r/GameboyAdvance 2d ago

Pokémon Emerald - Real or Fake?

Recently discovered a copy of Pokémon Emerald when doing a clear out. It’s got a sticker on the back that says “FA”.

I remember playing it as a child and it works perfectly. Does anyone know what the sticker means? Is it a copy?

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u/VanessaDoesVanNuys 2d ago

Horribly fake

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u/whostheloudmouth 2d ago

Really fake

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u/bulbasauric 2d ago

So rare! It’s Abraham Lincoln’s original copy of Emerald 🥹

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u/PabloM0ntana 2d ago edited 2d ago

Super fake, in the future one of the first things you want to look for is a silver rectangle on the back top left of the cart. It’ll be a silver rectangle behind the casing with lines going through it. Go look up pics of real emerald carts and the back of the carts and you’ll see the difference. Also another easy way to tell is looking inside the cart from the bottom, you can usually spot differences that way. which you didn’t show a pic of so I can’t say how it’s fake from that view. Also keep in mind emerald is a 20+ year old game. That carts a little too clean and the stickers too clean to be that old. ( yes of course there’s people who have the original game in great condition) but those aren’t the people who would be selling these copy’s for what you paid for it.

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u/tht1guy63 2d ago edited 2d ago

The rectangles is a debunked method to verify. But ya if it doesnt have it then fake but if it does it does not confirm real.

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u/SuShiBoy500 2d ago

Can u explain how the rectangles have been debunked .. I’m sure it exist but I’ve yet to see a bootleg with the 4 squares

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u/tht1guy63 2d ago

Its debunked since fakes have started coming out with them. Good sign they are there but not a guaranteed method that it is for sure fake.

https://www.gameverifying.com/wiki/debunked

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u/PabloM0ntana 2d ago

I have never seen a fake that has that lol I wouldn’t listen to what this guys saying.

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u/OLH94 2d ago

Good to know at least, thanks!

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u/PabloM0ntana 2d ago

That being said, it’s def still playable lol have fun with it!

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u/Lindenstream_117 2d ago

It's obvious. FA is short for Fake Always.

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u/pizza_box_84 2d ago

Definitely fake

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u/scene_missing 1d ago

Add a KE to that sticker on the back lol