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As much as I want to believe you it can happen as it has happened to mine.

I have a regular switch that cannot be hacked without a mod chip and a modded switch that was using Pokemon Sword pirated.

I owned the actual physical cartridge of Pokemon sword as well that I was using on my legit game (I did not dump the cartridge)

I only had a Nintendo account linked to my legitimate console.

I was pokegenning mons onto my hacked console with the pirated game and local trading offline to my legit game and legit console I was fine for about a week then a month later my legitimate console that cannot be modded got console banned I contacted Nintendo and they specifically said it was for piracy or console modification which without the mod chip was quite literally impossible. (It was a V2)

So you definitely can get your console banned for local trading with a hacked console but I think it's rare I don't know how my console ever could have gotten flagged but it did.
I mean you knowingly traded hacked Pokemon into a non-hacked console. Not expecting any repercussions seems ignorant.
 

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If the console is set as the Secondary of the Nintendo Account its linked to, then the games are failing the online verification because the console is banned. The only workaround now is to pirate them.
Anyway I can dump the eshop games into nsp and then load em back up? I really only care about getting my girl back up on animal crossing. Do not want her to lose her island.
 

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and yet I'm the only one in the world that I know of that got console banned because of it and tons of people do it lol
All I can say is that bans are random. Not everyone who hacks gets banned.

Anyway I can dump the eshop games into nsp and then load em back up? I really only care about getting my girl back up on animal crossing. Do not want her to lose her island.
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I have never installed any pirated games and I have been going online on sysnand to trade my genned pokes and so far no ban. I've had this set-up for 3 months and so far, so good. My questions is, has anyone ever been banned by using FTP while on sysnand?
 

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I have never installed any pirated games and I have been going online on sysnand to trade my genned pokes and so far no ban. I've had this set-up for 3 months and so far, so good. My questions is, has anyone ever been banned by using FTP while on sysnand?

as long as you are on CFW you gain yourself chances for getting ban.
 

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Can you use the eShop on the Switch? Y
If you cannot access the eShop, when was the last time/date you were able to?

Did you restore a clean hack-free NAND before going online? N

Do you get the error code trying to update your games? N
Do you get error code trying to update your system firmware? N
Can you login to Nintendo's website using your linked Nintendo Account? Y
SX OS used? N
Did you make an SX OS EmuNAND with a clean hack-free NAND then stay offline with it? N
Trimmed .XCI? N
Did you connect to the Internet with SX OS and/or to activate the license? N
Did you play any .XCI files online with a certificate/header? N
Do you have a certificate/header ban (look for error code )? N
Lowest SX Version used when Online/Offline (NOT Switch System Firmware)? N
What do you use Non-SX OS LayeredFS for? Modding
Did you connect to the Internet with a non-SX OS LayeredFS Inject? N
Played online w/ Non-SX OS Layered FS Injects? N
Did you inject an .XCI certificate using LayeredFS to play online? N
Used DevMenu? N
Installed any .NSP? Y
Did you connect to the Internet w/ any .NSP installed? Y
Did you play any .NSP installed online? N
Did you perform any CDN/Freeshop downloading with your own Switch's certificate? N
Did you update your .XCI/.NSP games online? N
Did you ever use ReiNX? Y
Homebrew/non-SX CFW Used? Y (Specify any and all homebrew used/crashes/error codes)
Connect to Internet with homebrew/non-SX OS CFW? Y
Connect to eShop while using CFW/homebrew? Y
AutoRCM? Hekate
Did you update your firmware using ChoiDujour or ChoiDujourNX? Y
Did you install the exFAT update offline? Y
receive-lp1.dg.srv.nintendo.net blocked and/or "Don't Share Usage Information" ticked under "Other Settings"? Y
Do you have eclct disabled (look for pm.kip under sysmodules/modules)? N
Do you have creport enabled (look for a folder named under titles)? N
What firmware(s) were you on when you cleared error logs prior to going online? Y: N
Wi-Fi settings deleted in CFW? Y
Console/Account Region(s) NA
What device(s) do you use to send payloads with? PC Windows
Do you enter RCM by bridging pins 9 & 10 together? N
If Banned, provide proof (video preferred)
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Error Code 2146-4618 on ACNH when trying to go online. Can access eshop, update games/firmware.
I started the game on a backup and then tried to switch my save file to a legitimate copy. But ACNH refused to launch with SysNAND without CFW, but launches fine on SysNAND with CFW. However, I cannot go online. idk what’s happening.
 
