Clarity on the use of Action Replay

[Jolteon*]

If i were to right now use an ar to get like the inn key or azure flute ( i mean oaks letter i got them mixed up), would that be bad or unethical (i had them in platinum but i old it when i stopped playing and now i picked up diamond and started again)

 

[Ibis]

From what I've been told elsewhere, for tournaments they mainly check to see if items/Pokemon have just appeared out of nowhere, and can also check the PIDs of Pokemon to see if they've been messed with. I think they only do the check for the Pokemon in your party, but I'm not really sure.

A good general guideline to keep in mind is that if you're altering/obtaining a Pokemon in some way that wouldn't be possible without using the AR, it will most likely be considered hacked.

As far as items go, the only time you'd run into any problems using those would be if you hacked for an unreleased event item (like the Azure Flute) caught a wild Pokemon in a Cherish Ball, or a Safari Ball (outside the Safari Zone) etc. TMs and things like that would be perfectly fine to use and wouldn't affect the legitimacy of your Pokemon.

Just my two cents:

The point of official tournaments isn't to see who can AR the best and alter the game mechanics the best to get the best IVs, Natures, movesets, and what-have-yous with doing as little work as possible. Anyone could do that - get themselves their dream team without having done the typical real 'work' that is normally included, including kids who aren't old enough to register for this board. With the way the official regulations are set up, the point of the game seems to be to see how well people manage EVERYTHING about Pokemon - catching, collecting, breeding, training, and battling.

With that thought, I definitely think that for official tournaments, I'd rather be safe than sorry; if they say they can check your cartridge for tampering, then I'd be inclined to believe them.

 

[PokéSwimmer]

If i were to right now use an ar to get like the inn key or azure flute ( i mean oaks letter i got them mixed up), would that be bad or unethical (i had them in platinum but i old it when i stopped playing and now i picked up diamond and started again)

Since the Inn Key and Oak's letter have never been released for Diamond Version, both the Darkrai and the Shaymin would be considered hacked. The Azure Flute hasn't been released for any game, so any Azure Flute Arceus would be considered hacked as well.

 

[Jolteon*]

I underlined azure flute, cuz i forgot wich one was shaymin...and thats fine cuz somebody traded me those three last night

 

[Iceydude168]

I used to make pretty ridiculous stuff with Action Replay (lvl 100 Shiny Deoxys-A with Shadow Tag), but I'm keeping my codes legit now. I really only use TM/HM codes and Pokemon codes that I make with Pokesav. Oh, and Walk thru Walls too.