4th Gen A quick ethics question or two...

[Kirbychu]

1- Using masterballs (In other words, a buddy of mine with an AR let me get like a million of the things) to catch wild pokemon.

Some people throw fits over this, by I don't mind.

2- Shiny pokemon created with RNG manipulation.

I personally am against RNG abuse, but I do it anyways in an attempt to keep up with everyone else. RNGing is like a loophole in the rules of the game. GF did not intend for anyone to abuse it, and I'm almost sure they don't approve of it either. You technically aren't breaking any rules, and it's accepted by most people, but it's still cheating IMO. It's like you rigged the wheel of fortune in your favor.

 

[Gamefreaked]

Do what you want. I personally see nothing wrong with it, especially considering that not everyone has the time to play this game for hours untold simply to get that one or to have to reset because you ran out of pokeballs, its frustrating really. I think that RNG manipulation isnt cheating, considering the fact that in itself theres hard work to be done, you still have to train the poke yourself, and that its part of the games programming, not an injected stream of data meant to get you a perfect result everytime.
Theres no harm with trading them, just so long as you let the people now so they cant get quickly offended later.

 

[LethalTexture]

Some people frown upon using Masterballs for catching pokémon that could easily be caught in regular PokéBalls, as there's no point. Using Masterballs on legendaries isn't too bad, although a few Ultra/Dusk/Quick Balls will sort them out. RNG shinied pokémon are fine in my book, as they're legitimate and you haven't used an external device to obtain them, merely you've used the game mechanics and coding to your advantage.

But in future, please use the Quick Questions sticky.

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