Hello guys, how may i use PKHEX for my switch pokemon games?

[JonathanGen1]

Hey there, everyone i am a new member of this community, im 36, and i have been playing Pokemon since Pokemon Yellow of Gen 1. Now, i would like to know how exactly i can use the actual version of PKHex for my pokemon games on the nintendo switch. Does my switch need to me modded or something? How may i do it? I never used PKHex for my switch games, but i have been using an earlier version of it for 3DS and DS  games years ago.

Id like in particular to make it easier for myself to have HA and shiny pokemon, so any info would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

[Atrius97]

Yes, you do need a Switch running custom firmware to edit your own savefile. You can see if your switch is old enough to be modded without a hardmod here:
https://ismyswitchpatched.com/

If it's patched, it requires a hardmod, a modchip physically installed inside. If unpatched, see this guide:
https://nh-server.github.io/switch-guide/user_guide/sysnand/sd_preparation/

And these guides for managing your savefile:
https://projectpokemon.org/home/tutorials/save-editing/managing-switch-saves/

If it IS patched and you can't/don't want to install a modchip, you may want to find a server with a Sysbot, an automated bot that can trade you Pokémon you make in PKHeX or from a Showdown/Smogon set.
A public list of servers can be found here in the "sysbot-servers" channel:
https://discord.gg/pkhex