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Quick question... I am NOT an expert. My son is collecting and we found a Monferno Level 20 that says "Stage 1 Evolves from Monferno". Is this a known error? Fake card? Thanks

The card.

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Can you upload an image of the card?
I'm trying... I can't seem to get my image to upload.  I took a pic of the card so I have it as a png and screenshot but it won't accept it here... argh!
/Users/Kristin/Desktop/Screen Shot 2017-06-02 at 7.14.34 PM.png
We can't access your file through its address on your PC. But if you have that image, try uploading it to http://imgur.com/ and once it is uploaded, post a link to it here so we can have a look.
BTW I converted your answer to a comment so it fits the conversation better, hope you don't mind.
I added the link to your question to make it easier for people to see :)

From what I can tell, this is fake. Were it just the one error I would be inclined to say it's a misprint, but if you compare it to  this card:

http://static.api6.studiobebop.net/pokemon_data/card_images/Monferno__41_100__Majestic_Dawn.jpg

You'll see that the Colourless and Water energy symbols are incorrectly sized, and the Water energy looks entirely different. It's most likely a fake, or else a very unfortunate misprint.
Thank you for your help!!
Astronautical, you should have answered.
Okay.
And you're welcome!

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From what I can tell, this is fake. Were it just the one error I would be inclined to say it's a misprint, but if you compare it to this card:

You'll see that the Colourless and Water energy symbols are incorrectly sized, and the Water energy looks entirely different. It's most likely a fake, or else a very unfortunate misprint.

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It also has the font of a fake card, and the description text isn't the same (it's thinner).