Help Thread: Official Hack Checking Thread

Pokemon: Hoopa
Shiny: No
OT:えいがかん(sorry if I misspelled that)
ID: 07185
Level: 100
Region of Origin:Hoenn
Nature: Quiet
Ability: Magician
Ribbons: Alola Champion Ribbon, Hoenn Champion Ribbon, Effort Ribbon
Location met & Level met: A fateful encounter seems to have led it across space and time to reach you from the Hoenn region
Where & how: Link traded on Ultra Moon
IV/ Characteristic: Dont know. Alert to sounds
Effort Values: Hp, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def

Pokemon: Diancie
Shiny: No
OT: NOVEMBER14
ID:11064
Level: 100
Region of Origin: Kaos
Nature: Hasty
Ability: Clear Body
Ribbons: Battle Tree Great Weapon Ribbon, Wishing Ribbon
Location and Level met: A fateful encounter seems to have led it across space and time to reach you from the Kalos Region
Where and How: Link Trade on Ultra Moon
IV/ Characteristic: Dont know. Somewhat Vain
Effort Values: Sp. Atk Sp. Def and Def

Pokemon: ditto
Shiny: Yes
OT: A.j
ID: 422517
Level: 100
Region of Origin: alola
Nature: adamant
Ability: imposter
Ribbons: alola champion
Location Met & Level Met: no info
Link trade
IV/Characteristic: Perfect across

Pokémon: zeraora
Shiny: No
OT: Fula City
ID: 100118
Level: 50
Region of Origin: Alola
Nature: Mild
Ability: Volt Absorb
Ribbons: Wishing Ribbon
Location Met & Level Met: don't know
Where/how you recieved it: giveaway
Individual Values/Characteristic: 3 Max IVs, mischievous
Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) not sure About this one?

Is this still going ? Lol.

Ok let me just say this

1. ALL .TV, .COM, etc, ARE HACKED

Although I dont really care since most of my shinies are from ITSK33N.TV on GTS and IGN Kristin(Note Im talkin 6th gen)like my HA legendaries and l30 legi dogs

2. If anything is a Shiny and says its from a place where you cant get it shiny, I T S H A C K E D

3. Shiny 6IV Ditto thats other language is in my head HACKED for either personal use to mm a shiny or to give to others so they can do so

4. If its an event pokemon but literally ANYTHING is what its not supposed to be, better safe than sorry to say its cloned or hacked, because events are that specific

5. Its too obvious. SHINY LOCKED POKES ARE HACKED! Please do note that only 3 Pokemon are exceptions to this(that is, 6th gen wise): Zygarde, Celebi, Gen8 Zeraora

These three were events in a game and can be legitimate, so if you see them, note this:

If a Shiny Celebi has the VC icon, its legitimate
If a Shiny Zygarde has a Cherish Ball, i lean thats it the event and is legit
If you see a Shiny Zeraora in SwSh, its legit

So if you see these, dont freak out since they wont trade in XYORAS(ofc except zeraora), they can be as much legit as hacked you guys! OFC if literally any other is shiny locked and shiny, its HACKED

Thank you for your time

Pokémon: Zamazenta
Shiny: No
OT: Not sure
ID: 28652
Level: 100
Region of Origin: Galar
Nature: Mild
Ability: Dauntless Shield
Ribbons: none
Location Met & Level Met: The Tower Summit at LVL. 70
Where/how you recieved it: Trade
Individual Values/Characteristic: Relaxed
Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) It can take Hits

Pokémon: Zamazenta
Shiny: no
OT: not sure
ID: 69358
Level: 100
Region of Origin: Galar
Nature: Mild
Ability: Dauntless Shield
Ribbons: none
Location Met & Level Met: Tower Summit lvl 70
Where/how you recieved it: not sure
Individual Values/Characteristic: Not sure
Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) Capable of taking hits

Magi721127 said:

Necrozma ( in game: ネクロズマ)
Yes
ひみつ
000132
75
Serious
Prism Armor
Classic Ribbon
Traveled all the way across space and time itself to join me from the Alola region, me original trainer in a fateful encounter
Trade on a discord server for Pokémon Sword and Shield.
It likes to thrash about.
Has a black ➕ on summary and moves are: light screen, substitute, moonlight.
Comes in red event ball.


Just trying to figure out if it's legit, thank you!

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If it has the standard 3/4 IVs (and depending on which Discord you're talking about; some of them have very strict legitimacy rules so if it was in the server from a reputable trader and not in DMs) it's probably legit, or cloned at worst.

CelestialWolf92 said:

I have a couple shinies I would like checked please.


