However, you don't get to spread it around. However, if placed in the PC Box, the Pokémon will have the Pokérus until you take it out of the PC Box by then, the Pokémon will slowly be cured.Īfter the timer has run out for Pokérus, you still get the benefits. The virus, however, does not last forever after two days or so, it will wear off of the Pokémon and will not be able to be received again. Pokérus spreads from an infected Pokémon to a healthy one through battling or training with the infected Pokémon. Also, in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Professor Elm will call you and say something around, 'You got the Pokérus. While infected, Pokémon are said to grow exceptionally well.'. Little is known about the Pokérus, except that it is a microscopic life-form that attaches to Pokémon. It looks like your Pokémon may be infected with the Pokérus. When caught, the Nurse Joy in a Pokémon Center will inform you if you have received it, saying, 'Oh. A player can combine a Macho Brace and Pokérus to get a substantial (2x) amount of EV's. Similar to the Macho Brace, Pokérus will double the Effort Value stats of a Pokémon. Catching the virus, however, is a very rare event, as the odds of meeting a wild Pokémon with it is 1 to between 21,178 and 21,845 or roughly 0.004651%. The effects of this virus are very beneficial to the Pokémon that receives it. Pokérus is caught when a Pokémon battles a wild Pokémon. Its name derives very clearly, from ' Pokémon' and 'vi rus'. Pokérus is a virus in the Pokémon series that any Pokémon can catch if it has not already been infected once before. Please consider editing this page to improve it.Īn example of the Pokérus in FireRed/LeafGreen Meet the Pokémon Wiki's quality standards. This article or section requires a cleanup in order to

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