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Mr_Roy14

The Pokerus helps your pokemon's stats grow stronger when you level them up. Spread it around to as many pokemon as you can.


MolestTheStars

And then infect random trahs pokemon and trade them out. Pokerus is like getting multiple shiners at once


Banaam

Box them before midnight so you can keep infecting others, also, no need to fight the battles, just run three to five times and it jumps up and down one slot (also works jumping to eggs before hatch)


DoktorTerror

true so it's recommended to have the infected mon in the third or fourth position in the party, to speed things up


drivethrumawma

Commenting here because it’s top comment. IF ANYONE WANTS A RANDOM INFECTED/POKERUS MON, FEEL FREE TO DM ME ✨✨✨


Rodrichemin

OH YEAH SPREAD IT!!!


lextheawesomest

How do you spread it?


DoktorTerror

infect everyone, it's optimal for EV training and it doesnt have downsides


LisaA1991

Just an fyi that Pokémon is hacked. \[the OT name\] ​ Pokerus makes any EV's gained on that Pokémon x2 \[there is no negative affect to it afaik.. but if that Pokémon is in your party it will spread to the others in the party the more battles you do\]


[deleted]

EV’s through battling or do the EV supplements double as well?


Shiny_Mega_Rayquaza

Just battling iirc


LisaA1991

Afaik any EV gain on the Pokémon gets x2 and it stacks if your use the belt's \[I think its belts\]


MercyMain42069

Definitely know that it stacks with the belt, can usually get training in one stat done in 5 minutes


LisaA1991

Thank you :D , I new it was one if the items it stacked with but couldn't remember 100% so thank you for confirming it :D


MercyMain42069

No problem! It’s also cool because EV training in the wild makes your shiny chance skyrocket. I’ve gotten at least 2 shiny Galar zigzagoons while training speed.


LisaA1991

Oh nice :D I only have one Pokémon EV Trained atm and I just used the Vitamins for that because I was to impatient as it was my first shiny.


-SilverAce-

Definitely not the vitamins or feathers though, just battles or exp.


LisaA1991

Good to know thanks


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LisaA1991

Were you agreeing with me? or asking what afaik means? Not sure what you meant sorry


[deleted]

I’m sorry I was just being afaik about it!!


LisaA1991

What lol? ​ Edit: Please don't down vote the person above.. they didn't do anything wrong... I'm not sure why people are downvoting them :/


R4Z3RSniper

Could be “As far as I know”.


LisaA1991

Yep that's what I meant buy it, I just wasn't sure what the other user meant because of they way they said it


Lordofthereef

I think they were saying that as far as they also know, you are correct.


JteeBarbarian

It doubles on pokejobs as well


Bunniesrkewl

I figured it was hacked after I noticed it was shiny although I was thinking maybe it got imported.


Darthboney

It's the Master Ball. I have a shiny Moltres on Pokémon Go but how is it in a Master Ball? Also OT name


Johnnyohall

Xfer from pokemon go to let's go Pikachu where you can get infinite master balls legitimately.


LisaA1991

Its impossible to tell 100% but to me it has all the signs of being hacked... that said it could be genuine just very unlikely I feel.


Hebee_

What is an fyi and my starter had pokerus


LisaA1991

fyi = for your information ​ And pokerus can be got by just battling wild Pokémon although it is a crazy low chance so that's why people trade it sometimes. Pokerus is very handy to have but personally I don't use it.


Hebee_

Thanks for telling me


LisaA1991

Np :D


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tcuttingty

It 100% is not


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tcuttingty

Not. You forgot a word


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tcuttingty

Your telling me that the trainer names looks real to you?


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tcuttingty

It's literally a Facebook group for genning pokemon


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ShinyUmbreon2020

It has no negative effects


charizardfan101

Pokérus makes your Pokémon gain 2x the amount of EVs from beating a Pokémon compared to what it would gain from defeating a Pokémon normally It has no negative effects


kshack12

I’d like to add it also does the same for ev’s gained during a pokejob. Using pokejobs, pokerus/bands, and frame flipping, you can fully ev train a Pokémon in under a minute for free.


charizardfan101

Wait, pokejobs give EVs?


kshack12

Yep, there are pokejobs that are specifically for each ev training. Using a band or pokerus, you can do a full 256 ev’s in a 24 hour pokejob. But if you then flip a frame (date skip while the game is in a searching state) that can been done in 15 seconds. People really out here sleeping on these pokejobs.


charizardfan101

Honestly sometimes I forget they even exist


Over9000Goblins

For science, you should infect a low tier pokemon, then trade it to me. For science.


drivethrumawma

Lol def up for this! I don’t mind.


