An Unhandled Exception Occurred and I can't use PKHeX

[DaBoi]

Exception Details:
System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'PKHeX.WinForms.Main' threw an exception.
 ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'PKHeX.Drawing.PokeSprite, Version=23.2.27.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'PKHeX.Drawing.PokeSprite, Version=23.2.27.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'
   at PKHeX.WinForms.PKHeXSettings..ctor()
   at PKHeX.WinForms.PKHeXSettings.GetSettings(String configPath)
   at PKHeX.WinForms.Main..cctor()
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at PKHeX.WinForms.Main.FormLoadConfig(Boolean& BAKprompt, Boolean& showChangelog)
   at PKHeX.WinForms.Main.FormLoadInitialSettings(IEnumerable`1 args, Boolean& showChangelog, Boolean& BAKprompt)
   at PKHeX.WinForms.Main..ctor()
   at PKHeX.WinForms.Program.Main()

Loaded Assemblies:
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System.Private.CoreLib, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Private.CoreLib.dll

PKHeX, Version=23.2.27.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
C:\Users\moyzc\AppData\Local\Temp\.net\PKHeX\GX4qNkcJE9DZWdZN79akTVuQ5uBYOGM=\PKHeX.dll

System.Runtime, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Runtime.dll

System.Threading.Thread, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Threading.Thread.dll

System.Windows.Forms, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.3\System.Windows.Forms.dll

System.ComponentModel.Primitives, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.ComponentModel.Primitives.dll

System.Windows.Forms.Primitives, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.3\System.Windows.Forms.Primitives.dll

System.Runtime.InteropServices, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Runtime.InteropServices.dll

System.Drawing.Primitives, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Drawing.Primitives.dll

System.Collections.Specialized, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Collections.Specialized.dll

System.Collections, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Collections.dll

System.Threading, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Threading.dll

System.Diagnostics.TraceSource, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Diagnostics.TraceSource.dll

System.Drawing.Common, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.3\System.Drawing.Common.dll

Microsoft.Win32.Primitives, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\Microsoft.Win32.Primitives.dll

System.ComponentModel.EventBasedAsync, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.ComponentModel.EventBasedAsync.dll

Accessibility, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.3\Accessibility.dll

System.Resources.Extensions, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.3\System.Resources.Extensions.dll

System.Memory, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Memory.dll

System.Drawing, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.3\System.Drawing.dll

System.Numerics.Vectors, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Numerics.Vectors.dll

Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.3\Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents.dll

System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter.dll

System.ComponentModel, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.ComponentModel.dll

PKHeX.Core, Version=23.2.27.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
C:\Users\moyzc\AppData\Local\Temp\.net\PKHeX\GX4qNkcJE9DZWdZN79akTVuQ5uBYOGM=\PKHeX.Core.dll

System.Collections.NonGeneric, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Collections.NonGeneric.dll

System.Linq, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Linq.dll

System.Text.Json, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Text.Json.dll

System.Text.Encodings.Web, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Text.Encodings.Web.dll

System.Text.Encoding.Extensions, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Text.Encoding.Extensions.dll

System.Runtime.Intrinsics, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Runtime.Intrinsics.dll

System.Collections.Concurrent, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Collections.Concurrent.dll

System.Diagnostics.StackTrace, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Diagnostics.StackTrace.dll

System.Reflection.Metadata, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Reflection.Metadata.dll

System.Collections.Immutable, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.3\System.Collections.Immutable.dll

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User Message:
An unhandled exception has occurred.
PKHeX must now close.
 

[Kaphotics]

From what folder are you running the program from?

[DaBoi]

I have the folder in my desktop and it houses the application and the plugins. I have had it like this since I first downloaded Pk and it never gave me any problems.

[Kaphotics]

20 minutes ago, DaBoi said:

houses the application and the plugins

Try renaming the plugins folder so the plugins don't load, and try launching.

Also, try just moving the exe (clean install) so that nothing else is in the folder it launches from.

[DaBoi]

Unfortunately, neither option seemed to work. I even reinstalled it, but it did not seem to work.

[foohyfooh]

Are you running the stable build or the development build?

I can reproduce the error on the development build by removing PKHeX.Drawing.PokeSprite.dll from the folder it causes the above error since the required dlls aren't bundled into the executable. If you are using the development build then try downloading it again and running it with the files that come with it.

[DaBoi]

I just downloaded the app from the link in the main page. I was able to get pkhex to work again by going back to the previous build (Dec. 18). I'll just use this until the new build comes out. Thank you for your help you guys!