Pokemon: Salazzle (in game name is something japanese)
Shiny: Yes
OT: Japanese trainer
ID: 254495
Level: 62
Region of Origin: Galar
Nature: Naughty
Ability: Corrosion
Ribbons: None
Location met and Level met: Raid Den at level 59
Where/How you recieved it: Traded for it through Home
IVs/Characteristics: 4 perfect IVs, decent spec attack and pretty good hp. It's capable of taking hits.
EV's: Not sure how to check those




Pokemon: Roserade (chinese nickname)
Shiny: Yes
OT: Chinese trainer
ID: 095613
Level: 60
Region of Origin: Galar
Nature: Bold
Ability: Poison Point
Ribbons: None
Location/level met: Raid Den at level 35
Where/How it was recieved: Through Pokemon Home
IVs/Characteristics: 3 perfect IVs, 2 very good, 1 pretty good. It's somewhat vain.
EVs: No idea.

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Seem like standard shiny Raid Pokemon. The Raid itself might have been spoofed, but there's nothing really suspicious here unless someone traded you these for nothing of value (e.g. GTS trade for a common Pokemon).

Deon said:

Pokemon: Hoopa
Shiny: No
OT:えいがかん(sorry if I misspelled that)
ID: 07185
Level: 100
Region of Origin:Hoenn
Nature: Quiet
Ability: Magician
Ribbons: Alola Champion Ribbon, Hoenn Champion Ribbon, Effort Ribbon
Location met & Level met: A fateful encounter seems to have led it across space and time to reach you from the Hoenn region
Where & how: Link traded on Ultra Moon
IV/ Characteristic: Dont know. Alert to sounds
Effort Values: Hp, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def

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Nothing too crazy, depending on IVs. 6 IVs and it's hacked, but 3/4 IVs otherwise assume that someone just traded it for something (hopefully) of more value to them.

Deon said:

Pokemon: Diancie
Shiny: No
OT: NOVEMBER14
ID:11064
Level: 100
Region of Origin: Kaos
Nature: Hasty
Ability: Clear Body
Ribbons: Battle Tree Great Weapon Ribbon, Wishing Ribbon
Location and Level met: A fateful encounter seems to have led it across space and time to reach you from the Kalos Region
Where and How: Link Trade on Ultra Moon
IV/ Characteristic: Dont know. Somewhat Vain
Effort Values: Sp. Atk Sp. Def and Def

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Can't find any event history for a "NOVEMBER14" Diancie; unless you meant "NOV2014" (or maybe NOVEMBRE14 for Italian region event), then this is a hack.

Charizard fan club 87 said:

Pokemon: ditto
Shiny: Yes
OT: A.j
ID: 422517
Level: 100
Region of Origin: alola
Nature: adamant
Ability: imposter
Ribbons: alola champion
Location Met & Level Met: no info
Link trade
IV/Characteristic: Perfect across

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Hacked.

JaviNavi said:

Pokémon: zeraora
Shiny: No
OT: Fula City
ID: 100118
Level: 50
Region of Origin: Alola
Nature: Mild
Ability: Volt Absorb
Ribbons: Wishing Ribbon
Location Met & Level Met: don't know
Where/how you recieved it: giveaway
Individual Values/Characteristic: 3 Max IVs, mischievous
Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) not sure About this one?

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The 'giveaway' part of it is suspicious; was this cloned? Doesn't seem to be hacked otherwise.

Kaderteam said:

Pokémon: Zamazenta
Shiny: No
OT: Not sure
ID: 28652
Level: 100
Region of Origin: Galar
Nature: Mild
Ability: Dauntless Shield
Ribbons: none
Location Met & Level Met: The Tower Summit at LVL. 70
Where/how you recieved it: Trade
Individual Values/Characteristic: Relaxed
Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) It can take Hits

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Assuming it doesn't have 6 IVs or anything, I'm guessing this was just a Zamazenta caught through a normal playthrough.

Kaderteam said:

Pokémon: Zamazenta
Shiny: no
OT: not sure
ID: 69358
Level: 100
Region of Origin: Galar
Nature: Mild
Ability: Dauntless Shield
Ribbons: none
Location Met & Level Met: Tower Summit lvl 70
Where/how you recieved it: not sure
Individual Values/Characteristic: Not sure
Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) Capable of taking hits

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Same as above.

Pokémon: Ditto
Shiny: No
OT: OwOCummies
ID: 081059
Level:56
Region of Origin: Galar
Nature: Hasty
Ability: Limber
Ribbons: Nothing
Location Met & Level Met: Stony Wilderness at level 56
Where/how you recieved it: trade for another 5 IV Ditto (mine was spanish)
Individual Values/Characteristic: All best besides Defense which is "Decent (1-10 IVs)"
Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) 0 at everything.


