‘Complex beast’: Official Pokémon legality check continues to crumble in the face of data

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) has been increasingly strict about hack checks at in-person tournaments, but more and more evidence is pointing to flaws in the system—and it could even be penalizing the wrong players.

Kurt a.k.a. “Kaphotics,” creator of the genning program PKHeX, posted a report on X (formerly Twitter) on May 6, mainly regarding a “new instance of VGC judges incorrectly removing a Pokémon” from a player’s team. According to Kurt, the issue revolves around traded eggs and can be triggered if the breeder has “a very long OT name.”

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