Gengar "unable to match encounter origin", even though...?

[naamah]

Hey.

I'm currently just trying out PKHeX to evolve Pokemon that I can't evolve easily ingame for whatever reason (mostly trades and stones).

I caught Gastly in Pokemon Sword, evolved him to Haunter, and then changed his species to Gengar in PKHeX, but now it's saying "Unable to match an encounter from origin game".

Is there something else I need to change? Why isn't Gengar valid? Is this not any different than if I had traded Haunted back and forth to and from another Sword game?

Thanks for your help.

[theSLAYER]

You presumably didn't change the Handling Trainer information.

If you actually traded it, it'll gain another OT, even if it's temporary and not the real OT.
Hence 'Handling Trainer'. When traded back to the actual OT, anything in the Handling Trainer data is retained until it is traded again to someone else.

[naamah]

  On 5/9/2023 at 12:55 PM, theSLAYER said:

You presumably didn't change the Handling Trainer information.

If you actually traded it, it'll gain another OT, even if it's temporary and not the real OT.
Hence 'Handling Trainer'. When traded back to the actual OT, anything in the Handling Trainer data is retained until it is traded again to someone else.

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Okay, cool, thanks.

It doesn't look like there's anyplace to put a TID for the second OT? Do I just make up a name, select a language, and I'm good?

[theSLAYER]

  On 5/9/2023 at 1:00 PM, naamah said:

Okay, cool, thanks.

It doesn't look like there's anyplace to put a TID for the second OT? Do I just make up a name, select a language, and I'm good?

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yeah just fill up the information there, make sure the dropdown is on the correct trainer (OT or HT), and it should be all good

[naamah]

  On 5/9/2023 at 1:25 PM, theSLAYER said:

yeah just fill up the information there, make sure the dropdown is on the correct trainer (OT or HT), and it should be all good

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Thanks. That worked.

[FroZenGhoSt]

Hello, Could you help me by providing step by step Instructions

PLEASE.

[Kaphotics]

  On 2/6/2025 at 5:49 AM, FroZenGhoSt said:

Hello, Could you help me by providing step by step Instructions

PLEASE.

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Use the encounter database to generate a Gastly.

Level it up to the level it would evolve into Haunter at least.

Set all the required fields as mentioned above to indicate that it was traded, so that it can be a Gengar that evolved via trade.

[FroZenGhoSt]

  On 2/6/2025 at 7:06 AM, Kaphotics said:

Use the encounter database to generate a Gastly.

Level it up to the level it would evolve into Haunter at least.

Set all the required fields as mentioned above to indicate that it was traded, so that it can be a Gengar that evolved via trade.

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Set all the required fields as mentioned above to indicate that it was traded, so that it can be a Gengar that evolved via trade.

THIS IS WHAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO ???

i am new to PKhex so i am not aware of it.

Please help me in Detail.

Thanks

[Kaphotics]

  On 2/6/2025 at 4:25 PM, FroZenGhoSt said:

Set all the required fields as mentioned above to indicate that it was traded, so that it can be a Gengar that evolved via trade.

THIS IS WHAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO ???

i am new to PKhex so i am not aware of it.

Please help me in Detail.

Thanks

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It was already mentioned how to do that in this thread.

[FroZenGhoSt]

So here is screenshot.

 

Please Tell me where to put DETAILS & what details should i put.?

[Kaphotics]

  On 2/7/2025 at 9:08 PM, FroZenGhoSt said:

So here is screenshot.

 

Please Tell me where to put DETAILS & what details should i put.?

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Put in a little bit of effort. 

[FroZenGhoSt]

thanks bro, i saw you are a very helpful member.

[Kaphotics]

  On 2/7/2025 at 9:31 PM, FroZenGhoSt said:

thanks bro, i saw you are a very helpful member.

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You're more than capable of doing a tradeback with someone else and observing which fields of the Pokémon's data changed. I'm not going to spoonfeed you the exact steps on what to change because it's already quite evident from this thread (that you necro'd) what you would need to change.

Read the messages in this thread, and rub your brain cells together instead of wanting someone to move your hand for you.

[FroZenGhoSt]

necro'd???

whats that mean?

[theSLAYER]

You brought a more than dead thread back to life (necroposting, search it up) 

 

Anyhow, if you’ve read what was said in the entire thread, any traded pokemon need to have Not OT Trainer details. This is true even if it went back to the original trainer. Look at the screenshots. Format of PKHeX changed but it should still be relevant.