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Here are some (basic) instructions on using PKHeX to hack your Pokémon games. PKHeX handles most main series games, notably including Let's Go!

PKHeX can do much more than what this simple tutorial shows, and if you want guidance on other nifty things it can do like item editing, game flag edits, event flag edits and other rad things, ask the Internet or the Nintendo Homebrew. Ask in the #hacking-general channel.

If you'd rather not bother generating your own mons, there is an event database here which contains pre-packed mon files that PKHeX can load and write into your save. just load the mon into PKHeX then set it into an empty space (read onwards if you don't know what that means)

  1. First of all, you'll need a Pokémon game with a save. It doesn't matter if you've only played up to the point where you set the clock, or if you've beaten the Champion. You can't generate a save to edit, you need to pull one you already have.
  2. Second, you (likely) need a hacked console, and a save data manager. For this, I'll be using Checkpoint which is recommended for the 3DS and the Switch.
  3. Here is a listing of Checkpoint's controls (on the 3DS), for your reference.
  4. On the top screen, you will see a list of your games. Scroll to select the game you intend to modify. You will see it show up on the bottom screen, like so:

    Note: I have some backed up saves here. They obviously will NOT appear on your version.

  5. Select the game by pressing A. It will show up blue:
  6. Press the left shoulder button, or tap the 'Backup' button on the screen, with 'New' selected, then press A at the following screen:

    This will copy the save file from the game to your SD card, decrypted so that you can use it.

  7. Give it a memorable name:
  8. Now, put your SD card into your computer (or activate a wireless file transfer solution).
  9. Find your save on your SD card. Here is an example directory structure. Yours will probably be very similar.
  10. Inside that folder is your save, in this case called 'main'. Note specifically that it is 435KB and does not have a file extension. Copy 'main' to somewhere on your computer.
  11. Make another copy of 'main' so that you have one you are going to edit, and one that is going to remain clean. If you edit the save again, keep one copy of the last known working save, and edit another separate copy. PKHeX also keeps backups of saves upon import, if you are lazy like me.
  12. Open PKHeX, click File in the top left then Open, and navigate to your save. The directory structure is an example only. Yours will be different.
  13. Right click on a Pokémon that you legitimately caught in the game, and click View.
  14. The details on the left, and the sprite up top, will change to match the Pokémon you selected. From the tabs on the left, select OT/Misc:
  15. These details will allow you to make Pokémon in the game that will obey you, because you are their original trainer. You can also edit details of traded mons to make you their OT. Take note of them.
  16. SKIP THIS IF YOU ARE GENERATING YOUR OWN POKéMON.
    If you are importing a wondercard, event file or other mon file, now is the time to go to File > Open then select your mon file. Bringing it in will fill its details in the tab on the left. You can change them if you want, but it's usually better not to. Right click an empty space on the right and click Set to set the mon to that empty position, then skip to step 22.
  17. From the tabs on the left, select Main. Here you can change various things, as seen here:
  18. The EXP and level will adjust each other accordingly if one is changed. Leave Nickname unticked if you do not wish to use one. The star up top makes a mon shiny, but this should ALWAYS be done last, otherwise there is a very high chance it won't work. The country, sub region and 3DS region should always match the details of the cartridge or game the save came from (except in the case of trades).
  19. This nifty little thing is the legality check.

    The little red warning symbol appears after making a change if the Pokémon is no longer legal after the change you made. Click it to find out why. In this example, it tells you that moves 2, 3 and 4 are not valid for the picked mon, that the mon does not have valid encounter details, and that the ball and encounter type are incompatible. This Incineroar, according to the data, was met in the Ultra Space Wilds and caught in a Beast Ball, so it makes sense that it's not classified as legal.

