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This is actually my first artice, please don't scare the newbies. I did as much research on this as I could, but this still appears to be short, so I decided to make it a stub.

--MilesProwler 01:57, 10 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the "common" to "uncommon" because its quite rare to actually contract this. (never contracted it in Gold or Silver, playing Emerald now and still haven't contracted.)

I got it in my Gold version :o I didn't know it was so rare; my cousin got it also. -WindFish 06:17, 4 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Could there possibly be a way to manipulate the game using a Gameshark or similar device to force the Pokerus to infect your Pokemon at all times? This is the first time I've heard of this, and I'm quite curious. Lord Sephiroth

Yes. Look up any GameShark code site for Pokemon G/S/C/Ru/Sa/Em/FR/LG codes, and there will always be ones for infecting PokeRus. You can select one or all Pokemon in your party to be infected, or make wild Pokemon have it upon catching them. --Antoshi 03:40, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Contradictory[edit]

First the article says it occurs in all games, then it says it is unknown if it occurs in any except Yellow. Which is it? 141.149.206.197 21:06, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article is a mess. Rarr 17:15, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Cleanup tagged. In the second generation, if the Pokérus affects a Missingno, it will either affect it normally, or not affect it at all. I removed this sentence because Missingno cannot be traded into G2. The Pokémon Gold page implies it was new to Gold, so I'll edit accordingly. (I've only seen it in Emerald).--Qu e ntin Smith 15:10, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Once cured, a Pokémon cannot be reinfected, except when it is traded to a first-generation game (where the information regarding whether the Pokémon has been contracted the Pokérus is lost)." Trade can't occur with 1st-gen games, just like with the Missingno thing, right? Unless 1st-gen here is supposed to refer to FireRed and LeafGreen, which are actually 3rd gen. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.73.220.75 (talk) 06:33, 1 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Um, you forget that the Pokérus was intoduced in the 2nd generation gmaes, which CAN trade with 1st-gen. --WikidSmaht (talk) 12:55, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Covert Biological Manipulation[edit]

You should not fail to mention that an event sponsored by nintendo handed out infected pokémon to visitors.

A good or bad thing?[edit]

All that's mentioned is the benefits and how to cure it and where it can't be cured. There are no problems listed that are associated with this "virus"? 67.188.172.165 22:55, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't believe there are any bad side effects from it. 70.149.217.82 20:01, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Diamond and Pearl[edit]

If you were to upload a Poke'mon to Diamond or Pearl, would it still have the Pokerus? I'm not asking this for my personal gain, I think it is something that should be put into the article.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.9.121.137 (talk • contribs)

Discrepancy[edit]

The Japanese-language version of this article lists the chances of contracting the Pokérus as being 3/65535. Tony Myers 01:05, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]