How to migrate Pokémon from gen 3 VC games via Pkmn Chest
I have the 5 GBA Pokémon games on my 3DS, installed via Virtual Console.
I want to migrate Pokémon from the VC’s via PKMN Chest. However, I can’t figure out where the VC save files live in the SD card.
Does anyone know how that works?
Thanks!
Edit: I figured it out with the help of u/NaoSeiQueNomeBotar and googling.
How to get the GBA VC game into PKSM:
1: get ahold of your Title ID by going to FBI → Titles → take a picture of your relevant Title ID for the game you need.
2: in PKSM, go to settings (hit X) and go to Misc → Title ID’s
3: input your title ID for your specific game from step 1
4: Profit
PKSM has the same functionality as Pokémon Vault. Though it does not appear to be able to affect gen 4&5 rom games. So you’ll have to let your Gen 3 mons either migrate to a gen 4-5 card or skip them ahead directly to gen 6-7.
I could be wrong about PKSM and gen 4-5 games. Will update with findings.
You can work on gen 4-5 games in PKSM but it’s a different way to access them.
1: in pksm, go to settings (hit x) → misc. → Extra Saves → find your save for your specific game within your SD card. For gen4-5 it’s probably in /ROMs/nds/saves
2: go back to the main PKSM screen, then hit Y, then choose your save to open.
3: profit.
Posted Apr 10, 2023, 5:49 PM UTC · edited