I'm using pokesav for Black & yes, my AR is updated. Every other AR code works in regards to the standard list; XP multipliers, all items, etc. I don't necessarily know how to access my .sav though. I've heard you use ARDS to that but I've been using ARDSi, so I don't necessarily know how to back up .sav's or upload them. I'm currently just trying to get Cilan's pansage mystery egg; trying to restore a lot of things I got legitimately but lost, and I'm trying to get them back via wonder card hacks as opposed to the full-on pokemon hacks.
Even though I don't have an ARDS, my friend does so I can use his. I still wouldn't know how to pull it from the retail cartridge though, so I still need tutorials either way, and that's what I've been looking for. I searched for tutorials specifically on this site and didn't yield anything specifically...then again, I search poorly -__-" .