Shady Guy Jose

Bytes that are part of a .pkm file and whose function is either unknown or unmapped to any relevant PKHeX function. There is documentation out there regarding the structure of a .pkm file from any given generation. That might shed some light on the subject.

You can't save it directly to your phone, since it's not recognized as a proper external drive (just look at the final dialog box in that video when you're saving: it says it saved to the AppData folter). Save it in your Desktop, then drag and drop it into the phone using Windows' File Explorer. Also, you should delete any savestate files that might get auto-loaded by MyBoy, or tinker with the settings until it's not loading savestates automatically (because any savestate you might have will be pre-edits).

I can think of two solutions: Right-click the file, go to Properties, uncheck "Read-only". Then edit and save. Save the edited file in a different folder, then move it into the original folder, overwriting the unedited save.

I literally linked you to a tutorial and download links on my previous post. The NDS Backup Tool Wi-Fi allows you to extract the save from your actual DS game card, edit it however you see fit, and then write it back to the card. You can also simply write the save from your flashcard playthrough.

You need a way to dump the save from the cart and then write it back to it every time you want to make edits, of course. If it's just individual Pokémon, you can edit it in your flashcard save and then trade it, but that requires two consoles. If you want to use those Pokémon in later games and/or online, you should make sure to keep them legal (lots of tutorials here regarding that). As for the main topic: There's a Wi-Fi Backup tool. I've never used it before, but it should work. It requires a DS Phat or Lite and a Slot-1 card only. If yours is a DSi, then you need to install CFW. https://gbatemp.net/threads/nds-backup-tool-wifi.252623/

Updates are constant, but there are only release versions when they feel it's stable enough and/or there are significant changes. You can, however, manually compile it from the PKHeX github yourself with all the latest commits, if you have the tools and knowledge.

I haven't checked your files, but the usual problem is the move Dizzy Punch. Since (I think) the Japanese version doesn't have that, the hack checks in Bank don't account for that possibility. EDIT: if you want the Pokémon to pass through simply for being shiny, just make it forget the move.

I do get your concerns. I worry about the same thing when making edits. However, at least in Generation 2, the number of Rare Candies in your bag is a single byte value that doesn't get checked anywhere else. And the game doesn't log which or even how many items you've used on a Pokémon. So, if the Pokémon itself is never modified and you've never used any items that couldn't be legitimately obtained (and Rare Candies can, even if they're, pun not intended, rare), then the Pokémon is 100% legit. I'm sure there are other ways to cheat and make the game give you more EXP per battle, though, if you really want it to be that way, since it will save you the trouble of going back and adding more Rare Candies when you eventually use them all, and it's faster for lower levels.

If you're dumping a save with Checkpoint, might as well just open it in PKHeX and add a ton of Rare Candies

Indeed I don't, since I barely use Discord at all. Moving to PMs then.

Thanks for the quick reply. However, I'm not familiar with Sysbot. I'm reading up on it, but it seems to require a hacked Switch, which I don't have (or else I would just dump the save). Am I looking in the wrong place?

Hi! This may be a weird request, but I have a Raichu that I caught in a Max Raid that I wasn't hosting myself and the little (big ) rat just seems too good to be legit. So, I'd like to take a look at the .pk8 file to see if the Raid was RNGd or outright hacked. And, if so, it the Raichu is at least legal. However, I don't have a hacked Switch, so I need to trade it to someone so they can extract it and trade it back to me. Would someone be willing to help? If there's any service (like Pokécheck back in the day) that I could use on a legit Switch without any significant risk and that I don't know of, just point me in the right direction and I'll do it myself. Thanks in advance.

In that perspective, you're right. It's no different from doing that. But it still requires hunting them in a Gen 2 game. And injecting the save into your VC game or PKHeXing the mons to a Gen 7 game and then injecting that one would yield the same result

In Gen 2, shininess is related to IVs, so you can have a chance that's as high as 1 in 64 if you're smart with egg groups or manage to get a shiny Ditto. And by injecting those saves in the VC version of Gen 2, you can transfer up to Gen 7/8 (just not 3–6).

I actually replied to you on your other thread with information that answers this question too. Read that one and ask if anything's unclear.

