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You stated the answer in your post gen 7 (SMUSUM) does not have size or weight. So adding that data to the Pokémon in gen 8 would throw an error since it is legally impossible for those Pokémon to have that data set to anything besides 0.

No, since gens 3-7 can produce shiny Pokémon that don't have an XOR that 0 and square shiny Pokémon need the XOR to equal 0. Gens 3-5 can have a XOR of 0-8 and Gens 6-8 can have a XOR of 0-16 for a shiny Pokémon to be produced. The exception to this is virtual console Pokémon, Fateful Encounter Pokémon, and Pokémon from GO will always be square shiny. Another exception are Max Adventure Pokémon will have a XOR of 1 so they can never be square shiny.

Since the game isn’t out yet it can only be assumed that piracy is taking place and talking about piracy is against the forums rules.

You don’t need to decrypt the PBR save first PKHeX handles that. The issue is probably coming from trying to load a decrypted save rather then an encrypted save.

Thanks, I took a look through the save I made sure to look at the Bulbasaur from the picture, the Kyoger you mentioned, and a random sample of flagged Pokémon. The Bulbasaur issue is indeed outlined in the error message where the proper re learn moves were not added. The Kyoger on the other hand I have a hard time believing it was legitimately caught considering that it has re learn moves filled in, but it's not the moves it would know in Alpha Sapphire (also AS does not fill in re learn moves for the Kyoger encounter) its just an assortment of moves that it can learn which leads me to believe that the Kyoger was tampered with at some point or edited to try and make it appear to be the AS Kyoger. As for the Pokémon Bank claim that withdrawing the Pokémon made them illegal I don't think is accurate. All of the randomly sampled Pokémon had the same OT, ID, and SID and where all illegal in the same way with egg re learn moves missing. If Bank was glitching when you got them I would expect various types of corruption and not each Pokémon being corrupted in the same way. Which again leads me to believe that these Pokémon were not edited correctly be someone.

I thought maybe you meant that, but wasn’t sure. Unless it’s programmed in the answer is no. Personally I don’t see a reason why this should be fishy considering it’s something that could easily happen when people are doing the day skip trick in SwSh or doing RNG abuse with eggs in BW (I’ve done that a few time).

I don't know what you mean by a "shady option"? I've looked through the legality tab in settings and I don't see anything called "shady".

Without the saves being uploaded or the specific Pokémon being uploaded to the thread it’s hard to say what might be the issue and the supplied screen shot doesn’t tell a lot without the being able to see the moves on the Bulbasaur. However, you did say you got many of these Pokémon through trades online and even though you claim you’re being honest doesn’t mean others are honest. From your description, the issue is many of these Pokémon are probably hacked and the trader was trying to pass them off as legit. As for the Bank issue I personally haven’t had any issues with Pokémon being deposited as legal and then being withdrawn as illegal.

Normally one would expect that the date the egg was received on should predate the date the Pokémon was met/the date when the egg hatched. But, in this case where the player is given control over their Switch’s current date the met/hatch date can come before the receive date because the date on the Switch may not be in sync with online. So now that is technically possible and PKHeX is functioning correctly by not throwing and error.

I have no idea where you read that in the article. Legally gen 1 and 2 can not connect with gen 3 since there is no connectivity function between them. Virtual console gen 1 and 2 can connect with Bank and be withdrawn by Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon and then sent to HOME to be withdrawn by Sword or Shield. There is no legal path where gen 1 or 2 connects with gen 3, 4, 5, or, 6 which means your Gengar can not legally have those ribbons. So as I said when answering question 2 virtual console Pokémon can only have ribbons from SM, USUM, and SwSh at this point.

Yes, if a Pokémon from a gen 1 virtual console game to a gen 2 virtual console game will still have the Game Boy icon since both of those gens use that symbol. The only visbale difference would be in the summary would say the Pokémon was from Jhoto instead of Kanto. Yes, adding ribbons to your Gengar that weren't in SM, USUM, and SwSh will make it illegal. As I stated when answering the second question this is because virtual console games can only connect with them selves and Bank.

