toffster92 · #4Personally, I'm just a collector so I don't care if it's not legit as long as it's legal (or do I have those terms mixed up?)
So...
Do you have the three starter pokemon from Sinnoh? I'm trying to fill up my Dex in HeartGold.Also, just a precaution...You should REALLY try to do what he says...
I've seen what he can do to people who don't provide proper information about their giveaway pokemon and let me tell you...It is scary...[me=toffster92]shivers at the memory of a previous giveaway thread that went horribly horribly wrong...[/me]
*cough*yoshiflip*cough*
Yeah, you got the terms right.
Legal means it abides by all rules, even distribution rules. Ex. US Oak's Letter Shaymin is not legal at the moment, because no US distribution of Oak's Letter ever took place. It requires the use of a cheating device to obtain it. Therefore, it is not legal nor legit. However, a Wondercard simulation of a TRU Arceus with the date to match within range of the actual event while possessing no more than 100 EVs in any stat is legal, but again not legit.
Legit means that not only is it legal, but has not been edited at all by a cheating device or subject to
any cheats. (If you provide Pokesav spreads and Legal.exe screenshots as proof on legitimacy using PKM files, then I wouldn't consider that breaking the rule. As long as it's unedited. In fact, I encourage Legal.exe screenshots for the event pokemon that call for it).
I would go as far as to say if you used fast egg hatch, then it wouldn't be legit (even though the result is the same), or even 255 happiness via box marking.
Also, breeding with two hacked pokemon results in a legal egg, however since it required the use of two (or one) hacked parents, the egg is not legit.
The best way to know your products are legit is to not cheat at all. I'd recommend keeping a separate save file that is the "legit" file.
If you do obtain any pokemon from someone else, meaning anything not your own, should have some sort of proof on its legitimacy. A Legal.exe screenshot coupled with a screenshot of the moveset, etc. on Pokesav will do.
The last giveaway thread went all wrong because the original poster claimed his distributions were legit, when in fact they were not. That thread went from a simple "didn't bother to check for hacks before distributing" to a full out morality issue.
I hope you understand why I am harsh on these sorts of things. It's the dishonesty in trading that absolutely wrecks the trading scene where ever you go. Smogon, Marriland, Serebii. Let's try and keep it untarnished here.