Hey again. I got an Onn 32gig microSD, I followed the guide from 3ds hacks guides.html) on setting the card up. I followed it to a tee, and then copied everything from the original micro over to the new one. I then switched the cards out, and when I relaunched the system the original theme I had was replaced with a blank white background. All downloaded games are missing other than a dsiware title, and one game I had grabbed from on an archive. All of the apps are missing for the homebrew channel, I had downloaded twilight menu and it is still there. Luma3ds and GODMODE9 both still work. I tried to do this step of the guide:
"If NONE of your games are showing up, first Follow Rule #1, then…Download, install, & run Faketik

1. If you can’t launch the Homebrew app because it too is missing, open the “Health and Safety” app, from there press L+Down+Select to pop up the Rosalina menu, “Miscellaneous Options” → “Switch the hb. title to hblauncher_loader”, Return to home, close the “Health and Safety” app, then open it again.
2. If that doesn’t work, your SD card is likely corrupted. Copy everything off the card (Windows/macOS, use: undelete DMDE, R-Studio, or UFS; Linux, use: HDDSuperClone or DDRescue; follow those apps' official instructions), format the card, test the empty card with h2testw.html), and copy everything back if the test is okay. Sometimes that is enough to solve issues like this."

This did not work, however, the card doesn't seem to be corrupted?? Do I need to do something particular to reinitiate their downloads/relaunches?

I don't like the twilight menu, I want the dsiware in the dsi menu. I'm looking for dsibrowser. (Title TMD - 00000000.app - with matching sha1) I've already installed flipnote studio via SD card. Now I can remove the SD card and the dsiware that's still there. This is an NDS hack community, I understand this is where the hackers are. If you only know how to install the twilight menu, this community is useless

So I just got setup with HShop for some of that sweet Pi-russy and went on an installing spree, and while I do have a decent chunk of space left, I found out the hard way that DSiWare doesn't install to SD card, which means that I can't install even the tiny game and watch series because it'd run me out of system storage. Is there a hack or workaround for this? I'd prefer to keep everything on the SD and leave the system storage for saves and whatnot

Hello, I just wanna ask, where can I get the TMD(metadata) ? I currently don't have any DSI or NDS and I was trying to play a rom hack of pokemon explorers of the sky. I can't add the game to DSiWare since it's saying that it's not a DSiWare title. need help.

Platform: DSiware or the 3DS shop Genre: Top down action game Estimated year of release: Pre 2013 Art Style: Pixelated Notable gameplay mechanics: It was a GTA2 clone
Other details: So I know for sure it definitely wasn't Chinatown Wars. Also I don't think I hacked/modded the console bc I had no clue to how to do that back then.

Purpose

This Recently Updated 2024 guide is to explain how to get every every mainline Pokémon game from Gen 1-7, onto your CFW 3DS…mostly.
This is an offshoot of the v2.0 guide, a much more thorough guide posted in a subreddit that I cannot link to in this subreddit as it has to do with 🏴‍☠️. In order to allow me to link my guide to posts that do not allow anything related to 🏴‍☠️, I have created this inferior version with large sections, sources, references, and links REDACTED. Please DO NOT go looking for the v2.0 guide if you want to stand clear of anything related to 🏴‍☠️.
Comment any questions or if anything is incorrect/out of date.

Note: This assumes you have already completed the CFW 3DS guide on your 3DS. This will not work without completing that process.

Table of Contents

Part	Note
Part 0: Purpose	Preamble, Table of Contents, Relevant Terms
Part 1: Useful Programs & Sources	Frequently referenced useful programs
Part 2: How to get every game on your Home Screen	Vaguely explains where to get every game and how to install it onto the home screen. Broken up by gametype (3DS, DS, GBA, Gameboy)
Part 3: How to migrate saves into 3DS	Explains how to insert your pre-existing saves or downloaded saves onto the 3DS digital . Broken up by gametype
Part 4: How to cheat/hack	Showcases the hacking tools available for each game, including PKSM, Checkpoint, and others. Explains how to load your saves into PKSM, broken up by gametype. Includes concerns regarding bans.
Part 5: Randomizers and Romhacks	Everything I know about Randomizers and Romhacks.
Part 6: Migrate Pokémon up and down generations	Explains every possible way you can migrate your Pokémon from one game to another, up and down the generations, both official tools and unofficial tools.
Part 7: Trading	Everything you want to know about trading Pokémon on your 3DS.
Part 8: Current unsolved CFW 3DS Pokémon mysteries	Lists the current mysteries, unowns, and limits of CFW 3DS Pokémon games.

Relevant Terms

• ROM: an emulated version of the game. Used for Gen 4 & Gen 5 games, but can also be used for Gen 1-3 games.
  
• VC: Virtual Console. An original Gameboy, Gameboy Color, or Gameboy Advance game repackaged as a Virtual Console game and runs like a 3DS game. Used for Gen 1, 2 & 3 games.
  

Part 1: Useful Tools & Sources

This guide makes reference to the same handful of resources. They are listed here:

• PKSM is a Pokémon save manager and editor for generations I thru VIII. It is available in the Universal Updater. Read their Wiki page on how to use it. It can edit Pokémon, duplicate them, generate them, inject mystery gift items and Pokémon, and more.
  
• PKHex is a more powerful version of PKSM but on the computer. It works on every mainline Pokémon game, including Switch games.
  
• REDACTED Shop lets you download and install any 3DS & official VC game.
  
• Check out the NAME OF SUBREDDIT REDACTED Megathread for access to easily downloadable, clean, safe REDACTED.
  
• GodMode9 - this should already be installed on your 3DS if you followed the CFW guide. Lets you dump and restore saves among other uses. Video about it.
  
• New Super Ultimate Injector 3DS is a Windows app that lets you turn any LEGALLY ACQUIRED rom file into a CIA file to inject Nes, Snes, GameBoy, GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance, Mega Drive, Game Gear and TurbiGrafx 16 roms onto the 3DS Home Screen.
  
• NDSForwarder used to put DS ROM files onto your home screen. Available in the Universal Updater. (use the one by MechanicalDragon). Alternatively, use YANBF, which is also available in the Universal Updater app.
  
