Hi, my name is Ryder. Today, I just bought my first 3DS XL from my local store at Singapore. Of course, I wanted to use Pkhex on my Pokemon X like everyone else, and I saw YouTube videos saying that this is possible even on firmware 11.3 and above.
What I didn't know, or rather, didn't remember, was that physical copies of DS games come in cartridges, and that their save file is saved in the cartridge, not the 3DS' micro SD card. Most of the Pkhex tutorials mention accessing the SD card, not the cart. Big oops.
So does that mean I need to sell my physical copy of Pokemon and buy a digital copy in order to edit my Pokemon save file? The digital copy saves the game onto the Micro SD card, right? Which I can then edit using Pkhex, right? Or is there a method around this inconvenience? Is there a way to edit the save file from my physical copy of Pokemon whatsoever? Like a game card reader or something? I know there's Powersave, but I also know that doesn't work with Pkhex because of the encrypted save file (and there's a lot of complicated hoops to jump through to decrypt it).
I'm obviously a noob who didn't know what I was getting into when I spent so much money on a new 3DS and a game to add, thinking that I could simply take the SD card and gen my Pokemon away. I really hope any of you could provide any assistance at all. Here are the details again:
My 3DS firmware: 11.0
Pokemon copy: Physical
Homebrew Installed?: Yep
Please and thank you.
What I didn't know, or rather, didn't remember, was that physical copies of DS games come in cartridges, and that their save file is saved in the cartridge, not the 3DS' micro SD card. Most of the Pkhex tutorials mention accessing the SD card, not the cart. Big oops.
So does that mean I need to sell my physical copy of Pokemon and buy a digital copy in order to edit my Pokemon save file? The digital copy saves the game onto the Micro SD card, right? Which I can then edit using Pkhex, right? Or is there a method around this inconvenience? Is there a way to edit the save file from my physical copy of Pokemon whatsoever? Like a game card reader or something? I know there's Powersave, but I also know that doesn't work with Pkhex because of the encrypted save file (and there's a lot of complicated hoops to jump through to decrypt it).
I'm obviously a noob who didn't know what I was getting into when I spent so much money on a new 3DS and a game to add, thinking that I could simply take the SD card and gen my Pokemon away. I really hope any of you could provide any assistance at all. Here are the details again:
My 3DS firmware: 11.0
Pokemon copy: Physical
Homebrew Installed?: Yep
Please and thank you.
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