The "Is My Pokémon Hacked?" Thread

[smalllady]

Well, it's hatch-day is the same day my electrike was placed in the GTS system. I specifically requested for a female Zorua in exchange, while the gender ratio is 12.5% females. So obviously it will take quite some time to breed one. Granted, I didn't know how many hours it took before the trade proceeded as by the time I next checked the GTS it was 2 days later. Plus it had the move Cut. I don't know if it's an egg move, but I think it's pretty dumb and inconsiderate to give a HM move which can't be deleted (?) to a newly hatched pokemon that was about to be traded. :/

12.5% isn't that small of a percentage. I've been breeding Mudkips (which have the same gender ratio), and it didn't take long at all for a few females to pop up.

HM moves are passed down to offspring, just as TM moves are, and can be deleted by the Move Deleter in Mistralton City.

[mineowyn]

Well, it's hatch-day is the same day my electrike was placed in the GTS system. I specifically requested for a female Zorua in exchange, while the gender ratio is 12.5% females. So obviously it will take quite some time to breed one. Granted, I didn't know how many hours it took before the trade proceeded as by the time I next checked the GTS it was 2 days later. Plus it had the move Cut. I don't know if it's an egg move, but I think it's pretty dumb and inconsiderate to give a HM move which can't be deleted (?) to a newly hatched pokemon that was about to be traded. :/

12.5% isn't that small of a percentage. I've been breeding Mudkips (which have the same gender ratio), and it didn't take long at all for a few females to pop up.

HM moves are passed down to offspring, just as TM moves are, and can be deleted by the Move Deleter in Mistralton City.

I didn't know that! Wow, breeders must go through quite a lot of trouble than. I can't stand breeding cause I have no patience waiting for that certain gender or nature pokemon to hatch.

[gaara sword]

I've got a couple that need to be checked:

Species: Golurk
Nickname: ゴルーグ
Ribbons: None
Nature: Mild (Good perseverance.)
Ball: Dusk
Area: Faraway place
Level: 48
OT: In Japanese. No. is 03535
Ability: Klutz
Moves: Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Strength, Heavy Slam

And again:

Species: Golurk
Nickname: ゴルーグ
Ribbons: None
Nature: Impish (Likes to thrash about.)
Ball: Luxury
Area: Faraway place
Level: 50
OT: Again, Japanese. No. is 52266
Ability: Iron Fist
Moves: Psychic, Toxic, Thunderbolt, Earthquake

Usually, I can spot a hack from ten miles away--if it wasn't caught in the Tower, it ain't legit. But that "Faraway place" tag is confusing the living slag out of me. The last time I saw that tag, I was trading between Johto and Sinnoh. So how would a Golurk end up with that tag unless it was hacked? Color me completely befuddled over here.

And before anyone asks, yes, I'm keeping them. Legit or not the big fellas are still mine.

The Faraway Place location was used in Gen IV for places that do not exist in the game the Pokemon is traded to. For instance, if a Pokemon is caught in HGSS Victory Road, and then traded to DPPT, it's location will be Faraway Place.

However, in Gen V, the Faraway Place location cannot currently be applied to any Gen V location, since there is currently only one region associated with Gen V. So both of them are probably hacked.

Actually, it may be like what happens when you trade a pokemon caught or hatched in the distortion world to Diamond or Pearl, therefore meaning if the pokemon in question was hatched in its base form at one of the new locations it will change that location to faraway place in BW. However, due to the poke balls in question I will agree that they are hacked.

[Rocky505]

Oh hell, I didn't see this sooner, so I put mine in the General Questions thread. Oops :/

Anyway, I got this off the GTS today:

Species: Riolu
Nickname: I don't think it has one; it's in Japanese
Ribbons: None
Ball: Dream Ball
Area encountered: Faraway place
Level encountered: 30
OT: Japanese characters
Moves: Force Palm, Copycat, Screech, Reversal
Stats: HP 72, Attack 48, Defense 29, Sp. Atk 30, Sp. Def 36, Speed 43
Ability: Prankster

I think it looks fairly legit, but the Dream Ball and the Faraway place are throwing me off.

If it really did come from the Dream World, it would've had an encounter level of 10, not 30. There was a level 30 Riolu you could obtain from Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, but it would be impossible for it to have it's hidden ability and be in a Dream Ball. So this is probably hacked.

It's possible it came from the dream radar.

[Furret162]

Um, I got this Woobat off the GTS.
Nickname: (I can't read Japanese.)
Gender:Female
Nature:Rash
Ability:Simple
OT:(Japanese.)
ID No.21116
Level 29
Moves:Air Cutter, Attract, Amnesia, Calm Mind
Faraway place
Apparently met at level 29

Basically, is this a legit Hidden Hollows Woobat? (I'm keeping it anyway.)

[Spectacular Snivy]

Um, I got this Woobat off the GTS.
Nickname: (I can't read Japanese.)
Gender:Female
Nature:Rash
Ability:Simple
OT:(Japanese.)
ID No.21116
Level 29
Moves:Air Cutter, Attract, Amnesia, Calm Mind
Faraway place
Apparently met at level 29

Basically, is this a legit Hidden Hollows Woobat? (I'm keeping it anyway.)

