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6th Gen Is sending RNGed pokes through Pokebank illegal?

UseTheRNGLuke

The RNG is strong in this one.
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    Of course there's no way they could prove I RNGed them so I'd never get caught, just wondering... When I first booted up Pokebank I remember it saying sending Pokemon created through means other than those approved by Nintendo will result in you being banned from using Pokebank. If Nintendo somehow proved I had RNGed Pokemon and sent them to X/Y, would they ban me?
     

    Cordelia

    Banned
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    RNG'd Pokemon can legally pass through PokeBank and they're also allowed in official tournaments, therefore there'll be no penalty. Besides, that is a 'false' warning... people send hacks through all the time and nothing gets done.
     
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    Technically speaking, RNGed Pokemon are the ones created by the game ;) I'm guessing you're referring to RNG manipulation. Would they ban you? Well, in theory, yes. Will they ban you? No. Will they ever ban anyone? Probably not. I reckon it's just scare tactics.
     

    Sopheria

    響け〜 響け!
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    It probably can't detect whether or not it's been RNG'd, but if I were you I'd be wary of sending over Pokes that have dates that haven't happened yet as their capture date.
     

    Rapture11

    All about Battle Spot <3
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    Yeah, they would probably ban you from using Pokebank sooner or later if they noticed you sent cheat/hack pokemon over.
     

    Corvus of the Black Night

    Wild Duck Pokémon
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    RNG isn't a cheat or a hack, it's manipulating the random number generator to spawn better Pokemon. It takes a lot of effort and work to do, it's not like plugging in a save file from Pokesav or something.

    As such, they're produced by the game, they're technically tournament legal.

    Also, it's really hard for censors to detect even a medium-poor hack if they're generated in game, like with an AR.
     
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