Hacked Emerald Cartridge | Bulbagarden

Could it be fake?

I once had a friend who purchased a Pokemon Sapphire cartridge in some seedy electronic store in Chinatown. Long story short, the entire game was in Portuguese and there was only one starter Pokemon - Kyogre. The battle music was also very off. It was like, elevator music.

I wonder if she still has it. (If so, I'm gonna post the craziest fake Pokemon game pics ever)