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'''Abnormal Pokémon''' (Japanese: いじょうポケモン) is a blanket term for untradeable Pokémon in Generation II, not to be confused with [[glitch Pokémon]]. |
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Two error messages were implemented into Pokémon Gold, Pokémon Silver and Pokémon Crystal to prevent players from trading invalid Pokémon. These messages can appear as either "Your friend's (Pokémon) appears to be abnormal!" or less commonly "Sorry, but your POKéMON appears to be abnormal. We can't accept it." |
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It is an [[error traps and anti-cheating traps|error trap]] used to prevent players from trading glitchy Pokémon, even if not much harm would be caused after trading them. |
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Their shared purpose is to prevent players from trading Pokémon with invalid data across games, particularly those with use an invalid species identifier (i.e. "[[glitch Pokémon]]") after Nintendo's acknowledgement of the [[Old Man Trick]]. The message can also appear when one player attempts to transfer for example, a [[bp:Rhydon|Rhydon]] knowing the move Fly. |
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When the player attempts to trade an abnormal Pokémon, either between two Generation II games, or from Generation I to Generation II, they will get the message "Your friend's (Pokémon) appears to be abnormal!" (Japanese: あいてがわが えらんだ (PK)に いじょうが あるようです!!, literally meaning: "The Pokémon you chose from the other [Trainer] appears to be abnormal!!") |
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The message "Sorry, but your POKéMON appears to be abnormal" prevents the user from sending an illegitimate Pokémon on to another game, for example when one attempts to trade a [[bad clone]] across other [[bp:Generation II|Generation II]] games. Similarly, the message "Your friend's (Pokémon) appears to be abnormal" informs the player that the other player has an invalid Pokémon, for example when one attempts to trade a glitch Pokémon from [[bp:Generation I|Generation I]] onto [[bp:Generation II|Generation II]] via the time machine. In this case any Generation I glitch Pokémon would appear as a Generation II Pokémon with the equivalent [[identifier]] minus 39 (decimal). For example, a [[GlitchDex/Y:195|h poké]] would appear as a Quilava but would be untradable, as this 'Quilava' would be blocked by the [[error trap]].) |
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There is another message that says "Sorry, but your POKéMON appears to be abnormal. We can't accept it." The untranslated version was apparently used for when attempting to deposit an abnormal Pokémon up for trade using the Mobile System GB. |
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==What defines a normal Pokémon== |
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The following factors influence whether the Pokémon is labelled as abnormal: |
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*If the Pokémon's donor and recipient bytes [[Unstable hybrid Pokémon|do not match]]. |
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*If the Pokémon is a [[?????]] of any kind. |
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*If the player trades a [[glitch Pokémon]] from Generation I into Generation II. (but not when trading Generation II Pokémon into Generation I) |
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Notably missing is Pokémon with impossible moves and Pokémon with impossible levels, such as a [[ZZAZZ glitch]] Bulbasaur. |
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Revision as of 17:56, 31 May 2014
?????????? | ????? | ! | Abnormal Pokémon | Bad Egg | Enigma Berry (Generation III) | Error! | Error codes (Generations I and II) | Error traps for damaged save data | Error traps to prevent impossible progress | Event data debugging messages | Instant victory effect (Generation II) | Mystery Zone | N/A | Pokégear instruction booklet trap | Rhydon trap | Special (location) | This Game Pak is designed only for use on the Game Boy Color. | This Pokémon cannot be traded.
Abnormal Pokémon (Japanese: いじょうポケモン) is a blanket term for untradeable Pokémon in Generation II, not to be confused with glitch Pokémon.
It is an error trap used to prevent players from trading glitchy Pokémon, even if not much harm would be caused after trading them.
When the player attempts to trade an abnormal Pokémon, either between two Generation II games, or from Generation I to Generation II, they will get the message "Your friend's (Pokémon) appears to be abnormal!" (Japanese: あいてがわが えらんだ (PK)に いじょうが あるようです!!, literally meaning: "The Pokémon you chose from the other [Trainer] appears to be abnormal!!")
There is another message that says "Sorry, but your POKéMON appears to be abnormal. We can't accept it." The untranslated version was apparently used for when attempting to deposit an abnormal Pokémon up for trade using the Mobile System GB.
What defines a normal Pokémon
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The following factors influence whether the Pokémon is labelled as abnormal:
- If the Pokémon's donor and recipient bytes do not match.
- If the Pokémon is a ????? of any kind.
- If the player trades a glitch Pokémon from Generation I into Generation II. (but not when trading Generation II Pokémon into Generation I)
Notably missing is Pokémon with impossible moves and Pokémon with impossible levels, such as a ZZAZZ glitch Bulbasaur.