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Some cheaters will use devices like an [[wp:Datel Action Replay|Action Replay]] to affect the execution of the game and easily obtain things they would otherwise need to work for. This is one of the most controversial methods of cheating because it is deliberately altering the gameplay experience, rather than exploiting something already in the game. | Some cheaters will use devices like an [[wp:Datel Action Replay|Action Replay]] to affect the execution of the game and easily obtain things they would otherwise need to work for. This is one of the most controversial methods of cheating because it is deliberately altering the gameplay experience, rather than exploiting something already in the game. | ||
Cheating devices are commonly used to get Pokémon or items which are otherwise only obtainable through a [[Nintendo]] [[List of Nintendo Pokémon promotional events|promotional event]], if at all. Commonly, in [[Generation II]] and {{gen|III}}, this means using the device to gain a special item to catch a Pokémon, such as the [[GS Ball]] or [[Old Sea Map]]. In [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], {{p|Bonsly}} is completely unobtainable without the use of a cheating device. In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, a code which has been come to be known as the "walk anywhere code" allows cheaters access to any remote location by simply walking from one map location to another, sometimes passing through the [[Mystery Zone]]. This code also enables users to catch the Pokémon | Cheating devices are commonly used to get Pokémon or items which are otherwise only obtainable through a [[Nintendo]] [[List of Nintendo Pokémon promotional events|promotional event]], if at all. Commonly, in [[Generation II]] and {{gen|III}}, this means using the device to gain a special item to catch a Pokémon, such as the [[GS Ball]] or [[Old Sea Map]]. In [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], {{p|Bonsly}} is completely unobtainable without the use of a cheating device. In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, a code which has been come to be known as the "walk anywhere code" allows cheaters access to any remote location by simply walking from one map location to another, sometimes passing through the [[Mystery Zone]]. This code also enables users to catch the Pokémon {{p|Shaymin}} and {{p|Darkrai}}. The "Wild Pokémon Modifier" code is perhaps the most useful cheat, used to make any Pokémon of choice appear in any location (an updated version of the modifier allows the player to set [[level]] and [[nature]]), readily available for capture to build a collection of an unlimited amount of desired Pokémon easily with no negative effects to the save file. The Modifier also makes [[Effort values|EV]]-training much easier. | ||
With cheating devices, cheaters can also simply alter the game's code to give them many other valuable Pokémon, making the hunt for {{shiny}} Pokémon and those with optimal [[individual values|IVs]] and [[natures]] incredibly easy. This method of gameplay can irritate other players, particularly when they receive blatantly hacked Pokémon at the [[Global Terminal|GTS]]. | With cheating devices, cheaters can also simply alter the game's code to give them many other valuable Pokémon, making the hunt for {{shiny}} Pokémon and those with optimal [[individual values|IVs]] and [[natures]] incredibly easy. This method of gameplay can irritate other players, particularly when they receive blatantly hacked Pokémon at the [[Global Terminal|GTS]]. | ||
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Some will justify using cheating devices to get Pokémon when they cannot attend [[Nintendo]] [[List of Nintendo Pokémon promotional events|promotional event]]s, the only legitimate way to get these Pokémon. Whether or not this is a valid excuse for cheating is a matter of opinion. | Some will justify using cheating devices to get Pokémon when they cannot attend [[Nintendo]] [[List of Nintendo Pokémon promotional events|promotional event]]s, the only legitimate way to get these Pokémon. Whether or not this is a valid excuse for cheating is a matter of opinion. | ||
To combat cheating, all games from | To combat cheating, all games from {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} onwards have two measures to prevent cheating. Firstly, {{p|Mew}} and {{p|Deoxys}} were given special programming that prevents them from obeying the player if they were obtained illegitimately. However, this countermeasure fails if the player uses cheats to get to [[Faraway Island]] or [[Birth Island]], and then catches the Pokémon in a somewhat legitimate manner. Secondly, special programming called DMA (Dynamic Memory Allocation) is used in the games, and causes the data targeted by cheating devices to dynamically move around. However, cheaters got around this simply by using codes to disable the DMA. The Generation IV games do not use the DMA, though. | ||
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