Pokemon Emerald Cartridge: Legit or not?

[banjonator1]

I'm looking at a copy of Emerald on eBay. I'm aware there are quite a few bootlegged Pokemon GBA games, so I want to be safe.



Click on the image for the link to the item.

The guy has really good feedback.

 

[Dr. Javelin]

i thought emerald had a picture of rayquaza on it

 

[DragonFreak]

This may help?

 

[Superchao]

i thought emerald had a picture of rayquaza on it

rse and on don't have the pokemon on the actual cartridge/card

just on the boxart

 

[Dr. Javelin]

oh okay nvm

gosh it's been years since i played gen iii

 

[Yoshiwaker]

This may help?

I just want to clear this up by saying yes, it is fake.

 

[Unknown Entity]

So, what would happen if you put the fake into the system?

1. "Ha ha! You got swindled, idiot! Try Again."

2. Nothing would happen.

3. Game starts up. It just isn't the OFFICIALLY RELEASED game.

4. Something else I didn't list.

 

[YamiHoshi]

It's fake, while the Hologram is well done, the ESRB Logo looks so weird.
For reference, this is my Pokémon Emerald Cartridge, as seen 8 years after buying it (and it's original too):