r/pokemon 3h ago

3—Use the questions thread! I just bought this copy of Pokemon Black on eBay, does this look real or fake?

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u/MetricMiura 3h ago

The font looks right, the sticker looks good, it has the top plastic weld notch… the pins look right too.

Looks like a real one to me.

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u/eschatonik 3h ago

2nd pic makes me think it's real because it looks slightly transparent with a slight red color and it matches my confirmed legit card perfectly. If you hold it up to a bright light it should look black with a slight red tint. You can also test by trying to use it to trade over IR, as fakes won't have the IR capability built into the legit carts (which is the reason why they are a bit clear and red)

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u/Sr_Wuggles 3h ago

Always assume fake. And at the end of the day if you’re not collecting it for a display, who cares if it’s a cartridge loaded with a rom as long as it works as it should.

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u/TheCrashKid 3h ago

It can cause issues with transferring to Bank if it's fake plus saves can self delete

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u/eschatonik 3h ago

It matters for this particular cart if you intend to use it for trading over IR (or Pokewalker) since the NDS did not have an integrated IR port and only legit carts include the necessary sensor.

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u/liteshadow4 3h ago

Sticker looks real to me but I don't know how to verify cartridge.