[X] My Assistant

[Angel]

Hello and I hope everyone is having a good morning/day/night. Well, even it's against the rules and looked down upon by many, some members may still try to pass off hacked event pokemon as legit. Now, I know no one wants these “bad” critters but it’s sometimes hard to tell if it’s hacked. After my experiences, research, and just straight out hacking and analyzing the coding myself, I have compiled a large and helpful list that illustrates every possible rare event Pokemon that can be obtained and pointing out any obvious hacks to help the fellow traders here out. I’m only listing rare events for now but I’ll add others later because you shouldn’t need to worry if that your Bidoof or Bulbasaur is hacked. :P There’s no actual 100% way ever to tell if a Pokemon is legit but I hope this list is helpful in reducing the amount of hacked Pokemon here.

1) Rare Event Pokemon:

151 Mew
a) English, level 10+, ID no: 06930, OT: MYSTRY, in pokeball, given away at Toys ‘R Us
b) Japanese, level 10, ID no: 50716, OT: Hadou/Wave, in pokeball, given away at Japanese movie event
c) Japanese, level 30+, ID no: Original owner, OT: Original owner, in original ball, ticket acquired from Japanese Event and met in Hoenn

FAKES: English Mew from island. Nintendo never released the Old Sea Chart to American games and any caught Mew should not be English but Japanese. Also, any other Mew caught in the grass is hacked and may not obey.

249 Lugia
a) English, level 70+, ID no: Original owner, OT: Original owner, in original ball, ticket acquired from various events (Nintendo World Store, JAA Tour, etc) and met in Kanto or Hoenn
b) English, level 50+, ID no: Original owner, OT: Orginal owner, in original ball, snagged and purified in XD and met in “Distant Land” and may know PsychoBoost and/or FeatherDance
c) English, level 70, ID no: 06227, OT: 10ANNIV, in pokeball, given away at UK Top Ten Pokemon Event
d) German (LUGIA), level 70, ID no: 06227 OT: 10JAHRE, in pokeball, given away at Pokemon Day in Germany

FAKES: Anything under level 70 (unless from XD at 50).

250 Ho-oh
a) English, level 70+, ID no: Original owner, OT: Original owner, in original ball, ticket acquired from various events (Nintendo World Store, JAA Tour, etc) and met in Kanto or Hoenn
b) English, level 70+, ID no: 10048, OT: MATTLE, in pokeball, obtained from Mt. Battle Challenge in Colosseum but location is whatever game it was first trade to from the Gamecube
c) English, level 70+, ID no: 06227, OT: 10ANNIV, in pokeball, given away at UK Top Ten Pokemon Event
d) German (HO-OH), level 70, ID no: 06227 OT: 10JAHRE, in pokeball, given away at Pokemon Day in Germany

FAKES: Anything under level 70.

251 Celebi
a) English, level 70+, ID no: 00010, OT: 10 ANIV, in pokeball, given away at JAA Tour
b) Japanese, level 10+, ID no: 31121, OT: Ageto/Agate, on pokeball, downloaded from Japanese Bonus disc for Colosseum but location is whatever game it was first trade to from the Gamecube
c) Taiwanese (CELEBI still I guess), level 30+, ID no: 06623, OT: Pokepaaku/PokePark, in pokeballm given away at PokePark Event in Taiwan

FAKES: English Celebi under level 70 and anything caught with original owner’s ID and not matching event ID.

385 Jirachi
a) English, level 5+, ID no: 20043, OT: WISHMKR, in pokeball, downloaded from American Bonus disc for Colosseum
b) English/UK, level 5+, ID no: 40122, OT: CHANNEL, in pokeball, downloaded once completing Pokemon Channel European version
c) Japanese, level 5+, ID no: 30719, OT: Negai Boshi/Wishing Star, in pokeball, given away at Japanese Movie Event
d) Japanese, level 5+, ID no: 40707/50707/60707, OT: Tanabata, in pokeball, given away at a Japanese Event.
e) Taiwanese (JIRACHI still I guess) level 30+, ID no: 60731/60830, OT: Pokepaaku/PokePark, in pokeball, given away at PokePark Event in Taiwan

FAKES: Any Jirachi caught with original owner’s ID and not matching event ID.

386 Deoxys
a) English/UK/Germany, level 30+, ID no: Original Owner, OT: Original Owner, in original ball, ticket acquired from various events
b) English, level 70+, ID no: 00010, OT: SPACE C, in pokeball, given away at Houston Space Center Event
c) Japanese, level 50+, ID no./OT: unknown, in cherish ball, has classic ribbon, given away at Pokemon Fiesta event
d) Netherlands (DEOXYS still I guess), level 70+, ID no: 28606, OT: DOEL, in pokeball, given away at the TV Toy Museum Destiny Deoxys movie event

FAKES: Any caught Deoxys under level 30. Also, any Deoxys caught in Hoenn because the Aurora ticket was never distributed again by time Emerald came out. And any other Deoxys caught in the grass is hacked and may not obey.

