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SoulRed12 January 6th, 2009 3:57 PM

How do you feel about using AR to get event poke's?
 
Just curious what people think. If you heard someone had gotten an event poke like deoxys or mew through the use of an action replay, would you scoff at them, make fun of them, congratulate them, poke them repeatedly, etc.?

Just curious at the balance of opinion here.

Brushfire January 6th, 2009 4:20 PM

I would use an AR to get event Pokémon, plainly because I don't feel like flying out to America to get a Pokemon.

Tacticalmobius January 6th, 2009 5:39 PM

i'm iffy about it personally i prefer getting them ligit even though i have cheated in the past but still nothing is more statisfying than getting let's say a mew from an event

and if u havent noticed mew is my favorite legendary

BrokenRoses January 6th, 2009 5:42 PM

getting a action replay is cheper but u miss the adventure of traveling
XD

Kaiser Glider January 6th, 2009 6:51 PM

I would rather get them from an event, but none are ever close enough...
At least the AR is an easy substitute.

awsomedude30 January 6th, 2009 8:20 PM

Well the AR is only fair for most people who don't want to go to a faraway place just to get one pokemon.
So unless I'm very lucky and can have an event near me, I'll use AR.

~Rose-quartz Iatos January 6th, 2009 8:22 PM

^What he said. The events are never near me. :/

JX Valentine January 7th, 2009 9:20 AM

If we're strictly speaking about Gen III events...

Quote:

Originally Posted by awsomedude30 (Post 4258875)
Well the AR is only fair for most people who don't want to go to a faraway place just to get one pokemon.
So unless I'm very lucky and can have an event near me, I'll use AR.

Word.

Not only that, but because all of the RSE events are pretty much obsolete, you really have no choice but to use a device like AR nowadays. If you're extremely lucky, you know someone who's willing to trade and was hardcore enough to go out of their way to get to said events. Otherwise, yeah.

Bragging about it, however, or saying "OMG i can has shiny jeerachee w/ perfect ivs olololol" is not something I find cool because, seriously, anyone can use AR.

Kazukii January 7th, 2009 9:23 AM

I don't mind particuarly but I know that pretty much all of these event pokemon get hacked anyway..

Mooshykris January 7th, 2009 9:40 AM

I've only ever gone to events when they're around, otherwise I do without :\


By the way, as for the Jirachi comment, Jirachi isn't that hard to get :P

Just ask someone with the Bonus Disc :P

~Mooshykris

TwilightBlade January 7th, 2009 1:50 PM

I've already been to most events, but since RSE events don't happen anymore, I think it's fine for others to use AR to unlock those events.

People always think I'm some crazy anti-hack nut, but I'm only upset when hackers pass off their pokemon as legit when it's not; thus, they're scamming.

JX Valentine January 7th, 2009 3:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooshykris (Post 4259766)
By the way, as for the Jirachi comment, Jirachi isn't that hard to get :P

Just ask someone with the Bonus Disc :P

I never said it was hard. That = hypothetical situation. =/

Sheek January 7th, 2009 3:24 PM

Using AR is perfectly fine as long as it's not abused. It's a great tool for saving countless hours doing boring/trivial/repetitive things and going out of your way for a single Pokemon. However, people hacking Pokemon for all perfect IVs, illegal movesets/stats and those sort of things are not acceptable, especially when those people use those Pokemon in battles/trades to waste other people's time, especially if that person if one who plays legitimately.

Lullabyse January 7th, 2009 6:19 PM

I think it's a'ight as long as you don't trade them to others. :)

Fenrir Reki January 7th, 2009 6:25 PM

Well I'm fine with ARs since they usually save you time and they can help you, like if you have been looking for a pokemon, and you have been searching for a long time, you can just use ARs and finally get them without wasting your time.

heatman2477 January 8th, 2009 5:26 AM

i use action replay to get event pokemon and thats it. i would never trade them to anyone and usually i put the item that gives you the event to get them. as long as your not just hacking perfect legendaries/non-legendaries i think its cool as long as you dont battle people with them or if you do you tell them EXACTLY how you got the pokemon. and anyways it takes the fun out of the game and the legitimacy of filling your pokedex.

