Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield — Cheat Codes & PKHeX Guide CHEAT FILE UPDATED: 26/03/2025 | Updated to Page 1 UPDATED FOR VERSION 1.3.2 (The Crown Tundra / DLC 2)
IMPORTANT NOTICES:
All-in-One Collection: Created to finally consolidate codes across 1.0.0, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, and 1.3.2 into a single organized thread.
Patience is appreciated: New cheats will arrive as they are developed. Asking for new cheats repeatedly will not speed up the process.
Emulator Support: Cheats are designed and tested for Atmosphere CFW on hardware. Emulator support (Ryujinx, Eden, etc.) is not guaranteed, and creators do not optimize specifically for emulator forks.
Cheats not working after an update?
Verify your game update's Build ID matches the active cheat file name below.
Perform a clean & fresh reinstall of EdiZon / EdiZon Overlay / Tesla Menu / Breeze (do not just overwrite existing files).
Open JKSV or Checkpoint on your Switch running Atmosphere CFW.
Locate Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield.
Create two separate backups:
Backup 1 (Clean): Your emergency untouched fallback save in case of errors.
Backup 2 (Edit): The save you intend to modify in PKHeX and restore to the system.
Mount your SD card to your PC (via FTP, NX-Shell, or Card Reader).
Inside your JKSV/Checkpoint folder, locate your backup directory containing main, backup, and trade.
The two primary files you will edit and replace are main and backup.
Step 2: Load and Verify Trainer Credentials
Launch PKHeX, select File > Open, and select the main file inside your second backup folder.
Right-click a Pokémon you caught natively in your game and select View.
Navigate directly to the OT/Misc tab.
Important: Note down your exact TID, SID, and OT. You must assign these to every custom Pokémon you create so they obey commands and pass in-game legality checks.
Step 3: Main Tab Setup
★ (Star Icon): Toggles Shiny status (Star or Square).
PID: Click Reroll for every generated Pokémon so they remain distinct.
Species / Nickname: Select species; tick nickname only if applying a custom name.
Level / XP: Set level directly; PKHeX automatically adjusts the experience curve.
Nature & Stat Nature: Keep both identical to ensure base stats reflect correctly.
Held Item & Ability: Select desired item and ability (an "H" indicates a Hidden Ability).
Real-time memory editing triggers immediate desyncs during online Y-Comm play, Max Raid Battles, or Link Battles. Turn off all cheats before connecting online.
Available Codes by Game Version
Code:
[100% Catch rate]
[Inf PP]
[Hold R Insta Kill]
[Encounter Codes]
[Shiny]
[Den beam]
[6IV/Nature codes]
[Money/watt doesnt decrease]
[EXP modifier]
[Faster Egg Hatch]
[Nursery always has an egg]
[Inf items]
[999 rare candies]
[Money/watt multiplier]
[Enable IV Judge]
[Learn any TM/TR]
[Walk through Walls]
[Speed increase]
Code:
[100% Catch rate]
[Inf PP]
[Hold R Insta Kill]
[Encounter Codes]
[Shiny]
[Den beam]
[6IV/Nature codes]
[Money/watt doesnt decrease]
[EXP modifier]
[Faster Egg Hatch]
[Nursery always has an egg]
[Inf items]
[999 rare candies]
[Money/watt multiplier]
[Enable IV Judge]
[Learn any TM/TR]
[Walk through Walls]
[Speed increase]
Complex Cheats: Encounter Modifiers
Encounter Mod Steps:
Activate Always Encounter master code.
Choose and customize the target encounter modifier:
"
Step 2: Choose any of the following codes you want (You will need to edit your cheat file to customize these codes):
[Always Encounter: #004 Charmander]
08000000 00766F58 000000XX 0000000X "
what does this mean can we get a more detailed explanation on this please?
But I don't want a guaranteed shiny, I prefer when it's like 5% of a Pokemon being shiny or something like that without me having to interfere, it will ruin the surprise factor
I remmber there being a code for ignoring the level catch restirction for 1.0.0? is it possible to get that updated for 1.3.2? starting a new file and dont want to ignore whatever I run across.
