So, I find myself in a bit of dilemma. I was planning on revisiting my old SoulSilver cart to see if I could catch some Pokemon on Apricorn+Safari+Sports Balls, since those seem popular around. However, when I checked the game, I discovered a not-so-subtle amount of Pokeballs in my bag. 900 of every ball, to be precise. Now, I don't have AR or anything like that, but, my cousin's cousin does, and I have given the game to him before so he could catch some Pokemon. So I have a good guess where all of those came from.
That said, now I'm feeling conflicted on whether I should use them (avoiding any illegal combinations, of course, and not using the Safari, Sports or Cherish in my bag), or just reset my save file (luckily, it seems I only had three badges). Are Max/Infinite Pokeball codes acceptable, or are those considered hacks as well? I don't have any trade thread or intend to have one, but I just want to avoid getting in trouble in the future since I do like trading here and there and donating to a few trade threads (which was what I originally intended to do with the caught Pokemon).