That is possible and can be done with by changing what game it is from; however, I wouldn't recommend that since depending what generation you pick Pokémon can't have any random combination of PID, nature, gender, ability, and IVs and by time those values are less coupled you have already missed out on a lot of ribbons. Since you said your last Gengar didn't have a game icon and could have ribbons leads me to believe your Gengar originated from a gen 3, 4 or 5 game. I suggest getting a Gengar from a gen 3 game base your base since then it can get almost all of the ribbons.

To answer your questions: 1) It really doesn't matter what generation of games the Gengar is sent to since PKHeX can add any ribbons that are available in that generation and from previous generations. However, it matters what game and generation the Pokémon is from. For example a Pokémon from gen 4 can not have gen 3 ribbons since any Pokémon from gen 4 games can not go to gen 3 games. Another example a Pokémon from Emerald can't have all ribbons from that gen since it didn't come from XD or Colosseum. 2) Yes, you can do that, but it will be illegal. Virtual console Pokémon can only have ribbons from SM, USUM, and SwSh at this point. 3) Technically no, but virtual console version is the only one that can legally go to Bank. Cartridge version of Red can only connect with gen 1 and 2, versus virtual console version of Red can connect with Bank to go to gen 7 and later gens. 4) Read my answer to question 2.

ORAS Pokeblocks do not raise Sheen so a Pokémon that originated from a gen past gen 4 can't have Sheen. PKHeX working as intended.

I’ve never used a Discord bot before, but in this case I think you might be alright leaving it blank.

The "Latest (not OT) Handler" is blank if the Pokémon is from that save and has never been owned by another trainer. It gets fill when the Pokémon is with a trainer that is not it's original trainer and then you will need to select that box so it turns green by clicking in that area. If the Pokémon returns to its original trainer after being with another trainer the "Latest (not OT) Handler" will remain filled; however, the "Trainer Information" box should now be green.

PKHeX supports all generations of Pokémon games. How far did you make it into the game? Because from what I can tell the save is from very early in the game and you don't even have a starter yet. Try playing until you get your starter since people have reported similar problems due and the problem seems to be they are trying to do edits too early in their playthrough. Then save twice and try editing the save again.

For some reason the file got truncated by 64 bytes so the bytes at address 0x6040 didn’t line up properly and the header looked off. I changed the header to match one of my savefile (I don't know if this was the true cause of the issue) then I added in some padding so the data would line up at 0x6040 and fixed the checksums with PKHeX. I tested it with Dolphin and it seem to work now. PokemonXD.gci

Nope, lowest level in level 2 which can be found on early routes and eggs in gens 2 and 3 produce level 5 Pokémon.

Could you upload the pre edited save and post edited save to the thread?

In the future you can upload files directly to the post it helps keep you a little more anonymous verses Google Docs. The problem with the Pichu is you set its level to 1 where the lowest level in the game is 2 and apparently the game can't load the summary for level 1 Pokémon. Just set the level to 5 for Pichu since that is the level Pokémon hatched at prior to gen 4.

In the tab that had IV information go to the bottom and you’ll see the contest stats such as Cool and Cute. The right most contest stat box is Sheen. The contest stats and sheen max out at 255 so play around with those.

No your game or save is not glitched that is the intended effect of Expanding Force. The problem is your Expanded Force user is not grounded so it does not gain the effects of the terrain. This is how all terrains work for Pokémon with the Levitate ability or is a Flying type they will not gain the effect of the terrain. For further reading check out Bulbapedia's page https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Expanding_Force_(move)

You would have to make a ROM hack to add it into the game. I know nothing of making mods so I'll be of no help. PKHeX will be of no assistance here since Zeraora does not exist in the game in the first place so PKHeX can't add something that isn't already in the game.

Anytime you take advantage of 3rd party hardware or software you will be running the risk of something going wrong and in worst case scenario could result in a ban. However, all Pokémon should be legal doing this so I think there shouldn't be a high risk. I won't give you a direct yes or no because I can't see the future. EDIT The reason I suggested skipping gen 4 here is due to the fact PKHeX can figure out what a pk3 file should be formatted like as a pk5 file and it'll save you time in the end. It has nothing to do with trash bytes.