Pokemon TCG “leak” of Gengar SAR debunked as fake

After a Reddit user shared an image of what was supposedly a new Pokemon TCG ex card from Wild Force & Cyber Judge, the ‘leak’ has been proved as an elaborate fake.

Gengar is a fan favorite of Pokemon fans and TCG players, and this leak had fans excited for good reason. The card would have been one of the final ex Pokemon from the upcoming Wild Force expansion to Scarlet & Violet, set to be released in Japan on January 26.

The Western version of the Japanese Wild Force & Cyber Judge sets, Temporal Forces, will launch in the West on March 22. Fans are already expecting it to be another “wallet destroyer”.

New Secret Art Gengar leak was in fact a fake

When the never-before-seen card was posted on Reddit, fans were excited to see that the new ex card was as wild as the set’s name suggested. Almost a day after the card was posted, however, a video highlighting how the fake was made got posted on YouTuber yuzup0n370‘s channel.

Gengar is one of the big-name ex-Pokemon from the new set. However, many collectors were quick to spot the deceptive card.

THIS IS FAKE!! The font is wrong, it should be a different style AND be black with white outlines. Not white with black outline,” said Zorenstein on Reddit, where an image of the card was originally posted.

From the original Pokebeach reveal we know that Gengar will be a dark type with a huge 310 HP, making it a tough card to take out. Its only move is a 160 BP move that only requires two Darkness Energy cards.

We also know it is a stage 2 ex Pokemon, and players will lose two prize cards when Gengar is sent to the discard pile.

A translation from JustinBasil, JakeC, and Toine L. of Pokebeach tell us that the card’s ability and move are called “Corroding Curse” and “Trick Step”.

Gengar’s ability will put two damage counters on an Enemy Pokemon whenever it has energy attached to it. Its attack, “Trick Step”, does 160 damage and allows you to move one Energy from an opponent’s Pokemon to another.

We’ve already seen numerous powerful evolutionary lines with great abilities, such as the new Metang whose Metal Maker ability allows a player to search the top four cards of their deck and attach any metal energies they find to any of their Pokemon.

Although the deceptive card did the rounds and got many fans’ hopes up, the set still promises to release a lot of highly playable cards with unique designs.