Pokémon has recently made a statement on their official website called “response to users using illegally modified date.” The company has gone on to state that players who are trading modified data could be suspended from the main Pokémon games or some of its storage services like Pokémon Home. Pokémon Home is a place where you can easily store Pokémon from many of its different mainstream games.
“We have confirmed that some users have been playing the Pokémon series and Pokémon Home with Illegally modified data,” the statement goes on to say.
“Unauthorised modification of data can cause problems with the operation of the software and the applications.”
“We will take the following actions against users who are causing inconvenience to other users, such as those who exchange modified Pokémon, or those whose actions are considered inappropriate from an operational standpoint.”
Below is a list of what actions will be taken against those who are trading the modified Pokémon:
- restricting online play for the Pokémon series
- restricting the use of the exchange function in the mobile version of Pokémon Home
- suspending a player’s use of the Switch and mobile versions of Pokémon Home
- restricting the use of Pokémon Bank to move Pokémon to Pokémon Home
These restrictions will either be limited or indefinite says the company, depending on the situation, and also, non of the money spent will be refunded, for example, the Pokémon Home Premium plan, for those suspended. For those players who have received modified Pokémon in trades and end up trading them to other players without knowing or realizing that the Pokémon is modified, The Pokémon Company has said they will only take action against players found to be trading modified data deliberately.
“Please be assured that no restrictions will be placed on users who unintentionally have altered data, such as those who received the data in an exchange or exchanged altered data without their knowledge.”
So all players can rest assured that their accounts are safe if they accidentally got modified data. As for something more exciting, there is a new Pokémon main series coming to the Nintendo Switch just in a couple of days on November 18. The series is Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. This will be added to the ever-growing collection of Pokémon games for the Nintendo Switch. Be sure to get Pokémon Homes to help you store your Pokémon and more in a safe place between games, which is free to download from the eShop on your Nintendo Switch.
