Using PKHeX: Loading and Saving

[theSLAYER]

24 minutes ago, giomarimp said:

hi, I'm having problem whit "open file", I'm playing emerald kaizo and the emulator is VBAm 2.1.4, when i try to open the save PKhex say "binary is not compatible whit save file. current save generation: 3" . I really don't know whick is the problem, thinking that 5 milion people haven't got problem and it was only my fault i've tried more than 2 hours but whitout results

PKHeX doesn’t cater to saves from ROM hacks. If they do load, it’s a sheer coincidence

[Mayochup]

when i try and open one of the pokemon files; pokemon omega ruby for example it keeps saying that the file is too big. what am i supposed to do about this?

[theSLAYER]

4 hours ago, Mayochup said:

when i try and open one of the pokemon files; pokemon omega ruby for example it keeps saying that the file is too big. what am i supposed to do about this?

If your PKHeX is up to date, and it says that, then you're not trying to open a save. You're trying to open something else. Get the proper save.

[potatoooooo]

I use PKHeX and i make some pokemons but i cant find how to copy+paste the save file to my main game (pokemon brilliant diamond ryujinx emulator).Every time i do it on the save location file it starts from the begining(i keep back up save fils from my main game) and when i put it with the other save files,nothing happens

[Extremkilling2]

On 5/13/2021 at 6:34 PM, BlackShark said:

You need Custom Firmware (CFW) installed on your 3DS or at least a way to run homebrew to access your save files. They are encrypted so direct access is impossible.

Check the guide below about how to manage your 3DS save files.

 

 

On 11/16/2020 at 7:10 AM, Kaise08 said:

i have a problem when i try to put a file it says this idk why it says sword in the thing but it is like this since i downloade it (yesterday)

I'm using the mobile version and I can open the saved file and edit it but when I try to export it this pops up can someone please help me out here

[BlackShark]

16 hours ago, Extremkilling2 said:

I'm using the mobile version and I can open the saved file and edit it but when I try to export it this pops up can someone please help me out here

Read the error, PKHeX needs all file access permission. Change it in your phones settings.

[queerstalline-void]

I am trying to transfer my pokemon from my black rom to a new black 2 game, but I can't get it to work. I opened both files in pokehex, dumped and imported my pokemon from black to black 2, but when I try to open the black 2 file with the pokemon from black the emulator is giving me two error messages:

1. The ROM header is invalid. The device size has been increased to allow for the provided file size.

2. sorry... right now , you can't use the default (stream rom from disk) with homebrew due to a bug with DLDI-autopatching

and then Desume stops responding and closes. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong and how to fix this?

[Cavemanditto]

How do I fix this from happening? I'm using RetroArch as an emulator

[Eren__]

how do I open the new save file in my switch? Do I just boot it up? Do I have to choose the save file or sth? Oh, I forgot to add that I don't have the export main option.

Edited April 27, 2023 by Eren__

[centipeetle300]

how do i save my changes to my game??

 

Edited April 29, 2023 by centipeetle300
typo

[theSLAYER]

12 minutes ago, centipeetle300 said:

how do i save my changes to my game??

 

export the edited save from PKHeX.
restore the edited save into your game

[centipeetle300]

On 4/28/2023 at 8:22 PM, theSLAYER said:

export the edited save from PKHeX.
restore the edited save into your game

how do i do that?

[theSLAYER]

19 minutes ago, centipeetle300 said:

how do i do that?

which part?

Export edited save from PKHeX
if you previously imported a save for editing, you'll be able to export it.


Restore edited save into game
We got a whole section dedicated to managing saves.

https://projectpokemon.org/home/tutorials/

[Kiano]

Why cant I export this file?

[Kali_Mage]

Do I need a modded switch to get my violet save file to pkhex and if I don't could someone send me a guide or smth to help me?

[Kali_Mage]

On 2/17/2024 at 3:52 PM, Kiano said:

Why cant I export this file?

You need to put your save file into pkhex

[00g4Ch4ck4]

Pokemon Alpha Sapphire issue: trying to edit the saves have been nightmarish in general for me. Using PkHex itself is very smooth sailing for me. For whatever reason, after exporting the main file back exactly where I grabbed it from (/3ds/Checkpoint/saves/game/name, or when I tried swapping JKSM instead, /3ds/JKSM/saves/game/name), but the game itself is unaffected. What am I missing in this formula?

For reference, I used GodMode9 to extract the trim.3ds file from the gamecart, then installed and deleted the CIA to get the game in digital format on my SD card. Is the save file the game is using just not there?

[pbcbgamer]

I can't load my .sav file of pokemon imperium onto PKHeX  

 

[Kaphotics]

45 minutes ago, pbcbgamer said:

I can't load my .sav file of pokemon imperium onto PKHeX  

 

 

On 5/16/2021 at 4:19 AM, theSLAYER said:

PKHeX doesn’t cater to saves from ROM hacks. If they do load, it’s a sheer coincidence

 

[pbcbgamer]

do you know any ones that will work on pokemon imperium cause the one thing I found was their dmg calc saying to use "fish bowl web" but the website I found said something about a business email

Edited April 11 by pbcbgamer

[theSLAYER]

4 hours ago, pbcbgamer said:

do you know any ones that will work on pokemon imperium cause the one thing I found was their dmg calc saying to use "fish bowl web" but the website I found said something about a business email

No.

[Islushy]

hey the slayer I was wondering if you could help me a problem im having. I posted about it and if you could get back to me that would be great

[Kezza23]

Hello,

I am sorry if this is not the place to post this question but I really need some help with using PKHeX - I'm a complete beginner so I may have done this completely wrong.

I have managed to download it and load a save file and then edit the Pokémon etc.

But when I try to export it, I do not have the "export main" option that all of the guides seem to have. It means that I am not able to choose the file format that it saves as and so my visualboyadvance does not recognise it.

I have attached a photo to show that there is no "export main" option. And then another to show what options I get when just clicking export.

Please help.

EDIT: I know this says PKHaX - this is another guide I watched after using the standard PKHeX and neither have worked.

Edited July 27 by Kezza23

[Kaphotics]

3 hours ago, Kezza23 said:

Hello,

I am sorry if this is not the place to post this question but I really need some help with using PKHeX - I'm a complete beginner so I may have done this completely wrong.

I have managed to download it and load a save file and then edit the Pokémon etc.

But when I try to export it, I do not have the "export main" option that all of the guides seem to have. It means that I am not able to choose the file format that it saves as and so my visualboyadvance does not recognise it.

I have attached a photo to show that there is no "export main" option. And then another to show what options I get when just clicking export.

Please help.

EDIT: I know this says PKHaX - this is another guide I watched after using the standard PKHeX and neither have worked.

Outdated guides are outdated.

Don't change the file format unless you know what you are doing. The dropdown should default to SAV3FRLG, and you overwrite the file you edited.

[Kezza23]

Wow thank you so much - it was literally just that I hadn't replaced the other file because I was worried about deleting it altogether. 

But it has worked now, thank you for getting back to me so quickly!