Pokemon Legends Arceus: Cresselia Softlock HELP!

[JayBae]

So yeah, I've walked into the "Cresselia Softlock" glitch in Poke'mon Arceus, there is nothing to stop you from climbing the wall, or flying in to the fight, nothing to warn you it will softlock the game if you're dumb like me and not paying attention then do the battle before realizing you should have talked to the peeps outside of the arena first... why this encounter is active before talking to them is beyond me...

So here I've come to ask for Help, I have a modded switch, I can export my save files, and can use PKHEX, is there a way I can edit my save file to undo that quest, reset the encounter, and make it as if it was never activated? If so, Someone with a bit more understanding how PKHEX works might be able to help me out.

NOTES: I do not have any backups, pushing the button combo at the title screen does not work for me, so that advice will not help me.

I have attached my save [used JKSV to export it], if you fix it maybe add a lil walkthru so others that stumble across this can learn how to fix it for themself. Tho If it's more simple just to walk me thru doing it myself, let me know!

 

[kenlee168]

You can upload your softlock save here, maybe someone before me can help solve it?

 

[JayBae]

You can upload your softlock save here, maybe someone before me can help solve it?

Added my save to the main post.

 

[kenlee168]

k i collected the plate and auto triggered the npc dialgoue. completed cresselia mission completed

 

[kenlee168]

k i collected the plate and auto triggered the npc dialgoue. completed cresselia mission completed

 

[JayBae]

Oh thanx! can you tell me how you fixed it? Is it something I could have pulled off?

 

[JayBae]

Also... lol, I guess you own Lets go Eevee and PikaChu, Cause you just unlocked both of the masks for me on my game, also I guess you own Brilliant Diamond or sword and shield, I assume, cause unlocked a 3rd outfit too lol, hope this does not dirty my save file lol. Also there was an extra illigal Cresselia in my box, being they can't be male lol, it's supposed to be genderless. I removed it, left the legit one. Everything else seems to work tho.


Anywho, can you tell me exactly how you achieved fixing this? I poked around in PKHEX for a while and could not get close to figuring out how to get past that softlock, I wish I knew how you did it, so if I run into something like this in the future, I'd know how to fix it.

 

[kenlee168]

Also... lol, I guess you own Lets go Eevee and PikaChu, Cause you just unlocked both of the masks for me on my game, also I guess you own Brilliant Diamond or sword and shield, I assume, cause unlocked a 3rd outfit too lol, hope this does not dirty my save file lol. Also there was an extra illigal Cresselia in my box, being they can't be male lol, it's supposed to be genderless. I removed it, left the legit one. Everything else seems to work tho.


Anywho, can you tell me exactly how you achieved fixing this? I poked around in PKHEX for a while and could not get close to figuring out how to get past that softlock, I wish I knew how you did it, so if I run into something like this in the future, I'd know how to fix it.

I had the same problem and fixed it using pkhex. After opening your save in pkhex go to the sav tab and click on block data, in the drop down menu for block key click on KCaptureRecords and then export current block. Save the bin file somewhere you'll remember and open it using a hex editor. Change all of the values to 00 and save the file. Import current block, select the edited bin file and export your save. Once loaded up there should be nothing to report to Laventon and you'll be free to leave.

I used the above method in pkhex then ingame used Eiffel2018 code to force nearby spawn to cresselia and that retriggered the quest npc dialogue after i got the stone once i caught that cresselia that used to be a shinx.

 

[kenlee168]

...cause unlocked a 3rd outfit too lol, hope this does not dirty my save file lol..

your this comment is unnecessary like a total stranger on the street save your life using cpr then you comment that he might infect you from doing it. lol.

I replaced the uploaded save with a resetted KCaptureRecords block for anyone to upload via pkhex to undo softlock due to similar incident.

 

[JayBae]

Oh I see. And I was mostly joking aobut the dirty save comment. But thanx for explaining how the block data works.

 

[brice6300]

hello, I have exactly the same problem I really do not understand how a game today can have this problem

 

[JayBae]

hello, I have exactly the same problem I really do not understand how a game today can have this problem

What's funny is this bug is the result of them patching another bug!

 

[kenlee168]

cresseila should not be allowed to spawn ahead of npc dialogue let alone battle, even if it spawn any interactions should auto triggered a npc dialogues

 

[notmateo]

I'm having the same issue as well, can anyone provide a solution?

 

[kenlee168]

you might wanna try use

[Spawn only Cresselia 克雷色利亞]
040A0000 02B530A0 52803D01
040A0000 02B530AC 52800001

if it drop a plate it will auto trigger a npc cut scene

 

[notmateo]

you might wanna try use

[Spawn only Cresselia 克雷色利亞]
040A0000 02B530A0 52803D01
040A0000 02B530AC 52800001

if it drop a plate it will auto trigger a npc cut scene

[Custom wild Pokémons 自訂野生精靈 - OFF]
040A0000 02B530A0 B9402A61
040A0000 02B530AC 79405A61

after that

where would i place this hexcode? in the extracted block from the post above?

 

[kenlee168]

u using emu or switch?

 

[kenlee168]

actually i was thinking the reset kcapturedrecord might not be neccessary step as the softlock is there is no cresselia to catch, force spawn it and catch one will be sufficient to auto triggered the npc cutscence

 

[notmateo]

actually i was thinking the reset kcapturedrecord might not be neccessary step as the softlock is there is no cresselia to catch, force spawn it and catch one will be sufficient to auto triggered the npc cutscence

sorry something came up for a bit, im using a switch, i just dont know where i would implement the code to make cressila force spawn

 

[Rigo36]

Yo how did you fix it