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Once a Pokémon's immune system has fought off the virus, they cannot spread it further, nor can it be spread to them by other Pokémon. In Generations II and III, a dot will appear on the Pokémon's status screen to indicate that they have had the virus previously, while in Generation IV and onwards, it will be a small face. Though the virus is gone, its positive effects will remain, most specifically the ability for that Pokémon to gain double {{EV}}s.
Once a Pokémon's immune system has fought off the virus, they cannot spread it further, nor can it be spread to them by other Pokémon. In Generations II and III, a dot will appear on the Pokémon's status screen to indicate that they have had the virus previously, while in Generation IV and onwards, it will be a small face. Though the virus is gone, its positive effects will remain, most specifically the ability for that Pokémon to gain double {{EV}}s.


Any Pokémon on the player's party at the moment the system clock reaches midnight after a certain number of days in that position (number of days depends on the strain and generation) will become immune. An easy way to keep a "vessel" for future spreading is to always send the infected Pokémon to the PC, {{pkmn|Day Care}}, {{pkmn|Stadium 2}} (in [[Generation II]]), {{g|Box Ruby & Sapphire}} (in [[Generation III]]), or [[My Pokémon Ranch]] (in [[Generation IV]]) before midnight. The game also recognizes immunizing if the system is turned off and on again on the next day.
Any Pokémon on the player's party at the moment the system clock reaches midnight after a certain number of days in that position (number of days depends on the strain and generation) will become immune. An easy way to keep a "vessel" for future spreading is to always send the infected Pokémon to the PC, {{pkmn|Day Care}}, {{pkmn|Stadium 2}} (in [[Generation II]]), {{g|Box Ruby & Sapphire}} (in [[Generation III]]), [[My Pokémon Ranch]] (in [[Generation IV]]), or [[Pokémon Bank]] (in [[Generation VI]]) before midnight. The game also recognizes immunizing if the system is turned off and on again on the next day.


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{{incomplete|section|needs=What happens when the player performs the "saving inside a Pokémon Center" process described below in other generations besides Generation 3}}
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