Experimenting with perfect Individual Values (IVs), Effort Values (EVs), and Shiny Pokémon in local battles. Where to Find Safe Save Files

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If the game detects mismatched console certificates or severely corrupted data structures during online matchmaking, it can result in a hardware ban.

Breeding perfect IV Pokémon, farming Herba Mystica for Shiny sandwiches, and collecting all 400 Paldean species is tedious. A shared save skips the grind entirely.

A: No. Google does not report you to Nintendo. Only installing and using them online risks a ban.