The moment you've all been waiting for, Nintendo's official stance on cloning:
My email:
> Will the official tournament allow players to have
> 'cloned' Pokemon on their game cartridges? There is a
> glitch (at least it is my assumption to be a glitch) in
> Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl that involves a player
> depositing their Pokemon onto the GTS, then turning
> their game off while in the process of saving. Upon
> turning the game back on, the Pokemon will still be in
> the player's party, and an identical copy of the Pokemon
> may also be deposited on the GTS. Such a technique is
> incredibly risky, though if pulled off correctly it
> gives the player an infinite amount of Pokemon or held
> items, which may be distributed to other players for
> rare or valuable Pokemon and items. This technique does
> not seem fair, however, official tournament rules do not
> outline the eligibility of said glitch.
their response: (!)
We cannot and will not discuss the extent of verification that will be used at the Showdown or the Qualifier Tournaments.
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I really do appreciate the personalized response you sent me though!
(for the record I was only doing this for another forum anyways, as I can't compete. needless to say, they've failed to address the issue.)