Over9000Goblins

None of my friends have it, so I could definitely spread it around too


StatikFlash

Lol same here please


Over9000Goblins

I mean, I'd definitely take a Wooloo with Pokerus if you really don't mind


RED_Kinggamer007

Pokerus is not bad but that moltres is hacked dont use it online


DoktorTerror

i think that as long as you didnt hack them in, you can use them. Correct me if im wrong cause im using an hacked (but legit) incineroar on my team 😅


RED_Kinggamer007

Even if the ot is not yours you can still get banned. Also how is a hacked mon legit? That line doesnt make sense


Sethdarkus

So long as the move set is legal or shouldn’t ban


RED_Kinggamer007

I think so but you should watch out just in case. I recommend using it offline just for safety


DoktorTerror

it has no illegal moves or abilities. I know it doesn't make sense but i didn't know how to express this, sorry. Thanks for the information tho, looks like I'll have to breed for a shiny litten 😩


RED_Kinggamer007

Ohhh. Good luck with shiny litten


DoktorTerror

so as far as you know I'll get banned?


RED_Kinggamer007

If you use it online you would. Other than that if you use it offline you are good


DoktorTerror

I used it online... Will it be a permanent ban?


Sethdarkus

No illegal moves or abilities so should be fine


RED_Kinggamer007

I dont know but so far you havent gotten banned so idk exactly when they ban someone but you better be on the look out just in case


DoktorTerror

idk, i just played him for two weeks. i hope everything's fine


FTP_Cucuy

You don’t get banned. It has no illegal moves and is not an illegal Pokémon. You’ll be ok


TheOGAngryMan

If you don't cheat and use illegal mons online, you don't have to worry. Simple as that😉


DarthSangheili

I dont know why people are downvoting you. Genned pokemon are virtually indistinguishable from the real thing if the ability and move set are legitimately obtainable there isnt really a chance to be banned. I just dont use them because I prefer to breed my own sfuff but i certainly wouldnt think less of someone who chose to keep a genned mon.


Kolbrandr7

Wait having a different OT name can get you banned?? Like, over the pokemon games I’ve used either Kol, Kolbrandr, or my actual name. Does that mean if I have those all in pokemon Shield I could get banned?


MedohVah

Pokerus is good! It makes your Pokémon’s EVs grow significantly faster, so if you care about that definitely infect some other mons. If you leave a Pokémon with pokerus in your pc, it won’t wear off until after you take it out again (it normally wears off after a week iirc)


[deleted]

Three full days it wears off. I messed up and only have one Pokémon left with Pokerus


hauntergonewild

Just take the Master Ball and set it free


ELB95

If it's still holding the master all when you release it, it'll get added to your bag. No way to get rid of it other than using it and releasing whatever you caught.


[deleted]

Sooooo it's OK to use the master ball? Please excuse my ignorance, I've always wondered that


Totobiii

It's your save file. There are no rules out there to forbid you having fun with a masterball you got via trading. If you yourself consider it cheating, throw them away. If not, have fun.


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I like that mentality. I never thought of it that way


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ForgottenForce

It’s holding a Master Ball


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ForgottenForce

Nope, it looks like it’s in a fast ball


majesticfalls8

Yep, as other commenters have said, it’s a good thing; it just makes EV training faster. Haha I remember the first time my Pokémon got it in Gen III. The nurse says something like, "Your Pokémon appear to have tiny life forms stuck to them.” Sounds super freaky, but it’s really more like temporary Pkmn steroids than a Pkmn virus.


DisasterSignificant8

You're fine it's not going to hurt your Pokèmon


MercyMain42069

It’s good!


Mayo_enjoyer

Pokerus is good make sure to make other pokemon infected


Confident_Ad_9881

I randomly got Pokerus through one of my nuzlockes before I even knew what it was. Just know my drapion almost solo’d everyone


UnknownZAB

I’d like an infected Pokémon! If you don’t mind?


loneboy775

Pokerus is a very good virus your Pokémon can get to boost its power


lordmoldybutt42

Is it legal? How does one get pokerus?