I have made this thread now (i know almost 6 years too late) to gather together everyones codes far and wide into 1 single place because prior to my BDSP thread pokemon codes were not organized and everywhere on GBATemp. (I will be doing the same for Let's Go games)
Huge shoutouts to everyone who did have partial threads for 1.0.0/1.1.0 and 1.3.0/1.3.1 it helped in gathering some codes.
This thread i decided only to provide code files for 1.0.0/1.3.0/1.3.1/1.3.2 Please be patient, new cheats are coming. Asking for new cheats will not speed up the process.
There is no guaranteed emu support. Some if not most codes will likely not work and no promise that any of the code creators will bother to make changes just for emulator.
!!!! Are your cheats not working after a game update? !!!
1) Check this post for the newest build ID & the latest updated cheats.. if it didn't work then
2) Do a clean & fresh REinstall of Edizon / Edizon Overlay / Tesla Overlay / Breeze NO OVERWRITING
STEP 1: INITIAL INSTALLATION
1. Download JKSV or Checkpoint to backup and overwrite your game save.
2. Add these files to your SD card
3. Enter your CFW (Atmosphere, SXOS etc.)
4. Get into your directory and open your JKSV or Checkpoint app, find Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
5. Create 2 Backups
-1 will be your ORIGINAL SAVE, this in case you make a mistake or your game doesn’t load
-2 Will be the save you will be editing in PKHex and overwriting your original save on the switch itself
6.Open your SD card on your PC
7. Once you have backed up your game save, depending on the app find the folder within it that has the Pokémon Scarlet/Violet saves you just backed up.
7.1. There should be 3 files within your backed up save folders: main, backup and trade
7.2. The TWO MAIN files you will be editing are the main and backup file.
STEP 2: USING PKHEX TO CREATE/EDIT MONS
1. Open up PKHEX, in the top left corner press Open and then locate the SECOND backup folder you created that you will be using for editing.
2. Open the file named main, this will then load your game save and will show all the Pokémon in your boxes on the left
3. Find a Pokémon you currently have and right click it, press View. This will show you the Pokémon’s details, moves ETC.
GO STRAIGHT TO THE LAST TAB to the left stating OT/MISC.
NOW MAKE SURE YOU WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING IN THE POKEMON TRAINER SECTION (PID, TID and OT)
This is your specific trainers’ details in game. You will be using this for EVERY Pokémon you create. This will allow the Pokémon to be specific to your trainer and will allow it to trust/follow your trainer without restrictions
Step 3. FIRST TAB- MAIN
- The star or * allows you toggle if the Pokémon is shiny
-PID: this is the ID of that specific Pokémon, MAKE SURE you press reroll for EVERY Pokémon so they are unique and don’t share the same
-Species: is where you choose on the Pokémon
-Nickname: allows you to name the Pokémon whatever you want
-Don’t touch the XP as this is automatically done for you when you decide on the Pokémon’s level
-Nature and Stat Nature: Keep the same just so that the Pokémon’s stats in game align
-Held Item: allows you to choose the item the Pokémon will be holding
-Ability: allows you to go through the Pokémon’s abilities, usually there is two. If you see a ability with H next to it, that indicates it’s hidden ability
-Friendship: this state in game allows Pokémon to do certain things like surviving moves or listening to you or getting better rates on moves hitting, the MAX IS 255
-Language, you can change the region that the Pokémon is from
-Is egg: changes if the Pokémon is an egg
-Infected: this toggle was for games that had the Pokerus virus, which you can search up on
-Cured: is the opposite of infected
-Height, Weight, Scale: self-explanatory
STEP 4: SECOND TAB- MET
-Depending on your game Scarlet or Violet the Pokémon may be in your game or the other
- Check on this and toggle it between the two
-To get through this tab easily if you don’t know where it is found you can right click the met location text and it’s notify you where it is located and what level it is met
-Met Level, Obedience Level: Keep these two at the same level
-Is Egg: this determines if the Pokémon was met as an egg whether through trading or is currently a egg in game
STEP 5: THIRD TAB- STATS SCREEN
-IV’s: each stat’s max is 31,once you put in 31 this means the Pokémon has the perfect IV stat in game
-EV’s: Now for these, the max you can have in TOTAL between the 6 stats is 510
-Original Tera Type: This is the tera type your Pokémon had when you caught it
-Override Tera Type: This is the new tera type that has over written the Original type, you can do this in game as well. EG. Original TT is Grass, you change the override TT to Fire. The Pokémon’s tera type will show now as Fire in game.
