diff --git a/PKHeX/Legality/Checks.cs b/PKHeX/Legality/Checks.cs
index fcc9971e3..096778248 100644
--- a/PKHeX/Legality/Checks.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Legality/Checks.cs
@@ -797,12 +797,14 @@ private CheckResult verifyEncounterG12()
             if (EncountersGBMatch == null)
                 return new CheckResult(Severity.Invalid, V80, CheckIdentifier.Encounter);
 
-            if (EncountersGBMatch.First().Type == GBEncounterType.EggEncounter)
+            var first = EncountersGBMatch.First();
+            if (first.Type == GBEncounterType.EggEncounter)
             {
                 pkm.WasEgg = true;
+                EncounterOriginalGB = first.Species;
                 return verifyEncounterEgg();
             }
-            EncounterMatch = EncounterOriginalGB = EncountersGBMatch.FirstOrDefault()?.Encounter;
+            EncounterMatch = EncounterOriginalGB = first.Encounter;
             if (EncounterMatch is EncounterSlot)
                 return new CheckResult(Severity.Valid, V68, CheckIdentifier.Encounter);
             if (EncounterMatch is EncounterStatic)
diff --git a/PKHeX/Legality/Core.cs b/PKHeX/Legality/Core.cs
index cdac44f90..971e1607d 100644
--- a/PKHeX/Legality/Core.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Legality/Core.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public static partial class Legal
         /// <summary>Setting to specify if an analysis should permit data sourced from the physical cartridge era of GameBoy games.</summary>
         public static bool AllowGBCartEra = false;
         public static bool AllowGen1Tradeback = false;
+        public static bool AllowGen2VCTransfer => AllowGen1Tradeback;
 
         /// <summary>Setting to specify if the e-berry index item is an eningma berry or a e-reader berry and the name of the e-reader berry</summary>
         public static bool EReaderBerryIsEnigma = true;
@@ -1967,7 +1968,7 @@ private static GBEncounterData getEncounter12(PKM pkm, GameVersion game)
         internal static List<GBEncounterData> getEncounter12(PKM pkm)
         {
             var g1 = pkm.Gen2_NotTradeback ? null : getEncounter12(pkm, GameVersion.RBY);
-            var g2 = pkm.Gen1_NotTradeback ? null : getEncounter12(pkm, GameVersion.GSC);
+            var g2 = pkm.Gen1_NotTradeback || !AllowGen2VCTransfer ? null : getEncounter12(pkm, GameVersion.GSC);
             if (g1 == null && g2 == null)
                 return null;
             if (g1 == null || g2 == null)
diff --git a/PKHeX/Legality/RNG/MethodFinder.cs b/PKHeX/Legality/RNG/MethodFinder.cs
index 5002d8fba..6f0c9a769 100644
--- a/PKHeX/Legality/RNG/MethodFinder.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Legality/RNG/MethodFinder.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public static PIDIV Analyze(PKM pk)
             if (getBACDMatch(pk, pid, IVs, out pidiv))
                 return pidiv;
 
-            return pidiv; // no match
+            return null; // no match
         }
 
         private static bool getLCRNGMatch(uint top, uint bot, uint[] IVs, out PIDIV pidiv)