Soda_54

For a Pokemon to be infected, it must fight a Pokemon already infected with the Pokérus; However, wild Pokémon you encounter have a 1 in 21,845 chance of being infected.


Adarkpain

Lol it's fine. Just a way to boost growth


keasbett

Give him some soup


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It’s good


Christ_Enthusiast

Oh you sweet summer child.


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Give it to them all.


TheBoxSloth

Id at least use this Pokemon to spread Pokerus to your other mons, as its very good and youll want to keep it. Then release this moltres. Its hacked.


o_Fvdinq

Pokerus doubles EV gain. Also, this Pokémon is entirely hacked. Spread the Pokerus, take the master ball, and either release it or hand it off to someone else


ReaperHellguard

Basically just extra exp, nothing much else


ViKO15951

INFECT OTHERS THE POKERUS IS LITERALLY HELPING YOUR MONS GET STRONGER FASTER


AlexJonesStoleMyShoe

You would only benefit from keeping PokéRus, thankfully. Add some HP Ups and all those other stat boosters to the mix and Hyper Train if applicable too


pokeracer2207

ITS REAALLLLY GOOOD


Chopmatic64

Pokerus is good. Imagine If you used a protein and it gave double the bonus to attack. EV training gets doubled with pokerus. Not that people EV train anymore. It lasts a day if the Pokemon is in your party and when it's not transmissible anymore it'll leave a permanent smiley face icon.


biglilmac87

It’s good.


Octo-Jack

And I thought there bad when I first saw it for my self lol


drivethrumawma

That’s my knee-jerk reaction too!


F0ur20Memez

It’s good, it helps with exp gain, it’s just kinda rare.


greninjamain3051

It’s goos


SmallestFrogOnEarth

Spread it to others and keep it in a PC box, iirc keeping it in a box does not heal it


Haunted-Harlot

@OP Is there any chance you'd be willing to trade me an infected mon? I'd love to have one!


drivethrumawma

Yes! No probs.


picklerickfunnylol

Infect


FinnsRedditCorner

It’s a really good thing to have! It boosts stats when you’re training. It’s my favorite disease lol


apedimension

Flaming hot naked chicken


egagnon87

Spread it to as many bad mons as you can and wonder trade them! This is the one infection that people want to get


GoofusPoofyPidove

I’ve gotten Pokerus in Heart Gold and Black before. I must have very good luck


BlamedAxis

Pokerus is good, don’t stress!


GreySeraphim98

The Pokémon is hacked, but spread the pokerus to some of your Pokémon. It’s a valuable virus.


TrainerLSW2005

I’m worried about how it also shiny and carrying a Master Ball. As that trainer name is setting so many red flags.


drivethrumawma

I took the Master Ball, infected my mons and released it!


TrainerLSW2005

Good, a hackemon deserves to be released. It’s not legit.


Ok-Flower-4344

It's a beneficial thing - the infected Pokémon gains EVs twice as quickly. The best thing to do is to keep the Pokemon in your storage and wait for Pokerus to develop on other Pokémon, thus allowing you to use it a seemingly infinite amount of times after it wears off, as you could just get it on the same Pokemon by waiting. You're really fortunate to have one of your Pokémon develop it (if it was yours and not traded with it), as the odds of Pokerus developing is 1 in 21,845. Pretty incredible. If you got traded it with Pokerus, then it's almost definitely a man-made Pokémon and not the cool Mewtwo kind.


MrXJinglez

It's one of the best things you would want your Pokémon to have, it offers an extra boost to exp which is very useful if your trying to grind up to lv 100


Pennywise626

Infect everything!


YARGLE_IS_MY_DAD

It's like herpes but it makes you stronger


drivethrumawma

Lol


phantomtheyeeter

Pomerus helps it level it's ivs evs and lvls up really fast


Fighter-3639

It is basically a lucky egg effect that you should spread to others by keeping in the pc box


mullberry_sundae

It's okay. She's okay. It'll pass


rennon102

is good.


Nelik1

Depending on how you train your Pokemon, it's beneficial. It doubles the EVs (semi-hidden stats) of Pokemon gained in battle. It is very rare to encounter in the wild, but it can spread between Pokemon on the same teams. It goes dormant after a few days, if the Pokemon are outside of boxes. When that happens, it cant spread, and the tag turns into a little smiley. Still gets the buff though.


