is a pokemon hacked if only it's iv's have been modified?

Question

A legit pokemon with modified iv's: is it hacked?

i have traded these perfect iv pokemon through to all of my games and it hasn't corrupted the game file once on any version, it has corrupted my game file when i tested the al shiny pokemon hack which i don't care for.

i think since they don't corrupt game files when you trade them they are sort of legit and no one will ever know you modifief the iv's.

sorry but i don't have time to breed for iv's i want to have fun playing on wifi, i don't want to spend all of my time preparing for one.

Answer 1

Its an on going debate. While pokemon who have been altered or produced by cheating are in fact considered hacked the debate it is are they legal. Most sites and tournaments argue that as long as the stats moves and abilities are all legit it is considered "legit" and able to use.

Answer 2

A Pokemon is considered hack if it has illegal moveset and ability (Magikarp with Hyper Beam or the Wondertomb.) and 255 EV in all stats. The reason is it hacked because the PID doesn't match whatever you have (like say...Shiny...Modest...all IV 31...all 255 EV). There is a program that can generate possible IVs, nature, ability, and shiny status. I used it myself.

Program in question:

http://projectpokemon.org/editing/pidivgenerator.php



Well, I would still say it is legit, but you have to throw your Pokemon into the Legality Checker to see if it is legit (most likely not). If you have a way to dump your savedata (assuming you are using a physical copy), you can use Pokesav to save your Pokemon as a .pkm file and use the Legality Checker to check.

Legality checker:

http://projectpokemon.org/editing/legalitychecker.php



As for EV Modifier: no clue. You could use Pokesav to give the EVs. =/ Also, if you can modify Pokemon encounter, you can just fight those that give 3 EV to whatever stat, like Machamp for 3 Attack EV.



I sorta found a way to get Pokemon from your retail game to your computer. It is done by a program called HyperGTS.

Edit:

Just use HyperGTS. It is better than Python method:

https://sites.google.com/site/pokencg/gtsemu

Answer 3

ANY hacking to a pokemon the pokemon is considered hacked. Period. Because they are no longer natural. There code has been altered by and external device.



And its not a hacked pokemon that will wreck your save IT'S THE ACT OF HACKING that can damage your save.



If you play people with with hacked pokemon and they don't nor do they know your a cheat and if they knew no one would want to battle you. It's unfair and dishonorable.