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In [[Generation II]], if a Pokémon with any stage of Pokérus, active or cured, is traded back to [[Generation I]] or withdrawn from Stadium 2 by a Generation I game, all traces of that Pokémon having had the Pokérus will disappear. This is because a Pokémon's Pokérus status is not saved in any form in the Generation I games. | In [[Generation II]], if a Pokémon with any stage of Pokérus, active or cured, is traded back to [[Generation I]] or withdrawn from Stadium 2 by a Generation I game, all traces of that Pokémon having had the Pokérus will disappear. This is because a Pokémon's Pokérus status is not saved in any form in the Generation I games. | ||
Despite being called a virus, the Pokérus's relationship to its host is more symbiotic as it helps its host instead of harming it. | Despite being called a virus, the Pokérus's relationship to its host is more symbiotic as it helps its host instead of harming it. Pokérus will not infect a Pokémon if they are holding a {{DL|Experience-affecting item|Lucky Egg}} or if it constantly uses {{m|Safeguard}}. | ||
==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||