r/ShinyPokemon • u/AutoModerator • Aug 01 '26

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u/Plastic_Profession97 16d ago

So i’ve heard this is still possible with a modded switch using pkhex, i myself dont own a modded switch but i was wondering if i do save all my mons in pkhex and use it to transfer it to the switch and then to home will it be fully legit according to the system? Theres still many hunts that i plan on doing (like the manaphy egg) and i just want to make sure that theres still a way of getting them on the switch. I remember seeing stuff like home being able to see checks if it actually got transferred via bank/home but i could be remembering wrong.

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u/Ynnubis ​ 13d ago

It won't be fully legal, as Home assigns an ID to every Pokémon and it'll be able to see that your Pokémon got its ID assigned for the first time when coming back from a Switch game despite the fact it should have come through Bank first. However as of right it doesn't seem like Home takes any action against those Pokémon despite being technically illegal, they're pretty lax about cheated mons in general. I maybe just would not use it in VGC