• TwilightMenu++ is an application for the DS&DSLite (via the r4 flashcart) or the DSi/3DS (via CFW) that, When opened, looks and functions like the DSi menu, allowing you to access and play ROM files via a prettier interface. I would recommend downloading as well, even in conjunction with NDSForwarder and/or YANBF.
  
• FBI app used to scan QR codes to REDACTED.
  
• FTPD used for quick file transfers to the 3DS over wifi without the need of removing the SD card. Available in the Universal Updater app. If you want to connect to your iPhone/iPad, I would recommend the FileBrowser app. Works great for me.
  
• 3DShell used for file management of your SD card from your 3DS instead of plugging it into your computer. Available in the Universal Updater app.
  
• 3DSync used to sync your Checkpoint saves with Citra.
  

Part 2: How to get every game on your Home Screen

Gameboy & Gameboy Color - Gen 1 & 2 (RBY/GSC)

• Download virtual consoles through the REDACTED. All Pokémon games are in the “Virtual Console - Region Free” section of REDACTED.
  
• Don’t forget to also download the originals! Japanese Red and Green VC’s are also in the REDACTED. You can’t miss this nightmare fuel!
  
  • Japanese Pokémon Green is called “[GB]ポケットモンスター 緑”.
  • Japanese Pokémon Red is called “[GB]ポケットモンスター 赤”.
• Alternatively, if you want to get other games, track down your LEGALLY ACQUIRED Roms and use the “New Super Ultimate Injector 3DS” linked above.
  

Gameboy Advance - Gen 3 (RSE/FRLE)

• Download Pokémon CIA’s LINK REDACTED. put them in your CIA folder on your SD card, and install them in the FBI app.
  
• Alternatively, if you want to get other games, track down the LEGALLY ACQUIRED ROMs and use the “New Super Ultimate Injector 3DS” linked above. But whatever you do, DO NOT search for “[Name of game] CIA file” on Google!
  

Nintendo DS - Gen 4 & 5 (DPPt/HGSS/BWB2W2)

1. Download roms from LINK REDACTED or LINK REDACTED or rip your cartridges via GodMode9, which is a perfectly legal in the USA. Regardless of where you get the ROM file, continue to step 2…
   
2. Put DS games in “/ROMS/NDS” on your SD card create this folder structure if it doesn’t already exist.
   
3. Next, use NDSForwarder. Download from your computer or open the Universal Updater app and you can find it in there (use the one by MechanicalDragon). Alternatively, use YANBF, which is also available in the Universal Updater app.
   
4. Finally, Open NDSForwarder via the homebrew launcher to select which ROM file you want to install to your homescreen. You may uninstall them one by one through the main 3DS data management menu in the DSiWare section.
   

Note: Do not rename the file on your SD card after you’ve installed forwarders as that will break them.
Also: NDSForwarder has a 40-DS game limit installed at a time. You can however use the data management menu to move the shortcuts you aren't using to the SD card to make room (where they disappear from the home screen and become unusable till they are moved back). YANBF has a 300-game limit.

• Alternatively, you can use TwilightMenu++, an application for the DS&DSLite (via the r4 flashcart) or the DSi/3DS (via CFW). When opened, it looks and functions like the DSi menu, allowing you to access and play ROMs via a prettier interface. I would recommend downloading as well, even in conjunction with NDSForwarder and/or YANBF. If your app is broken, try downloading it again from the Universal Updater app or HELPFUL LINK REDACTED

Note 2: If you get an error when playing a Gen 5 game that says the “DSi binaries are missing”, that is OK. The rom is playable, but the “DSi features” won’t work. The feature is: “Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 can utilize the camera when using the Xtransceiver, and they and Pokémon Conquest can connect to WPA and WPA2 protected wireless networks, when played on a DSi or 3DS.” To fix the issue, you must find a new ROM dump. Replace NDS file in your ROMS folder with the new one. This will not erase your save file.
Note 3: It is possible for you to access Wi-Fi Connection (WFC) Event Pokémon for Gen 4 & 5 games, even without hacking your 3DS. This video explains how. This article explains further. You can use PKSM to erase your event cards to re-roll for more cards. However you can just inject events directly with PKSM, which is much easier.
Note 4: The PokeWalker is a pedometer accessory that came with the release of HeartGold & SoulSilver. It is possible to interact with a physical PokeWalker using your ROM copies of HG/SS. You must have a game cart with IR in your 3DS game slot. SOURCE REDACTED It is currently not possible to utilize the 3DS’s built-in IR sensor to interact with the PokeWalker, nor is it possible for legit games or Roms to interact with an emulation of the PokeWalker. But prove me wrong! This might help get the ball rolling… 1. 2.

3DS - Gen 6 & 7 (XY/ORAS/SMUSUM/Dream RadaBank/Transporter)

• Download games and apps from the REDACTED. Every 3DS game should be available. Don’t forget Pokémon Bank, Pokémon Transporter, the ORAS Demo, the Sun/Moon demo, and Dream Radar!

Note: you should also download the updates for the Gen 6&7 games from the REDACTED in the Updates section.

• Alternatively, Rip the game from the cartridge via GodMode9.

Part 3: How to migrate saves into 3DS

Note: Always backup your save files via Checkpoint and back up the SD card to your computer regularly.

Gameboy & Gameboy Color:

• Rip save from the cartridge via the Epilogue GB Operator, full guide for migrating from cartridge here.
  
• inject save via Godmode9 or Checkpoint. Godmode9 Guide. Source 2. (Works for GB and GBA games)
  
• You can also convert .SAV files to VC save files with this site.
  

Gameboy Advance

• You can rip a save from a cartridge via a DS, DS Lite, or GameCube or via the Epilogue GB Operator
  
• regardless of where you get your save file, Migrate into the VC via Godmode9
  

Nintendo DS

1. If you have a cart, you can rip saves from cartridge via GodMode9. Regardless, continue to step 2…
   
2. Wherever you store your rom files, there should be a folder labeled saves. Copy the .sav file to “roms/nds/saves/“ on your SD card and name it the same as the .NDS ROM file but with the “.sav” extension instead of “.nds”. If that folder structure doesn’t exist, create it.
   

