BUYING POKEMON AS A PRESENT? Read this BEFORE you buy.

Pokemon is a complex subject, mainly understood by the receiver of the present. As a result, many people are unsure when buying, and there are hundreds of Ebay scammers out there to take advantage of parents anxious to please their children. So please read this guide and I hope it helps.List of known fake Pokemon GamesPocket Monsters Go GoPokemon AdventurePokemon Jade / Diamond (NOT to be confused with Diamond version for the NDS)Pokemon Crystal (in a small, clearly rectangular GBA cartridge. This is a Game Boy Color game only)Pokemon Sapphire (in a much squarer Game Boy Color cartridge. The Game Boy Advance cartridge is rectangular and blue all over.)Pokemon CyberPokemon Chaos Black (BIG one to avoid - very popular among scammers. In fact, you'll probably see some listings for it on the adverts on this guide.)Pokemon QuartzPokemon NaranjaPokemon PerlaEven if who you are buying for requests one of these games, quickly google the game to see whether there is any bad press on it - you'll probably find some for all of the above, and possibly more. Ask them to read it. A lot of leading Pokemon magazines point out fake games, so PokeFans are generally clued-up.
Complete List of every Pokemon Game made officially by Nintendo to date: (8th June 2009)Pokemon Red