-Randomize IV’s/EV’s: Do exactly as they say
-Contest stats: This was used in prior games and from memory the max for each is 255. As there are no contests in Scarlet/Violet keep these at 0
STEP 6: FOURTH TAB- ATTACKS SCREEN
-Current Moves: This is the 4 moves your Pokémon will have in game, you can click on these and choose the moves you’d like
-Moves that are highlighted:
In green are moves that the Pokémon learns in game through leveling generally.
In gray are moves that are TM’s, if you do decide to choose a TM move. You will need to go to the tab’s below where it states Relearn moves and put the move in there.
Now at this point in the middle at the top you should see your Pokémon’s icon and a tick or a cross.
If it’s a cross then click it and it’ll notify you of the legality of the Pokémon. If it states, the moves are incorrect then click the Technical Records button and then find the TM you added to your moves and relearn list. This generally gets rid of the legality flag.
Step 7: FIFTH TAB- OT/MISC
- This screen shows your specific Trainers details or that of another. The details of the PID, TID and OT need to be changed to yours.
-Markings: Can click these if you want, these show in game
-Ribbons: Self-explanatory, I suggest NOT adding ribbons to Pokémon that aren’t in the game.
Step 8: ADDING POKEMON TO YOUR BOX/PARTY
-NOW that you have completely created a Pokémon of your liking. Make sure that next to your Pokémon’s Icon there is a tick. If there is a X then click it and it’ll tell you what needs to be fixed etc., self-explanatory and you will need to go to the specific tabs in Steps 3-7.
- IF THERE IS TICK: Congrats your Pokémon is deemed legal, now find an empty slot in one of your Boxes OR you can click the tab above the box called Party. If there is an empty spot, you’d like the Pokémon to be in then right click and press Set. This will add the Pokémon to that slot. If you ever want to move it, you can drag it within the Party OR in the specific box itself.
- If you’d like to edit the Pokémon again then right click it, press View. Edit the Pokémon via Steps 3-7 and then right click the same slot it was saved to and press Set. This will overwrite the Pokémon.
EDITING POKEDEX
1: Above the Pokémon Boxes press SAV, there is a box named Pokedex. Click it.
2: Press Modify All in top right, to save time press Complete Dex.
This button does it all, shows that all Pokémon in the current dex were seen in all languages and all caught.
EDITING ITEMS
1: Above the Pokémon Boxes press SAV, there is a box named Items. Click it.
2: Self – explanatory, each tab at the top is a specific item genre (potions, poke balls). The Max for these is x999.
3: You can either click the Give all button in the bottom left to give yourself all the items for that specific genre or manually add them yourself or manually add them if you’d like to. To do this click on an empty slot named none and choose. Now when you do the give all it’ll give you all items but at the count next to it. Manually you add the item and choose the count next to it.
Fav: Just favorites the item, I never have this toggled
New: This is toggled automatically when a new item is added to the save when it wasn’t found in game
4. When going to the Icon that’s a Key, that will be your Key Items. Now the max for these should be 1. In this Icon you can add item’s that are not currently in game and will be added in the future. Be careful with this as most of the time some of these items need a trigger to be done in game prior to getting the item.
EDITING TRAINER INFO
1: Above the Pokémon Boxes press SAV, there is a box named Trainer Info. Click it.
2: This will show your specific trainers’ details, money, play time etc. DO NOT TOUCH THE SID AND TID.
3: Only and if only you want to you can click the Misc. tab. This show some nifty buttons which are all self-explanatory
ADDING THE FULL GALAR DEX TO YOUR BOXES
1. Make sure you’re on Box 1 of your save when you do this if you are doing multiple boxes of Pokémon. Care this will overwrite the current box you are using and all Pokémon inside it and will continue until all Pokémon have been added from box 1 - ~
2: On the top left corner of the app there is a button named tools. Click it and press Data then Load Boxes
3. This will add all the Pokémon from Box 1 onwards until they are all added. This will overwrite any Pokémon you have in Box 1 onwards.
