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Let us focus on one specific thing to help narrow things down I see this here: Is this not appearing in-game?

Upload the save here. Mention what you’ve changed.

Upload the save here. Not the ROM, only the save.

did you check the various folder in appdata? There's should be no where else it'll remain I don't think

While I'm still holding onto some that can be received via a request in my DMs, I'm letting these last 30 (from the spreadsheet) go into the wild. 170 Celebi : U120GJ6U673JMH34 & Zarude : U121G09B94N7R3QU 171 Celebi : U12078QY4KXFV0KH & Zarude : U121C7A6WGTMEG71 172 Celebi : U120B1FBQQUUGSQS & Zarude : U121D5DH370EJSWE 173 Celebi : U120GJ4TF2J0VKX9 & Zarude : U121G07K8X4G6BY0 174 Celebi : U120GJ6BKKCN6F93 & Zarude : U121G08YKDSKAWRF 175 Celebi : U120H66DQWS6AKSW & Zarude : U121AKX3QNPC6GQH 176 Celebi : U120GJ4XM10FTE2N & Zarude : U121G07T7NJB40BW 177 Celebi : U120GJ4XL708MJU2 & Zarude : U121G07SWG0BVCAX 178 Celebi : U120B1QVD4NP00H8 & Zarude : U121C9LTGSQFU3EW 179 Celebi : U120B1JBAUDY3NX5 & Zarude : U121C9EE9U86ULDU 180 Celebi : U120H65W8KSQ7JXP & Zarude : U121AKWJ2VWCA86D 181 Celebi : U120B1J1YAYAYNEN & Zarude : U121C9DXE7W7WBHL 182 Celebi : U120H67YYURGVAB2 & Zarude : U121AKYMST2BKQDJ 183 Celebi : U120GJ6GR7EGATYW & Zarude : U121G0937DBNKATY 184 Celebi : U120GJ540N2YR6VD & Zarude : U121G07Y40GUQCE5 185 Celebi : U120H680M28L3NX7 & Zarude : U121AKYNHLX05VPL 186 Celebi : U120AHYCW5NUVYCM & Zarude : U121C7JH91WKCQW5 187 Celebi : U120B1JAC3S5FS32 & Zarude : U121C9ED3RVN8N1T 188 Celebi : U120GJ4U6GQ88P87 & Zarude : U121G07LGQBPTDNY 189 Celebi : U120GJ6DTURWKHBE & Zarude : U121G09015QK8YUL 190 Celebi : U120GJ6E87FW2L2U & Zarude : U121G0904WGTYD15 191 Celebi : U120GJ51RAQJX01G & Zarude : U121G07V39U8XUF8 192 Celebi : U120H66236YB16QE & Zarude : U121AKWN5T47EX5L 193 Celebi : U120GJ52SAETM4UR & Zarude : U121G07VHGBJUSN9 194 Celebi : U120GJ52Y2LD58KD & Zarude : U121G07W72CDKWJ9 195 Celebi : U120GJ6GMHFP3G4R & Zarude : U121G092EA77HGFB 196 Celebi : U120AHXAQ7ESLSL7 & Zarude : U121C7HCUXQPFYYT 197 Celebi : U120AR3SY96WKRC7 & Zarude : U121C7PH470UY1KM 198 Celebi : U120B1E6V3NUYXJ1 & Zarude : U121D5C6RUURWAGK 199 Celebi : U120B1EHX6SMMNK1 & Zarude : U121D5CHTAABVT1L 200 Celebi : U120AR3J7VX387AH & Zarude : U121C7P5VJJY3PKK Happy new year everyone. :3

Check your %appdata% folder.

Check if the modded cro is saved to somewhere else, that is what pk3DS looks at.

I think modifying statics/starters require an exeFS edit? It's been quite a while since I've looked at ORAS files. To be sure, it doesn't stick when you checked via decompile/recompile or via loading the ROM?

Oh, was your save at the very beginning of the game? Yeah there's a few fixed encounters sprinkled here and there, and the Wurmple is one of them. If I recall correctly, it is shiny locked, so that your first encounter won't be an impossible shiny (one that you couldn't catch). Well hopefully it is all good for ya now :3

I don't think Citra would secretly store a copy of the unedited ROM and read from it. There could be more than one encounter table for the Route. There could be a table for standard encounters, and another for DexNav. Maybe there's one for before the legendary event. It's hard to say, I'm no expert in encounter table editing, but all those seem like possibilities to me, hence why I suggested performing a different change. Or perhaps, go the randomization route, this way all tables are changed.

then I got no clue. Maybe try making a different edit. Maybe your edit isn't as unique/noticeable as you think. Perhaps start with performing an edit on a mon. Do a personalinfo edit and change Bulbasaur's type or something. Or maybe change the model of a species.

For future reference: 1. Don't make a Pokémon from scratch. Use one from the Encounter Database. 2. When you get PID Mismatch, follow the guides: Anyhow, here's a fixed version: 641-01 ★ - Tornadus - A3116F6598D0.pk8

what is no. Neither? Anyway, try using Add New Game Directory. Select the folder that only has your edited game in it. And also, remember to remove all copies of the unedited game from your computer. Give that a try, see if it works.

Consider updating to the latest Citra. Also: Does your game fall below installed titles or a <folder name>? (look at my image for reference)

Remove the unedited ROM from your computer. Like shift it to an external hard drive or an SD or something. Then remove it. Make sure there's only the edited ROM on your computer, then launch it with Citra. Also, make sure you didn't already install the ROM into your NAND. (maybe a CIA install or something)

I think these: and maybe

Before going big, make a singular noticable change. Then make sure packhack is recompiling the files that pk3DS touches and edits. If you have doubts, get packhack to re-decompile the ROM that was recompiled, in a different spot, then open it up with PK3DS to confirm the change is there. Then, when you're happy that the change is indeed there, get Citra to run the game. Something has to be wrong with one of your steps, gotta figure out which one it is.

Stop pinging people. They'll answer if they feel like it. No need to keep pestering them. Save edits cannot edit the ROM. Enough said.

As long it is an actual save and the data size is correct it is all good. Also, for future reference, no need to have all caps for titles.

Vanilla. A ROM I dumped. What other Ultra Suns are there? Are you playing on a hacked ROM? Mind taking a photo of your 3DS at a specific spot? Turn it off. Then turn it on. While turning it on, hold down Select. You should see a Luma configuration menu. Take a photo of that.

Did you perform some kind of ROM edit? It loads fine in my game:

Standard save editing don't edit types for Gen 7. Mind uploading said pk7?

Maybe if you read it as "this is not released as a held item", it might make more sense. Well, PKHeX appears to be working as intended. You made it an held item when it couldn't be. Problem solved, for the most part. @Kaphotics just in case you wanna make the error message less ambiguous/different for the Dynamax Crystals.

Those items can't be held.

Yes. Those species you mentioned weren't in 1.0.0. They were only added in after patches. Update your game.