Sage Raziel
New Member
I am genuinely confused about this, and I'm hoping to post here for some clarification. I was first banned about eight or nine months ago for "having a hacked Switch console." This was merely a guess from a mod. I was never asked, messaged, or confronted. I was banned without warning. Then, when I PMed a mod about it, I was told I wasn't supposed to ask about bans or PM mods when banned. I was just supposed to accept it and wait it out. However, one of the mods agreed that I should have been approached before being banned. I didn't have a hacked Switch console, and worked together with a mod to prove I didn't by sending them photos of my console, and several different screens on my Switch settings and Pokemon game, as well as by trading them Pokemon and sending them photos of shiny Pokemon I had gotten from raids. I also explained exactly how I was shiny hunting in raids and changing my Switch's date to progress through my den. My ban was lifted as I demonstrated that my Switch was not hacked. But, I was warned that changing my console's date was considered an exploit and not allowed.
My second ban came a couple days later because I was offering an event Mewtwo from 5th generation in exchange for an event Mewtwo from the Let's Go games. Again, on this second ban, I was never messaged or approached. Just boom, I'm banned with no warning. Again, I contacted a mod. They informed me that Mewtwo cannot learn the move Electroball, thus my offer was of a hacked Pokemon, which always results in a ban. My Mewtwo, though, was not hacked. I sent them a link to Serebii's event database that showed that exact Mewtwo event as well as photos of the Mewtwo I was offering for trade. Electroball was a move that event Mewtwo had. I was unbanned, but warned that people offering really old events are usually offering hacked or cloned Pokemon which is not allowed. My Mewtwo was not cloned or hacked.
My third and final ban came when I offered a shiny Celebi that I had gotten in Pokemon Silver. At the time, I was unaware that this wasn't allowed. But, after I messaged a mod, it was brought to my attention that the use of any glitch in a Pokemon game is considered equivalent to hacking. So, for this third ban, I was actually guilty. I didn't do it with malicious intent. I was just ignorant. It's not an excuse, and I don't want it to be taken that way. I just want to differentiate between someone knowingly and willingly offering illegal Pokemon and someone who didn't know. Both are wrong, but one is actively seeking to undermine the rules and the other is not.
I wasn't requesting to be unbanned. I was wrong, and I understood that, and I was fine with waiting out my ban. After three months, I messaged a mod on Discord again to see how long my ban was for. They didn't answer me, so I asked someone else. Apparently, I'm a problem user and was issued a longer-term ban since it was my third offense. However, it was really only my first and for a minor offense. I didn't argue or second-guess that. The first two bans I was cleared from. Still, I decided to just wait it out. It has now been eight or nine months, and I'm still banned.
Is my ban permanent? For clarification, the Celebi offered (which I know now but did not know at the time, was not allowed on Serebii). I did not use any external software or hardware or any illegal means to acquire the Celebi. GameFreak had acknowledged the glitch and said they left them in on purpose because that's part of what made the original experience with the original games (that's how I learned of this glitch in the first place). I'm not saying this to argue that the Celebi is fair or not against Serebii rules. I understand now that it is not allowed. I'm explaining this so that the mods reviewing this can understand what I was thinking when I originally posted it for trade. I know it was wrong now, but at the time I didn't. I didn't contest this ban or argue. But, to count my first two bans that were later deemed wrong against me toward a permanent ban isn't fair. I've only ever received one actual ban from Serebii's Discord, not three. And, on that one real one, I complied wholly and completely. It was an honest mistake, and I know now that glitched Pokemon from the virtual console games aren't allowed on Serebii even if Bank and Home recognize them as legit.
If my ban still has time on it, I'm fine with waiting it out. I'm just bringing this up because it's been eight or nine months now, and I'm wondering if this is a permanent ban. If it's not, may I know how much time is left on me ban? I'm happy to comply however deemed necessary, just let me know what I need to do.
My second ban came a couple days later because I was offering an event Mewtwo from 5th generation in exchange for an event Mewtwo from the Let's Go games. Again, on this second ban, I was never messaged or approached. Just boom, I'm banned with no warning. Again, I contacted a mod. They informed me that Mewtwo cannot learn the move Electroball, thus my offer was of a hacked Pokemon, which always results in a ban. My Mewtwo, though, was not hacked. I sent them a link to Serebii's event database that showed that exact Mewtwo event as well as photos of the Mewtwo I was offering for trade. Electroball was a move that event Mewtwo had. I was unbanned, but warned that people offering really old events are usually offering hacked or cloned Pokemon which is not allowed. My Mewtwo was not cloned or hacked.
My third and final ban came when I offered a shiny Celebi that I had gotten in Pokemon Silver. At the time, I was unaware that this wasn't allowed. But, after I messaged a mod, it was brought to my attention that the use of any glitch in a Pokemon game is considered equivalent to hacking. So, for this third ban, I was actually guilty. I didn't do it with malicious intent. I was just ignorant. It's not an excuse, and I don't want it to be taken that way. I just want to differentiate between someone knowingly and willingly offering illegal Pokemon and someone who didn't know. Both are wrong, but one is actively seeking to undermine the rules and the other is not.
I wasn't requesting to be unbanned. I was wrong, and I understood that, and I was fine with waiting out my ban. After three months, I messaged a mod on Discord again to see how long my ban was for. They didn't answer me, so I asked someone else. Apparently, I'm a problem user and was issued a longer-term ban since it was my third offense. However, it was really only my first and for a minor offense. I didn't argue or second-guess that. The first two bans I was cleared from. Still, I decided to just wait it out. It has now been eight or nine months, and I'm still banned.
Is my ban permanent? For clarification, the Celebi offered (which I know now but did not know at the time, was not allowed on Serebii). I did not use any external software or hardware or any illegal means to acquire the Celebi. GameFreak had acknowledged the glitch and said they left them in on purpose because that's part of what made the original experience with the original games (that's how I learned of this glitch in the first place). I'm not saying this to argue that the Celebi is fair or not against Serebii rules. I understand now that it is not allowed. I'm explaining this so that the mods reviewing this can understand what I was thinking when I originally posted it for trade. I know it was wrong now, but at the time I didn't. I didn't contest this ban or argue. But, to count my first two bans that were later deemed wrong against me toward a permanent ban isn't fair. I've only ever received one actual ban from Serebii's Discord, not three. And, on that one real one, I complied wholly and completely. It was an honest mistake, and I know now that glitched Pokemon from the virtual console games aren't allowed on Serebii even if Bank and Home recognize them as legit.
If my ban still has time on it, I'm fine with waiting it out. I'm just bringing this up because it's been eight or nine months now, and I'm wondering if this is a permanent ban. If it's not, may I know how much time is left on me ban? I'm happy to comply however deemed necessary, just let me know what I need to do.