4. You should now see all the Pokémon in Paldean Dex number order and not National Dex order.
5. FOLLOW BELOW
BATCH EDITING A FULL BOX OF POKEMON FROM ANOTHER TRAINER TO YOURS
1: Make sure you’re on Box 1 of your save when you do this if you are doing multiple boxes of Pokémon. Care this will overwrite the current box you are using and all Pokémon inside it and will continue until all Pokémon have been added from box 1 - ~
2: On the top left corner of the app there is a button named tools. Click it and press Data then Batch Editor
3: Make sure it’s toggled to boxes.
4: Make sure you have it set to Any as well, now you need to find TrainerSID8, TrainerTID8 and OT_Name.
Once you find each one press Add. It’ll be added to the box below.
Should look like this:
.TrainerID8=
.TrainerSID8=
.OT_Name=
Now next to each =
-TrainerID8 is where you put the TID of your specific trainer
- TrainerSID8 is where you put the SID of your specific trainer
-OT_Name is where you put your trainers name
Once you have done this press Run. It’s should edit all Pokémon in every box to the specific details of your trainer. Press this a few times.
5: Check a few Pokémon via right clicking, pressing view, going to OT/Misc. and seeing the details updated.
Step 9: OVERWRITING YOUR GAME SAVE
1: Now that you have decided that you’d like to now play the game with all the edited items, Pokémon, Pokedex etc. Click the top right button File and press Export SAV.
2: This will bring you to a file explorer, NOW make sure you overwrite both the MAIN file and the BACKUP file in the second folder you created. Spam this a few times on each file.
-I would suggest checking the backup file and then the main file again as well to see if the edited things have been saved on both.
-Once you are ready, add the SD card back to your Switch. Reload your CFW and use JKSV/Checkpoint and go to the second folder with your edited files. Use the Overwrite feature. This will overwrite the save.
Step 10: OPEN UP THE GAME
- If the game doesn’t load or doesn’t have your edited save then you need to go back to Step 9.
-If you are worried about your save and such, overwrite your save via JKSV/Checkpoint with the first of the two backup folders your created initially which will be your Original save that hasn’t been edited. This will allow you to play the game without your edited save.
- If all is good when you open the game, check if all the changes have been made in game whether it be the mons or the items etc. If they show, then good job you have officially edited your save via PKHEX.
Now this thread has been created to ask for the codes you'd like and share the cheat codes you have created.
Please credit all cheat creators and or get permission for sharing if you found them in a more private location...
Now when you Add or Request cheat codes, provide as much information as you can for us.
Example : Pokemon Sword
Request : Instant Egg
Title id : 0100ABF008968000
Build id : 8DAFEDBB5BE81C2C
Version : v1.0.0
1) Move sd:/atmospshere/config_templates/system_settings.ini
to sd:/atmospshere/config/
2) Find this line
;dmnt_cheats_enabled_by_default = u8!0x1
Change line to
dmnt_cheats_enabled_by_default = u8!0x0
******DELETE THE SEMI COLON ( ; )
DISABLING EDIZON
Code:
1) Move sd:/atmospshere/config_templates/override_config.ini
to sd:/atmospshere/config/
2)
[default_config]
override_key=!L
cheat_enable_key=!L
******DELETE THE SEMI COLONS ( ; )
3) Boot up the game, press L immediately and hold until you get to TITLE SCREEN then release
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[tab=Edizon/File Crashing] Scenario 1: A certain cheat is causing problem.
Solution: Take out codes 1 by 1 to determine issue.
Scenario 2: Your cheat title is too long or has symbols [-] making it crash.
Solution: Remove any unnecessary dashes, space out numbers in title, shorten cheat name. See scenario 1.
Scenario 3: Game crashes after turning on several cheats.
Solution: Don't use a lot of cheats at the same time. 6 or less. Obviously similar cheats might clash and crash on you.
Scenario 4: Atmosphere crashes when triggering overlay menu.
Download newest Edizon overlay (10/15): Here
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[tab="Cheats won't show up"] Scenario 1: Clicking into the Edizon app says "no cheats found!"
