So no, they arent the same card
While I won't discuss specifics here for obvious reasons, intentional counterfeiters have a few pretty consistent "tells" that we've grown familiar with seeing, and we've been very successful at distinguishing between people accidentally sending out a counterfeit and those who intend to defraud people
Thankfully, the fact that the Link Evolution DLC is totally free softens my disappointment quite a bit

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In this video by Mavin, you can see that the Electabuzz from Evolutions torn was indeed a real cardits dark middle layer is present.
This one features colorful artwork of Dialga, Palkia, Rowlet, Cyndaquil, and Oshawott, and it comes with a Sword & ShieldAstral Radiance booster pack to get you started