GBA Proof Guidelines


This page contains information and examples on how to create proof for your Pokémon in Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald & Fire Red/Leaf Green to an acceptable standard for general trading in PS! Wi-Fi. Only information for the above mentioned games is provided on this page.

GBA Overall Requirement:

Pokémon obtained in the above mentioned GBA titles that meet the description of anything listed directly below need proof to trade inside the PS! Wi-Fi room.

Pokémon obtained from Wild/Roaming/Static Encounters & Egg/Gift Redemptions:

  • 3 IV+ shiny Pokémon
  • 4 IV+ non-shiny Pokémon

Untradable Pokémon

The following Pokémon cannot be traded in the Wi-Fi room at all:

  • Any Gen 3 Event Pokémon that was not originally distributed via one of the Boat Tickets or Old Sea Map Key Items


Gen 3 Proofing


This section of the page covers how to create proof for Pokémon obtained in Gen 3 (GBA) titles. In all cases, your PS! Username must be visible somewhere within your proof link so that we can easily verify exactly where the Pokémon has come from.

Obtained in Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald or FireRed/LeafGreen:

If using VBA/BizHawk or a similar app with .lua scripts for RNG abuse you must provide:

  • For Encounters, a screenshot of you hitting your target frame (i.e last button inputs for Wild & Static, or screen of generation for Roamers) and a screenshot of the encounter initiation (i.e the “Pokémon appeared!” screen or similar).
  • For Redemptions, a screenshot of you hitting your target frame (i.e “Player received Pokémon!” screen) and a screenshot of the summary screens OR after redemption clearly showing OT/TID, Nature and IVs.
  • For Eggs, a screenshot of you hitting your target frame (i.e "Would you like to take Pokémon? Y/N" screen or similar) and a screenshot immediately after recieving the egg confirming the stats and internal details.
Overlays or lua script output must be visible in all of the above mentioned screenshots to prove the correct target frame has been hit.
  • A screenshot of the Pokémon Summary displaying both the stats and OT/TID of the Pokémon that was obtained (preferred) or your Trainer Card.
  • A screenshot of the tool used to RNG abuse the Pokémon. You must show your Seed and desired target frame along with any other specific configurations used.
    Sensitive information can be partially blurred on every screenshot (no more than half!)
If you are using an old lua script that does not prove the stats of your Pokémon, summary screenshots showing the OT/TID and stats screens are mandatory! If you are able to prove the stats using lua scripts then a trainer card screenshot is acceptable.

We recommend using the most recent Luas for your RNGs so as to show & prove the IVs of your Pokémon, in addition to the Seed in the screenshots mentioned above. If your Lua does not display the correct IVs/Nature of the Pokémon, Summary screenshots showcasing stats are considered mandatory.


For soft resetting and retail RNG abuse you must provide:

  • A full uncut video starting from a successful capture or redemption of your Pokémon, leading into the party summary screens (or in-box if party unfeasible), clearly showing the Stats, Nature, Ability, and OT/TID.
  • A screenshot of the tool used to RNG abuse the Pokémon. You must show your Seed and desired target frame along with any other specific configurations used.
    Sensitive information can be partially blurred on every screenshot (no more than half!)
Gen 3 Proof Examples - Encounters
Gen 3 Proof Examples - Redemptions

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