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Help Thread: Official Hack Checking Thread

Deon

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    • Seen Oct 17, 2020
    Genesee
    Yes
    ShinyGTS.Com
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    Hoenn
    Hasty
    Download
    Alola Champion Ribbon and Battle Tree Great Ribbon
    Link Trade
    Capable of taking hits
    Maxed out Sp. Atk and Speed
     
    kevin24

    kevin24

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    that is a bad hack. clear by the ot. from some garbage streamer/youtuber that distributes worthless gen hacks. shiny genesect was only available to japan and korea in gen 5 for japan and korea and can only be in their respective language. this is an edit of the GF genesect
     
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    Trjp

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    Pokémon: Ditto
    Shiny: Yes
    OT: Raal
    ID: 678110
    Level: 60
    Region Of Origin: English
    Nature: Lax
    Ability: Limber
    Ribbons: None
    Location Met & Level Met: the Stony Wilderness Lv 60
    How You Received It: Via Trade
    IVs: HP-PG, ATK-Best, Defense-Best, Sp. ATK-Best, Sp. Def-PG, Speed-Best
     
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    Firebolt

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    • Deon said:
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    From the OT alone, I can tell that Genesect is 100% hacked; ShinyGTS.com makes it obvious. But for the Diancie, the actual OT should be "NOV14", not "NOVEMBER14". If it's not, then that's definitely hacked too. I'd also take a safe guess that it is hacked if it was obtained from the same Trainer.

    Trjp said:
    Pokémon: Ditto
    Shiny: Yes
    OT: Raal
    ID: 678110
    Level: 60
    Region Of Origin: English
    Nature: Lax
    Ability: Limber
    Ribbons: None
    Location Met & Level Met: the Stony Wilderness Lv 60
    How You Received It: Via Trade
    IVs: HP-PG, ATK-Best, Defense-Best, Sp. ATK-Best, Sp. Def-PG, Speed-Best
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    The Ditto seems like a normal Max Raid Ditto to me (always has a minimum of 4 IVs). I would be a bit skeptical of someone trading you a shiny Ditto depending on what you traded for it, but I'm aware of a bug (or feature?) that allows people to catch a Raid Pokemon as many times as they want before it resets at midnight, so if this person had friends to help them exploit it then I can see that they're more willing to give them away. Either way, nothing really strange to me.
     
    PokefanJulie

    PokefanJulie

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    Pokémon: Palkia (Nicknamed Epoch)
    Shiny: Yes
    OT: Christopher
    ID: 58917
    Level: 100
    Region of Origin: Hoenn
    Nature: Timid
    Ability: Pressure
    Ribbons: Alola champion, Battle Tree Great, Best Friends, Effort
    Location Met & Level Met: Not stated
    Where/how you recieved it: Wonder Trade
    Individual Values/Characteristic: Hyper trained w/ Gold Bottle Cap, Somewhat vain
    Effort Values: 252 Sp. Attack, 252 Speed, 4 Defense

    I got this Palkia long ago and I did the Ev training, Iv training, and Ribbon gaining by myself. (It had none of these when I first got it, not sure if that matters.) It's in a Pokeball which makes me think it was hacked but I'm really not sure. Thoughts?
     
    Firebolt

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    • PokefanJulie said:
    Pokémon: Palkia (Nicknamed Epoch)
    Shiny: Yes
    OT: Christopher
    ID: 58917
    Level: 100
    Region of Origin: Hoenn
    Nature: Timid
    Ability: Pressure
    Ribbons: Alola champion, Battle Tree Great, Best Friends, Effort
    Location Met & Level Met: Not stated
    Where/how you recieved it: Wonder Trade
    Individual Values/Characteristic: Hyper trained w/ Gold Bottle Cap, Somewhat vain
    Effort Values: 252 Sp. Attack, 252 Speed, 4 Defense

    I got this Palkia long ago and I did the Ev training, Iv training, and Ribbon gaining by myself. (It had none of these when I first got it, not sure if that matters.) It's in a Pokeball which makes me think it was hacked but I'm really not sure. Thoughts?
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    You're right to feel a little worried about it being caught in a Pokeball, and it does seem weird that it's both shiny and optimal nature (even if you ignore the fact that someone traded this over Wonder Trade). However, RNG abuse is a thing and I know from myself that cloning shinies and sending them over Wonder Trade is a great way to make other people happy... Have you unlocked the IV Checker in your save file yet? Having a look at it's original IV values will provide more insight for sure. By getting the IV Checker, you can see on the summary screen roughly what the Pokemon's IVs are.

    Spoiler: Example
    Official Hack Checking Thread

    Palkia should have at least 3 'Best' IVs of course (being a Legendary), but more than 4 or so would be very sketchy indeed.
     

    R4F4300

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    Pokémon: Zekrom
    Shiny:Yes
    OT:サトシ
    ID: 34875
    Level: 100
    Region of Origin: Unova
    Nature: Brave
    Ability: Teravolt
    Ribbons: Wishing Ribbon
    Location Met & Level Met: -
    Where/how you recieved it: Trade
    Individual Values/Characteristic: HP: Pretty good Atk: Very good Def: Very good Sp.Atk: Pretty good Sp.Def: Pretty good Spd: Decent
    Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) not trained
     

    Midorime

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    Litten
    Shiny: Yes
    Ot: Paige
    Id: 026360
    Lvl: 19
    Alola region
    Nature: sassy
    Ability: Blaze
    Ribbons: none
    Ivs: low base... just perfect atk and sp def
    Traded in wonder box
     

    Els8

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    • Midorime

    I would be carefull with that one, traded in wonder box, not knowing what you get in return, thats fishy in my opinion.
    And they are trading hacked mons that make your game crash, better to not trade for a while, untill that problem is fixed, also not surprise trade or link trade in sword and shield, just dont trade in general.
    I would release it, its very fishy in my oppion.
     