• Alternatively, Use Checkpoint to rip the save from the cartridge. Move the .sav to roms/nds/saves/ and name it the same as the ROM but with the “.sav” extension instead of “.nds”

3DS

• Use Checkpoint:

1. put physical copy into 3DS 2. open up checkpoint, select the cartridge version, back up the save and name it something obvious. 3. remove the cartridge 4. select the digital version of the game you backed up and then pick the save you just made a back up of and click “restore save”. 

• Use 3DSync to sync your Checkpoint saves with Citra.

Part 4: How to cheat/hack

Note - Banning & Legitimacy Concerns: There are no reports of being banned from accessing Pokémon Bank or Home for using any of these hacking/cheating tools. It is possible to hack a Pokémon too much that it can be refused entry into Bank or Home, but these concerns are minor. Use the authenticity checker tools in PKSM or PKHex. NEVER use any hacked, genned, or modified Pokémon in any competitive Pokémon tournament or online VGC. Tournament authenticity checks are different and may result in a ban. PKSM Legality Checking. Edit the Pokémon in PKSM to make it legal. PKHex Legality Checker.

NOTICE! BAN POSSIBLE! NOTE: DO NOT USE THE 3DS GTS TO TRADE Pokémon YOU GOT THROUGH HACKING/PKSM. YOU MAY GET YOUR 3DS BANNED FROM Pokémon BANK! After April 2024 when the GTS shuts down, this will not be an issue.
The two most powerful and useful tools are PKSM and PKHex.
1. PKSM 3DS App - Pokemon Games Only

• This App works on every Generation of Pokémon, 1-7. It can modify Pokémon, create them, duplicate them, store them, inject event item & Mystery Gift Pokémon, and more. Read the full Wiki to learn of its capabilities
  
• Gen 3: How to get the GBA VC game into PKSM:
  

1. Load the game and save first. Doesn’t work without a save file.
   
2. get your Title ID by going to FBI → Titles → take a picture of your relevant Title ID for the game you need.
   
3. in PKSM, go to settings (hit X) and go to Misc → Title ID’s
   
4. input your title ID for your specific game from step 2
   
5. Once you’ve inputted the number and hit ok, you can just keep hitting B. You’ll see the game on the VC list and access it like the other games. Source.
   

• Gen 3 - GBA event items: When you're in the Scripts menu in PKSM, press X to swap to SD-based scripts, and Y to swap to universal scripts. There is a script called “RSEFrLg - Inject Tickets.c”. Inject that.
  
• Gen 4-5: How to get PKSM to work for NDS games. DS games won’t show up in the main menu alongside 3DS games or VC games. You can only access them through the Extra Saves menu:
  

1. In PKSM, go to settings (hit x) → misc. → Extra Saves → find your .sav file for your specific game within your SD card. For generation 4-5, it’s probably in /ROMs/nds/saves
   
2. go back to the main PKSM screen, then hit Y, then choose your save to open.
   

• Gen 5 - Challenge Mode (Black 2/White 2): there is a script at the very bottom called “key-system.c” to unlock Challenge Mode. Inject that.

2. PKHeX Desktop App - Pokémon Games Only

• PKHex is a more powerful version of PKSM, but on the computer.
  
• Legality checking and fixing with PKHeX and RNGReporter
  

Here are a few other ways to cheat/hack that can be useful:
3. Checkpoint - 3DS and Official VC games only

Note: Checkpoint cannot access GBA or NDS games, only 3DS and original VC games. Checkpoint causes the game to crash often, especially in gen 6&7. Always save before activating a cheat.

• How to add cheats not pre-installed

4. NDSForwarder (DS games only): hold Y while loading the game then press X.

• Download the NDS(i) Cheat Database from the Universal Updater app to get the latest DS cheats. List gets updated frequently.

5. TwilightMenu++ (DS games only): While hovering over a game in TwilightMenu++, click Y, then X.

• Download the NDS(i) Cheat Database from the Universal Updater app.

Note: May cause crashing.

6. Pokémon Dream Radar!
There is a tool called “Pokémon Dream Radar portable save editor” available in the Universal Updater app that allows you to hack your game. It IS possible to connect Dream Radar to B2W2 roms on the 3DS.
7. Gen 5 Save Editor: This specially designed software allows users to edit their BW/B2W2 saves, including accessing Memory Link content.

Part 5: Randomizers and Romhacks

This Section is incomplete. Please post any missing or useful information.
Universal Pokemon Randomizer ZX
This works for all games, Gen 1 thru 7. Read the Wiki for more info.

1. Download the Universal Pokemon Randomizer ZX
   
2. Get a LEGALLY REQUIRED unencrypted Rom file you wish to use onto your computer.
   
3. Open the Randomizer app and open your game file with it, set your settings.
   

For Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, and DS games, follow Steps 4 thru 7. For 3DS games, skip to Step 8

1. Save. The file will be saved onto your computer.
   
2. Save the file onto your SD card in /roms/ folder.
   
3. Open the game in TwilightMenu++.
   

If it's an DS game, forward it via NDSForwarder. If it's a GB, GBC, or GBA file, you can also use NSUI to convert it to a .CIA

1. Start a game, it should be randomized.

For 3DS games, continue here

1. Save → LayeredFS.
   
2. You will get a folder with the name of the TitleID of the game (e.g.: 000700C...,).
   
3. Save the folder to your 3DS's SD card in the /luma/titles/ folder. If this folder structure doesn't exist already, create it.
   
4. Hold SELECT while booting 3DS. Activate "Enable Game Patching" in the Luma Config screen. Then press START to save.
   
5. Start a new game, should be randomized.
   

Misc. Useful Info

• Go to /PokemonROMHacks for more

Part 6: How to migrate Pokémon up and down generations:

Note on authenticity concerns: Cloning an unedited Pokémon and migrating it to another game will not result in any flags with Pokémon Bank or Home. Migrating identical Pokémon at once may be stopped by Home. Migrating Pokémon via PKSM and then into Bank and Home will not result in bans or issues. Edited Pokémon and identical Pokémon moving at once may result in Bank or Home blocking the Pokémon from transferring in. You will not get banned for doing this. No ban has yet occurred.

