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'''Cheating''' is a highly controversial but frequently used method of playing the [[Pokémon games]]. It is notably used to duplicate rare and valuable [[item]]s and to obtain certain [[legendary Pokémon]] which would not be available until a [[Nintendo]] {{pkmn2|event}} otherwise.

Some cheaters will use devices like an [[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 gameplay, 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 {{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 {{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 {{IV}}s and [[nature]]s incredibly easy. This method of gameplay can irritate other players, particularly when they receive blatantly hacked Pokémon at the [[Global Terminal|GTS]].

==Controversy==

The primary complaint against cheating methods is that it takes no particular ability to exploit a glitch or enter a cheat code, and thus detracts from the point and spirit of the game, making it less enjoyable. While this is a subjective matter, it is the primary cause of cheating offending most players.