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Help Thread: Official Hack Checking Thread

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    • cynfuldax said:
    Yeah. Came across time and space from the hoenn region.
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    Actually, if it came from the Hoenn region (therefore Gen III), is Jolly and has 6IV, doesn't that automatically make it a hack? Jolly isn't on the list of natures that allowed for 6IV spread.
     
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    Road said:
    Actually, if it came from the Hoenn region (therefore Gen III), is Jolly and has 6IV, doesn't that automatically make it a hack? Jolly isn't on the list of natures that allowed for 6IV spread.
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    Indeed, I keep forgetting about that lol. Then it's 100% a hack. Thank you dear~
     
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    • Soapyyy said:
    Indeed, I keep forgetting about that lol. Then it's 100% a hack. Thank you dear~
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    Got u fam. ;3
    (Reminds me that I was gonna test RNGing high-IV Shiny eggs to see if they followed the same rule. I'll try to look into that over this summer break.)
     

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    I'll post 3 more after this is confirmed legit :D Thanks in advance
     
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    Haileo

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    • UberRoimel said:
    Help!
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    I'll post 3 more after this is confirmed legit :D Thanks in advance
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    Sandshrew is from Lairette on GameFAQs. I'm friends with her. :)
    https://www.gamefaqs.com/community/Lairette/bio

    Gible is from the GameFAQs user with the same name.
    https://www.gamefaqs.com/community/Duhveed/bio

    Jangmo-o... Let's see if someone else can confirm this, because I'm a bit rusty on Egg Move breeding.

    Jangmo-o was hatched in December, a month and a half before Pokebank was out. Which means the Egg Moves must be from Pokemon in the Alola Dex. The Jangmo-o has 3 Egg Moves + Dragon Dance. I forgot how Egg Move breeding works, do each Egg Move Transfer, or do all 3 need to be from the same parent? One possibility is that the OT kept breeding each Egg Move onto it to create the perfect Shiny Jangmo-o, but I believe the stronger possibility is that someone hacked a non-Alola dex Pokemon in and bred for the Jangmo-o. Or it's just straight up hacked/illegal because it has all 3 Egg Moves. Hopefully someone can confirm or review this.

    Mimikyu and Mareanie. Judging by the topic, you got it from the original owner, themoonblaster. I'd say that's legit, I haven't heard of that person being a hacker or anything.
     

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    • Haileo said:
    Sandshrew is from Lairette on GameFAQs. I'm friends with her. :)
    https://www.gamefaqs.com/community/Lairette/bio

    Gible is from the GameFAQs user with the same name.
    https://www.gamefaqs.com/community/Duhveed/bio

    Jangmo-o... Let's see if someone else can confirm this, because I'm a bit rusty on Egg Move breeding.

    Jangmo-o was hatched in December, a month and a half before Pokebank was out. Which means the Egg Moves must be from Pokemon in the Alola Dex. The Jangmo-o has 3 Egg Moves + Dragon Dance. I forgot how Egg Move breeding works, do each Egg Move Transfer, or do all 3 need to be from the same parent? One possibility is that the OT kept breeding each Egg Move onto it to create the perfect Shiny Jangmo-o, but I believe the stronger possibility is that someone hacked a non-Alola dex Pokemon in and bred for the Jangmo-o. Or it's just straight up hacked/illegal because it has all 3 Egg Moves. Hopefully someone can confirm or review this.

    Mimikyu and Mareanie. Judging by the topic, you got it from the original owner, themoonblaster. I'd say that's legit, I haven't heard of that person being a hacker or anything.
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    Hey! Thanks :)
     
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    Haileo said:
    Jangmo-o... Let's see if someone else can confirm this, because I'm a bit rusty on Egg Move breeding.

    Jangmo-o was hatched in December, a month and a half before Pokebank was out. Which means the Egg Moves must be from Pokemon in the Alola Dex. The Jangmo-o has 3 Egg Moves + Dragon Dance. I forgot how Egg Move breeding works, do each Egg Move Transfer, or do all 3 need to be from the same parent? One possibility is that the OT kept breeding each Egg Move onto it to create the perfect Shiny Jangmo-o, but I believe the stronger possibility is that someone hacked a non-Alola dex Pokemon in and bred for the Jangmo-o. Or it's just straight up hacked/illegal because it has all 3 Egg Moves. Hopefully someone can confirm or review this.
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    I will confirm that all three eggs moves were completely obtainable in Sun/Moon pre-bank.

    That's all I can confirm.
     
    Haileo

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    • I want to get other opinions on these. I checked them myself and nothing seems wrong with them, but I haven't been in the competitive battling scene since 2014 so I don't know what combinations are legal or not, if the HAs are possible, etc. I really hate BR Shinies, which is why I'm really skeptical of these.

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    Haileo said:
    I want to get other opinions on these. I checked them myself and nothing seems wrong with them, but I haven't been in the competitive battling scene since 2014 so I don't know what combinations are legal or not, if the HAs are possible, etc. I really hate BR Shinies, which is why I'm really skeptical of these.