1. PKSM lets you migrate Pokémon into the application, then out of it into a different game. You can migrate Pokémon to and from any game, Gen 1-7. See Wiki.

• See Part 4 PKSM section for how to set up different games in PKSM.
  
• PKSM Legality Checking: Go to the “edit Pokémon” screen → Click “misc.” → click the wireless icon. Requires a network connection to work. Source. Edit the Pokémon to make it legal.
  

Note: migrating Pokémon from newer to older games may result in some data changing, such as a Pokémon’s gender, EV’s/IV’s, ability, or moveset.

While PKSM works without issue, there is the official way to move Pokémon through games as well...
2. The legit way: Pal Park, Poke Transporter, Pokémon Bank, & Pokémon Home

• Poke Transporter can transport Pokémon from Gen 1 & 2 VC’s as well as from Gen 5 into Pokémon Bank. They will only be able to migrate from Bank to Gen 7 games, or 1 way into Pokémon Home. You can migrate Pokémon this way, and then send them back down from Gen 7 into older games via PKSM.
  
• How to use PokeTransporter on Rom files of Gen 5 games
  

1. Load the save into PKSM 2. Go to Scripts → Universal 3. Find the Transporter Redirect script & run it. 

Note: you must have a Gen 6/7 game installed and progressed up to the point of accessing a PC before first using Pokémon Bank. You must have Pokémon bank set up first in order to use Pokémon Transporter.
Note 2: you can transfer from Bank to Home, even if your accounts are different on your 3DS and Switch. Use a moving key. You do need a premium Pokémon Home account.

• Checkpoint Backup: You can also use Checkpoint to backup your game, migrate Pokémon from the game into Bank, then restore from the Checkpoint backup so you can keep them in the 3DS game and send them up to Home. Or clone them in PKSM. Both methods work just as good.
  
• Gen 3 to 4: You cannot migrate from Gen 3 to Gen 4 via the Pal Park with your 3DS. You must use PKSM or PKHeX. However, it is possible to use the pal park via Roms on a DS/DSLite: SOURCE REDACTED. The only GBA flashcart that can boot into slot2 mode and use Pal Park is EZ Flash Omega Definitive Edition. PKSM is far easier and faster.
  
• Gen 4 to Gen 5: Migrating via Poke-Transfer and Roms/original carts should work. However, it requires 2 DS’s/3DS’s. PKSM is far easier and faster.
  

3. Trading - See Next Section
4. PKMN Chest can also work, though it works better on a DS/DSLite/DSi. It cannot access 3DS games, so no gen 6 or 7. Nor can it access Virtual Console games, like how it was instructed you install gen 1-3 above. It can access non-virtual console roms if you’ve installed them on the 3DS a different way. So at most you could access gens 1-5.

Part 7: Trading

NOTICE! BAN POSSIBLE! NOTE: DO NOT USE THE 3DS GTS TO TRADE Pokémon YOU GOT THROUGH HACKING/PKSM. YOU MAY GET YOUR 3DS BANNED FROM Pokémon BANK! After April 2024 when the GTS shuts down, this will not be an issue.
See Part 6 above for how to migrate Pokémon up/down generations or bulk migrating to other games. This section is only for trading Pokémon via the official method.
Gen 1-2: Yes it is possible to trade with the 3DS

• You can trade in Gens 1 & 2 VC’s from HStore with legit VC copies on other 3DS’s.
  
• You may not be able to trade with .GB or .GBC Rom versions of the game.
  
• Alternatively, you could also trade if your Roms are on an EZ Flash and you connect it to original Gameboy hardware & link cables. Or via Roms directly in an Analogue Pocket.
  

Gen 3: No it is not possible to trade with the 3DS

• Source 1. Source 2.I hope someone figures out how to get that to work because it’d be cool.
  
• Alternatively, you could trade if your Roms are on an EZ Flash and you connect it to original Gameboy Advance hardware & link cables. Or via Roms directly in an Analogue Pocket.
  

Gen 4 & 5: YES

• Trading locally with DS games, whether ROM or official cart, works like normal.
  
• The GTS for all NDS games was taken offline in 2014. However, Poké Classic Network is a 3rd-party alternative. You must launch your B2/W2 game in DSi Mode.
  
• Pokémon Wiimmfi Club is a Discord Community on Wiimmfi for generation 4 and 5 Pokemon games. See: /Wiimmfi for the official Nintendo Wifi replacement server.
  

Gen 6 & 7: YES

• Trading locally works like normal
  
• The GTS will be shut down as of April 2024, which is how you would trade online or use WonderTrade. NOTICE! BAN POSSIBLE! NOTE: DO NOT USE THE 3DS GTS TO TRADE Pokémon YOU GOT THROUGH HACKING/PKSM. YOU MAY GET YOUR 3DS BANNED FROM Pokémon BANK! After April 2024 when the GTS shuts down, this will not be an issue.
  
• PretendoNetwork is working on an alternative service. Follow them for more info.
  

Regarding Trade Evolutions:

• ”I only have 1 console. How do I do trade evolutions?” - Open the game in PKSM, go to the editor, click the Pokémon you want to evolve, click its name, and just change it to the Pokémon you want. There is no other way to do it with just 1 console unless you send them to Legends Arceus on your Nintendo Switch. This will not result in any flags when migrating to Bank or Home.

Part 6: Current unsolved CFW 3DS Pokémon mysteries

We need you to help improve this guide! There is a short list of mysteries still remaining to solve, code to write, and exploits to uncover in order to create a more ultimate Pokémon machine, eliminating the need for extra hardware. These are the last remaining hurdles. If anyone has any additional information on these things, please post a comment:
Gen 3

• Trading in Gen 3 games on 3DS
  
• eReader
  
  • adding eReader card data to 3DS gen 3 VC’s/ROMs directly.
    • Running the eReader ROM and getting it to directly interact with games on any official hardware

Gen 4/5

• PokéWalker
  
  • Utilize the 3DS’s built-in IR sensor to interact with a physical PokéWalker
  • Interact with an emulation of the PokéWalker onto legit games or ROMs
• Forwarding an original copy of a game and a modified copy of the same game simultaneously (Renegade Platinum & Regular Platinum, for example)
  

Randomizers & Custom Romhacks

• That section in the guide is quite sparse as I have little personal experience with custom rom hacks and randomizes. So if anyone wants to add a comment with more useful information, please do so.

