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===Discouragement by The Pokémon Company and related parties=== | ===Discouragement by The Pokémon Company and related parties=== | ||
*The Game Genie was released before Pokémon, | *The Game Genie was released before Pokémon, and is compatible with the DMG-marked games such as {{2v2|Red|Blue}}, but not international Yellow without a work-around. Nintendo attempted to outlaw Game Genie in {{wp|Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.}} however it was specifically due to the claim that it may result in a {{wp|derivative work}}. Other cheating devices after the release of Pokémon such as the GameShark, Monster Brain and Mega Memory Card are sold, but are not endorsed by Nintendo. | ||
*There is an internal Pokémon anti-cheat application known as Pokémon Anti-Cheat. Knowledge of it/unauthorized use was leaked to the general public by hackers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/SciresM/status/908049723046617088 SciresM (Twitter)]</ref> | *There is an internal Pokémon anti-cheat application known as Pokémon Anti-Cheat. Knowledge of it/unauthorized use was leaked to the general public by hackers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/SciresM/status/908049723046617088 SciresM (Twitter)]</ref> | ||
*There are exploits for Pokémon GO such as spoofing and using a VPN, and these are forbidden by [[Niantic]]; considered as cheating.<ref>[https://niantic.helpshift.com/a/pokemon-go/?s=safety-security&f=three-strike-discipline-policy&l=en&p=web Niantic Support page]</ref> Notably in Iran some used a VPN for a non-cheating related reason (however it is still forbidden); to play the game there even though the game had not officially launched there. However, the government banned the game, reportedly due to the use of forbidden imagery and portrayals of gambling.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Y1MLkMJdM YouTube video by Thomas Game Docs]</ref> | *There are exploits for Pokémon GO such as spoofing and using a VPN, and these are forbidden by [[Niantic]]; considered as cheating.<ref>[https://niantic.helpshift.com/a/pokemon-go/?s=safety-security&f=three-strike-discipline-policy&l=en&p=web Niantic Support page]</ref> Notably in Iran some used a VPN for a non-cheating related reason (however it is still forbidden); to play the game there even though the game had not officially launched there. However, the government banned the game, reportedly due to the use of forbidden imagery and portrayals of gambling.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Y1MLkMJdM YouTube video by Thomas Game Docs]</ref> | ||