VC Proof Guidelines


This page contains information and examples for how to create proof for your Pokémon in Red/Blue/Yellow/Green & Gold/Silver/Crystal VC to an acceptable standard for general trading in PS! Wi-Fi. Only information for the above mentioned games is provided on this page.

Virtual Console Overall Requirement:

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

All encounter types:

  • 6 IV Pokémon from PokéTransporter.
  • Shiny Pokémon of any kind.


Virtual Console Proofing


This section of the page covers how to create proof for Pokémon obtained in Virtual Console 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 Red/Blue/Green/Yellow:

If using VBA/BizHawk or similar app you must provide:

  • For Encounters a watermarked image of the encounter from the “Player threw the ball” OR “Pokémon Appeared” screen is required.
  • For Gift Redemptions a watermarked image of the Redemption screen is required.
  • A picture of the Pokémon summary screen OR trainer card showing your VC OT/TID.
  • If it is a SHINY Pokemon, you will need to provide a picture of PokéTransporter that shows that the Pokémon in question is ready to be picked up.
  • For results obtained with bots/lua scripts, the output of these must be shown in the screenshots.
  • If this Pokemon was obtained by PokéTransporter RNG abuse, a screenshot of the box in Transporter with Overlays showing Initial seed + the Pokemon's IVs' & the RNG tool's screenshot must be provided.
    Sensitive information can be partially blurred on every screenshot (no more than half!)
Note - The watermarked images should clearly show your PS! Username/Handle in order to validate your proof album.

If you used retail hardware/soft resetting, you must provide:

  • For Encounters an image of the encounter from the “Player threw the ball” OR “Pokémon Appeared” screen is required.
  • For Gift Redemptions an image of the Redemption screen is required.
  • A picture of the Pokémon summary screen, clearly showing your OT/TID of the Pokémon.
  • If it is a SHINY Pokemon, you will need to provide a picture of PokéTransporter that shows that the Pokémon in question is ready to be picked up.
  • If this Pokemon was obtained by PokéTransporter RNG abuse, a screenshot of the box in Transporter with Overlays showing Initial seed + the Pokemon's IVs' & the RNG tool's screenshot must be provided.
    Sensitive information can be partially blurred on every screenshot (no more than half!)

Note - The Encounter/Redemption/Hatch images should be taken using a camera, with a paper slip visible that clearly shows your PS! Username/Handle in order to validate your proof album.

Red/Blue/Green/Yellow - Proof Examples

Obtained in Gold/Silver/Crystal:

If using VBA/BizHawk or similar app you must provide:

  • For Encounters a watermarked image of the encounter from the “Player threw the ball” OR “Pokémon Appeared” screen is required.
  • For Gift Redemptions a watermarked image of the Redemption screen is required.
  • For Egg Hatches a watermarked image of the hatching screen is required.
  • A picture of the Pokémon summary screen, clearly showing your OT/TID of the Pokémon.
  • For results obtained with bots/lua scripts, the output of these must be shown in the screenshots.
  • If this Pokemon was obtained by PokéTransporter RNG abuse, a screenshot of the box in Transporter with Overlays showing Initial seed + the Pokemon's IVs' & the RNG tool's screenshot must be provided.
    Sensitive information can be partially blurred on every screenshot (no more than half!)
Note - The watermarked images should clearly show your PS! Username/Handle in order to validate your proof album.

If you used retail hardware/soft resetting, you must provide:

  • For Encounters a image of the encounter from the “Player threw the ball” OR “Pokémon Appeared” screen is required.
  • For Gift Redemptions a image of the Redemption screen is required.
  • For Egg Hatches a image of the hatching screen is required.
  • A picture of the Pokémon summary screen, clearly showing your OT/TID of the Pokémon.
  • If this Pokemon was obtained by PokéTransporter RNG abuse, a screenshot of the box in Transporter with Overlays showing Initial seed + the Pokemon's IVs' & the RNG tool's screenshot must be provided.
    Sensitive information can be partially blurred on every screenshot (no more than half!)

Note - The Encounter/Redemption/Hatch images should be taken using a camera, with a paper slip visible that clearly shows your PS! Username/Handle in order to validate your proof album.

Gold/Silver/Crystal - Proof Examples

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