Evilyn January 8th, 2009 5:45 AM

I don't care if people use the AR or not. They're wasting their money and ruining their fun with that thing by getting events/Shinies/etc in like 5 minutes.

But if people use it, they should keep the Pokémon in their games.
Imagine having a legit Shiny that you've caught by yourself and it took you months to get it. Then you trade it for something else and realise it's some worthless hack that everybody could get in a few minutes. You'd feel awful, no?
Pretty much the same with battling using Pokémon you trained by yourself against a bunch of Pokémon with 999 in every stat.

I'd rather have a Sunkern with 0 IV in every stat than a hacked Shiny Rayquaza with flawless IV's.

Legobricks January 8th, 2009 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faint Brushfire (Post 4258434)
I would use an AR to get event Pokémon, plainly because I don't feel like flying out to America to get a Pokemon.

It's an entirely credible action for that reason alone.

Tashiro January 8th, 2009 2:14 PM

Wow, I've been mass-approving posts on this thread. Great opinions, everyone. ^_^

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evilyn (Post 4262082)
I don't care if people use the AR or not. They're wasting their money and ruining their fun with that thing by getting events/Shinies/etc in like 5 minutes.

You think it's ruining fun. So be it. You are allowed to feel that way. My point is, though, that not everyone finds the same things fun. I personally find hacking entertaining. I used the shiny encounters code a few times, but I don't especially live with it turned on. I found a legitimate shiny, and ever since I've been thankful for having just one, not a whole box full of hacks. I am waiting for the shaymin event to get a legit one. Is that wrong? Is hacking a shaymin wrong? I'd say no to both of those, as long as you don't say a hacked shaymin is legit. >_< As I say, a shaymin is a shaymin. It doesn't matter to me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evilyn (Post 4262082)
But if people use it, they should keep the Pokémon in their games.
Imagine having a legit Shiny that you've caught by yourself and it took you months to get it. Then you trade it for something else and realise it's some worthless hack that everybody could get in a few minutes. You'd feel awful, no?

Yes, scammers are awful. I agree totally. My exception to not trading is when someone knows that my Pokémon is hacked, and they give me something next to worthless for it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evilyn (Post 4262082)
Pretty much the same with battling using Pokémon you trained by yourself against a bunch of Pokémon with 999 in every stat.

I'd rather have a Sunkern with 0 IV in every stat than a hacked Shiny Rayquaza with flawless IV's.

I personally find hacking 999 stats to be pointless.
I mean, your Pokémon is nearly invincible. Where's the fun in that?
Some people, however, do find fun in making 999 stat Pokémon. I bet most of those people don't even use the creatures in wi-fi battles.

I also agree about the IVs. A few perfect IVs are fine, but don't go overboard. (I like having one or two perfect, one under ten, and the rest around twenty.)

I mainly hack for EVs or items/TMs. When I find a legit TM in-game, I give it away. Sometimes, people give me their Pokémon so I can hack a tutor move onto them. Of course, I always tell them beforehand exactly how I will get that move. (well, not step-by-step, but you get the idea.)

Oh, and that one arceus so I could get a smeargle which knows judgement. I had wanted one for so long.

Hackers aren't wrong; anti-hackers aren't bad. It really depends on the context.

wolf January 8th, 2009 2:27 PM

I don't care, as long as people don't do 31 max IVs or anything that makes it un-legit. I think it is fine to battle with cheats, but they HAVE to be legit. What is the fun in strategy if you only use 999 stats, and illegal movesets?

Red1530 January 8th, 2009 7:37 PM

I have used an Action Replay to activate events to receive event-only Pokémon because I don't have the ability to go to the events.

spike6958 January 8th, 2009 9:16 PM

In Gen III, yeah i have used AR to get event only Legendaries to finish my Pokedex, and they where released straight after.
In Gen IV, no i haven't used AR, however i would be more likely to consider doing that than trading legit shines/EV trained Pokémon for an event which has a 50% chance of been hacked, because at least that way, i don't loose my legit Pokémon, AR is only ok if your not going to trade/battle with the Pokémon you get with it.

