Tips on Trading for Legitimate Event Pokemon

UPDATE: With the recently leaked and hacked ROM for the Pokemon Distribution Cart (which is used to send Event Pokemon via WiFi at TRU/GAMESTOP), anyone with a DS FLASH ROM device can easily create their own Nintendo Pokemon Distribution event.This means that any hacker can easily generate unlimited number of 100% authentic Event Pokemon at anytime. Since hackers now have unlimited access to Event Pokemon, this guide is rather obsolete because 100% legit Event Pokemon are no longer rare and hard to get. An real world example isthat ifanyone can easily print unlimited amount of money that is identical to the ones printed by the government, then printed money will be worthless because it is no longer rare and difficult to earn more.
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There are certain legendary Pokemon from the Nintendo Pokemon games that are not available through normal game play. The only way to obtain these Pokemon is to either by attending a Nintendo Pokemon Event (such as the Toys R Us Manaphy and Darkrai giveaway), or trade with someone who has attended these event.
In order to limit the quantity of these legendary Pokemon available in the player gemunity, Nintendo has designed that each game cart of Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum (D/P/Pt) can only download one copy of the Pokemon distributed at each event. The only way to download additional copy of the same event Pokemon on the same game cart is to reset/wipe the saved game and start-over, which is not an option for most people.
For the lucky few who have access to two DS console systems and two copies of Pokemon D/P/Pt, they can "farm" additional event Pokemon using the following method:

Although each event Pokemon can be "downloaded" to the same Pokemon D/P/Pt game cart only once, there is no limitation on how many Pokemon from the same event can be "stored" on the same game cart.
The event Pokemon from a first copy of D/P/Pt can be transfer to the second copy of D/P/Pt, and then wipe the savegame on the first copy of D/P/Pt and restart the game fresh. Once wiped and restarted from scratch, the first copy of D/P/Pt is again eligible to download another event Pokemon. This is a rather tedious process that will take at least 15 minutes for each additional Pokemon.
But with the help of cheating devices, hackers have found ways around this limitation and have create rare and event Pokemon that might appear to be 100% legitimate, but upon closer inspection of the Pokemon, you will usually find evidence of tempering or improbability. This guide will explain how to spot these telltale signs.

Pokemon that have not yet been released by Nintendo: Currently all 4th generationPokemon has been released by Nintendo around the world, with the last one being Arceus. But whenever a new generation of Pokemon gamesare released, there will be a handful of Pokemon that are not accessible until they are 'unlocked' by Nintendo. Expect 5th generation Pokemon games "Black" and "White" will have several hidden Pokemon that will be schedule for release at special events.
Cloned or duplicated (duped) Pokemon: Just like us, each Pokemon is unique and there are no two that are 100% alike. That's because when a Pokemon is created, the game assigns it with random nature, stats and an internal serial number that ensures no two Pokemon are the same. If a player/trader/seller is repeatedly offering an event Pokemon with the same nature and stats (for example 20 shiny Shaymin available from the same seller), it's pretty certain that event Pokemon has been cloned. Cloned Pokemon is 100% identical to the original Pokemon, but created with the help of in-game bug or through a cheating device.
Impossible gebination of Nickname/Level/PokeBall/TrainerName/Location/Move-Set/Ribbons/Held-Item: The devil is in the details, and the details are available in the Pokemon Summary pages during a trade. Here are some of the things to look out for when trading for a legitimate event Pokemon.

Is the Pokemon nickname in the native language of the country where the event is held? (Before Feb 8th, 2009: All SHAYMIN with name in English are hacks)
Does it gee in the correct PokeBall? (Event Pokemon usually gees in a red PokeBall called "Cherish Ball")
Does it have a unique Original Trainer (OT) name with the correcttrainer genderthat gememorates the Pokemon event? (Jirachi from 2009 McDonald's Nintendo Zone in Japan have original female trainer named, "NZ")
Is the Pokemon caught at the correct location? (Event Pokemon are usually met at a Pokemon Event/Movie)
Does it have the correct move-set? (Event Pokemon may have moves not normally available through game-play)
Does it have the correct level, ribbons and Held-Item? (Shaymin from the movie events is level 50 and holds a rare berry).
If the trader is offering a Wonder Card conversion, is the Wonder Card downloaded on the correct language version of Pokemon DS game? (Japanese Arceus Wonder Card cannot be downloaded onto the English Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum)
Shiny Pokemon: Every time a Pokemon is created by the game (either through wild encounter or through picking up an event Pokemon from the deliveryman), there is a roughly 1:8000 chance for the Pokemon to be Shiny (alternative color pellet). To illustrate how slim the odds are, you have a better chance of winning $100 (1:500 odds) from a California Lottery Scratchers. Given those odds and the time investment required, I personally would NEVER trade away a SHINY Pokemon. But if a trader/player is offering you all 493 Pokemon in Shiny version, either that person has gepleted a feat that will take an average person resetting the game over 4,000,000 times (or the trader simply hacked all 493 Pokemon).
With the luck to capture 20 'unique shiny' Shaymin, this seller should be in Vegas, not on okay!
The above mentioned methods will catch most of the casually hacked Pokemon. A skillful hacker will still be able to create hacked event Pokemon that can be passed-off as the genuine article. But to create a hacked event Pokemon of that quality in quantities will require time and effort, and there is no incentive for the hacker to do so.
"If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is." This old adage applies for Pokemon Trading as well.
Please contact me if you have any gements or question regarding this guide. I can also provide the correct gebination of characteristics for a particular event Pokemon upon request.