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what should I do? (Recovery options aren't working and i did the hack with the bot as a friend and the dsiware)

So, I was wondering how many Zelda spin-off games exist and here's the list I managed to find. If you think any game is missing please tell me. Here are my sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Legend_of_Zelda_spin-off_games
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S09F9KPhcWU
3. https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Navi_Trackers

- Link's Crossbow Training (a game that is played with the Wii Zapper and feature's the same Link as TP)
- Hyrule Warriors (rerealesed on the Nintendo 3ds as Hyrule Warriors: Legends with additional content and on the Switch as Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition) (This game is a 'hack and slash' type of game)
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (A game set 100 years before BOTW featuring an alternate timeline from the one of BOTW in a hack and slash gameplay)
- Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda (a game that mixes the rythm type gameplay of Crypt of the NecroDancer and the universe of the Legend of Zelda (characters, fighting, background, monsters)
- The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest (a game available in Nintendo Land on the Wii U with your Mii dressed up with Link's iconic clothes as the main character)
- Navi Trackers (also called Tertra's Tracker) from the Japanese and Korean versions of Four Swords Adventure
- Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland (a game featuring Tingle trying to get as many rupees as possible to go to Rupeeland. This game was released worldwide)
- Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love (the sequel to Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, only released in Japan)
- Tingle's Balloon fight DS (It's the game Balloon Fight with Tingle as the main character. It was only available for Club Nintendo members in Japan.)
- Dekisugi Tingle Pack (a game only available on the DSiWare in Japan featuring five mini games based on Tingle)
- On this post, there is a Zelda game referred to as 'Radical Zelda' in which Ganon is revived, gets the Triforce and makes everyone stupid: https://www.reddit.com/zelda/comments/xvx8sk/totk_oc_unofficial_zelda_timeline_updated_2023/
I never heard about this game and when I searched on the internet, I couldn't find any information. If anyone knows what this game is, I would like to know.
The Zelda CD-i games:
- Link: The Faces of Evil
- Zelda: The Wand of Ganon
- Zelda's Adventure (a game in which you play Zelda)
The following games are referred to as the LCD Zelda games which are games that can only be played on a LCD screen:
- Game & Watch: Zelda (a second version was released by Nintendo in 2021 called Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda)
- The Legend of Zelda: Game Watch which is a small game that can be played on a watch
- Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce (often referred to as Barcode Battler II) (This game is based on Alltp)
The following games are referred to as the Satellaview Zelda games because they could only be played with the Satellaview system from Super Fabricom:
- BS The Legend of Zelda (based on the first Zelda game) (the main character is not Link but rather a male or female avatar based on your choice just like in every BS Zelda game)
- BS The Legend of Zelda: Map 2 (It's not really a whole new game but rather an extension of the first BS TLOZ)
- BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets
- Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce (this is basically Alltp on the Super Famicom) (Link is the main character)

Hi all, I am attempting to hack my 3ds, unfortunately I am at the 11.17 model, so I have limited options to do so. One of them is dumping a DsiWare title from the eShop (or something) I have a game from the list, my question is, is dumping a physical cartridge the same as the eShop or will the exploit not work if it has to be a digital title?

ok so im using the 3ds.hacks.guide and im on Section IV where u open the rosalina menu and its not opening and i tried launching the menus in the sd card dsiware and the homebrew browser and theyre just ??? gone ??? so i tried launching the normal luna menu and it didn't work and then i tried turning it on without the sd card in the 3ds and it did?? but now with the sd card i don't think it is anymore im so confused someone pls help me
update: i think its just fucked ngl luna crashed on it and now whenever i turn it on it just shows the crash dump

Table of Contents

Part	Note
Part 1: Start Here	Want to hack and pirate on your 3DS? Start here
Part 2: Breaking News	April 2024 Server Shutdown, 3DS Software update, and more.
Part 3: "Is my 3DS Bricked?"	Common errors and solutions.
Part 4: File Requests	Requesting a file? Post your request in the comments of the File Request Megathread
Part 5: Useful Programs, Tools, and Tips	Frequently referenced useful programs
Part 6: How to get any game on your device	Explains how to get any game, including 3DS, DS, Gameboy Advance, Gameboy Color, SNES, NES, and others, onto your 3DS.
Part 7: Where to find Games	Sources for finding ROM files
Part 8: Migrating Saves	how to get saves onto 3DS
Part 9: /Flashcarts	Flashcarts are self-contained hardware in the shape of an NDS cartridge that allows you to play ROMs. /flashcarts is your best source of information and help.
Part 10: Misc. FAQ	Unsorted FAQ section.

Part 1: Hacking 3DS/Restoring Hacked 3DS

• Want to hack and pirate on your 3DS? Start here: https://3ds.hacks.guide/
  
• Have an already hacked 3DS and want to update it, erase it, or get back in working order? Start here: https://3ds.hacks.guide/checking-for-cfw
  
• You should ONLY follow the guide in the link above. DO NOT follow video guides as they are likely out of date and may result in permanently damaging your device.
  
• The ONLY ways to hack your 3DS are those explained on the guide. If you cannot follow that guide, you cannot hack your device.
  
• Review the FAQ before posting about an issue. If your post got removed by the automod please do not make a new one. All posts removals by the automod are reviewed by a human moderator. This might take longer than 48 hours in some cases.
  
• If you aren't getting sufficient help with the hacking process, join the official NDS Homebrew Discord.
  

