Please, explain to me the difference!

[bob7greeklover]

What's the difference between:

1) You receive a pokemon from Red/Blue/Yellow VC to Sun Moon via pokebank/transporter (for example, Kanto legendaries like Articuno and Mewtwo)

2) You receive the above mentioned pokemon originated from generation 3 (FR/LG), all the way from gen to next gen migration ( 3 -> 4 , 4 -> 5 , 5->6, 6->7)

I mean , do we see different icon and stats in the transfered pokemon which brought from gen 3? I already know the gameboy icon and the description in such a pokemon transfered via the first method (from VC gen 1 to 7 via bank/transporter)

Thank you!

 

[Volga]

All Pokemon from R/B/Y VC have Hidden Abilities, at least 3 perfect IVs, as well as some moves they cannot learn in future generations.
Like, who wouldn't want a Rhydon with Bubblebeam.

Any Pokemon from Gen 3, can't have HAs and Gen 1 TMs (aside from Move Tutors, but even that's very limited), and completely random IVs.

 

[bob7greeklover]

Ok, so according to what you said, it is no worth the time and effort spending during the transfers. But I really believed about a difference in the little icon, as of original game boy in the first method.

Thanks for your answer.

 

[Maserati777]

I thought the gen 1 Pokémon had a little game boy icon on their profile also.

 

[Altairis]

They do have the icon, but there's no difference in what it does, it's just a marker that shows where the Pokemon is from.

 

[pryce10]

main difference is that Kanto legendaries you caught in VC will have HA... which you can't have if you caught one in FR/LG.