Hey all.
I'm new here, so I hope I'm doing this process correctly.
I have dumped my physical GBA cartridge file a few weeks ago in hopes of opening it on PKHeX. However, when I try to open the .sav file, PKHeX gives me an error saying "Attempted to load an unsupported file type/size. This could mean PKHeX doesn't support your save file or your save file is corrupt." Then it displays where in my folder it is, and then it says "File Size: 131072 bytes 131072 bytes (0x20000)"
Does anyone know how to recover this? This error is a bit weird because I opened my Fire Red file with the same file type and it functioned properly. And the possible corruption part is weird too because shortly after dumping the info, I played the game on my physical cartridge and the save file was still there and still openable. (I dumped the Emerald .sav file weeks ago and played it physically on my cartridge shortly afterwards. But just a few moments ago I opened it up and played on it for a while and now the save file is erased and corrupted, which is its own separate heartbreak but alas). I just really wanna see my Pokemon that I've journeyed with and hopefully inject them to gen 4 via PKHeX. I don't do online stuff. This is all for the comfort of being reunited with my buds lol.
I hear that the common issue is that the physical cartridge may not be legit which causes problems. But my Fire Red is also not legit, yet it still was able to back up and be read properly.
I used my R4 card's godmode9i for one attempt, and GBA back up tool for another attempt, all using my DS. Attached are both files. I have forgotten which is which.
Is there any way to open this file on PKHeX, or should I just throw in the towel and say bye to my buddies? [bonus points if i can get redirected or any other assistance for saving my physical cartridge too lol]
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
POKEMON EMER_BPEE01_00.sav POKEMON_EMER_BPEE_00.sav