Having trouble loading my save file from pkhex

[livelaughlotad]

Hi, I am having an issue with loading my exported .sav file from pkhex. When I export the save into my ROM's folder, the game will load the previous save instead of the pkhex save. If I move the previous .sav file outside of the folder (or delete the file) to try to prevent the emulator from loading that save, the game does not present me with a save to load at all. All of my changes and my original trainer data appear correctly when I load the pkhex file back into pkhex, so I assume the file itself is fine. I'm just wondering why I can't load the altered save?

Notes: I am using an mgba emulator to play Pokemon Emerald.

[BlackShark]

The saves name needs to match your ROMs name, otherwise the emulator wouldn't know what to load.

[livelaughlotad]

5 minutes ago, BlackShark said:

The saves name needs to match your ROMs name, otherwise the emulator wouldn't know what to load.

The name of the .sav file created by the ROM automatically and the name of the file exported from pkhex is "Pokemon - Emerald Version (USA, Europe).sav." Is this the incorrect name for the file?