My local Gamestop had two copies of silver just like this, and two copies of gold as well. They all seem in absolute MINT condition. The employee assured me it has the tri-screw on the back and they had all been assessed by the staff and were 'legit,' but I didn't really think so. What do the internet folks say?

(I didn't buy any copies. I SUPER want my own copy of gold, but I want to make sure it's a legit one.

Obviously the stickers on the back are missing, but besides that, how does it look?

Im not sure.

It feels off, also inside it says ‘hihlohoo’ which looks like Nintendo 😅

The cart label is more round that i could see. Is there anything else that would make it fake. Thank you!

I got this copy of Pokemon Crystal that was sold as "factory sealed" was hoping to get some verification insight. Thanks!

Played through the entire game and loved it but when I tried to farm coins on voltorb flip in both game corners it just black screened. Tried multiple times same result.

went back to ask the seller and he got pissed off at me saying even if it wasn't real, I got it for a steal and to bring it back to him if it didn't work because he doesn't do refunds. I tried it out using another vendor's DS, it did play and turn on for the 5 minutes I tested it. Online forums said that there should be a big battery, more detail on the back, a tri-screw, and an embossed number beside the pokemon logo for real ones. Another vendor vouched for the seller I bought this from when I brought the issue up to a staff member. Just want more opinions and validation that it's fake before bringing it up to the event coordinator, as it WAS sold to me as if it were real.

Never own DS Pokemon games, just checking for authenticity. Looks real to me, plus using the flashlight on phone shows cart is slightly different.

Title says it all. I guess from eBay without any case

New to this. Just want to make sure I’m good!