{"id":175462,"date":"2021-01-23T23:59:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T23:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/pokemon-sword-shield-bans-planned-january-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-01-23T23:59:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T23:59:40","slug":"another-wave-of-pokemon-sword-and-shield-bans-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/23\/another-wave-of-pokemon-sword-and-shield-bans-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Wave of Pokemon Sword and Shield Bans is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Pokemon<\/em> series has a long history of players hacking or performing exploits in their save files. In\u00a0older titles, players could manipulate the game for encounters<\/a> because of the way the game was programmed. In the later games, players hack into their saved data to achieve the same kind of manipulations, including adding Pokemon into their game they had not actually caught. The Pokemon Company has announced\u00a0it will be cracking down on Sword <\/em><\/strong>and Shield<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0players with altered save data in the near future.<\/p>\n

Since the release and introduction of raid dens in Pokemon Sword<\/em><\/a> and Shield<\/em><\/a>, players have been hacking their games and altering save data. It’s a fairly common occurrence for hackers to force encounters in raid battles,\u00a0even guaranteed shiny encounters.\u00a0Not only are these players hacking the game files<\/a>, but in many cases they are using websites to sell their services. Players pay these sites for the opportunity to join raid battles for shiny and mythical Pokemon, either to receive a full Pokedex or do any number of other illicit activities.<\/p>\n

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Reported by Serebii, a news notification in Pokemon Home<\/em> on January 22 says\u00a0Pokemon Sword <\/em>and Shield<\/em> players should expect a new ban wave coming for players with altered save data. This isn’t the first time the\u00a0company has banned players with illegitimate game files, as\u00a0previous patches nearly eliminated hacked raid battles<\/a>, but that hasn’t stopped hackers from adding in Pokemon and trading them for profit. The next wave will remove trading abilities from these players, limit their online interaction ability, and ban them from using Pokemon Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n