N o,Faraway makes me wrecked.

[smalllady]

Um, I got this Woobat off the GTS.
Nickname: (I can't read Japanese.)
Gender:Female
Nature:Rash
Ability:Simple
OT:(Japanese.)
ID No.21116
Level 29
Moves:Air Cutter, Attract, Amnesia, Calm Mind
Faraway place
Apparently met at level 29

Basically, is this a legit Hidden Hollows Woobat? (I'm keeping it anyway.)

This is sort of a late response, but I'm not sure if it's legit. Hidden Hollows don't seem to have their own location index number, so I would assume the location would just be wherever the Hidden Hollow was. In this case, Woobat can be found in Hidden Hollows on Route 5 and Route 6, which shouldn't come up as "Faraway Place" if traded to B/W.

Then again, Route 5 and Route 6 each seem to have two different location index numbers listed, which I assume is because their index numbers changed in B2/W2. So perhaps this is what's triggering the "Faraway Place" flag. If this is the case, then it's legit.

[Slenderman]

I don't have the pokemon right now, but I'll give you what info I can remember.

Emboar
No nickname
Ball: Poke ball
Hatched: Skyarrow Bridge

Flare Blitz
Hammer Arm
Grass Knot
Rock Slide

I've had this one for a while, and I was on serebii and I noticed none of the Tepig line learns Hammer Arm, it's not an egg move, and it's not taught by the move tutor. Even if it learns it in B/W2, I got it before they were released.

[yourlilemogirl]

I don't have the pokemon right now, but I'll give you what info I can remember.

Emboar
No nickname
Ball: Poke ball
Hatched: Skyarrow Bridge

Flare Blitz
Hammer Arm
Grass Knot
Rock Slide

I've had this one for a while, and I was on serebii and I noticed none of the Tepig line learns Hammer Arm, it's not an egg move, and it's not taught by the move tutor. Even if it learns it in B/W2, I got it before they were released.

If you go to the Move Relearner Emboar can learn Hammer Arm as a "Start move".

[Slenderman]

If you go to the Move Relearner Emboar can learn Hammer Arm as a "Start move".

Oh, ok. I didn't see Hammer Arm on bulbapedia or serebii, so I wasn't sure. I'm pretty sure it's not hacked now, though.

[clubchloe1]

Oh hell, I didn't see this sooner, so I put mine in the General Questions thread. Oops :/

Anyway, I got this off the GTS today:

Species: Riolu
Nickname: I don't think it has one; it's in Japanese
Ribbons: None
Ball: Dream Ball
Area encountered: Faraway place
Level encountered: 30
OT: Japanese characters
Moves: Force Palm, Copycat, Screech, Reversal
Stats: HP 72, Attack 48, Defense 29, Sp. Atk 30, Sp. Def 36, Speed 43
Ability: Prankster

I think it looks fairly legit, but the Dream Ball and the Faraway place are throwing me off.

If it really did come from the Dream World, it would've had an encounter level of 10, not 30. There was a level 30 Riolu you could obtain from Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, but it would be impossible for it to have it's hidden ability and be in a Dream Ball. So this is probably hacked.

It's possible it came from the dream radar.

No, I have some Rilou's from Dream Radar. It says the location obtained is "Pokemon Dream Radar". So that Riolu is probably hacked.

[lugia61617]

Could someone check this for me?
Species: Abra
Gender: Female
Nickname: Magicko
Ribbons: None
Ball: Poke Ball
Egg received: Day-Care Couple
Egg Hatched: Marvelous Bridge
OT: Frisse
Moves: Psychic, Energy Ball, Foul Play, Shadow Ball
Stats: HP 113, ATK 43, DEF 37, SP.ATK 146, Sp Def 79, Speed 121
Ability: Synchronise
Misc: Shiny.

[smalllady]

Could someone check this for me?
Species: Abra
Gender: Female
Nickname: Magicko
Ribbons: None
Ball: Poke Ball
Egg received: Day-Care Couple
Egg Hatched: Marvelous Bridge
OT: Frisse
Moves: Psychic, Energy Ball, Foul Play, Shadow Ball
Stats: HP 113, ATK 43, DEF 37, SP.ATK 146, Sp Def 79, Speed 121
Ability: Synchronise
Misc: Shiny.

What level is it? And why do you have doubts about this one?

Everything seems to check out, as long as the stats match its level. Psychic, Energy Ball, and Shadow Ball are all TM moves, and Foul Play is taught by the B2/W2 Move Tutor.

[lugia61617]

Oh, level 50. I just wanted to check because I obtained it via the GTS, so I was being vigilante over its shiny-ness.

[smalllady]

Oh, level 50. I just wanted to check because I obtained it via the GTS, so I was being vigilante over its shiny-ness.

Well, the level and stats seem okay, too. So I'd say it's legit.