How do you tell if a pokemon is cloned or hacked?

There should be a little mark in a Pokemon's summary, a blue pentagon in Gen 6 and a black cross in Gen 7, that indicates that it's legitimate. Now it's still possible for a hacker to catch a Pokemon legitimately and use an external device to alter the Pokemon's data, and the mark will remain.

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2023-04-15 14:59:29

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How do you know if a pokémon is hacked?
a- Check the EventDex. If it's not there, it's 99% hacked. Last attempt, try to google the OT and TID. If you see no exact match between Pokémon and OT, it's hacked.
2024-01-15 22:54:46

Can you tell if a pokémon is hacked?
a- Check the EventDex. If it's not there, it's 99% hacked. Last attempt, try to google the OT and TID. If you see no exact match between Pokémon and OT, it's hacked.
2024-01-04 14:29:59

How do you tell if a pokemon is hacked by memories?
If someone has a pokemon that they claimed to catch/hatch in the game it's currently in, but it's memory says "The Pokémon seems to have a good memory, but it doesn't seem to be able to remember...", it's a sign it's hacked.
2023-12-07 23:31:11

Can nintendo tell if a pokemon is hacked?
So in the new 3DS titles you actually can't hack a Pokémon because everything is encrypted. You can make a copy of an existing Pokémon or save file however, and they have no way of detecting this. That's why you're only allowed to use Pokémon "born" in generation 6 competitively now.
2023-07-22 15:22:46

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