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My sister's friend was trading pokemon cards. Sounds geeky really~
But she has this card that is named "efui". I think that's some different name of an espeon, but its description is in english. It looks like an espeon, but has a long snout like a wolf, and is grey. I was wondering if anyone else knows about this card, or even has it.
Sorry to say this (especially blunt like this because I don't know how else to put this), but it sounds like your sister has a fake. There's no such Pokémon that fits that description, and anyway, if it was a Japanese Espeon (Eefi, not Efui) card or any other Japanese Pokémon card, then the entire card would be in Japanese. So, yeah, someone probably made their own Pokémon and printed the card out themselves. It's unfortunately not that unheard of for people to do that.
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If this is it, it is definately fake. I have seen several fakes out there that have these illustrations (from Beckett magazine) and usually have the Romanized named rather than the real English names. They also usually evolve from the wrong things. For example, a Furett named Ootachi that evolves from Diglett.
Yeah, fakes can look pretty similar to real cards. I know I've ran into fake Yu-Gi-Oh! cards plenty of times and they seemed like the real things until I read them. My local dollar discount store has sold the fake Yu-Gi-Oh! cards quite a bit, but I haven't ran into any fake Pokemon cards there. I have a feeling I would buy them for the heck of it. :P
Just because it looks like a real Pokémon card doesn't mean it is. =/ As I've said before, it's not unusual for kids to make their own cards by getting the images (including templates and the backs -- which are found pretty easily on the internet) and printing them on their own paper. (Yes, fake holos exist as well.) In order to definitely tell whether or not you've got a fake, this is a pretty good guide. For those of you who can't load the link or whatnot, it explains:
Spoiler:
1. Familiarize yourself with the Pokémon species. Sometimes the pictures on fake cards show things that aren't even Pokémon, like Digimon (or similar imitators) or animals. Be suspicious if what a card displays looks questionable, or if there appears to be a sticker on top of the card.
2. See if the colors are faded, smudged, too dark, or just plain inaccurate (beware of Shining Pokemon, though! Those rare Pokemon are purposely the wrong color). The chances that it's a factory mistake are very slim; it's much more likely to be fake.
3. Look at the back of the card. On fake cards, the blue swirling design often looks purplish. Also, sometimes the Poke Ball is upside down (on a real card, the red half is on the top).
4. Inspect the card itself. A fake card usually feels thin and flimsy and you may be able to see through it if you hold it up to the light. Some fake cards, on the other hand, are too hard and look shiny- real cards are never shiny. If it's the wrong size, that's also a telltale sign. Different materials will also wear differently, so on more "used" cards look for more damage to corners and unusual wear patterns. Also, fake cards often have no copyright date or the illustrator at the bottom of the card.
5. Look at the attacks and HP. If the HP is anywhere over 210, or the attacks don't exist, then it's a fake for sure.
6. Grab another card. Is the card in question the same size? Is it too pointy?
7. Look for spelling mistakes, fancy borders around the Pokémon's picture, or a cup-like base holding the energy.
8. Compare the energy symbol to other cards. Many fakes have energy symbols that are slightly larger, distorted, or offset from each other.
So, the first tip-off is the fact that Efui isn't actually a Pokémon. While Nekoban showed you an image, it should be noted that if it's not the short-snouted, non-gray Espeon we all know and love, it's not an Espeon. Likewise, as I've said before, official Japanese cards are entirely in Japanese, so Espeon's Japanese name (Eefi) wouldn't be Romanized.
Likewise, again, don't be fooled by the way it looks and feels. Even if it looks like a trading card at first glance and even has that glossy, card-like paper, go through the steps mentioned in the spoiler to double-check, and be very careful to make absolutely sure that it doesn't fail a single test you run it through.
It's also a good idea to look up a list of Espeon cards to see if any of them match.
You can actually feel the card first before trading it. Usually, you can tell a fake card from a real card by just touching/ feeling the paper quality.
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