The PokeRus FAQ

[[Kingdra]]

Umm I saw how you said physical moves like crunch,bite,spark but, they are all special

 

[MYSTERIOUS MISSINGNO]

I know, but we're talking about PHYSICAL MOVES not attacks and special attacks!

 

[WhiteWizard42]

contact moves - your pokemon touches the opponent. (bite, spark, wing attack, cross chop, etc.)
non-contact moves - your pokemon does not touch the opponent. (rock slide, flamethrower, bonemerang, thunder, and so on.)

use a contact move to contract pokerus.

 

[[Kingdra]]

Does pokerus macho brace work?

 

[ShinyFufu]

Will I still get PokeRus if I attack a pokemon with a contact move, but I don't catch it? Assuming I know for sure, theoreticallly, I could just attack it, then run away, I would have PokeRus, correct? And what if I attacked the pokemon first, then i caught pokemon? Would that pokemon have to be in my party when I healed for me to get PokeRus?

 

[WhiteWizard42]

your pokemon catches pokerus as soon as it makes contact with the wild pokemon. if you hit it and run away, you still have it. if you hit it and catch it, the pokemon that you caught and the pokemon that touched it will both have pokerus.

... i just thought of something. you can catch pokerus by battling in a secret base, if the other person's party has it. lol.

 

[[Kingdra]]

No, you don't need to catch it

 

[Zera]

... i just thought of something. you can catch pokerus by battling in a secret base, if the other person's party has it. lol.

it would stand to reason that if you use contact moves on it, you could catch it. you should like, test it out, get some confermation, and le the pokerus spreading begin!

 

[WhiteWizard42]

i would, but all of my R/S/E games already have pokerus. could somebody else test it?

 

[noobers]

i would, but all of my R/S/E games already have pokerus. could somebody else test it?

Wish I could,but I never caught Pokerus.I think if the Secret Base trainer has it,it'll keep it forever.Question: If I find a wild Pokemon with Pokerus,is there any way I could tell it has Pokerus?

~chandler I

 

[WhiteWizard42]

nope. just use a contact move on every wild pokemon you meet.

 

[noobers]

Okay,thanks!

~chandler I

 

[cesarambriz]

OK SO i have A Adamnt ZAngoose with pokerus how can i train it to get the maximum stats?

 

[WhiteWizard42]

give it a macho brace and have it KO 63 zubat/zigzagoon/linoone/wingull/electrike/manectric (for speed) and 63 shuppet/poochyena/mightyena (for attack).

mightyena, linoone, and manectric count as 2 KOs each.

 

[Champion Jared 14]

I thought getting pokerus was supposed to be rarer than getting a shiny, but on my emerald, I've already gotten it, but not one shiny on it. Ain't that just strange?

 

[noobers]

What are the chances of getting Pokerus,anyways?

~chandler I

 

[[Kingdra]]

Soo Does Macho Brace and pokerus work?

 

[WhiteWizard42]

yes. pokerus doubles EVs, and the macho brace doubles it again, for a total of 4 times the usual EVs. beating a gardevoir with pokerus and a macho brace gives you 12 SAtk EVs.

 

[Zera]

I thought getting pokerus was supposed to be rarer than getting a shiny, but on my emerald, I've already gotten it, but not one shiny on it. Ain't that just strange?

the rarity is all based on probubility. just like encountering 8000 pokemon doesnt mean you'll encounter a shiny on #8000[or w/e the shiny rate is] its the same for the pokerus. Its highly unlikely that you'll encounter 3 shinys in a row, but its not impossible. just like its possible to get the pokerus while yu haven encountered any shinys,

hope i helpeded!

 

[WhiteWizard42]

what's the actual probability of catching pokerus? seems like it's not anywhere in the FAQ.