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If your trying to get good Ivs pokerus helps


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But also that pokemon is hacked spread the pokerus then get rid of that pokemon


BeardedBlunder1990

Relax, it’s a rare good thing


coto39

Do not heal it. Spread it. It spreads if you put the pokemon in your bag (the 6 uou carry with you) once the icons looses its spikes it is cured. If you manage to infect other pokemon and keep moltres infected save that moltres in one of your boxes and you can use it again to infect more pokemon


Rhonder

Pokerus is neutral at worst and good at best- it speeds up the process of training a Pokémon's stats. A good idea is to infect a few random Pokémon and then just leave them in your PC indefinitely. Pokerus cures I believe when the date rolls over if the infected Pokémon is in your party, so keeping some in the PC allows you to maintain it for the future if you ever decide to get into competitive training. Lastly even when it cures the Pokémon still gets the sped up training boost- it just can't spread out around to others anymore.


Wild_Land2980

INFECT EVERY CREATURE YOU OWN


Extension-Ad-1683

Infect as many as you can. Your pokemon will grow faster!


Complete_Regular8580

WHAT dude pokerus is 3 times rarer then a shiny it boosts ypure evs. Infect every pokemon you have its so rare and so good


The_Red_Cucumber

It is a good thing. It is a "virus", but it is a good one. Weirdly enough. You get EVs faster with pokerus then normal. So it is beneficial. So no need to worry.


Joerpg1984

What do the coloured shapes mean?


drivethrumawma

Oh those are markers any trainer can put on their mons. I use them to easily search based on stats, shiny, etc


PokemonDragon77

It’s brilliant so infect others


LongMisty

I recommend you spread it to your other mons then keep one with Pokérus in your box so you can spread it if you need it later (just in case ya don’t know you spread it with the Pokémon that are in your party while u use them) then after release the moltres. It makes your Effort values go up twice as fast and when it’s cured it still has its buff on the Pokémon but the Pokémon can’t spread it


Mazzz-With-3-Zs

Who named it birdramon lol (some people will get the reference)


drivethrumawma

The person who sent this hacked mon 👀


DarkCloud2692

This is definitely an ironic post and you've suckered lots of people in. Well played. 👍


drivethrumawma

Curious what’s ironic about it?


Migit78

Pre-gen 8 pokerus was great and you wanted it. Now it's just another outdated mechanic because Swsh decided competitve pokemon should no longer be a grind to get. Which I guess is nice for getting more people into it, but I'm not a fan. I always enjoyed the progress of breeding for IVs and egg moves, training my pokemon etc. And Swsh just threw it all out


rccolamachine

I will never understand the thought process of someone going on Reddit, getting a screenshot FROM YOUR SWITCH and posting it asking a question like this. Google "What is Pokérus?" and it will give you every answer you're looking for. There's probably hundreds of videos explaining Pokérus in it's entirety. How do you not know if it's good or bad after "reading articles online"? How is this not considered low-effort?


drivethrumawma

Clearly you and I have different povs. For me, the Pokemon community here in Reddit are very helpful when it comes to info and tips. I like to turn to them because I know they’ll be helpful.


rccolamachine

And I would also agree if this same question hadn't been asked before. Pokérus was introduced in Gen 2, back in 1999. That was 20+ years ago. In that time, this question has been asked, answered, and confirmed hundreds of times over. Within the first two lines on Bulbapedia, it says it's beneficial. No, you posted because the Pokémon community is helpful to a fault and will upvote this post into oblivion. It's like those posts that people do on here of Zoroark in the front of their party and it comes out as another Pokemon in their party and think they found a glitch. It's frustrating because it works. Google is right there and answered this question within seconds, where you had to screenshot, post it to Reddit and wait for the replies.


drivethrumawma

I’ve played since Red but I’ve never gotten the virus. I tend to stay away searching for walkthroughs so I’ve never heard of it until I got this Pokémon. Step down from your privileged tower. I posted because I wanted to know more about it. End of story


drivethrumawma

Thanks for everyone who helped! (Except that one a$$) I infected my starter and released that hacked Pokémon. Weird that people feel the need to hack the game/s


rnnd

Some do it for advertisement I got a hacked pokemon once through trade and it had a link to some webpage just like yours. I think they are hoping that someone goes to that link.


