Pokemon OT Name legality question for soul silver

[CeoOhmnis]

I'm editing a new save file for soul silver, with pokesav, but when I save the changes it erases my name.

I know that the Japanese games have English alphabet characters but I've also noticed that when I trade Pokemon from a Japanese cart to an English one the letters from the Japanese games look different from the English ones.

If I re-enter my name in English, on pokesav, would the Pokemon that I catch, afterwards, be legal/legit even if the OT name on the Pokemon is in English?

[Guest]

They won't, since the halfwidth characters aren't usable in Japanese games.

You should try PPSE-DS, maybe it will let you use fullwidth characters.