Frequent Questions regarding the hacking process
❓ Can I pop in my SD card into a non hacked console and have my games playable? / No, it doesn’t work like that. The hack is on the device, not the SD card. Even a hacked console can’t use the same SD card you have in another system. 3DS's lock the SD card to a single system. Meaning the SD card only works on the one system it’s tied to.
❓ I’m having trouble following the guide, getting unexpected errors / Review the Troubleshooting section of the guide. If that’s no help, post a comment or join the Homebrew Discord for direct support from the guide’s creators.
❓ Can I play out of region games? / Hacking makes your 3DS/2DS be able to play any region. You can play EUR games on a USA system and the opposite USA games on a EUR system, etc.
❓ I want to hack my system, how risky is it? / Thanks to our user fork_on_the_floor2 who has done a poll among our members we can give you the empirical risks of you running into problems:

• 80.58% did not have any issues hacking their system
  
• 16.91% had minor issues that were easy to fix
  
• 1% of users had major issues or bricked their system*
  

Part 2: Breaking News - Online servers, Pretendo, & 11.17 Update

Pretendo/Online Services Shutdown - April 8 2024

• Nintendo shut down their online services for 3DS & Wii U at 4pm PDT on April 8, 2024
  
• For Pretendo-related information see this post
  
• HACKING YOUR 3DS IS STILL POSSIBLE per the guide
  
• Going onto the internet is still possible. Nintendo did not (and cannot) remotely deactivate internet functionality from your hardware. They shut down their own servers that your hardware connected to.
  
• POKÉMON BANK & TRANSPORTER STILL WORK. No official date has been announced for those servers being shut down, but Nintendo does say it will be "soon".
  
• HSHOP & FBI STILL WORK
  
• STREETPASS STILL WORKS
  
• YOU CAN STILL CREATE A NNID
  
• Local multiplayer still workS.
  
• The eShop is still available to re-download officially purchased games, therefore the official System Transfer process will still work
  
• All of these 3DS games are affected
  
• This “includes online co-operative play, internet rankings, and data distribution.”
  
• This includes the official GTS & online trading and battling for 3DS Pokémon games.
  
• PretendoNetwork is working on an alternative service and to archive relevant data. Follow them for more info. Their unofficial subreddit is /pretendohub
  

"My 3DS Says I should update the software!" - 11.17 Update Questions

• If your console does not yet have custom firmware, do NOT update to the latest version unless the guide instructs you to.
  
• If your unmodified console is ALREADY on 11.17.0, the guide has been updated accordingly.
  
• If your console is running Luma 10.2.1 or higher, it is 100% safe to update. You can check your Luma version by holding (Select) while booting your console.
  
• If your console is on an older Luma version, you should update Luma before you update your console to 11.17.0. You can update with the Universal Updater.
  
• If you’ve already updated your hacked device to 11.17 BEFORE updating Luma, and now recieving an error, update luma manually
  
• You cannot downgrade from 11.17.
  

Citra, Yuzu, and FBI

• In March of 2024, the creators of Yuzu Switch Emulator settled a lawsuit with Nintendo resulting in the immediate shutdown of Yuzu and other projects operated by the same team. This included Citra, the 3DS emulator, and FBI, the app used on 3DS hardware running CFW.
  
• While this is not a Citra subreddit, we will say that Citra is still available to download with a simple Google Search
  
• Likewise, FBI is still accessible as instructed in the guide
  

New NNID's and Pokémon Bank

• There was a bug that prevented new Nintendo Network ID's from accessing Pokémon Bank. That bug has been resolved.

Part 3: Is Your 3DS "Bricked"?

• Short answer: Probably not. THIS IS WHAT A BRICKED 3DS LOOKS LIKE. IF YOUR SCREEN DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT, IT'S NOT BRICKED.
  
• People with hacked 3DS's regularly use the term "bricked" incorrectly. An error is not a 'brick'. A crash is not a 'brick'. Missing files or games or applications is not a 'brick'. A 3DS that cannot read the SD card is not a 'brick'.
  
• Posts that ask "is my 3ds bricked" may be removed for lazy title.
  
• If your game crashes, reboot it and see if the problem persists before immediately posting here.
  
• If you get a repeated error, Google: "error code in quotes" 3ds error to see if others have had the same issue.
  
• If you have having a problem with HShop, see their Common error codes page.
  
• See this post for common errors and their solutions.
  
• See the 3DS CFW SD Card Guide for SD Card-related issues.
  
• See this post for more info.
  

Part 4: Requesting a file? Post your request in the comments of the File Request Megathread

File Request posts will be removed

Part 5: Useful Programs, Tools, & Tips

• Download official 3DS & VC games as CIA files directly to 3DS via HShop. See if HShop is down here.
  
• Install CIA files via the FBI app - Use the FBI app to scan QR codes and download games over WiFi. Only works for 3DS games and VC’s, not NDS games. See /3dsqrcodes
  
• GodMode9 lets you rip roms from a cart, rip saves, and much more. How to rip game cartridges via GodMode9.
  
• Pokémon - If you just want to play Pokemon games, see this full guide
  
• Turn any ROM into a CIA file via New Super Ultimate Injector 3DS, an application that allows you to inject Nes, Snes, GameBoy, GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance, Mega Drive, Game Gear and TurbiGrafx 16 ROMs in to the 3DS.
  
• Use FTPD for quick file transfers to the 3DS over wifi without the need of removing the SD card. Available in the Universal Updater app.
  
• Use 3DShell for file management of your SD card from your 3DS instead of plugging it into your computer. Available in the Universal Updater app.
  
• Anemone theme manager - View and download custom themes
  
• Checkpoint - back up & restore your save file for 3DS and official VC games. Install cheats as well!
  
• Universal Updater - an app that allows you to install homebrew apps and files. Most of the apps on this list can be downloaded from the Universal Updater.
  
• Wumiibo - Amiibo Emulation. See the list of Amiibo supported games.
  
• GYTB Lets you customize your folders and home screen with badges and icons.
  
• 3DSBank functions as a folder selector for if you reached the 300 titles limit on the 3DS.
  
• InputRedirection lets you control your 3DS using your PC with an external controller. See the 3DS Capture Cards, Streaming, and Input Redirection Guide here for more.
  

Useful Subreddits

• /Citra or /CitraPiracy - Any questions about Citra. Posts about Citra will be removed from this subreddit.
  
• /flashcarts - Questions about flashcarts (self-contained hardware devices with roms on a flashdrive). Posts regarding flashcarts will be removed from this sub.
  