Evilyn January 9th, 2009 5:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tashiro (Post 4262867)
You think it's ruining fun. So be it. You are allowed to feel that way. My point is, though, that not everyone finds the same things fun. I personally find hacking entertaining. I used the shiny encounters code a few times, but I don't especially live with it turned on. I found a legitimate shiny, and ever since I've been thankful for having just one, not a whole box full of hacks. I am waiting for the shaymin event to get a legit one. Is that wrong? Is hacking a shaymin wrong? I'd say no to both of those, as long as you don't say a hacked shaymin is legit. >_< As I say, a shaymin is a shaymin. It doesn't matter to me.

I meant ruining fun as getting something invincible for battles or at the beginning of the game. What's the point if you beat the entire game in.. I don't know, an hour?

And I'm not saying hacking is wrong, it's wrong only when you trade off the hacks for something legit and the other person doesn't know.

Tashiro January 9th, 2009 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evilyn (Post 4263851)
I meant ruining fun as getting something invincible for battles or at the beginning of the game. What's the point if you beat the entire game in.. I don't know, an hour?

And I'm not saying hacking is wrong, it's wrong only when you trade off the hacks for something legit and the other person doesn't know.

Oddly, some people do find that fun.

I'm not one of them, though.

I believe you. I must have misread your post.

I have to be careful, however. I once used EV cheats and surpassed the limit of 510. I have no idea how it happened, but I'm still re-breeding my team. One of the Pokémon was a legit jirachi. :(
Fortunately, the one person who battled me accepted the idea of a rematch to make up for my mistake.

Blaine's Best Student January 9th, 2009 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red1530 (Post 4263273)
I have used an Action Replay to activate events to receive event-only Pokémon because I don't have the ability to go to the events.

Thats what I do, I dont think it ruins the fun, i mean in emerald You have to go to these differnt Islands, id rather go to the islands to see them and participate in what I have to do such as the chasing Mew mini game.

AuraAshley January 11th, 2009 6:18 PM

lol i cant beat a pokemon game w/o the help of an AR. XD

dewey January 11th, 2009 6:33 PM

i go to toys r us and gamestop ones. even tho i have an ar tho i dont hack em cause the fun of the event pokes is saying that u actually went to the event...:\

Raven-NAR-32450 January 14th, 2009 7:48 PM

well it all really depends, like i'd use it to catch a pokemon that was proving to be a huge pain, or if i just want to sneak in a shiney pokemon or two, and i kinda used it to get event pokemon.........but i'm not "all" for it, if thats what you mean.

Mario The World Champion January 14th, 2009 8:00 PM

If any Events came to the middle of nowhere where I live, I wouldn't need to use an AR to get event Pokemon.

But, they all go to major cities which don't include Boston or Hartford. Besides, I've been using an AR to get event Pokemon all the time.

As for using an AR to max out stats, I don't do that. I don't even know how to do that. So, if I do trade Pokemon, they are 100% not hacked.

Flaming_Printer January 14th, 2009 9:53 PM

I don't mind.
 
I, myself, love to hack and cheat on Pokemon games, but I do have my own morals/rules. Like I will not trade hacked Pokemon. So I believe that it is ok as long as you catch that Pokemon legitimately after. I even did the Darkrai event for Diamond and Pearl just to say that I got it without cheats. So like i said, I find it to be ok if you keep to yourself or catch it legitimately.

>Feelings< January 16th, 2009 12:55 AM

It's not the right thing to do, if you're playing competitively.
But it's perfectly fine for me, since I don't play competitively.

Yeah, I use it, cause I'm not that great of a fan to go out to an event to get them.

Surf January 16th, 2009 2:12 AM

I got an Acreus from some hackers at a MC Donalds event
They were giving ou the members pass and the hackers hacked the stream and changed it to an Azerue Flute

evilishan January 16th, 2009 3:48 PM

Depends, if the event is no longer available then maybe I'll buy a AR.
If is there's a legit way of getting it, then I prefer that.
I dream of visiting America when I'm older (Disneyland, Nintendo Center) and way more Nintendo consoles.

