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Get ANY OFFICIAL badges without other users' data

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Introduction


This thread will guide you through on how to get any official badge you could possibly think of, and also how to group each badge into sets.

NOTE: Nintendo's servers have officially "shutdown" as of the 8/4/2024 and the downloading part of Allbadge Tool may stop working any day since it still relies on said servers. Replacing the links with mirrors that lead to the same files could be a way to go, but until the servers are fully down, we'll have to wait.


Setup


Before starting, you're going to need a few things:

Assumptions


This guide assumes the following:
  • You followed the 3ds.hacks.guide step by step to mod your 3ds, or update your modded 3ds.
  • You know some basic understanding of transferring files from your 3DS's SD card to your PC and vice versa.
  • Your 3DS has a Nintendo Network account associated (despite it possibly not being needed).

Getting the arm9 bootrom


This will be needed for the allbadge tool, as it is required for decrypting some files.
  • Boot your 3DS holding Start. This should open GodMode9
  • Move to [M:] MEMORY VIRTUAL and press A
  • Move to boot9.bin and press A
  • Move to Copy to 0:/gm9/out and press A
  • While holding R, press Start to turn your 3DS off
Your boot9.bin file should now be on your SD card inside of /gm9/out.

Getting the badges


Having obtained the arm9 bootrom, you can now use the Allbadge Tool.
  • Make sure your boot9.bin is in the same folder as allbadge_tool.exe
  • Open allbadge_tool.exe
  • Select the versions you wish to download ex.: EUR v131
  • Click the begin button
    • Wait until everything is done
    • If any error occurs, make sure to read what the error says. If it's something you can solve manually, do it so. Report any other weird errors to me
  • Once done, you should have zip files for the badges you want inside a data folder
  • You may want to extract the folders for the sets you want
With this step done, we now have all the badges.

This is not usually needed, but may include badges that are otherwise missing on the other files.
  • Move this GodMode9 script to the /gm9/scripts folder on your SD card
  • Boot your 3DS holding Start. This should open GodMode9
  • Press the HOME button
  • Nagivate to Scripts... > BadgeExtractTool
  • Select the desired options from here
  • Select Exit and press A once you're done
  • While holding R, press Start to turn your 3DS off
  • Take any pc_REGION.sarc file from the /gm9/out folder on your SD card and move them to the data folder of the Allbadge Tool
  • Running the Allbadge Tool, you can now make use of the pc REGION options to extract their contents
With this step done, we now have ALL the badges (specially if you extracted the Japanese sarc).

Installing Simple Badge Injector and knowing your NNID


To inject any badges, you will need to know your NNID.
  • Move the SimpleBadgeInjector.cia to your SD card
  • Boot your 3DS with the SD card inside
  • Open FBI
  • Install the SimpleBadgeInjector.cia
  • Close FBI
  • Open Simple Badge Injector
  • Your NNID should be displayed, take note of it on your PC
  • You can shutdown your 3DS
Preparations are complete, let's get these badges.

Creating badge data


To actually import the extracted badges, you will need to use Advanced Badge Editor.
  • Open Advanced_badge_editor.exe
  • Go to File > New data
  • Type your NNID in the respective field
    • An alternative to this process could involve using the Simple Badge Injector to dump your own BadgeData.dat and BadgeMngFile.dat files
    • In that case, use File > Open data and select the folder where those files are
  • Go to Import > Entire set data (*.prb and *.cab)
  • Select the set's .cab file
  • Select the set's .prb files (you can select multiple)
  • Click 255 of each badge for essentially all the badges you need
  • Go to File > Save data to...
  • Select a folder to save the badge files to
  • You can close the app
Now you should now have seemling legit BadgeData.dat and BadgeMngFile.dat files.

Injecting the badge data


Finally, to use your badges, you're going to need to inject them.
  • Move the BadgeData.dat and BadgeMngFile.dat files to /3ds/SimpleBadgeInjector relative to the SD card's root
  • Open Simple Badge Injector on your 3DS
  • Select Dump badge data. This will backup any badge data you might have (optional)
  • Select Create ExtData archive 0x14D1 and press A
  • Select Inject custom badge data and press A
    • In case any unexpected errors occur, please report them to me
  • Return to the home menu
You should now have injected a generous amount of official badges!

Credits


This guide would not have been possible without a lot of research done by other people:
Please report any issues here, or on this repository!



Introduction
This thread will guide you through on how to get ANY OFFICIAL badge you could possible think of, and also how to group each badge into sets!

Setup
Before starting, you will need a few things:
Make sure that you have GodMode9.firm inside the "luma/payloads" folder on your SD card, and that you have FBI installed!