    Els8

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    • Pokémon: Milotic
    Shiny: yes.
    OT: Dont know, Japanese.
    ID: 51671
    Level: 100
    Region of Origin: Johto.
    Nature: modest.
    Ability: marvel scale.
    Ribbons: none.
    Location Met & Level Met:
    Where/how you recieved it: GTS trade in home.
    Individual Values/Characteristic: HP best Att pretty good Def decent Sp Atk best Sp def fantastic Spe decent.
    Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) Max HP and Sp Atk.

    And it has cured pokerus.
     
    Firebolt

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    • R4F4300 said:
    Pokémon: Zekrom
    Shiny:Yes
    OT:サトシ
    ID: 34875
    Level: 100
    Region of Origin: Unova
    Nature: Brave
    Ability: Teravolt
    Ribbons: Wishing Ribbon
    Location Met & Level Met: -
    Where/how you recieved it: Trade
    Individual Values/Characteristic: HP: Pretty good Atk: Very good Def: Very good Sp.Atk: Pretty good Sp.Def: Pretty good Spd: Decent
    Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) not trained
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    Definitely a hack, Zekrom wasn't available as a shiny in Unova.

    Midorime said:
    Litten
    Shiny: Yes
    Ot: Paige
    Id: 026360
    Lvl: 19
    Alola region
    Nature: sassy
    Ability: Blaze
    Ribbons: none
    Ivs: low base... just perfect atk and sp def
    Traded in wonder box
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    Nothing about this Pokemon stands out as an obvious hack, so it seems to be safe.

    The biggest thing for WonderTrade shinies is to consider if someone would ever really give away a valuable Pokemon for a random Pidgey. It definitely happens, but it's safer to consider that the Pokemon you received is a clone, at bare minimum.

    Els8 said:
    Pokémon: Milotic
    Shiny: yes.
    OT: Dont know, Japanese.
    ID: 51671
    Level: 100
    Region of Origin: Johto.
    Nature: modest.
    Ability: marvel scale.
    Ribbons: none.
    Location Met & Level Met:
    Where/how you recieved it: GTS trade in home.
    Individual Values/Characteristic: HP best Att pretty good Def decent Sp Atk best Sp def fantastic Spe decent.
    Effort Values: (In gen 7, go on the Summary page and press Y) Max HP and Sp Atk.

    And it has cured pokerus.
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    It's not obvious that this Pokemon is a hack either, but depending on what you traded for it see the above text.
     

    Els8

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    • I traded it with Zamazenta.
    So it depends on how you look at that.
    Yes its a legendary, but you can get as many as you like with a bit of patience.
    Dont know if everybody already knows this.
    On the other hand if they only have sword, they can not get it, without trading.
     
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    Charizard fan club 87

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    Pokémon: Gyarados
    Shiny: Yes
    OT: Nido
    ID: 388045
    Level: 61
    Region of Origin: galar stony wilderness
    Nature: bold
    Ability: intimindate
    Ribbons: none
    Location Met & Level Met: N/A
    Where/how: traded on link trade on sword
    IV: perfect iv's
    EV: Very low almost even spread

    In Premium ball
     

    ShinyNido

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    It was from the magikarp raid event when you could get 5/6 IV and high chance of shiny...
     

    BlancSlate

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    • Pokémon: Cobalion
    Shiny: Yes
    OT: tiny.cc/ptg
    ID: 373448
    Level: 100
    Region of Origin: Alola Region
    Nature: Jolly
    Ability: Justified
    Ribbons: None
    Location Met & Level Met: ???
    Where/how you recieved it: Suprise trade on Sword
    Individual Values/Characteristic: All best
    Effort Values: All on attack and speed
    In a Dive Ball
    I'm guessing this is definitely hacked
     
    Firebolt

    Firebolt

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    • BlancSlate said:
    Pokémon: Cobalion
    Shiny: Yes
    OT: tiny.cc/ptg
    ID: 373448
    Level: 100
    Region of Origin: Alola Region
    Nature: Jolly
    Ability: Justified
    Ribbons: None
    Location Met & Level Met: ???
    Where/how you recieved it: Suprise trade on Sword
    Individual Values/Characteristic: All best
    Effort Values: All on attack and speed
    In a Dive Ball
    I'm guessing this is definitely hacked
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    I have absolutely no doubt with that OT; it's a hacked shiny used as advertisement.
     
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    • BlancSlate said:
    Pokémon: Cobalion
    Shiny: Yes
    OT: tiny.cc/ptg
    ID: 373448
    Level: 100
    Region of Origin: Alola Region
    Nature: Jolly
    Ability: Justified
    Ribbons: None
    Location Met & Level Met: ???
    Where/how you recieved it: Suprise trade on Sword
    Individual Values/Characteristic: All best
    Effort Values: All on attack and speed
    In a Dive Ball
    I'm guessing this is definitely hacked
    Click to expand...

    Firebolt said:
    I have absolutely no doubt with that OT; it's a hacked shiny used as advertisement.
    Click to expand...
    If you go to the link the OT is, it leads you to a Facebook pokemon trade center
     
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