Hello, my son has recently inherited his uncles Pokemon cards. He has an edition 2 team rocket Aura that has 420hp. Does anyone know if this card is genuine?
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The card is almost certainly fake. Fake Pokémon cards are often given more HP than the original, though there are many other signs that a card is fake which I would encourage you to look at here. Here is a guide to identifying fake Pokémon cards written by Justinbasil, who is also one of Pokébeach’s authors.
https://www.justinbasil.com/guide/fakes
I would not recommend using the tear test, since it is meant to identify if all the cards in a particular booster pack are fake by tearing the most expendable card to identify what material the manufacturer made the cards with. This test will have no effect if real and fake cards have been mixed into the same binder. It is only meant as a last resort, however, and the rest of the article should help you weed out any other fake cards in your collection.
https://www.justinbasil.com/guide/fakes
I would not recommend using the tear test, since it is meant to identify if all the cards in a particular booster pack are fake by tearing the most expendable card to identify what material the manufacturer made the cards with. This test will have no effect if real and fake cards have been mixed into the same binder. It is only meant as a last resort, however, and the rest of the article should help you weed out any other fake cards in your collection.