Get the official badge data and get the arm9 bootrom file
This is the first thing you will need to do if you want to get anything at all.
  • Boot your 3DS while holding Start + Select + X. (you need to stop holding them if you want to boot normally)
  • Turn your 3DS off.
  • Un-zip the Tool Pack.zip you downloaded.
  • Run "download data.bat" and select the data you want to download. (the data will be downloaded to the "gm9" folder)
    • If you want every single badge, then download the Japanese badge data. (They have all the badges -.-)
  • Insert your 3DS's SD card in your computer.
  • Copy the boot9.bin file from the boot9strap folder on the root of your SD card to the Tool Pack folder.
There exists some extra badge data, but that is located inside of the Nintendo Badge Arcade files. This part is optional, and you can do it after downloading the BOSS encrypted ("allbadge_[VERSION]_[REGION].sarc") files:
  • Copy the gm9 folder from the Tool Pack folder to the root of your SD card.
  • Insert your SD card back in your 3DS and boot your 3DS while holding Start.
  • If you have the CIA file of the latest Nintendo Badge Arcade update:
    • Make sure the CIA file is inside the gm9 folder (on your SD card) and that it's named NBA Update [REGION].cia (replace [REGION] with the region of the CIA)
    • Boot your 3DS while holding start to launch GodMode9
    • Press the Home button
    • Select the following options: More... > Scripts... > BadgeData CIA [REGION] (select the one with the region of the CIA)
  • If you have the latest Nintendo Badge Arcade updateinstalled:
    • Boot your 3DS while holding start to launch GodMode9
    • Press the Home button
    • Select the following options: More... > Scripts... > BadgeData Title [REGION] (select the one with the region of the installed title, usually the region of your console)
  • Turn off your 3DS by holding R + Start.
  • Insert your 3DS's SD card back into your computer.
Extract and decompress the compressed badges and sets
Now that you have the encrypted boss files (allbadge_[VERSION]_[REGION].dat) (and optionally, the badge_data_[REGION].sarc, which isn't BOSS encrypted), you will have to decrypt the boss encrypted files and extract the badges and sets within them:
  • Move the badge_data_[REGION].sarc (if you have it) file from the gm9 folder on your SD card to the Tool Pack folder on your computer.
  • Run the extract badge data.bat batch file inside Tool Pack
  • You should now have all of the badge data!
  • Additional information:
    • The badge data was extracted to the decompressed folder.
    • The badges and set files are located in their respective set folder.
    • This Pastebin has the names of all of the sets you can get from the European and American data (The Japanese data has more badges and sets)
Edit it your own badge data (for the users that have badges, either from Nintendo Badge Arcade or customized)
Now that you have the decompressed badges and sets, you might want to add some to your own badge data. But first, you will need to extract it...
  • Insert your SD card back in your 3DS and boot it up normally.
  • Launch FBI
  • Go to TitleDB and look for Simple Badge Injector. Install it.
    • If for some reason you can't install it, then install it with the SimpleBadgeInjector.cia inside of the Tool Pack folder.
  • Exit FBI
  • Launch Simple Badge Injector
  • Select the Dump badge data option, and wait...
  • Exit the app
  • Shutdown your 3DS and insert the SD card back into your computer.
  • Inside of the Tool Pack, open Advanced badge editor
  • Select File > Open data. Next, browse for your badge files folder (Select This PC > <Your SD card> > Dumped Badge Files)
  • Repeat the following steps to add new sets:
    • Select Import > Entire set data (*.prb and *.cab)
    • Open the decompressed folder and choose a set folder.
    • Select the set file inside of the set folder.
    • Select all of the badges inside of that set folder.
  • You can give yourself 255 of each badge by clicking the 255 of each badge button
  • Select File > Save data to... and navigate to the root of your SD card and create a new folder called Badge Files (if it doesn't exist). Select it and click ok
  • Close Advanced badge editor and insert your SD card back into your 3DS
  • Boot your 3DS.
  • Launch Simple Badge Injector
  • Select the Inject custom badge data option, and wait...
  • Exit the app
  • Enjoy your new badges ;)

Create badge data (for the users that never used Nintendo Badge Arcade and don't have badges)
This will let you create your own badge data without needing Nintendo Badge Arcade
  • Inside of the Tool Pack, open Advanced badge editor
  • Next, select File > New Data. You will now have to find your NNID if you want your badge data to work (which is explained here).
  • Insert your SD card back in your 3DS and boot it up normally.
  • Launch FBI
  • Go to TitleDB and look for Simple Badge Injector. Install it.
    • If for some reason you can't install it, then install it with the SimpleBadgeInjector.cia inside of the Tool Pack folder.
  • Exit FBI
  • Launch Simple Badge Injector
  • Copy the NNID number that is displayed on your 3DS to the NNID box in the Advanced badge editor application.
  • Exit the Simple Badge Injector app
  • Shutdown your 3DS and insert the SD card back into your computer.
  • Repeat the following steps to add new sets:
    • Select Import > Entire set data (*.prb and *.cab)
    • Open the decompressed folder and choose a set folder.
    • Select the set file inside of the set folder.
    • Select all of the badges inside of that set folder.
  • You can give yourself 255 of each badge by clicking the 255 of each badge button
  • Select File > Save data and navigate to the root of your SD card and create a new folder called Badge Files (if it doesn't exist). Select it and click "Ok"
  • Close Advanced badge editor and insert your SD card back into your 3DS
  • Boot your 3DS.
  • Launch Simple Badge Injector
  • Select the Create ExtData archive 0x14D1 option, and wait...
  • Select the Inject custom badge data option, and wait...
  • Exit the app
  • Enjoy your new badges ;)
Credits
Here comes the part that everyone loves! Right?
Help
Have any questions? Just ask me, and I will try to answer them =)

