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Pokemon: real vs fake

Name: Legitly
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Every Pokemon checkpoint on this site states a measurement, an accept range and how we arrived at it. No comparison photos we didn't shoot, no certificates.

Real vs fake guides

How To Tell If Pokemon Cards Are Fake: 11 Measured Checks 15 measured checks Fake Pokemon Booster Box: Weight, Wrap and Seal Checks 15 measured checks

Checkpoints covered

Card dimensions 63 x 88 mm (2.5 x 3.5 in)
Card weight 1.8 g
Card thickness 0.31 mm
Black core layer 3 layers: white, black, white
Print rosette 10 x magnification to resolve the dot pattern
HP number 380 HP ceiling on any real card
Regulation mark 1 boxed letter, D to J, bottom left
Collector number 025/165 format: card number / set size
Copyright line 4 names: Pokémon, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK
Card texture 1 gold star or more = etched texture required
Corner radius 3 mm
Pack count 36 packs in an English box
Cards per pack 10 cards in an English pack
Pack weight 20.5 g
Sealed box weight 15 g deficit that flags a box
Wrap seam 1 heat seam per panel
Flap glue gap 0 mm of daylight at the flap
Barcode prefix 820650 first six digits of an English UPC
Pack crimp 2 crimped ends per pack
Publisher legal block 3 lines: company, address, product code
Box footprint 78 x 126 x 140 mm, depth x height x length
Asking price 100 USD, common retail for a 36-pack box