  20. Head over to the Attacks tab to find out what's happening. More little red warning symbols tell you that moves 2, 3 and 4 are invalid. Click inside the current moves box, but not on any field (ie somewhere in the white space) to prompt PKHeX to suggest some default moves based on current level, and apply them to fix this particular issue.
  21. Other things like the origin game, met location, ball type and encounter type ('Met' tab) will vary depending on what you are trying to do. It can also vary depending on trades. Pretending the Pokémon has been traded to you, or traded upwards from older games, can sometimes help circumvent legality issues. It can be difficult to work out the kinks sometimes, but usually not terribly hard. Once you've made it legal, the legality check will show a green tick, and clicking it will do this:
  22. If you want to make it shiny, and you've done everything else, go back to the Main tab and click the star.

    This will change the PID, and may also make the Pokémon illegal. Working out shiny kinks is a huge pain in the ass sometimes. Consult the internet for more guidance.

  23. THIS PART IS IMPORTANT. Once you have made all your changes to your Pokémon, YOU MUST SET IT TO A POSITION. Right click an empty spot and Set it.

    Until you do that, your mon is just numbers. If you are editing an existing mon, Set your edited mon over the original mon. Make sure the OT details are yours (if you want them to 'belong' to you).

  24. Once you have performed your desired edits, Export your save:
  25. PKHeX will automatically select the directory you brought it in from. Saving it there is probably a good idea, unless you want to change it for some reason.
  26. Once you have exported it, copy it back to your SD card to the same directory it came from in the first place. Here is my example directory, if that helps you remember. Overwrite the existing save with the edited save.
  27. Put your SD card back in your console.
  28. Load Checkpoint, select your game, select the memorable name you chose earlier, and select Restore:

    This will inject your save file back into the game, encrypted so the game can use it.

  29. Once this succeeds, close Checkpoint, open your game, load your save and check your modifications succeeded.

Pokémon core series save editor, programmed in C#, for Switch, Nintendo 3DS and GameCube.

Supports the following files:

  • Save files ('main', *.sav, *.dsv, *.dat, *.gci)
  • GameCube Memory Card files (.raw, .bin) containing GC Pokémon savegames.
  • Individual Pokémon entity files (.pk*)
  • Mystery Gift files (.pgt, .pcd, .pgf, .wc*) including conversion to .pk*
  • Importing teams from Decrypted 3DS Battle Videos
  • Transferring from one generation to another, converting formats along the way.
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Data is displayed in a view which can be edited and saved. The interface can be translated with resource/external text files so that different languages can be supported.

Pokémon Showdown sets and QR codes can be imported/exported to assist in sharing.

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July 7th, 2019 at 10:41 AM. Hello, Do you guys know of a way to enable PKHeX to recognize an expanded list of pokemon (Light platinum adds more pokemon outside of the regular pokemon in ruby.) For example say you open your Light Platinum save in PKHeX you can only modify pokemon that would be in ruby as PKHeX cannot identify pokemon that. #4 go to PKHeX and load your old save in an export it back to your 3ds and load it with pcin #5 you should have all the pokemon from the save downloaded and in pokebank plus your originals in the boxes Thank you for reading and your welcome for the tut (Sorry about bad format and grammer im new to the forum.

Nintendo 3DS savedata containers use an AES MAC that cannot be emulated without the 3DS's keys, thus a resigning service is required (svdt, save_manager, JKSM, or SaveDataFiler).

We do not support or condone cheating at the expense of others. Do not use significantly hacked Pokémon in battle or in trades with those who are unaware hacked Pokémon are in use.

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Que novedades incluye la versión 26.01.20