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Can you use the eShop on the Switch? Y
If you cannot access the eShop, when was the last time/date you were able to?

Did you restore a clean hack-free NAND before going online? N

Do you get the error code trying to update your games? N
Do you get error code trying to update your system firmware? N
Can you login to Nintendo's website using your linked Nintendo Account? Y
SX OS used? N
Did you make an SX OS EmuNAND with a clean hack-free NAND then stay offline with it? N
Trimmed .XCI? N
Did you connect to the Internet with SX OS and/or to activate the license? N
Did you play any .XCI files online with a certificate/header? N
Do you have a certificate/header ban (look for error code )? N
Lowest SX Version used when Online/Offline (NOT Switch System Firmware)? N
What do you use Non-SX OS LayeredFS for? Modding
Did you connect to the Internet with a non-SX OS LayeredFS Inject? N
Played online w/ Non-SX OS Layered FS Injects? N
Did you inject an .XCI certificate using LayeredFS to play online? N
Used DevMenu? N
Installed any .NSP? Y
Did you connect to the Internet w/ any .NSP installed? Y
Did you play any .NSP installed online? N
Did you perform any CDN/Freeshop downloading with your own Switch's certificate? N
Did you update your .XCI/.NSP games online? N
Did you ever use ReiNX? Y
Homebrew/non-SX CFW Used? Y (Specify any and all homebrew used/crashes/error codes)
Connect to Internet with homebrew/non-SX OS CFW? Y
Connect to eShop while using CFW/homebrew? Y
AutoRCM? Hekate
Did you update your firmware using ChoiDujour or ChoiDujourNX? Y
Did you install the exFAT update offline? Y
receive-lp1.dg.srv.nintendo.net blocked and/or "Don't Share Usage Information" ticked under "Other Settings"? Y
Do you have eclct disabled (look for pm.kip under sysmodules/modules)? N
Do you have creport enabled (look for a folder named under titles)? N
What firmware(s) were you on when you cleared error logs prior to going online? Y: N
Wi-Fi settings deleted in CFW? Y
Console/Account Region(s) NA
What device(s) do you use to send payloads with? PC Windows
Do you enter RCM by bridging pins 9 & 10 together? N
If Banned, provide proof (video preferred)
Additional Comments

Error Code 2146-4618 on ACNH when trying to go online. Can access eshop, update games/firmware.
I started the game on a backup and then tried to switch my save file to a legitimate copy. But ACNH refused to launch with SysNAND without CFW, but launches fine on SysNAND with CFW. However, I cannot go online. idk what’s happening.
That's a ROM corruption error. Is your legit copy a cart or is it eshop? It's probably either a ticket issue or something to do with the console save file that ACNH uses.

Either way I would be surprised if you don't get banned after that. I'd try deleting the ticket from the nsp, and the save and then try launching the legit copy.
 

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That's a ROM corruption error. Is your legit copy a cart or is it eshop? It's probably either a ticket issue or something to do with the console save file that ACNH uses.

Either way I would be surprised if you don't get banned after that. I'd try deleting the ticket from the nsp, and the save and then try launching the legit copy.
If I get banned, it’s fine. I downloaded it directly from the eshop. How would I go about deleting the ticket? I suspect it’s not really a problem with ACNH saves because running it through CFW works perfectly.
 