Pokémon: Ditto
Shiny: No
OT: Ferg
ID: 624354
Level: 58
Region of Origin: Galar
Nature: Sassy
Ability: Imposter
Ribbons: Nothing
Location Met & Level Met: Raid den at level 58 (Date: 13/12/2019)
Where/how you recieved it: Trade for another 5 IV Ditto (Mine was spanish)
Individual Values/Characteristic: all best (31 iV) besides Speed which is "fantastic" (30 IV)
Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) 0 at everything

yodine53 said:

Pokémon: Ditto
Shiny: No
OT: OwOCummies
ID: 081059
Level:56
Region of Origin: Galar
Nature: Hasty
Ability: Limber
Ribbons: Nothing
Location Met & Level Met: Stony Wilderness at level 56
Where/how you recieved it: trade for another 5 IV Ditto (mine was spanish)
Individual Values/Characteristic: All best besides Defense which is "Decent (1-10 IVs)"
Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) 0 at everything.


Pokémon: Ditto
Shiny: No
OT: Ferg
ID: 624354
Level: 58
Region of Origin: Galar
Nature: Sassy
Ability: Imposter
Ribbons: Nothing
Location Met & Level Met: Raid den at level 58 (Date: 13/12/2019)
Where/how you recieved it: Trade for another 5 IV Ditto (Mine was spanish)
Individual Values/Characteristic: all best (31 iV) besides Speed which is "fantastic" (30 IV)
Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) 0 at everything

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If the second one is Stony Wilderness too, then they seem like normal Raid Dittos to me.

Thank you Firebolt!! you are amazing:)

When and how do I get the requested pokemon?

Kaderteam said:

When and how do I get the requested pokemon?

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This thread is for hack checking; that is, requesting a hack check of a Pokemon you already have that you might not be sure are legitimate.

I'm suspicious about this Shiny Sinistea that I got from Surprise Trade. Its IVs suggest it isn't hacked, but the fact that it's Shiny makes me think it is. Why would anyone send a legitimate Shiny Pokemon to other players via Surprise Trade?

Pokémon: Pokemon Stamp Absol
Shiny: No
OT:スタンプ
ID: 30821
Level: 5
Region of Origin: Hoenn
Nature: Lonely
Ability: Pressure
Ribbons: None
Location Met & Level Met: "Seems to have traveled across both space and time to reach you from the Hoenn region." Met: lvl 5
Where/how you recieved it: Trade
Individual Values/Characteristic: HP: No good, Attack: Decent, Defense: Decent, SpAtk: Decent, SpDef: Very good, Speed: Decent. Char: Somewhat vain.
Effort Values: No added Ev's

Hello! The biggest question I have about this Absol is if its suppose to have the Fateful Encounter tag when trasferred up. The FE tag was registered as a Destination in Gen 3, while in Gen 4 it was a flag.

Hocus_Pokemon said:

I'm suspicious about this Shiny Sinistea that I got from Surprise Trade. Its IVs suggest it isn't hacked, but the fact that it's Shiny makes me think it is. Why would anyone send a legitimate Shiny Pokemon to other players via Surprise Trade?

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It's definitely a very good idea to ask yourself why someone would trade you this Pokemon as a first step to hack checking. The only other suggestion I have is to see the catch location of the Pokemon and ensure that it matches where it could usually be found (Glimwood Tangle).

A few reasons that might explain why a legitimate shiny was traded:

• If it's not a hack, then it's probably likely that this Pokemon is a clone at least.
• The Trainer randomly found this in their adventures and probably didn't want it (not everyone is obsessed with shinies after all), or it was a shiny they already have.
• It was probably from a younger Trainer who didn't understand the value or rarity of it.

Take it with a pinch of salt, but I don't see the harm in keeping this one!

JustinTymme said:

Pokémon: Pokemon Stamp Absol
Shiny: No
OT:スタンプ
ID: 30821
Level: 5
Region of Origin: Hoenn
Nature: Lonely
Ability: Pressure
Ribbons: None
Location Met & Level Met: "Seems to have traveled across both space and time to reach you from the Hoenn region." Met: lvl 5
Where/how you recieved it: Trade
Individual Values/Characteristic: HP: No good, Attack: Decent, Defense: Decent, SpAtk: Decent, SpDef: Very good, Speed: Decent. Char: Somewhat vain.
Effort Values: No added Ev's

Hello! The biggest question I have about this Absol is if its suppose to have the Fateful Encounter tag when trasferred up. The FE tag was registered as a Destination in Gen 3, while in Gen 4 it was a flag.

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This one forced me to do a bit of digging, and if I got it right, then it should definitely not have the Fateful Encounter flag if it was from the event. The Met Location would have been 'fateful encounter' in Gen 4 when it was transferred from Gen 3, but that obviously gets overwritten as it goes up through later Generations until it's just simply "Hoenn".

