate on everything I see that gives it away as a fake.

    1. the card lacks the silver bordering that all ex/Lv. X/Prime/Shiny cards have, and the yellow border is a dead giveaway.

    2. The energy symbols are too large. They should be centered inside of their circle, and on all fake cards they almost exit the border of the circle.

    3. The font that is used is not the font that Pokemon has used forever. It is much too thin, and generally a clear sign of a fake.

    4. From the looks of it, the golden text at the bottom stating how a Lv. X acts over a pokemon doesn't seem to be holographic. It should be. The rarity star should also be silver.

    5. There is some strange white slash-like marking partially obscuring Empoleon's name.

    6. Check the year on the bottom. On fakes, the last number tends to be slightly taller or an entirely different font than the other numbers.

    7. The way that the camera is reflecting off of the card suggests that the card has a glossy surface, while it should have a matte texture. Only EX's, Alph Lithographs, Ancient Mew, and the backs of Jumbos have glossed surfaces that I know of.

    8. The holographic style is also incorrect. I've never seen those bubble patterns so close together and in such large quantities on a real card ever.

    9. You didn't post a picture of the back of the card, but I can only suspect that its color doesn't match that of real cards, and is more of a lighter shade of blue that seems to blend together.

    10. The card is 'popping' out of all directions except the horn. This is just inconsistency and clear signs of a fake.
     
    To address your question about how a fake can be found in original packaging, it is unfortunately very common for fake cards to be resealed into real packets. I've even come across an entire booster box of fake cards, the box and foil packages were real and the only way I knew the cards were fake before opening them was because the plastic wrap on the box didn't have pokemon symbols on it. The way to avoid fake packets is to only buy from big-box stores or hobby shops. Convenience stores are usually sketchy, and if the packs are really cheap, they are certainly fake.
     
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