‘Pokémon Sun And Moon’: Almost 6000 Players Banned From Online Functions, Reports Of Legit Pokémon Being Unusable In Online Battles

With the update to Pokémon Bank, many Pokémon from previous games can now make their way to Sun and Moon , but unfortunately that means possibly hacked Pokémon from Gen 6 can also be transferred.

According to Serebii, The Pokémon Company has announced that 5954 Pokémon players have been banned from Sun and Moon’s online functions.

UPDATE: The Pokémon Company has released a statement regarding the banned players on its website.

The Pokémon Sun and Moon ban prevents players from using the Game Sync, and entering in Rating Battles and Online Competitions like the upcoming Alola Friendly. Global Missions are also inaccessible to those banned.

Players will know they are banned when they receive the following message when trying to access some of the online functions in Sun and Moon .

There seems to be two ways to be banned. The first is having a “hacked” Pokémon in a Sun and Moon save file. The problem here is that legit players can receive a “hacked” Pokémon from the GTS or Wonder Trade and be banned without even knowing they are receiving a “hacked” Pokémon.

Players who accessed the online functions of Sun and Moon before the game’s release, so those who got games from retailers who broke street date, for example, will also be banned.

Along with the reported bans, it seems that certain Pokémon received legitimately through Mystery Gift events are not usable in Sun and Moon online battles.

Just check Joe Merrick of Serebii’s Twitter feed. Players are pouring in to tell him what Pokémon are not usable, including Volcanion, which was available via a GameStop serial code.

We have reached out to The Pokémon Company for comment and we will update as soon as we get one.

In the meantime, let us know if you’ve been banned from Sun and Moon ’s online functions or whether a certain Pokémon can’t be used in battle in the comments section below.