Thousands banned from Pokémon Sun and Moon because of cheating

Some avid Pokémon Sun and Moon players are waking up to a not-so-great message today.

Kotaku is reporting that nearly six thousand people have been banned from the games for cheating.

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Players can make fake monsters to inflate their score, but those who have may be now getting this error when they attempt to go online:

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Serebii, Pokémon news site, reported the news earlier today (Jan. 26). It's post said exactly 5,954 people were ousted from the game.

Serebii continues, “This ban prevents them from using Game Sync, entering in Rating Battles and Battle Competitions, and participating in Global Missions. When they try, they will get an error message with the error code 090-0212. They promise to continue pursuing people with edited & illegal save data and will enact similar restrictions without notice.”

Pokémon Sun and Moon released in Nov. 2016 to celebrate the franchise's 20th anniversary.