Michael Chartrose January 16th, 2009 5:16 PM

I wouldn't really care much since I've already got level 100 Pokémon, and got some of the Pokémon through events in the US. All I could care about with Action Replay is getting some codes for items and a few Pokémon to collect 'em all. Using Action Replay to get event Pokémon is worthless, and the only upside of it is that it's priceless (excluding the pay for Action Replay).

Artemis January 16th, 2009 9:34 PM

I do not think it is very good AT ALL...but if you do it, it's not my choice, just don't abuse it, or u'll lose it!

DaPews January 16th, 2009 9:59 PM

To be honest, it's just a game. I don't care either way though, as long as they aren't going to use it or anything. If they were trying to trade it to me though, I don't think I would take it.

Pikachu™ January 17th, 2009 1:57 AM

Well, how is it possible to get a event Pokemon in R/S/E and FR/LG? It's impossible nowdays all the event have gone and past, besides I live in England so i would have to travel all the way to Amercia, which is just pointless.

spaminator January 17th, 2009 2:00 AM

i guess its ok since its impossible to get them otherwise in some instances.

Steven15 January 17th, 2009 7:47 PM

I think its fine.

Mostley cause I do the same thing.

The Post Count January 17th, 2009 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faint Brushfire (Post 4258434)
I would use an AR to get event Pokémon, plainly because I don't feel like flying out to America to get a Pokemon.

I second that.


I dont see why people make such a big deal about it. If you use an AR to get a pokemon that is the exact same (something like a Pokesav clone) then I dont think theres any problems... But if its a Mew thats caught in Route xxx then ergh. Go awai

Amaruuk January 21st, 2009 8:18 PM

I really only use it to make "personalized" Pokemon for myself, based after favorite anime characters, OCs, and things like that. I don't do Wi-fi battling, and never intend to trade any of them, so it's not hurting anything.

I never had a GBA cheating device of any sort, so none of my 3rd-gen games have ever been cheated in, though it's the only gen I didn't use one. Gens 1 & 2 I cheated in for the same purpose, and also just to mess around. What else does a little kid with a GameShark do?

About the event Pokes, I've never been able to go to an event, and it kinda seems unfair that so many are unable or unwilling to go that far out of their way, or don't find out until it's too late and they've missed the boat. While I've never actually bothered doing it myself, I don't see the harm in hacking them.

My basic idea of cheating is that it's your copy of the game, so do what you like. As long as you don't cause problems to others' games, scam, or anything of that sort, cheat to your heart's content if that's what you enjoy.

Lynnx January 22nd, 2009 10:31 AM

I never bother with hacks or Action Replay. I don't care about getting event Pokemon or such anyways, so it's not really a big deal to me. I don't mind other people using AR or hacking, but I wouldn't. :x

Shaterpie January 23rd, 2009 1:50 AM

I've never used one, not really sure why though. I've only ever actually got one legit myself, being Deoxys, but that was easy.

♣Gawain♣ January 23rd, 2009 2:30 AM

Used AR in VBA's and other emulators, not with my GBAs and DS. I just wanna feel the feelings of others who owns event pokemon. ?.?

Heiheipig January 23rd, 2009 11:10 PM

I'm fine with using AR to trigger the Nintendo Events, but not if you just make them appear in the grass...seems so pointless.

Honest January 24th, 2009 11:57 AM

I hate it! Its really foul! Curse AR!

I vowed never to use it. Im looking for all the legendarys thru events!
I have to delete every PKMN i get over Wi-Fi because im trying to get my game as much non-ARed as possible!

So, no, in case you didnt get it.

Tashiro January 24th, 2009 12:37 PM

I'm glad this hasn't turned into a massive flamewar.

At least, I don't think so.

Cold Fusion January 24th, 2009 12:40 PM

I only use my friends to get the events but thats it.