This Absol is very rare though, 1 of only 300 to be distributed if Bulbapedia is to be believed (and not even existing in PKHeX's event database, which is what I would have used to check the Fateful Encounter flag). So sadly, this Pokemon is most likely cloned...if you're very optimistic. Because it's from Gen 3, there is another layer that could be used to see if it's actually (obviously) hacked or not, but that requires grabbing its PID and whatnot and even I can't do that as of this moment in Gen 8.

Firebolt said:

It's definitely a very good idea to ask yourself why someone would trade you this Pokemon as a first step to hack checking. The only other suggestion I have is to see the catch location of the Pokemon and ensure that it matches where it could usually be found (Glimwood Tangle).

A few reasons that might explain why a legitimate shiny was traded:

• If it's not a hack, then it's probably likely that this Pokemon is a clone at least.
• The Trainer randomly found this in their adventures and probably didn't want it (not everyone is obsessed with shinies after all), or it was a shiny they already have.
• It was probably from a younger Trainer who didn't understand the value or rarity of it.

Take it with a pinch of salt, but I don't see the harm in keeping this one!

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Thanks! The met location is Glimwood Tangle, indeed, so it could just probably be an unwanted Shiny.

Pokémon: Mew (nickname is ミュウ)
Shiny: Shiny
OT: Umbre
ID:50701
Level: 100
Region of Origin: Hoenn
Nature: Modest
Ability: Synchronize
Ribbons: Galar Champion, Alola Champion, Battle Tree Great Ribbon, Hoenn Champion, Kalos Champion, Beauty Master Ribbon, Coolness Master Ribbon, Contest Star Ribbon, Sinnoh Champion, Champion, Cuteness Master Ribbon, Cleverness Master Ribbon, Toughness Master Ribbon, Effort Ribbon, Alert Ribbon, Smile Ribbon, Snooze Ribbon, Relax Ribbon, Careless Ribbon, Downcast Ribbon, Gorgeous Ribbon, Royal Ribbon, Gorgeous Royal Ribbon, Footprint Ribbon, Legend Ribbon, Contest Memory Ribbon
Location Met & Level Met: Not sure how to find that in Sw/Sh but it says it's from Hoenn, met its trainer in a fateful encounter
Where/how you recieved it: Someone was giving away legit Mew clones from an HG/SS event, and there was a small chance of obtaining a shiny Mew clone. (all other previous giveaways from this person were legit event clones)
Individual Values/Characteristic: All hypertrained - description says "it's thoroughly cunning" if that helps
Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y): 252 sp. atk/252 speed
edit: also doesn't have the gen 6 pentagon symbol

Escther said:

Pokémon: Mew (nickname is ミュウ)
Shiny: Shiny
OT: Umbre
ID:50701
Level: 100
Region of Origin: Hoenn
Nature: Modest
Ability: Synchronize
Ribbons: Galar Champion, Alola Champion, Battle Tree Great Ribbon, Hoenn Champion, Kalos Champion, Beauty Master Ribbon, Coolness Master Ribbon, Contest Star Ribbon, Sinnoh Champion, Champion, Cuteness Master Ribbon, Cleverness Master Ribbon, Toughness Master Ribbon, Effort Ribbon, Alert Ribbon, Smile Ribbon, Snooze Ribbon, Relax Ribbon, Careless Ribbon, Downcast Ribbon, Gorgeous Ribbon, Royal Ribbon, Gorgeous Royal Ribbon, Footprint Ribbon, Legend Ribbon, Contest Memory Ribbon
Location Met & Level Met: Not sure how to find that in Sw/Sh but it says it's from Hoenn, met its trainer in a fateful encounter
Where/how you recieved it: Someone was giving away legit Mew clones from an HG/SS event, and there was a small chance of obtaining a shiny Mew clone. (all other previous giveaways from this person were legit event clones)
Individual Values/Characteristic: All hypertrained - description says "it's thoroughly cunning" if that helps
Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y): 252 sp. atk/252 speed
edit: also doesn't have the gen 6 pentagon symbol

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I wasn't able to find information about the OT or the giveaway, so I can't say if it's a trusted member of the community or not. It's definitely suspicious though that it has so many ribbons, especially the Contest Master ribbons of Hoenn and Sinnoh but none of the ranks before (if going for as many ribbons as possible, getting the lower ranked ones seems very easy in comparison). Modest nature is a bit suspicious too, but I can't tell any more because of the Hyper-Trained IVs; seeing the base values would show if it's a cause for concern. At the end of the day, shiny Mew is so rare it's unlikely to be legit, but if you're happy to keep it for yourself, does it really matter? 😛