So who's gotten pokerus before

[TLZ the Confirmer]

No (considering all the Pokémon I seem to get are never shiny and I have to repeatedly reset for a good nature), but my sister has. She didn't know that the best protocol at that point is to chuck the infectee into the PC and cause a Pokérus pandemic, and she said (this was a good four or so years ago, so it might not be completely true) she didn't want her Pokémon to suffer from the Pokérus. She didn't know about the stat boostings at the time, either- all she knows is that it caused her Lv. 70 Empoleon to develop a smiley face in its profile.

I remember in Ruby, in the Center right near the League, I would always get the virus, until I noticed that the virus was a good thing, and it stopped appearing. What luck.

That's....tragic beyond comprehension.

 

[smalllady]

In many trading circles it's considered customary to trade the pokemon with Pokerus with it as a common courtesy. So it's not too crazy.

I just thought it was funny that I got it the next morning after making a post about never having it once in 13 years of playing Pokemon.

 

[thetifftiff]

I got it in Silver. At first I was scared (I had no idea what it was and had to look it up) but then I was excited when I found out that it was rarer than finding a shiny (at least back then).

I got my most recent incarnation from a friend a couple years ago and have been passing it around and keeping some boxed ever since.

 

[Lucifer Morningstar]

I have never had it, I am not even lucky enough to often encounter a shiny.
I want to know what it is like to have Pokerus though, I have heard it supposedly boosts attack.

 

[hurristat]

I have never had it, I am not even lucky enough to often encounter a shiny.
I want to know what it is like to have Pokerus though, I have heard it supposedly boosts attack.

It doubles EVs.

 

[Lucifer Morningstar]

It doubles EVs.

I see
But what about the Pokerus from before that existed, such as in first and second generation?

 

[smalllady]

I see
But what about the Pokerus from before that existed, such as in first and second generation?

It was introduced in Gen II, and has doubled EVs ever since. Not much has changed, besides the methods of spreading the infection and the likelihood of getting it.

 

[Lucifer Morningstar]

It was introduced in Gen II, and has doubled EVs ever since. Not much has changed, besides the methods of spreading the infection and the likelihood of getting it.

Oh ok I see.
I suppose I would have no use for having it if that is what it does. I don't do that.

 

[hurristat]

Oh ok I see.
I suppose I would have no use for having it if that is what it does. I don't do that.

Even if you don't EV train, it's great, because it'll make your pokemon's stats higher.

 

[Lucifer Morningstar]

Even if you don't EV train, it's great, because it'll make your pokemon's stats higher.

Awesomeness then, I hope I can get it somewhere.

 

[Hunterj42]

I was training my Riolu, Braviary, and Milotic today. I went to the pokemon center and Nurse Joy said that my pokemon had been infected with Pokerus. The thing is, i hadn't had pokerus yesterday, and all of the pokemon in my party except Putty the Ditto had pink smilies. Mass pokerus that lasted scarcely an hour. Great.

 

[Shinobu]

The only time I got a Pokerus was from a traded Pokemon. I've never been one of the lucky ones to see a shiny or get the Pokerus from a wild Pokemon.

 

[Mite75]

most of my heart gold pokemon have pokerus

 

[NoirTHECHA]

I got it in my heartgold and platinum. Then like an hour into my Japanese white I got pokerus again. I used to never get pokerus in gen III.

 

[/Zer0]

My Croconaw caught it in HeartGold on my visit to Azalea Town, I think. The nurse at the PokeCenter told me something was wrong with my Pokemon and I freaked out for a second, but then I found out about the Pokerus. I think if I had gotten it a couple of years earlier, before the Internet was around with this information, I'd probably restart the game .

Anyways, I've got a Rattata as my Pokerus Host safely tucked away into my PC Box, where it will stay until I need to infect another Pokemon of mine.. then I take it out for a spin near New Bark Town along with my newly hatched in-training Poke.

 

[Kos]

I've only had Pokerus ONCE, which was my Gyrados on Pokemon Emerald. (And it was completely spontaneous) I've also never tried to get Pokerus on any of my Pokemon before. (And I unfortunately didn't preserve the only Pokemon that I had infected with Pokerus)

 

[Vulture2264]

I just got a Snivy over the GTS on Sunday with it.

 

[Fair Verona]

I have had Pokerus on my Gyarados since Gen 3. I always spread it to the next generation, so I have had at least one Pokemon with Pokerus for a long time

 

[Flare's flash]

I got it in my SS.I still have some who have it.

 

[Kaguya]

Got it in Diamond and HG.. Was really excited when I found it in Diamond that time... But no luck getting one in Black/White..