PaulTheProtist
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Okay, since I see a lot of users asking about card identification, and since I'm a mod, I decided to post this thread. In this thread, users can ask for help identifying cards, determining the legitimacy of cards, etc. Then I or some other user will help identify the cards.
A few tips for card identification:
- Use the internet. There are many helpful websites on the Internet such as Bulbapedia and PokéBeach that can help you identify cards.
- Most cards have set symbols, which are helpful in identifying a card. The set symbols are on the center right for everything up to the Neo era (aka everything made in the first and second generation of Pokémon except for e-cards) and in the bottom right for everything else (this includes all modern cards). Note that Base Set cards and many energy cards lack set symbols. Here's a list of all the expansions, with set symbols: List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia
- If you want to identify a fake card, look at the back of it. Real cards have a deep blue border on the back of them. If the border appears faded, the card's fake. Similarly, though not as common if the border's purple, then it's also fake. Every fake I've seen so far can be identified with that method. The image in the spoiler shows the more common faded back of a fake card.
Keeping that in mind, if you are posting here for help in card identification, scan the full card, and scan the front AND the back.
A few tips for card identification:
- Use the internet. There are many helpful websites on the Internet such as Bulbapedia and PokéBeach that can help you identify cards.
- Most cards have set symbols, which are helpful in identifying a card. The set symbols are on the center right for everything up to the Neo era (aka everything made in the first and second generation of Pokémon except for e-cards) and in the bottom right for everything else (this includes all modern cards). Note that Base Set cards and many energy cards lack set symbols. Here's a list of all the expansions, with set symbols: List of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia
- If you want to identify a fake card, look at the back of it. Real cards have a deep blue border on the back of them. If the border appears faded, the card's fake. Similarly, though not as common if the border's purple, then it's also fake. Every fake I've seen so far can be identified with that method. The image in the spoiler shows the more common faded back of a fake card.
Keeping that in mind, if you are posting here for help in card identification, scan the full card, and scan the front AND the back.
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