Over 5,000 Players Banned for Hacking Pokémon

According to Serebii.net, The Pokémon Company has announced that 5,954 Pokémon Sun & Moon players have been banned for “altered save data”. Although normally nothing to worry about for people who do not try to hack their games, there are a number of legitimately obtained Pokémon/move combinations that can erroneously trigger the system. No cases of false positives ending in a complete system ban have been reported, but it is something to keep an eye out for.

Players will know that they have been banned if the error code 090-0212 appears when they try to connect to online functions. It prohibits participation in Rating Battles, competitions, and Global Missions, as well as use of Game Sync.

Hopefully this will not cause any issues for players bringing in many new Pokémon and movesets from older games via Bank.

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1,252 thoughts on “Over 5,000 Players Banned for Hacking Pokémon”

  1. Question: For a Dragon type that heals its own wounds by eating its own body then regenerating itself… What could a good second typing be? Ground maybe?

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  2. okay fuck it. I’m just abandoning Super Mario World. My controller is unplugging every three seconds and i’m just not having fun. The controlls are such a pain. It’s probably just the controller but uhgggg

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  3. Holy Miltank! I didn’t realize that Dhelmise is 12’10”! I mean, the Pokemon itself is the seaweed, not the ship parts, but still that’s crazy.

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  4. Ok so I have a question and its a longshot, but does anyone have a sport ball krititune or krititot? I have been looking for one for ages with no luck :c

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  5. Got the pro controller preordered!

    Now I’m all set for March 3rd, I’ve got:
    – Grey Switch
    – Pro Controller
    And of course,
    – Breath of the Wild

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    • I’d LOVE XCX2!! They can’t just leave the story at a cliffhanger like that! It’s almost like they just didn’t have a good way to end it.

      I don’t care for Bayo games, ew.

      The Switch launch year looks great for me, I loved Splatoon and XC so I can’t wait for the sequels. BotW looks absolutely breathtaking (pun wasn’t intended, but I’ll take it), and I can’t wait for another sandbox Mario game! Plus another new animal crossing game! One can only hope.

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  6. I’ve been reading Series of Unfortunate Events in preparation for watching the show with my sister (she is a huge fan and actually introduced me to it) and I love them so much. Such a good read

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  7. I just found a shiny in bank that I had no idea I ever had… but it has my OT and everything… I don’t remember catching 3 shiny sandshrews….

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  8. YES I evolved Cosmog and have now secured the shiny charm while also simultaneously having a complete living dex (well, until I replace the cosmog I just evolved, but whatevs)

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  9. @BigGuyI:disqus

    I know your secret. Leave 20,000 dollars in an unmarked envelope under the bench in the park at midnight.

    … alright I’m just going to say it
    According to Earthen in the Festival Plaza… He “likes bad things”

    ok that was dumb idk where i was going with that

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  10. Not going to bed yet, but holy crap I’m so nervous got my preliminary exams and then RWBY Volume 4 finishing up later today and next Saturday so I just need to vent

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