Released

26.01.20

  • Legality:
    • Added: Form Argument legality checks. Alcremie, Runerigus, Yamask, Hoopa, and Furfrou. Thanks @CanoeHope!
    • Added: More static encounter locations.
    • Fixed: Footprint ribbon is now checked for Gen8.
    • Fixed: Slowpoke-1 Hidden Ability is now banned, and bred Mimikyu now allows Hidden Ability.
    • Changed: A little bit of the program's internal structures have been tweaked for performance.
    • Added: Gen8 Block Research/Export/Import tool, with direct block edits.
    • Can swap in a full Fashion block, for example. Or, edit your title screen to show 6 Magikarp!
    • Edit things directly! Known block objects can be selected, and all exposed Properties can be changed.
    • Can compare two saves to see what blocks/values changed.
  • Added: Gen5 Subway score editing. Thanks @egzn!
  • Added: More event flag/const have been documented. Thanks @FeralFalcon & @asterysx!
  • Fixed: Internal API changes for more Thread safety. (People reuse PKHeX.Core in multithreaded applications, and the Rand utility didn't work correctly).
  • Fixed: German translation no longer misbehaves for certain ribbons.
  • Fixed: Handling for Form Arguments is now performed correctly. Will no longer clear for Runerigus on edit.
  • Fixed: Gen7 LGPE Dumping of Go Park Entities with invalid file names are now sanitized before saving. Thanks @xJam-es!
  • ixed: Gen4 HGSS Pokéwalker course unlock cheat now works as intended.
  • Changed: Gen8 SWSH Block reading/writing is now much more efficient.
  • Changed: Gen7 LGPE Awakening Values are now applied more liberally via Control-click Random. Only an attack IV of 0 will not add AVs. Thanks slp32!
  • Changed: Spanish Translation updated. Thanks @egzn!

Pkhex Platinum

19.12.19

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  • Legality:
    • Updated: Banlist now checks for unavailable forms and unavailable hidden abilities
    • Changed: Another round of legality check updates. Thanks @iiippppk, @BetaLeaf, @crzyc, @Bappsack & @ReignOfComputer
    • Changed: Rewrote EvolutionTree and MemoryVerifier to better handle the new rules that were introduced in Gen8.
    • Added: Gen6 In-game trades are now checked for their Memory values.
  • Batch Editor:
    • Added: $suggest for Ball, sets a legal ball, with preference for color matching.
    • Added: $shiny0 for square shinies.
    • Added: $suggestAll for all TR moves
    • Added: $suggest for all legal Ribbons, and $suggestNone to remove all but required ribbons.
  • Changed: Gen7 LGP/E now uses the large box sprites. Thanks @sora10pls!
  • Added: Alcremie can now specify the topping type (next to form).
  • Added: Click the Nature/StatNature labels to copy the other's value.
  • Added: Gen8 trainer card's trainer number can now be edited via the Trainer Editor.
  • Fixed: Gen5 CGear Background import from file now works. Thanks @CyraFen!
  • Fixed: Gen3 Blank Saves now behave correctly when setting a slot.
  • Fixed: VC origin sprite (GameBoy) now displays properly.

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26.11.19

  • Unban scrafty / scraggy HA
  • WasLink comparison fix
  • Updates for invalid genNumber
  • Fixed flag error in Parsed
  • Added 2 additional static encapsulation slots
  • Minor updates
  • Fixed the anchoring of the textbox
  • Only recording flags are allowed for Move [] are enabled.

Pkhex Ultra Moon

15.11.19

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  • Introducing Sword/Shield support! Thanks @SciresM and @sora10pls for troubleshooting prior to release!
    • Initial Legality Checking is provided. Please refer to the forums when reporting legality issues for Generation 8 parsing.
    • Bag editing, Pokédex, and Trainer Info editing is provided.
  • Changed: PKHeX.Core.dll is now merged in with the main executable.
  • Changed: PKHeX.WinForms spriting has now been split into a separate project. On build, it is merged into the main executable.
  • Changed: .NET Core 3 support added for WinForms builds. .NET Framework 4.6 build is still the main build option.
  • Changed: Project internals now use C# language version 8, the latest. Nullable compiler checks enabled for PKHeX.Core.
  • Removed: Mono build no longer required due to font loading rework. No platform specific code remains!
  • Changed: Slot grids are now generated instead of manually created. Party and Battle Box now appear differently.
  • Changed: Encounter Slot generators now use game-specific logic to yield slots.
  • Fixed: Gen6 Fashion for females now exposes the remaining fields.
  • Fixed: Legality parsing for misc things fixed. Thanks @Rayqo, @steph9009, @iiippppk!
  • Fixed: Mystery Gift received flags are now set correctly. Thanks tsubasa830!
  • Fixed: Loading box data binaries now applies it to the current box. Thanks @PKMWM1!
  • Fixed: Gen4 Poketch now behaves correctly in the editor, no longer deleting itself.