You cannot get banned by getting official badges this way (at least I don't think having them effects you in any way, I might be wrong though). If you get banned, that might be because you were caught using unauthorized software, in which case I recommend you use Luma3DS's (if you have it of course) "masking" feature to load Homebrew Launcher with a system application and also using the 3DSX version of the "Simple Badge Injector". (you need to patch the "SM" process using Rosalina (if you have Luma3DS) if you want to know what your NNID is).

Oh, and I discovered that you can only place up to 360 badges, and no more, on the Home Menu (with folders included)...

If you have succeeded in getting any badge you wanted, then take a screenshot and share it here =P (Just for fun)

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I hope this isn't illegal -.-
 
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Having trouble with the final step, injecting the badges.

I get the error "Failed to copy badge files" every time I hit "Inject custom badge data":

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I've tried following the tutorial twice, first time using the installed Update CIA (USA), and second time using the Update CIA (USA) from the SD card. Any advice?
New 2DS XL, JPN->USA Region-Changed, FW 11.16.0-49U and Luma3DS v11.0
 

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I can't find the boot9.bin file in the boot9stap folder on my sd card. Can somebody help me?
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I have the same question
If you setup your 3ds according to 3ds.hacks.guide or just have a backup and use Luma3DS then you should have a copy in your luma/backups folder, or I'm just very cautious at firmware backups for my 3ds lol (Your luma/backups folder might kinda like the image I attached)
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The app still works great and i was able to get every Pokemon Pixel badge without any issues, but does anybody know what happens when you open the Badge Arcade app after editing your badges? Will the previous badge data (collection menu) be altered too?
 

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The app still works great and i was able to get every Pokemon Pixel badge without any issues, but does anybody know what happens when you open the Badge Arcade app after editing your badges? Will the previous badge data (collection menu) be altered too?
No. the likely result is that the game will recognize the mods and will attempt to redownload and rewrite whats been altered back to what you normally have with what the server knows you have gotten.
 

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where do I put the extracted badge data? i put it on the root of my sd card and nothing happend
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where do i put the decompressed folder?
 
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What if i can't run the bat files on my computer because i have a chromebook?
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What if you can't run "download data.bat" or any of the other necessary files because you have a chromebook?
 

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What if i can't run the bat files on my computer because i have a chromebook?
Downloading files won't be your biggest problem. Downloading them is quite easy if you analyze what is written inside the 'download data.bat' script.
The most fun part will be when it comes to running the 'BadgeExtract.exe' windows binary via 'extract badge data.bat'.
So either look for another guide or look for a real, full-featured computer (with Windows).
 

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Downloading files won't be your biggest problem. Downloading them is quite easy if you analyze what is written inside the 'download data.bat' script.
The most fun part will be when it comes to running the 'BadgeExtract.exe' windows binary via 'extract badge data.bat'.
So either look for another guide or look for a real, full-featured computer (with Windows).
I have a similar issue, except I'm on a full featured windows computer. when i run download data.bat it loads a blue box with the repeating text " 'batbox' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file. "

edit: i deleted and reinstalled the tool pack again and its working fine now
 
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I have a similar issue, except I'm on a full featured windows computer. when i run download data.bat it loads a blue box with the repeating text " 'batbox' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file. "
Make sure that the 'bin' subfolder and its contents are not lost when unpacking the archive. That's where the 'batbox.exe' file is located.
 

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I need HELP!
i'm trying to use the "Advanced badge editor" like in the instructions, but...is i try to select more than two badges, it say that they are "too many"! What do i do? :'(
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Does this method still work today?
Also by dissapear, does it mean that the badges will no longer be available if I were to open the Nintendo Badge Arcade App, or do they still exist after it is closed, and can they be seen in the Badge Encyclopedia?
 

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Does this method still work today?
Yes, it still works, and it will likely stay that way for at least as long as Nintendo keeps their SpotPass servers running.

Also by dissapear, does it mean that the badges will no longer be available if I were to open the Nintendo Badge Arcade App, or do they still exist after it is closed, and can they be seen in the Badge Encyclopedia?
Opening NBA app will reset badge data files to whatever their last "official" state was before editing, meaning that any homebrew-added badges will be lost and you'll have to re-import your custom data again.
 

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