About This File
NovaDEX is an independent, unofficial Android-first Pokémon save editor built
with .NET MAUI and PKHeX.Core 26.7.7.
This is not an official Android release of PKHeX and is not a renamed copy
of PKHeX.Mobile. NovaDEX has its own touch-first Android interface and workflow
while using PKHeX.Core for save-format handling, legality analysis, and Pokémon
data operations.
Features
- Open saves through the Android system file picker
- Create a private working copy and dated original backup before editing
- Browse the party and Box 1 with bundled offline Pokémon sprites
- Edit species, nickname, level, gender, nature, ability, held item,
friendship, shiny state, moves, IVs, and EVs
- Create Pokémon in empty box slots from compatible encounters
- Apply encounter-aware PID/IV correction with legality checks
- Edit trainer name, displayed IDs, gender, money, and play time
- Search and edit Potions, Poké Balls, TMs/HMs, Berries, and supported
inventory items
- Protect Key Items from ordinary editing
- Store Pokémon copies in the private on-device NovaBank, export them, delete
them, and restore them to the first empty Box 1 slot
- Save a new verified local copy without overwriting the selected Android file
- Browse and download saves over FTP
- Browse Anbernic-style HTTP directory listings and download saves
- Upload a verified backup copy or explicitly replace a remote save when the
server supports the required operation
Compatibility
NovaDEX requires Android 7.0 or newer and a 64-bit ARM or x86_64 device. It
accepts decrypted or unencrypted save files recognized by PKHeX.Core. Common
names and extensions include main, .sav, .dsv, .dat, .gci, and .bin.
Console saves must first be exported with an appropriate save manager. Neither
PKHeX nor NovaDEX can open saves that are still encrypted with console-specific
keys.
The developer has tested personal workflows involving GB/GBC/GBA/DS saves from
an Anbernic handheld, Nintendo 3DS saves, and Nintendo Switch saves. This is an
early preview rather than a guarantee that every editor field behaves
identically in every game.
Installation
1. Download NovaDEX.apk.
2. Compare its SHA-256 with the value below.
3. Allow your browser or file manager to install unknown apps when Android
asks.
4. Let Google Play Protect scan the APK if prompted.
5. Install and open NovaDEX.
6. Keep an untouched external backup, then choose Open local save.
Important safety information
Always keep a known-good backup outside NovaDEX before editing. Close the game
or emulator before replacing a save.
Version 0.4.0 is an early preview. It does not yet include the later Backup &
Recovery Center or a persistent interruption-recovery journal. An interrupted
FTP or HTTP overwrite can leave a remote save incomplete. Uploading a
separately named backup copy is safer than replacing the original.
Plain FTP and HTTP are unencrypted and should be used only on a trusted home
network. HTTP replacement depends on the server's upload behavior and cannot
guarantee that the server created its own backup.
NovaBank is private application storage and is not Nintendo's Pokémon Bank
service. Export important Bank entries before uninstalling NovaDEX because
uninstalling removes app-private data.
Do not use modified Pokémon to deceive other players or gain an unfair
advantage online.
Known limitations
- This early preview uses a temporary Android development signing certificate.
Moving to a permanent signing key will require preview users to export their
data, uninstall this build, and install the newly signed build.
- NovaBank restores to the first available slot in Box 1.
- Key Items are read-only by default to reduce progression and softlock risks.
- FTP/HTTP upload and replacement support depends on the homebrew server.
- Network replacement is not power-loss-safe in v0.4.0.
- Version 0.4.0 does not include the later Backup & Recovery Center work.
- 32-bit-only Android devices are not supported by this APK.
Credits and licensing
NovaDEX Android application and interface: VENM0U5
PKHeX.Core, legality analysis, save-format support, and Pokémon sprite
resources: Kaphotics and PKHeX contributors
FTP support: FluentFTP by Robin Rodricks and contributors
NovaDEX is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later. Complete corresponding source
for this exact v0.4.0 build is attached as
NovaDEX-v0.4.0-complete-source.zip.
PKHeX.Core 26.7.7 source:
https://github.com/kwsch/PKHeX/tree/26.07.07
PKHeX license:
https://github.com/kwsch/PKHeX/blob/26.07.07/LICENSE
NovaDEX is not affiliated with or endorsed by Project Pokémon, Nintendo, Game
Freak, Creatures, The Pokémon Company, PKHeX, or its contributors.
SHA-256
`DCD2678FA82BBAC2499FA590E0B3FF40927546B9FDD5934B3E149884CFC944F5`
Changelog field
v0.4.0 - Initial public early preview
- Introduced the redesigned mobile interface
- Added verified local Save As support
- Added FTP and Anbernic-style HTTP directory browsing
- Added verified network backup-copy uploads and explicit replacement controls
- Preserved extensionless filenames such as `main`
- Improved Switch save export handling
- Included Pokémon, trainer, item, PID/IV, creation, legality, and NovaBank
tools