495 Manaphy
a) English/Japanese/UK, level 1+, ID no: Original owner, OT: Original owner, in pokeball, met in “Pokemon Ranger” and “Fateful encounter,” obtained once completing a mission in Pokemon Ranger and hatched in D/P
b) Japanese, level 5+, ID no: Orginal owner, OT: Original owner, in pokeball, met in “Lovely place” and “Apparently had a fateful encounter at level 5.”

FAKES: Anything caught instead of being hatched and does not have the proper locations.

491 Darkrai
a) Japanese, level 40+, ID no: Original owner, OT: Original owner, in original ball, E4 Surf Glitch used and met in “Newmoon Island”
b) Japanese, level 50+, ID no: 07147, OT: Eigakan/Movie Theater, in cherish ball, has classic ribbon, given away at Japanese Movie Event, may know Roar of Time and/or Spacial Rend

FAKES: Anything claiming to be from the Glitch but nicknamed in its English name is hacked. You cannot nickname the Pokemon more that 5 letters in the Japanese versions of D/P. So you can’t have a Glitch Darkrai nicknamed “DARKRAI” unless it's caught in the English version and the item has not been released yet. Also anything that does not have the proper location.

492 Shaymin
a) Japanese, level 30+, ID no: Original owner, OT: Original owner, in original ball, E4 Surf Glitch used and met in “Flower Paradise”

FAKES: Anything claiming to be from the Glitch but nicknamed in its English name is hacked. You cannot nickname the Pokemon more that 5 letters in the Japanese versions of D/P. So you can’t have a Glitch Shaymin nicknamed “SHAYMIN” unless it's caught in the English version and the item has not been released yet. Also anything that does not have the proper location.

493 Arceus
FAKES: ALL ARCEUS WERE HACKED IN SOME WAY AND ARE ILLEGIT. No events have given away Arceus or its item so you may not traded any hacked Pokemon.

Some more tips to help you crack down on those hacked normal and more importantly, shiny pokemon:


Max IVs: It’s a very very very very rare chance to get a Pokemon with max IVs. Even more rarer to get a shiny one with 31 IVs in all stats. So use some EV reducing berries to get a Pokemon to it’s “prime” state to check its stats here. If it’s all the same number like 30/31 or even 0, then it’s hacked. Before trading, ask the person to tell you the stats and if nessecary, tell them to reduce it's EVs or tell the EV spread. Then use the calculator properly and check it's IVs. I've seen this pretty popular with hacked shinies...

Max EVs: If a Pokemon has more than 255 EVs into one stat or more than 510 total EVs, then it’s hacked. Again, use the EV reducing berries to take out 10 EVs per berry and count up your pokemon’s EVs.

Max Sheen or Condition: A Pokemon can’t have all 5 conditions maxed out, only about 2 or 3 based on my experiences. So if the condition is maxed on all 5 qualities, it's hacked.

Illegal Moves: Any Pokemon knowing impossible moves is hacked. Also, having some impossible combinations of egg moves may also indicate that a pokemon is hacked. Just research the pokemon on your own to see if it can't have two or more certain egg moves at once.

Illegal Ball: Certain Pokemon like starters (except for Johto starters from Distant Land, fossils, Eevee (except in D/P), Celebi, and Jirachi may only be caught in pokeballs. If they are caught in any other ball, then they are hacked.

Illegal Location: Check a pokemon’s location (search online) and see if they can be caught or in some cases hatched in that region. Pokemon like Mewtwo may only come from Kanto, Rayquaza are from Hoenn, and Palkia are from Spear Pillar. However, any hatched Pokemon may be obtained anywhere but must be in a pokeball.

Suspicious ID/OT: Anything with an ID no. of 00000 is automatically hacked. There may be some weird number orders but I've gotten 32323 and 04001 before in my games so it might just be weird luck. Also, based on my experiences, I don't trust anything with the OT of "Tumbly", "Mostafa", "Zero", and "AAAAAAA" but that's just me since I recognize the names from elsewhere. Also, an ID no. must be between 00001 and 65535.

Suspicious Traders: Before trading with anyone, I highly suggest doing a "background check" on the person and see where and how he/she posts. If it's a new member, you shouldn't take the risk until you can actually see how the person acts like before trading your pokemon first. Don’t stereotype like that all the time because some newbies may be more honest than the veterans here XD *slapped*) If you are asking someone to clone your pokemon, always ask for collateral or an equal pokemon in return. If you do get scammed, report the thread/screenshot the PM and contact a staff member. Any false accusations could cost you your arm though so please don’t lie and make up stories.

Special Pichu/Pikachu: There is no such thing as a Surfing Pichu or Flying Pikachu since the ones obtained from previous events need to have their HM removed in order to migrate to D/P. The only Surfing Pikachu is obtained in a pokeball from Pokemon Battle Revolution and met at “Lovely Place” and “Apparently had a fateful encounter at level 10.” They are also always female and Hardy and may know Surf/Volt Tackle.

Sources and some helpful lists of event pokemon:
Event Pokemon Guide by Gold Ursaring
Event Pokemon Guide by SPP
And my own little mind ;D

This list may be updated with other event pokemon later as needed and remember to do all of your trading by PMs. If you have any comments, questions, suggestions, corrections, rants, etc please feel free to PM me. Credit to me for gathering the information and arranging it to this. Have fun and go wild. 8D

Angel