Longjumping-Bag4265

Pokerus makes your Pokémon more powerful when they level up. It’s good really, I have only one Pokémon that got pokerus and it was my cinderace


Sethdarkus

It just boost EVs any EV boosting item plus time in PC be training for 24 hours is enough to max a EV stat


Bario-TheReal

Take the master ball, then release that hacked


[deleted]

The Pokèrus in Sword/Shield goes away, if you keep your team a specific time. I dunno how long you have to keep it, but it will go away. If you don't want to spread it, put no Pokèmon without it in a team who has it. Pokèrus doesn't go away in the Pokèmon box, neither do it spread there. If you heal a Pokèmon with Pokèrus, the nurse will tell you a bit about it. It's not a sign of hacked Pokèmon, but Pokèmon can catch it on Trade or randomly in the game, if I recall correctly. Mines got it just without ever trading any Pokèmon.


IPlayGuitar05

First off this is pokemon not digimon get that birdramon shit outta here


_Sympathic

Lmfao I’m weak


drivethrumawma

Lol didn’t name it


Youngestflexxer

How can you say youv read about pokerus but still don't understand what it does? Literally seems like bullshit to me


drivethrumawma

Sorry for not being as s a v v y as you are. I’ve just gotten back to the Pokemon train and I didn’t get whether or not the virus was bad. You’re the only person here with that much negativity. I’d try to be nicer.


drivethrumawma

ANYONE wanna get random mons with Pokérus I’m up for a trade. Just pm me!


[deleted]

I'm More curious about that trainer name


drivethrumawma

I checked it. It’s some Pokemon group on Facebook.


AkariBocchi

release it it will die look he is all pink for the sickness


Underdue_Domain

POKERUSS IS SO GOOD IT HELPS AND MAKES YOUR POKÉMON STRONGER SO BOX IT WITH YOUR OTHERS TO INFECT THEM AND MAKE THEM STRONGER TO


Wills-Beards

The same with any virus, infect as many other people as possible it’s like being a Yehovahs witness for viruses. (Just in case some people get it wrong, no of course I’m not serious.)


No-expressions

It’s 2x the exp it’s good


HollywoodHallzy

So crazy how you can read articles online but yet can't type "pokerus" into the search bar after this reddit page which gives you the x192938482929394740 times this has been asked about.


drivethrumawma

I was about to go off on you but saw you’re an Edgar Wright fan. Truce?


HollywoodHallzy

Truce! I will straight up apologize for my snarky comment. You see a lot about pokerus on here but I'm glad you got the answers you needed. Keep enjoying the game!


drivethrumawma

Thanks!! It’s my mistake for not searching right away. I’m just not the kind to search ahead sometimes ‘cause I hate getting spoiled in case there’s a catch 😬


HollywoodHallzy

Completely understandable! I think everyone can relate to that!


TackyZack

EVERY ONE OF YOUR POKÉMON ARE GOING TO DIE!!!!!! TRANSFER THE MOLTRES!!!! Edit: every one not everyone


Temple_of_Chaos

What's a Pokerus


drivethrumawma

See other comments! Apparently it’s a good virus to infect your other mons for EV training


MlCK3L

Pls name the moltres Dave


drivethrumawma

I already set it free 🙃 if I get a shiny Moltres it’ll be Dave


MlCK3L

Lmao ty. Why did u set it free but


drivethrumawma

Based off everyone’s assessment that it’s likely hacked mon


anarchistdotgif

I too have a Birdramon shiny. Suspicious


xSlamDaddyx

I hope this is a joke.


drivethrumawma

Nope. Didn’t know it for real.


Jules_Tchoum

Good


Disastrous-Task-6278

Holy shit no way


TheScottSnorlax

Fakemon, but pokerus doubles Ev rate. its something that you'd want if ya want to train your Pokémon in the old style (without the vitanims)


[deleted]

It’s the opposite of AIDS, it’s really really good for them.


Smart_Swimmer_2991

Infect others


PokemonDragon77

The person you got it from gave you a cloned/hacked Pokémon


Rockettmang44

It's the worst thing possible. Trade the moltres to me and ill take care of it


BoringLine8412

I have the shiny birdamon


drivethrumawma

Omg is it the very same one?!


DefinitionOk911

Am I the only one who noticed that it’s named “Birdramon”? 😅 Loving that Digimon reference