• /3dsqrcodes - QR Codes of 3DS software and VC’s
  

Part 6: Where to find Games

Ripping 3DS & DS cartridges

• How to rip game cartridges via GodMode9

CIA file sites

• hshop (Recommended)
  
• Ziperto (Decrypted Roms)
  

Rom Sites

• /Roms Megathread
  
• /Piracy Megathread
  
• Vimm's Lair
  

QR CODES

• hshop (Recommended)
  
• /3dsqrcodes
  
• After you find a QR code, scan it with the FBI app
  

CIA COLLECTIONS

• /Roms Megathread
  
• Internet Archive - 3DS
  
• Juegos de Nintendo 3DS (In Spanish, but has English too)
  
• Official VC Collection.
  
• DSiWare Collection. Another DSiWare Collection
  
• Retro Games Collection
  
• Misc. Collection
  
• 2TB collection, including roms not playable on 3DS.
  

Part 7: How to get any game on your device

• 3DS Games, DSiWare, and Official Virtual Consoles (Gameboy, GBC, NES, SNES)
  
  • HShop contains all 3DS games, official virtual consoles, and DSiWare.
  • .CIA Files: Alternatively, download the CIA files from the sources above, insert into the CIA folder on your SD card, and run them in FBI.
  • .3DS Files (CIA files are easier, but 3DS files can be installed as well): Alternatively, download the 3DS files from the sources above, insert into the 3DS folder on your SD card, restart 3DS in GODMODE9, locate the file, and select "build cia from file". The .CIA file will transfer to the gm9/out folder. Install via FBI.
• MAKING VC GAME INJECTS (GBA, GB, GBC, NES, SNES, PS1, NEOGEO, ETC)*
  
  • Use New Super Ultimate Injector to make VC inject CIAs of various platforms which get added as Home screen icons. Here's an alternative guide on how to use it.
  • PS1 injects are also available, but only on NEW 3DS/2DS. Compatibility is not perfect. See compartibility list.
  • NEOGEO games are recommended for only NEW 3DS/2DS systems. Games also may have performance issues.
  • All require rom files, which are readily available online. If you want help with where to find them ask in the REQUEST MEGATHREAD.
• N64: DaedalusX64 is a Nintendo 64 emulator for the 3DS.
  
• RetroArch - Plays lots of different systems, including PS1. Use the 3dsx version.
  
• Nintendo DS
  
  • Download roms from the sources in the ROMS section below or ask for roms in the REQUEST MEGATHREAD and put them into your SD card in /ROMS/NDS.
  • DS games cannot be a CIA file, except DSiWare.
    • There are 3 ways to play DS games on your system:

 1. Get an R4 flashcart, see /flashcarts section below. 2. Use a [DS Forwarder](https://gbatemp.net/threads/nds-forwarder-cias-for-your-home-menu.426174/) to put a DS game on your homescreen. We recomended either [NDSForwarder](https://github.com/MechanicalDragon0687/NDSForwarder) or [YANBF](https://gbatemp.net/threads/nds-yet-another-nds-bootstrap-forwarder-more-than-40-forwarders-are-now-possible.606138/). You may need to [Anti-Piracy patch the roms](https://gbatemp.net/threads/ap-patch-preservation.477536/). 3. Install [Twilight Menu++](https://wiki.ds-homebrew.com/twilightmenu/installing-3ds.html). This is an application that, when opened, looks and functions like the DSi menu. It allows you to access and play Roms via a prettier interface. If your app is broken, try downloading it again from the Universal Updater app or [try this](https://www.reddit.com/3dspiracy/comments/10tr9hj/twilight_menu_white_screen/j7eqy0u/). You may need to [Anti-Piracy patch the roms](https://gbatemp.net/threads/ap-patch-preservation.477536/). 

Part 8: Migrate save files onto, and off of, 3DS

• GodMode 9 - Rip and restore saves guide here.Inject saves to VC’s. [Inject saves to GBA VC’s]((https://digiex.net/threads/3ds-gba-save-backup-and-restore-with-godmode9.15395/)).
  
• Copy your .sav file to roms/nds/saves/ and name it the same as the ROM but with the “.sav” extension instead of “.nds”. Same for GBA folder, etc.
  
• Checkpoint - Rip saves from 3DS cart
  

 1. put physical copy into 3DS 2. open up checkpoint, select the cartridge version, back up the save and name it something obvious 3. remove the cartridge 4. select the digital version of the game you backed up and then pick the save you just made a back up of and click “restore save”. 

• How to use Checkpoint on NDS games.
  
• Alternatively, use TWLSaveTool_3DS for ripping NDS game saves.
  

Part 9: /Flashcarts

• Flashcarts are self-contained hardware in the shape of an NDS cartridge that allows you to play ROMs. /flashcarts is your best source of information and help. Below is some other useful flashcart-related information.
  
• https://flashcarts.net
  
• Flashcarts Lemmy Page
  
• flashcarts Firmware archive, backup link, other backup
  
• flashcarts Quickstart Guide, archive link
  
• this guide, archive link
  
• see Arnaz_Z‘s flashcart instructions archive thread
  
• Posts about flashcards should be relegated to /Flashcarts and basic questions about flashcarts will be removed.
  

