Is it original or fake?

[Tasos Ker]

Hey guys, I need your help.
Is this game original? I want to buy it but I'm kind of newbie, can't recognize which is original and which not so I need your help.

 

[Brendino]

It's hard to tell for sure since the picture quality isn't all that great, but comparing it to my own FireRed cartridge, I'm leaning towards it being a fake. It doesn't seem to have the same shine to the label that mine does, and the background pattern seems to be a bit different, too. It's definitely convincing, but I'd err on the side of caution and not buy it.

 

[Tasos Ker]

Thanks a lot for your answer, very helpful :)

 

[Phyrrhic]

Background pattern is a giveaway to me, it looks like a reproduction.