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The error exists cause you shinified it wrong. Stuff from Max Lair needs their xor to = to 1. Control+Click the shiny button to set valid PID.

Think of it this way: in the personal_info (the game info in the ROM), this is what is written for Zekrom Teravolt (1), Teravolt (2), Teravolt (HA). It's important to note ability number is part of the Pokemom data structure. So while the ability is all Teravolt (and it would show up in game), the ability number is incorrect, hence why PKHeX flags it as illegal.

Following the vibe of your title: YES, YOUR CART BEING A COPY LIKELY MEANS YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO DUMP THE SAVE PROPERLY, SO YOU CANNOT USE THAT FILE WITH PKHEX.

@Hello, it's me! @ICanSnake mind telling me specifically where @ReignOfComputer's shiny Melmetal you guys claimed were at? Gimme a link or something.

yeah Melmetal (non-shiny) can be obtained pretty much at any date, but Melmetal (shiny) can only be obtained at certain dates. So shinifying a non-shiny Melmetal (with the wrong dates, i.e. non-shiny encounter dates) will cause the legality error. [If the date on the non-shiny Melmetal overlaps with a date that Meltan can be encountered shiny, it will not prompt the legality issue] For starters, you're tagging people wrong. When you type "@" in the reply box, followed by the person's name, the "tagging" menu should appear. For example: Once the profile appears in the menu, you just gotta click it (to correctly tag the person. If you don't correctly tag the person, they won't get a notification.) Well, I don't recommend creating mons from scratch. Either grab a legal pk8 of a shiny Melmetal, or use the GP1->LGPE->SWSH method to get a legal pk8 generated by PKHeX. Alternatively, if you want to shinify an existing Melmetal, just make sure the date obtained matches a date that Meltan could be caught shiny in GO. [Also, my GO transfers upload, as well as my Shiny Living Dex upload, has legal shiny Melmetal]

It's a extractor, not an injector.

I've already messaged him about it. yeap :3

I've informed for appropriate authorities after verifying the veracity of your statement. Now sit and wait.

@Pocket Monsters Then your earlier screenshot was misleading. Anyhow, @Kaphotics I'm able to replicate the issue.

Alternatively trade for a Galarian Ponyta on HOME GTS. There's many entries there.

But doesn't it usually wear a costume? From what I can tell, it is no longer wearing a costume. Are you able to remove the costume in-game? (also your description of female Pikachu issue is not accurate.)

It just means your old Melmetal was probably always illegal to begin with, it's just PKHeX wasn't updated to deal with it. So you can use an old PKHeX, but just know your Melmetal would still be illegal, even if it appears legal on an older version. New PKHeX added various ball (LGPE vs GO->HOME) and date legality for GO mons. So that probably is the issue you're facing. Wanna make a Melmetal, then make sure all conditions are satisfied. The GP1->LGPE->SWSH is probably your best bet, since the date of capture is correct. You just need to ensure the other details, such as ball legality, matches LGPE's usable balls. If you don't know how GO->LGPE IVs work, you probably don't wanna mess with them. Since GO legality is complicated and tedious, once you make a legal Meltan and Melmetal, don't make anything else that originated from GO. That would probably save you a lot of headache. :3

Your Pikachu is Cosplay without the clothing. Is it even possible to take off the clothing?

@Noodleboiby what you posted isn't an event contribution. Also, there's no such event. List of Solgaleo OTs: moving your thread.

Your save is saved different from a legitimate carts, so most save editing methods won't work. I don't have the expertise in this area, hence it's better if someone else that knows can jump in and help. (one of the reasons why it's better to have it posted in a public area). The next best thing I can think of, is cheat codes. Check if you can use Action Replay/Gameshark on your cart. If cheat codes work, then able we can do something bout it.

@PapierDragon post what you sent me here (as well as read this thread). What you're asking should be in a public forum.

pretty sure PKHeX in HAX mode can convert down. It won't be legal, but it can be done.

no worries :3

The entire file is pretty much like this, filled with garbage data. So your save isn't really a save. Either your dumper is doing something wrong, or your cart is a fake cart.

upload the sav (only the sav, rom uploads are against the rules) here.

I believe this is what it looks like for you: (top being gen 7, bottom being gen 8.) However with one simple step, it's legal. Hint: Green box determines whether the current handler is Original Trainer or Handling Trainer. Hint2: It is not logical for the details of the current save to match the Original Trainer. Thus, who do you think the current handler is? :3 Check whether Modify PKM info is checked in your settings. If I'm not mistaken, it should be checked.

That's not the case. That's also what Prejie was talking about (to some extent, tho he was only talking about moves). yeah chances are the base relearn move issue is because the mon doesn't exist in SWSH. Others shouldn't have that. you still need to upload the file so I can explain it. It's still a legality issue. It's only part of the problem. There's another problem, which hopefully you can resolve after I explain it to you. However for me to explain it to you, you need to upload a pk7 and pk8 of the same mon. I hope I won't have to ask for them again. seriously.

sorry for not specifying, please upload a mon that exists in SWSH. I need a pk7 and pk8 (of the same mon) from you.

upload the file. upload the pk7 and the pk8. Also, I hope you realized that Spearow/Fearow isn't in SWSH.

how about you upload one of such Pokemon?