I don't think it is very helpful anyways.

bladerzac January 24th, 2009 5:25 PM

i only use AR's if i have to get an overseas event Pokemon

Inferno1 January 24th, 2009 5:33 PM

I clicked the last one but i thought it said i acuualy do in game events but with the other ones i just ask people for them so it is really the second one i go with i think it is wrong

Honest January 25th, 2009 10:05 AM

My vow is permenent. Shaymins coming!

Azonic January 26th, 2009 6:11 AM

As long as they weren't hacked to have unusually high or beneficial stats and whatnot, then I'm perfectly fine because it doesn't give you an advantage over a legit event Pokemon.

But um... I play online battle simulators nowadays.

101spike101 January 30th, 2009 11:42 AM

i have a AR max i only use it to get a MEW(OMFG it my favorite pokemon ever since i was 6) that the only reason, other then that i get my other pokemon my trading or catching

xiraiya February 2nd, 2009 8:02 PM

I don't like AR's or anything like that, however with that being said, I am willing to use one to obtain event Pokemon by giving myself the Old Sea Chart, Mystic Ticket etc. and then going to the boat and getting to the islands that way.

I mean in all seriousness Nintendo GIVE you the items anyway not making it any different to AR, it's not like you have to do anything in the game to get them and then get access to the events.

As long as you only use AR to get the items and enable the event, then it's fine.
But I don't agree with simply teleporting to the islands and catching the Pokemon though.

darkmewham2 February 2nd, 2009 8:04 PM

Used it once because I was bored... Because the USB port broke. AGAIN. God this ticks me off... -.-

Evangeline McDowell February 3rd, 2009 8:04 PM

I'd feel neutral. I don't have anything against ARs anyway ^_^

Heather February 7th, 2009 6:13 PM

I would feel uncomfortable about it because i partly ruined my pearl with an AR

WiiMann February 7th, 2009 6:18 PM

It's fine if you live way far away from any where that has events but i mean if you can afford to there then why not jsut go but it's not my decision i won't judge ya if you you don't judge me

mtr12 February 7th, 2009 6:20 PM

I don't really care if anyone uses AR. I do, but only to catch the guys.

"Shadow Lugia" February 7th, 2009 6:47 PM

Since I live in a place near all the events, it doesn't come into play for me. The only event I've ever missed is Celebi, and that wan't because I was too far away, but because it wasn't a very good day to wait outside for an hour.

I think it's alright, to do, though, if you're not close to the event.

DarkAkatsuki February 7th, 2009 7:34 PM

Well, I don't hack pokes, but sometimes I think it's ok to hack to get an event pokemon.

salmence33 February 10th, 2009 2:39 PM

No.
I hate cheaters an I'm not going to be one.

sab February 18th, 2009 5:55 PM

I figure If it's the only way that you can get the pokemon, by golly, do it. I also "fun" codes(like to transform your sprite into a green [email protected] ) but I don't belive in "I want to use a code that gets you infinate raquazas." It is fun when people do the clonning glitch and say somthing like agron 9 and under and you rip them off!

zacnoa345 February 18th, 2009 7:15 PM

I did all my events without AR but I would recommend it for getting hard or pokemon that are not available in the certain region.

fenyx4 February 18th, 2009 7:22 PM

I'd prefer AR and PokeSav (PS mainly), because Nintendo can't honestly expect everyone to "catch 'em all" with one cart!! I know trading is emphasized, but some people may be in an isolated area with no one to trade with and may have NO MEANS AT ALL getting to the events. Plus, a lot of events have passed, as someone mentioned earlier. So as long as they're used simply for obtaining Pokemon (or getting shinies, since they don't affect gameplay), it's fine. But max stats, 1 hit auto-kills, etc. is just wrong. And max stats is stupid anyway. The only differences then are the pixels on the screen representing the Pokemon's sprite and the Pokemon's species+nickname. And there's no fun in that. If I'm buying a Pokemon game and playing, obviously I want to become a Master, which can be extremely hard without other carts, AR, & Pokesav. So AR for event Pokemon is absolutely acceptable, IMO.


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