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If I get banned, it’s fine. I downloaded it directly from the eshop. How would I go about deleting the ticket? I suspect it’s not really a problem with ACNH saves because running it through CFW works perfectly.
I'm not entirely sure tbh. Probably best to make a new post about it. Possibly goldleaf has an option to delete tickets, or you may need to find the title ID and use a file manager to manually delete from there.

I would backup the save game, delete the nsp fully and the save, then use goldleaf to try to remove the ticket, then I would delete the eshop version fully too and redownload that and make sure that boots first before trying to restore the save game.
 
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All I can say is that bans are random. Not everyone who hacks gets banned.

Yes

and yet I'm the only one in the world that I know of that got console banned because of it and tons of people do it lol

This is for animal crossing but relevant,

Is there any ban risk of have a legitimate unhacked switch of repeated taking items (NMT, royal crowns) from a hacked switch without the use of save editor on either systems, only back up and restore using JKSAV to restore items over and over?

The only way I can see this happening is if every bell/nmt/royal crown has some sort of unique tracking ID attached to it where Nintendo can detect its the same exact object being obtained multiple times from the same island.

Similarly the only way your legit switch could be banned is that the pokegenned pokemons are somehow different, maybe stats are out of possible range? Or the game on the hacked switch can access system logs and pass it to the the legitimate switch to record with this transaction?
 
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Just want to check nothing has changed since I last read up on it.
If I hack a switch, enable autorcm, create emunand immediately via hekate and only use emunand for my backups/hacks etc. Not going online ever on emunand.

My sysnand should be safe in playing my cart and eshop games right?
 

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I'm not entirely sure tbh. Probably best to make a new post about it. Possibly goldleaf has an option to delete tickets, or you may need to find the title ID and use a file manager to manually delete from there.

I would backup the save game, delete the nsp fully and the save, then use goldleaf to try to remove the ticket, then I would delete the eshop version fully too and redownload that and make sure that boots first before trying to restore the save game.

Thanks so much for your help. I looked around and this user had the same exact issue: gbatemp . net / threads / unable - to - launch - legit - game - after - having - nsp - version - installed . 518451 /

Goldleaf indeed has an option to delete tickets. I will update if a ban results, but so far it’s definitely not an immediate ban reason.
 
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Just want to check nothing has changed since I last read up on it.
If I hack a switch, enable autorcm, create emunand immediately via hekate and only use emunand for my backups/hacks etc. Not going online ever on emunand.

My sysnand should be safe in playing my cart and eshop games right?
Yes
 

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Thanks so much for your help. I looked around and this user had the same exact issue: gbatemp . net / threads / unable - to - launch - legit - game - after - having - nsp - version - installed . 518451 /

Goldleaf indeed has an option to delete tickets. I will update if a ban results, but so far it’s definitely not an immediate ban reason.
Cool glad you got it working. If you have error reporting off then hopefully you should be okay and avoid the ban.
 
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wait so trading hacked pokemon now results in a damn console ban? that's overkill i can see a game ban but a console ban?

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i can see lawsuits under this scenario ahem your friend slightly hates you so for revenge he hacks his switch without telling you then hacks a few Pokemon that might or might not pass legality checks you two trade then you log on BAM you get banned for the hacked mon just because you pissed off your friend last week
 

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wait so trading hacked pokemon now results in a damn console ban? that's overkill i can see a game ban but a console ban?

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i can see lawsuits under this scenario ahem your friend slightly hates you so for revenge he hacks his switch without telling you then hacks a few Pokemon that might or might not pass legality checks you two trade then you log on BAM you get banned for the hacked mon just because you pissed off your friend last week
I imagine, if it's true, that it would have been a significant amount of hacked mon over a significant amount of time, it was probably also triggered by using these hacked pokemon online in what could be considered griefing as well as cheating. If there was indeed a ban resulting from just this, which I personally doubt and one report is certainly not reasonable evidence of proof, it was more than deserved tbh.
 

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but note my example one bad actor can utterly screw a person out of online access if they knew this either for revenge or shits and giggles like you i highly doubt it because that could lead to legal battles+ bad PR
 

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