4th Gen Poke'rus?

[valorail]

Poke'rus. A mysterious disease that works like steroids on your pokemon. The question?
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HOW DO YOU GET IT?! ;-;
I've been running around for 260+ hours on Diamond, and I've never seen it once!

 

[JKLAZ]

How do you know if a pokemon has it?

 

[Embrace...]

Hmmm Heres the Serebii article on it https://www.serebii.net/games/pokerus.shtml and I think it shows up on your pokemons page. And when you go to a pokemon center.

 

[Forci Stikane]

It's entirely based on luck, sadly...just like finding a Shiny. You can run around for days battling wild Pokemon and never get it. I should know, since I never got it before D/P.

Alternatively, you can trade somebody for an infected Pokemon and just work from there.

 

[balthamos]

I have no idea, I got it of the GTS. Its something to do with phscyially hiting another pokemon in battle or something. X)

 

[Luck]

Like Ichaste Pekoni said, its entirely based on luck.
Its very rare, but not as rare as shiny.
and i think you know if a pokemon has it when you catch it, because there should be a purple sign that says PKRS on it.

 

[valorail]

It's entirely based on luck, sadly...just like finding a Shiny. You can run around for days battling wild Pokemon and never get it. I should know, since I never got it before D/P.

Alternatively, you can trade somebody for an infected Pokemon and just work from there.

x3 Your answer seems to be the best one. Thanks. Now i shall venture into the trade center to find a Poke'rus infected pokemon.

 

[Rogue_Ninja]

Ive had gotten it on pokemon ive hatched. I have a level 1 Lapras i hatched that has it. I thought as long as you kept it in your party you could spread it.

 

[Demeter]

The ability to spread it goes away after midnight, but it still has the effect. Keeping it in a box, however, will keep the ability to spread forever.

 

[aceofspades7]

does anyone know the exact chances of getting it?