NovaDEX v0.4.1 Early Preview - Android Pokémon Save Editor

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NovaDEX v0.4.1 is now available as an early public preview for Android.

NovaDEX is an independent, unofficial Android-first Pokémon save editor built with .NET MAUI and PKHeX.Core. My goal is to bring Pokémon save editing and management to Android through a modern, touch-friendly interface designed for phones and tablets.

Instead of transferring every save to a computer, NovaDEX can open compatible save files locally on Android. It can also connect to supported homebrew devices and handhelds over a trusted home network using FTP or HTTP.

Main features

• Open compatible saves through the Android file picker

• Browse the party and storage boxes with offline Pokémon sprites

• Edit Pokémon species, nickname, level, gender, nature and ability

• Edit held items, friendship, moves, IVs and EVs

• Edit shiny status and other supported Pokémon properties

• Create Pokémon in compatible empty box slots

• Use encounter-aware PID/IV correction

• Run legality checks using PKHeX.Core

• Edit trainer name, Trainer ID, Secret ID, gender, money and play time

• Search and edit supported inventory items

• Separate item sections for Potions, Poké Balls, TMs/HMs, Berries and Key Items

• Protect sensitive Key Items by default

• Save a new local edited copy without overwriting the selected original

• Connect to FTP and HTTP file servers on a trusted local network

• Browse remote folders, download saves and upload edited copies

• Explicitly replace a remote save after confirmation

• Preserve extensionless save names such as main

NovaBank

NovaDEX includes a private, on-device Pokémon storage feature called NovaBank.

NovaBank allows Pokémon to be copied out of a save and stored inside the application for later use. Stored Pokémon can be viewed, exported, deleted or restored to a compatible save when an empty storage slot is available.

NovaBank is not connected to Nintendo’s Pokémon Bank or Pokémon HOME. Its contents are stored privately on the Android device. Important Pokémon should be exported before uninstalling NovaDEX because uninstalling the application removes its private data.

Save compatibility

NovaDEX accepts decrypted or unencrypted save files recognized by PKHeX.Core. Common filenames and extensions include:

• main

• .sav

• .dsv

• .dat

• .gci

• .bin

Encrypted saves taken directly from a console’s internal storage cannot be opened. Console saves must first be exported with an appropriate save manager.

I have personally tested NovaDEX using save workflows involving:

• GB, GBC, GBA and Nintendo DS saves from an Anbernic handheld

• Nintendo 3DS saves

• Nintendo Switch saves

Testing has covered games from multiple Pokémon generations, but this remains an early preview. Individual editor fields and network-server behavior can differ between games, save formats and homebrew applications.

Local and network saving

NovaDEX can create a new edited save locally on the Android device. The imported original is kept separate from the edited copy.

FTP and HTTP support is intended for homebrew consoles, emulation handhelds and other devices that expose their files over a local network. NovaDEX can browse supported servers, download a save for editing and send the edited save back.

Plain FTP and HTTP connections are not encrypted and should only be used on a trusted home network.

Before replacing any save:

1. Close the game or emulator using the save.

2. Keep an untouched backup outside NovaDEX.

3. Confirm that the edited save opens correctly.

4. Avoid disconnecting Wi-Fi or turning off either device during an upload.

An interrupted network replacement can leave the remote file incomplete, so uploading a separately named backup copy remains the safest option.

Installation

NovaDEX requires Android 7.0 or newer and is intended for modern 64-bit Android phones and tablets.

Because this preview is distributed directly as an APK rather than through Google Play, Android may ask for permission to install unknown applications. Google Play Protect may also offer to scan the APK because it has not previously seen the application.

The NovaDEX download includes the Android APK, corresponding source archive and checksum information.

Download

NovaDEX v0.4.1 can be downloaded here: 

https://projectpokemon.org/home/files/file/5936-novadex-for-android-v041-early-preview/

  

Please keep an original backup and remember that this is an early preview. Feedback, compatibility reports and clearly documented bugs are welcome.

Credits and licensing

NovaDEX is an independent application and interface that uses PKHeX.Core.

PKHeX.Core, save-format handling, legality analysis and related Pokémon data resources were created and maintained by Kaphotics and the PKHeX contributors.

FTP functionality uses FluentFTP by Robin Rodricks and its contributors.

NovaDEX is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later license. The corresponding source for this release is included on the download page.

NovaDEX is not an official Android version of PKHeX and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Project Pokémon, Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures, The Pokémon Company, Kaphotics or the PKHeX contributors.

Pokémon and all related names and properties belong to their respective owners.

Please use save editing responsibly. NovaDEX should not be used to deceive other players or gain an unfair advantage in online play.

Edited July 27 by VENM0U5
Updated the app to 0.4.1