4780 - Pokemon Heartgold %28u%29%28xenophobia%29 | Portable

The identifier refers to a specific scene release of the Nintendo DS game, Pokémon HeartGold Version

: The game concludes with a legendary battle against Red at the peak of Mt. Silver. His Pikachu, at level 88, is the highest-level trainer Pokémon in the series for several generations. 2. Iconic Features 4780 - pokemon heartgold %28u%29%28xenophobia%29

: Frequently used by players for "shiny hunting" starter Pokémon or legendaries. The identifier refers to a specific scene release

| Role | Best Picks (Vanilla HG) | |------|--------------------------| | Starter replacement | Ampharos (Route 32 Mareep) | | Surf/Waterfall | Gyarados, Lapras, Feraligatr | | Fly | Crobat (Zubat – high friendship) | | Ice Beam user | Lapras, Starmie, Jynx | | Physical sweeper | Heracross, Scizor, Machamp | | Special tank | Umbreon, Snorlax, Blissey | | Electric | Magneton (Route 38), Jolteon (Eevee from Bill) | Parents on NeoGAF forums claimed their children downloaded

By 2018, the Xenophobia hack had become a creepypasta legend. Parents on NeoGAF forums claimed their children downloaded it and became "scared of their starter Pokémon." A Twitch streamer named "SaltyDolphin" attempted a 24-hour run of the hack, only to quit after 14 hours, claiming the game had "edited his save file to delete his childhood save data from Gold version" (likely a hoax, but effective).

Here’s a plain-text breakdown of what that string typically means in the context of Nintendo DS ROMs: