Fake Pokemon Crown Zenith TCG packs have already appeared online
The Pokemon CompanyPokemon TCG fans have already found fake card packs for Crown Zenith, Pokemon Sword & Shield’s final expansion set, floating around online.
The Pokemon TCG is kicking things off strongly in 2023 with the upcoming release of the Crown Zenith set, which looks to cap off the lengthy Sword & Shield expansion sets.
However, while the Crown Zenith expansion set will release on January 20, 2023 fans are already eager to get their hands on packs a bit early.
While it looked as though some TCG players have already managed to do so, eagle-eyed fans have warned some players against ordering packs early as it seems fake packs are already being sold online.
Fake Crown Zenith Pokemon TCG packs appear online
A post on the Pokemon TCG subreddit from a user named arvinkong made a post titled “My wife bought me a Crown Zenith booster at a Hong Kong toy store for just HKD $3 (USD 40 cents).”
The post included an image of what appeared to be a single pack from the Crown Zenith set, featuring the same artwork of Sword & Shield’s Zacian and Zamazenta adoring the foil.
Unfortunately for them, TCG players noticed some issues that showed the pack was fake. “Definitely fake, the jagged crimps are a dead giveaway…at least it was only 40 cents, could be worth it for a little fun,” noted one Reddit user.
Plenty of other fans pointed out the same obvious flaw with the pack’s crimping style, with a user named SnowEternal noting “[the crimps] always straight on official packs.”
While many Reddit users weren’t surprised that fake packs were already appearing for sale online, it seems as though counterfeit operators are speeding up production. “Wow, they’re getting faster and faster with those fakes,” said one user, while another noted that it was “So fast that they’re even out before they could know fully what they should put inside lol.”
While fans have an idea of some of the rarer Crown Zenith VSTAR and Radiant cards, English-speaking fans still don’t have a definitive idea of what cards they can expect in the Crown Zenith set. While there’s not much longer until Crown Zenith is officially out, players should definitely use caution when searching for early sets online.
