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Pokemon Cloning

Should Pokemon Cloning be banned?

  • Yes it should be banned. It is not fair to other people.

    Votes: 4 8.0%

  • No it shouldn't. It doesn't hurt anybody.

    Votes: 31 62.0%

  • Maybe. Both have its positive and negative aspects.

    Votes: 15 30.0%
  • Total voters
    50
TTNH03

TTNH03

Pokemon Researcher
Ok so I heard that Pokemon Cloning has recently been an issue on forums.

Here's the question should Pokemon Cloning be banned or not.

There is no harm in duplicating Pokemon which have the same values unless you go on wi-fi but it may seem unfair to other people since you both have the same Pokemon.

Vote for your answer.
I would also like to know your opinions as well.
 
How DO you clone?
 
^hacking (or in emerald and some other games, glitches.)

It doesn't matter if a pokemon is cloned. There is the species clause, and if people try hard enough, they can get copies themselfs, even without RNG abuse. Besides, it doesn't alter the pokemon's stats, nature, or anything of the sort.

The only problem is cloned shinies are as rare as non-cloned ones, so unless it's IVs/Nature are worth it, I wouldn't trade a pokemon for one. However, if it's RNGed, it's worth as a shiny is almost nothing anyway, so it's really no different then any other pokemon value-wise.
 
clones vary. there are in-game glitches that clone pokemon (like emerald and the DP GTS), and these are valid because it comes from the game (plus they work on GTS, unless its a nosepass).

hacking to clone is not, however, because its hacking and uses an external device
 
Honestly, I don't see a problem with cloning. It doesn't hurt anyone. Both pokemon should still be legit after being cloned.
 
Pokemon cloning can be done in G/S/C series by using the pokemon boxes.
In Emerald it can be done with the Battle Tower and finally D/P cloning can be achieved through the GTS.

These cloning methods are done within the game other ways to clone pokemon is to use cheat codes. Which I suspect most people would be doing in B/W
 
If it involves hacking the game with an external device, then those Pokemon should be banned from Random Matches and GTS.

Even if it has legit stats, and legit moves, the method of obtaining it isn't part of the game.
 
I don't have a problem with it if it's used for personal reasons (like creating multiple copies of a Pokemon for pokedex entries on other games) but I would feel scammed if someone traded me a cloned Pokemon for one of my hard-earned Pokemon (like a shiny). However I have no problem with using cloning to get extra masterballs etc because it's basically the only way to get extra's.
 
Im fine with it, be it in game or with the use of an external device. The end results of both methods are exactly the same, so drawing a line between them seems somewhat silly. I do think that people that offer a clone should be clear about that since some people are against cloning, but as for myself, I dont have a problem with it as long as I know I'm recieving a clone beforehand.
 
Emperor Empoleon said:
If it involves hacking the game with an external device, then those Pokemon should be banned from Random Matches and GTS.

Even if it has legit stats, and legit moves, the method of obtaining it isn't part of the game.
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That's impossible to do because GTS and Random Matches do a legality check to make sure that Pokemon are legal. If Pokemon are legal, they pass. And clones are 100% legal.

And if you trade on the forums, especially events, there's about a 95% chance that it's cloned.

You can be pro-cloning or anti-cloning all you want, but it's really just a fact of life.

I'm fine with it, personally. Some people want the same Pokemon on their multiple copies of their games, and that's fine with me.
 
I'm fine with it. Then again, I'm a hacker, and I'm fine with anything that is possible to obtain if I didn't hack. I don't consider clones hacks, and would gladly accept them in trade.
 
I honestly don't mind, even if it's hacked, as long as it looks legit and can be used on PBR. I do mind if it's an event or something special and it's hacked though.
 
I don't do it, and i don't trade often so i don't particularly find this irritating. Personally, I find it a little pointless now that pretty much anything can be bred if you try hard enough, except legendaries...and those ceased to impress me ages ago...
 
cloning or hacking the end result is the same a pokemon that isn't mean't to be and I'm sure the game makers would regard both as hacks.
I don't have a problem with either I just don't like people who try to deceive others with there ill gotten gains.
 
I accept clones as legit and don't have a real problem with them.

I do sorta see the point of it ruining the uniqueness or the worth but in reality so many people clone [and worse, HACK!] so I don't see much point in being so uptight about it. Clones are clones, they are as legit as it gets in the glitch world and legit in my book. [clicked maybe due to worth crap :P]
 
There's nothing wrong with cloning without an external device as its part of the game itself. But it makes GTS searches more difficult since I encounter impossible trades. But that doesn't matter anymore for me since I already got all the Pokemon I seen.
 
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