Gen 1 and 2 don't count for Gen 5 because there's no legitimate way to get Pokémon from a Gen 1/2 game into Gens 3–6. They're only importable from the VC versions to Gens 7 and 8. For Gen 8, which is what you need, everything that hasn't been "Dexited" is available to you, you just have to be mindful of how they're supposed to reach your game. Namely, HOME trackers and the like. I'd import everything that's from before Gen 7 into Ultra Sun or Ultra Moon, then move it into Bank, then HOME. Gen 8 mons could be passed off as having been traded to your game directly without first visiting HOME, so they should be imported directly into Sword/Shield (I don't know if there's any trade record that needs editing, since I haven't dabbled in Gen 8 save editing due to lack of a hacked Switch). Pokémon that are meant to come from Pokémon GO or Let's Go should be imported into those games, then transferred to Sword/Shield through HOME.

Take all your Pokémon from Bank and into Ultra Moon, back the save up, and open it in PKHex to check for legality. Most Shiny Living Dexes have some illegal Pokémon. Not necessarily hacked, but RNG manipulations in emulators and the like tend to give unexpected results due to emulation inaccuracies. I think there was a case of an RNG'd Shiny Registeel that came up in these forums a few days ago because of that.

If you have any means of extracting your save, it would probably be best to use a save editor (Platinum being a 4th Gen game, you have a lot of options, but PKHex is usually a good option for any gen).

https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_Ribbons_in_the_games#Gift_Ribbons The Earth Ribbon is considered a Gift Ribbon, so it kinda makes sense in terms of coding. As to why a Pokémon should not be able to be traded after winning 100 battles in Mt. Battle, it's anyone's guess. However, a legit Pokémon with this ribbon would have to come from Gen 3, and winning 100 battles in that place with the same Pokémon is quite the feat, so it wouldn't be the most likely candidate for a GTS trade... So I would immediately assume it's hacked.

Actually, if you transfer your save to a VC version, everything except the Mew will be legal (since anything else you could've just obtained in the VC games). You mentioned the capture date. That will be set upon Transporting them to Bank. Just don't transfer that Mew. Even if Bank doesn't detect it, later checks might, and it won't be legit even if they don't. EDIT: I believe there is some small conversion process to be done so that the save can be loaded in the VC games, like adding/removing a few header bytes.

The easiest course of action is to buy a hacked/hackable 2DS with Ultra Sun or Ultra Moon and use one of the saves provided right here on Project Pokémon to inject all the old Pokémon. Then you just have to transfer them to Bank (and, subsequently, HOME).

Wait, so it's impossible to get the Magearna now? I am one Pokémon (Zamazenta) away from completing my National Pokédex, although I won't have a living one anytime soon (let alone all alternative forms). I have a scheduled Zamazenta tradeback for later today, and I thought they would've fixed the detection/distribution by now. Should I wait until they change something?

If you're restoring 3DS game saves, and not tinkering with Bank itself, you should be safe. I've done that countless times in the past

Way back when, I used the Poké Transporter .exe tool to move a bunch of Pokémon from Heart Gold to Black (JPN). Most are fine, but some are now throwing legality errors on PKHeX. Some may be corrupted, but others shouldn't be flagged. Take the attached Skuntank, for example (taken from a Black save). It says Night Slash is illegal, and I'm guessing it's because it would only learn the move later in B/W. However, in Gen 4, it's learned at level 31/32, so it's perfectly legal. I have several of these cases in this file. Should I attach them all, or is it enough to implement a previous gen level-up check? Also, the event dogs/Celebi are throwing a PID-Nature mismatch that shouldn't be happening either, I think. Can anyone give me an insight as to what's happening here? Last but not least: some moves are giving me PP errors (Petal Dance is a frequent offender). I'm guessing the max PP got changed from one gen to another and the aforementioned tool didn't catch this. What should I do in this case? Manually fix the PP and that's it? EDIT: This unrelated .pk4 Eevee says it shouldn't have been hatched at this location. I'm positive I've never tampered with it. EDIT2: I found the original Heart Gold save file and moved Skuntank again with PKHeX. It's now legal, despite still having Night Slash. I'm even more confused now. EDIT3: Found the errors for the dogs. The Natures had been corrupted by the old program, I found the correct ones, set them back, and they're now legal. Deleted those attachments for convenience. EDIT4: Legit (in-game, never modified) Cloyster throwing an error — missing ribbons 435 - スカタンク - 5DDFC8E39B03.pk5 133 - EEVEE - AC8D4DFFE240.pk4 091 - Cloyster - 736CF36DFFA6.pk6

As for legality, yes, every Pokémon should be legal. However, actually transferring them up to present games might be a harder task, since 4th Gen Pal Park won't recognize them. There are, obviously, ways around this, but they're usually complicated. I can try and explain them to you if you need it, though.