Solution: Pokemon will only appear in the Edizon / Tesla Popup menu. Press L + Dpad Down + RS (Right Stick Click down)
Note: Please check your current build ID matches the current update.
Scenario 2: Catch trainers pokemon cheat should be the very last cheat.
Solution: Move your Catch trainers pokemon cheat to the end of the file.
Scenario 3: Your file is greater than 32kb.
Solution: Delete unneeded cheats
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[tab= Parsing Error]
Common SX OS error. I do not have SX OS to know what causes this. Since majority cheats were built on AMS, it is possible that some cheats are AMS only. Please delete your file and build your own file from scratch.
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[tab=Communication Error]
You will occasionally come across the Communication Error when connecting via online play, due to RAM Editing.
[/tab]
[tab="Upgrade = Cheats won't work?"]
Do a clean install of your Edizon / Tesla Overlay / Edizon Overlay
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C R E D I T S:
@Zit @Falo @patjenova (Huge shoutout to you for keeping most of these updated <3 @OblivionReign @Momotaro
Many others but most these codes have been lost to time on who made what. @Ultimos54 For PKHeX guide.
Codes will be updated, don't DM me
Please download the file for the most updated codes
Main will include cheat files for all version of the game (1.0.0/1.3.0/1.3.1/1.3.2 in this case) so it wont matter which version you have installed.
Added credits to all code creators for each code being used here PLEASE mention the creators by name whenever and wherever you share our codes ok?
Code:
[100% Catch rate]
[Inf PP]
[Hold R Insta Kill]
[Encounter Codes]
[Shiny]
[Den beam]
[6IV/Nature codes]
[Money/watt doesnt decrease]
[EXP modifier]
[Faster Egg Hatch]
[Nursery always has an egg]
[Inf items]
[999 rare candies]
[Money/watt multiplier]
[Enable IV Judge]
[Learn any TM/TR]
[Walk through Walls]
[Speed increase]
Code:
[100% Catch rate]
[Inf PP]
[Hold R Insta Kill]
[Encounter Codes]
[Shiny]
[Den beam]
[6IV/Nature codes]
[Money/watt doesnt decrease]
[EXP modifier]
[Faster Egg Hatch]
[Nursery always has an egg]
[Inf items]
[999 rare candies]
[Money/watt multiplier]
[Enable IV Judge]
[Learn any TM/TR]
[Walk through Walls]
[Speed increase]
How to Use Complex Cheats
Now Encounter
Step 1: Enable the code titled "Always Encounter"
Step 2: Choose any of the following codes you want (You will need to edit your cheat file to customize these codes):
[Always Encounter: #004 Charmander]
08000000 00766F58 000000XX 0000000X
Step 3: Go inside a building. Then walk outside into the wild. All Wild Pokemon that spawn will now have the characteristics you set for them.
PLEASE NO DRAMA IN THIS POST. SHARE ONLY WHAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO.
hello so i know this is not exactly the thread for this but i didnt know how else to reach you so i updated your codes for Echoes of wisdom and most work with the 1.1.0 update there is a post in the cheat section of gbatemp where you make the main requests that has the code with a list of codes not working i was wondering if you would be kind enough to fix the broken codes so that everything works i would greatly appreciate it and as always i love the work you do thank you so much
How the purple den cheat (Hold R) work? Am I suppose to hold R when using the wishing piece on empty den or hold R when I'm interacting with active den? Because both is not working.
And also when I hold R when using the wishing piece, sometimes the game goes into 0 fps.
Can someone help me with this?
Notes:
- I already check the textfile and there is no additional space or character. And the name of the cheat remained unchanged so I think it's not bcs of the long name.
- I already clear the original purple beam that pops up naturally just in case the game doesn't allow 2 purple beam at the same time.
- I'm only using 2 cheats (empty den and purple den) and 1 mod (better max raid partner) at the time. There's no other cheat that I use.
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IMPORTANT NOTICES:
Green Checkmark: Safe and verified legal.
Red Warning: Click the icon to view illegality flags and resolve them.
Atmosphere Cheats & Troubleshooting
Available Codes by Game Version
Complex Cheats: Encounter Modifiers
Credits & Contributors
