It’s a faaaaake?
The enormously popular Pokémon Trading Card Game continues to attract huge numbers of players willing to pay vast sums to catch ’em all, especially rare cards. However, some detective work by PkmnFlyingMaster on EliteForum (thanks, VGC) suggests that prototype cards from the mid-’90s which first went up for auction last year could be fakes.
First, a little background. Prior to the debut of the Pokémon Trading Card Game in Japan back in 1996, the makers printed up prototype cards during the game’s development. The rarity of these pre-release ‘playtest’ cards makes them highly sought-after and a significant cache of them went up for sale in 2024 having been verified by card grading company CGC. CGC highlighted how they worked closely with Takumi Akabane, one of the original designers of the card game, to verify the cards’ authenticity.
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