Why is Togekiss illegal?

Togekiss is a ParaFlinch set, with Thunder Wave and Air Slash with the Ability Serene Grace. However, according to Smogon OU rules: Endless Battle Clause: Any moveset on any Pokémon that is capable of intentionally causing an endless battle is banned from competitive play.
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Is Togekiss banned?

10) Togekiss

These moves have a crucial impact in competitive Pokemon battles, where every decision counts. This apparently slight edge that Togekiss gives its users got it banned from some formats.
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Why is Milotic banned?

Milotic Had Some Undesirable Combos In Pokémon TCG

When the ability was used with Pokémon-GX and Pokémon V cards, particularly with Trevenant & Dusknoir-GX, there was an unfair advantage gained. As more Pokémon V cards release, The Pokémon Company predicts there would likely be even combos utilizing Milotic's ability.
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Why was Misty's Tears banned?

#9: Misty's Tears, for obvious reasons.

In the Japanese version of Misty's tears, Misty is depicted holding her famous Staryu… while nude. And crying. Just a naked, crying 10-year-old girl on a trading card for children.
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Why is Oranguru banned?

Oranguru's Resource Management attack and Sableye's Junk Hunt attack allow for infinite resource recursion strategies that are relatively simple to achieve. In an attempt to curb the effectiveness of some of these control and lock strategies, these cards have been banned.
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Why is Shaymin illegal?

It's banned because of Scrubs. More specifically Smogon Scrubs. You mean all of the smogon players who saw how good Shaymin-S was and used it for themselves? Nintendo bans it in competitive scenes since they ban all event legendaries.
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Why was shiny Greninja banned?

While Ash Hat Pikachu is basically a normal Pikachu with a unique Z-Move. Pikachu still can't compete with most VGC-level Pokémon, so it's allowed, while Greninja, who can compete with VGC-level with its normal abilities, is banned because Battle Bond gives it too big an advantage.
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What happened to Misty's Togekiss?

Togepi gets away but is found by the Kingdom's rightful ruler, a young princess Sara. Once Sara discovers this Togepi is Misty's Pokémon, they work together to stop Colonel Hansen. Misty's Togepi evolves into Togetic and stays behind to watch over the Togepi Paradise.
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What are illegal Pokémon?

Illegal: Any Pokemon which is in a state that is not possible to obtain through intended means, such as having the wrong Ability or knowing moves that the species can't learn. All illegal Pokemon are also illegitimate.
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Why is Shaymin illegal?

It's banned because of Scrubs. More specifically Smogon Scrubs. You mean all of the smogon players who saw how good Shaymin-S was and used it for themselves? Nintendo bans it in competitive scenes since they ban all event legendaries.
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Why was Oranguru banned?

Oranguru's Resource Management attack and Sableye's Junk Hunt attack allow for infinite resource recursion strategies that are relatively simple to achieve. In an attempt to curb the effectiveness of some of these control and lock strategies, these cards have been banned.
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Can you get banned from Sword and Shield?

Do not use any hacked polemon for online. Regardless of how you obtained it if used when playing with fellow players online you can get banned.
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Why did Sword and Shield fail?

In Sword and Shield - the hero deserves better. Many grown adults complained that Pokemon Sword and Shield - games made for children - were too easy.
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Can you get banned for owning a hacked Pokemon in Sword and Shield?

There is always the risk you could be banned for having a hacked Pokemon. But Nintendo tends to only go after those who distribute hacked Pokemon (as in those who made them, not the ones who pass them along in Surprise Trade) and those that use them in online battles, whether it's normal play or tournaments.
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What happens if you get a hacked Pokémon Sword and Shield?

As long as you don't show it off online or use it in multiplayer battles, nothing bad should happen. Maybe keep a box of any hacked Pokemon you receive as a sort of trophy case, to look but not touch. Just remember that no matter what you should never bring an obviously hacked Pokemon into an online activity.
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Why was Misty's Tears banned?

#9: Misty's Tears, for obvious reasons.

In the Japanese version of Misty's tears, Misty is depicted holding her famous Staryu… while nude. And crying. Just a naked, crying 10-year-old girl on a trading card for children.
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Why is Jynx banned?

Jynx's original design led to accusations of racism, resulting in changes to its appearance, but not before many episodes featuring Jynx were banned. The controversy surrounding Jynx eventually led to the Pokémon being phased out of the anime, with limited appearances in later episodes.
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Why was Porygon banned and not Pikachu?

The actual culprits of the incident are the flashy animation and flashing lights used to represent the aftereffects of the missiles and Pikachu's attack. While Porygon did appear in the episode, it played a basic role in the plot and was not responsible for any of the problematic visual effects.
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Why is Sableye banned?

Sableye became the star of highly defensive stall-focused teams, and was so difficult to deal with that it was eventually banned from the standard format, OU, on the popular Pokemon battling site Smogon. No matter the game, Sableye has always been a menace.
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Who can beat Shaymin?

The best Pokemon Go Shaymin counters are Mega Rayquaza, Shadow Rayquaza, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Blaziken, Rayquaza & Shadow Moltres.
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What if Shaymin runs away?

If the capture attempt fails, Shaymin will run away instead of engaging the player in a prolonged battle. If Shaymin runs, simply reload into the Obsidian Fieldlands to make Shaymin automatically reappear in the Gardens. Once caught, Shaymin joins the party at level 70 and is number 241 in the Hisui Pokédex.
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Why is Porygon banned?

Notably, the globally banned episode "Dennō Senshi Porygon", which aired only once on Japan's TV Tokyo on December 16, 1997, features a series of rapidly alternating red and blue frames that provoked epileptic seizures in hundreds of children.
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Why is Kadabra banned?

The famed Israeli-British illusionist/magician and self-proclaimed psychic took legal action claiming the use of his likeness for the Psychic-type Pokémon in the year 2000, leading to the card being banned from being included in the original Pokémon TCG 151 card set.
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