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A Pokémon or item obtained without [[cheating]] or | A Pokémon or item obtained without [[cheating]] or intentional [[glitch]] use. Typically this refers to a Pokémon or item obtained through normal gameplay, without any third party modifications to the game's ROM or RAM. | ||
Pokémon obtained via [[Pseudorandom_number_generation_in_Pokémon#RNG_Abuse|RNG Abuse]], or via bugs that the player would run into naturally during normal gameplay, (Gen 3's [[List_of_glitches_(Generation_III)#Roaming_Pok.C3.A9mon_IV_bug|Roamer IV bug]] for example), are still typically considered legitimate as the game would generate those Pokémon within the bounds of what was possible to obtain naturally, in an unmodified instance of the game. | Pokémon obtained via [[Pseudorandom_number_generation_in_Pokémon#RNG_Abuse|RNG Abuse]], or via bugs that the player would run into naturally during normal gameplay, (Gen 3's [[List_of_glitches_(Generation_III)#Roaming_Pok.C3.A9mon_IV_bug|Roamer IV bug]] for example), are still typically considered legitimate as the game would generate those Pokémon within the bounds of what was possible to obtain naturally, in an unmodified instance of the game. | ||
*Note that Legitimate does not inherently mean [[Appendix:Fan_terminology#Legal|Legal]], it is possible to encounter Pokémon during normal gameplay that have otherwise impossible attributes, and the [[The Pokémon Company]] would consider unauthorized. | *Note that Legitimate does not inherently mean [[Appendix:Fan_terminology#Legal|Legal]], it is possible to encounter Pokémon during normal gameplay that have otherwise impossible attributes, and the [[The Pokémon Company]] would consider unauthorized. | ||