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    These are the kind of Shinies I really hate too, and the reason why I Wonder Traded all my collection.
    I looked quickly and the only one I can be 99% sure is hacked is Crustle. The dates are weird but the thing that tips me off is the Nature vs IVs. It looks weird to me someone would breed a Flawless Shiny, with the wrong Nature. I'll (or other users) have to check for the other Pokémon's moveset and such.
     
    Volk Dragoona

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    • 99% this is hacked but found it funny and wanted to check anyways.

    Shiny Wailord Lv. 100 (named Your Mom)
    Caught in a Heavy ball
    OT - Meg
    ID# 925091
    Hp 481
    Att. 237
    Def. 127
    Speed 156
    Sp. Def. 170
    Sp. Att. 216
    Moves - Heavy slam, Hydro Pump, Water Spout, Rest
    Held item - Burn Heal
    Ability - Water Veil
    Nature - Naughty
    Met on 7/18/2017 at Seafolk Village at Lv. 25
    Characteristic - Capable of taking hits
    6 perfect ivs

    As i said. Pretty positive it's a hack but found it funny.
     
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    • Volk Dragoona said:
    99% this is hacked but found it funny and wanted to check anyways.

    Shiny Wailord Lv. 100 (named Your Mom)
    Caught in a Heavy ball
    OT - Meg
    ID# 925091
    Hp 481
    Att. 237
    Def. 127
    Speed 156
    Sp. Def. 170
    Sp. Att. 216
    Moves - Heavy slam, Hydro Pump, Water Spout, Rest
    Held item - Burn Heal
    Ability - Water Veil
    Nature - Naughty
    Met on 7/18/2017 at Seafolk Village at Lv. 25
    Characteristic - Capable of taking hits
    6 perfect ivs

    As i said. Pretty positive it's a hack but found it funny.
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    6IV wild caught so yes. (Though MAYBE possible via RNG? I'm not sure if it works for wild Pokemon, maybe Soaps can speak on this.)
     

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    • Shiny Mienshao - Male, Lv.100, Pokeball
    IVs:31/31/31/31/31 | EVs: 252 Sp.A. 252 Spe, X Sp.D. | Stats: 271/286/156/260/157/339
    OT/ID: Liam/61898 | Nature/Ability: Jolly/Regenerator
    Moves: High Jump Kick, Knock Off, U-Turn, Poison Jab

    Seems to have traveled across both space and time to reach you from the Hoenn region.
    Characteristic: Somewhat vain

    I got it from my Shop :D
     
    Haileo

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    • UberRoimel said:
    Shiny Mienshao - Male, Lv.100, Pokeball
    IVs:31/31/31/31/31 | EVs: 252 Sp.A. 252 Spe, X Sp.D. | Stats: 271/286/156/260/157/339
    OT/ID: Liam/61898 | Nature/Ability: Jolly/Regenerator
    Moves: High Jump Kick, Knock Off, U-Turn, Poison Jab

    Seems to have traveled across both space and time to reach you from the Hoenn region.
    Characteristic: Somewhat vain

    I got it from my Shop :D
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    Looks like the standard UU Life Orb set featured on Smogon. And because it's 6IV, I'd probably say hacked.
     
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    • The Wailord and Meinshao are legal, unfortunately there isn't much of a way to determine their legitimacy status with the information given.
     
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    • Volk Dragoona said:
    99% this is hacked but found it funny and wanted to check anyways.

    Shiny Wailord Lv. 100 (named Your Mom)
    Caught in a Heavy ball
    OT - Meg
    ID# 925091
    Hp 481
    Att. 237
    Def. 127
    Speed 156
    Sp. Def. 170
    Sp. Att. 216
    Moves - Heavy slam, Hydro Pump, Water Spout, Rest
    Held item - Burn Heal
    Ability - Water Veil
    Nature - Naughty
    Met on 7/18/2017 at Seafolk Village at Lv. 25
    Characteristic - Capable of taking hits
    6 perfect ivs

    As i said. Pretty positive it's a hack but found it funny.
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    It could be legit with the info we have. However, seeing as someone named it "Your Mom" with a Naughty nature and a Burn Heal held item, I'd say that someone's having fun and you got... burned.
     
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    • So we are ignoring the fact that it's wild-caught and also has 6IVs?? Even with the 4IV guarantee from SOS call that is crazy lucky, and on a Shiny too. Soapy even just said that wild RNG isn't possible at this time so that's out the window.
     
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    UberRoimel said:
    How to find out if a Pokemon is Shinified?
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    If those 'mons are in Cherish Balls, you can check whether the event distribution released them as shiny or not, or if they got a chance to be shiny.

    If they were from a previous generation, like Gen3 (I'm not sure if Gen4 as well), you can check their nature+IV combo if it can be a shiny.

    Other than those two, there's no way to know.
     
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    UberRoimel said:
    How to find out if a Pokemon is Shinified?
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    There's also checking via PKHeX, where you can see if the Pokémon 's PID matches its Nature, Shininess, and OT' s TID.
     
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