Hi everyone,
I’m hoping someone here might know if there is any chance of recovering an old Pokémon Gen 4 save file.
Years ago I had my original childhood save on my Nintendo DS cartridge (Pokémon Pearl). A couple of years ago, after a lot of complaining from my sister, she convinced me to overwrite my save file so she could play. She only played a little and then stopped. I deeply regret it now because that original save had a lot of sentimental value.
At the time, I was just playing normally on the physical cartridge and I never made any backups with Checkpoint, JKSM, PKHeX, or any other software, I was just a kid using the cartridge on my DS.
I’ve recently seen people mention Checkpoint and save recovery, so I wanted to ask: is there any realistic way to recover the old overwritten save if no backup was ever made?
I understand it may not be possible, but I wanted to ask people with more knowledge before giving up completely. Even if there is only a small chance using special hardware or recovery methods, I’d like to know.
I'd appreciate any links or advice on this topic.
Thank you!