Part 10: Frequently Asked Questions

❓ How do I hack my 3DS? / Follow the guide here. Don't use a youtube video.
❓My game isn’t loading! / Import the seed first by locating the game within FBI → Titles → Selecting the game → Import seed. If that doesn't work, try switching the games region to whatever it is with Luma Locale Switcher. If the game is USA then switch the region of it to USA and try loading it again. For certain games, like Luigi's Mansion and Tomodachi Life, you need the right region for the game to work. If you can‘t get games to work please comment below for help.
❓ Whatever happened to Freeshop? / Nintendo killed it, along with all other programs that get games from Eshop servers. They are permanently dead. Try the HShop
❓ Can I update to the latest update? / Yes. Update Luma to the latest stable release and then update your system software.
❓ I found a .CIA - now what? / Put it on your SD card and use an installer like FBI to install the game.
❓ Can I get banned for pirating games? / As of April 8 2024, there are no servers to be banned from. In theory you can be banned from Pokémon Bank, but there is currently no known way for that to happen.
❓ How can I install games if I don’t have access to the SD card? / Use FTPD or Boop (Use version 1.4.0 if the game you’re sending is 1GB or larger). Boop is PC only while FTP can be done via PC or your phone. Boop guide and FTP Phone guide for Android and Apple. FTP is easy to use on PC just use a FTP app like Filezilla.
❓ If I have a pirated copy of Pokémon, can I use the Pokébank? / Yes. PokéBank is now free to use and can be downloaded from the HShop. You can also use PKSM on your 3DS or PKHEX on your PC for a free alternative. See this guide for more helpful Pokémon information.
❓ Can I upgrade my SD Card? / Yes. Format the new card to Fat32 and copy the entire contents of your old card to the new one. Cards up to 256GB work fine. 128GB and bigger SD cards should be formatted with 64KB clusters or else GBA VC Injects may have display problems. See the SD Card guide for more info.
❓ Can I do a system transfer to another system and still have my CIA games? / Yes, but the other console needs to be hacked first. Hack the system you wish to system transfer to first. (Note: back up your saves with checkpoint before doing the transfer in case anything happens). Then do the system transfer. Once done, use Faketik to restore your CIA installed games. See this guide for more details.
❓ I have some .3ds files how do I convert them to .cia, or Install them to my device? / If you want to do a conversion on your 3DS use this guide. If you want to do it on your PC use this program. If you want to install them directly you can do so by using Godmode9.
❓ I have a 3DS game cartridge that I want to dump and install as a .cia how do I do it? / Guide here
❓ I am having SD Card problems. / See the 3DS SD Card Guide.
❓ I have a DSi. Can I hack it? / See the /DSiBrew megathread
❓ I want to backup or edit my GBA VC Inject save how do I get the save file? / How to Backup and how to Restore the save.
Old Megathread. For the other old megathreads, use the searchbar.
Send a DM if any information is missing or out of date. This post is for questions and tech help. Add any requests to the stickied REQUESTS MEGATHREAD. Any requests here will be deleted!
^{Last updated: 2024-05-09. v2.1.3}

I'm specifically trying to play Four Swords Anniversary Edition online, but as far as I've seen, there's no emulator that supports both DSiWare and also playing local wireless games online.
I also have a hacked 3DS if there's somehow some sort of "online play patch" for Four Swords (which I'm sure there probably isn't)

Sorry if this is something the FAQ should be able to explain; it said it was removed when I checked before posting, and idk whether that’s intentional.
I recently added CFW to my old 3DS, and my little brother gave me his 3DS XL to do the same. So far, the instructions I’ve been following on 3ds.hacks.guide) have been exactly the same as what I followed for my 3ds. With the XL, though, I can’t access the multihax menu. Going to Data Management > DSiWare > MicroSD card opens the same menu I’d expect to see with a clean card. The only explanations I’ve found on the Troubleshooting page are that boot9strap.bin or usm.bin aren’t saved correctly, but they’re both on the root of the SD card. I tried removing and re-downloading them, and reformatting the SD card to FAT32; none of that has fixed the issue. Does anybody know what else the issue could be?

Purpose

This recently updated 2024 guide explains how to get every game from Gameboy to 3DS, including every mainline Pokémon game from Gen 1-7, onto your CFW 3DS.
This is mostly focused on the Pokémon games, but it explains how to install any game from Gameboy to 3DS onto your Home Screen, and you can skip the info that’s just for Pokémon games. It covers a wide variety of topics related to 3DS CFW modding; even those who don’t care about Pokémon would find it useful.
Comment any questions or if anything is incorrect/out of date.

Note: This assumes you have already completed the CFW 3DS guide on your 3DS. This will not work without completing that process.

Table of Contents

Part	Note
Part 0: Purpose	Preamble, Table of Contents, Relevant Terms
Part 1: Useful Programs & Sources	Frequently referenced useful programs
Part 2: How to get every game on your Home Screen	Explains where to get every game and how to install it onto the home screen. Broken up by gametype (3DS, DS, GBA, Gameboy)
Part 3: How to migrate saves into 3DS	Explains how to insert your pre-existing saves or downloaded saves onto the 3DS digital . Broken up by gametype
Part 4: How to cheat/hack	Showcases the hacking tools available for each game, including PKSM, Checkpoint, and others. Explains how to load your saves into PKSM, broken up by game type. Includes concerns regarding bans.
Part 5: Randomizers and Romhacks	Everything I know about Randomizers and Romhacks.
Part 6: Migrate Pokémon up and down generations	Explains every possible way you can migrate your Pokémon from one game to another, up and down the generations, both official tools and unofficial tools.
Part 7: Trading	Everything you want to know about trading Pokémon on your 3DS.
Part 8: Peripheral Games & Accessories	Everything I know about peripheral software and hardware that interact with mainline Gen 1-7 games. Broken down by game type.
Part 9: Current unsolved CFW 3DS Pokémon mysteries	Lists the current mysteries, unowns, and limits of CFW 3DS Pokémon games.
Part 10: Bonus Stuff	Other cool stuff I wanted to share that is somewhat related.

Relevant Terms

• ROM: an emulated version of the game. Used for Gen 4 & Gen 5 games, but can also be used for Gen 1-3 games.
  
• VC: Virtual Console. An original Gameboy, Gameboy Color, or Gameboy Advance game repackaged as a Virtual Console game and runs like a 3DS game. Used for Gen 1, 2 & 3 games.
  

Part 1: Useful Programs & Sources

This guide makes reference to the same dozen or so resources. They are listed here:

• PKSM is a Pokémon save manager and editor for generations I thru VIII. It is available in the Universal Updater. Read their Wiki page on how to use it. It can edit Pokémon, duplicate them, generate them, inject mystery gift items and Pokémon, and more.
  
• PKHex is a more powerful version of PKSM but on the computer. It works on every mainline Pokémon game, including Switch games.
  
• HShop lets you download and install any 3DS & official VC game. How to install
  
• /Roms Megathread to find games. Or check out Vimm's Lair.
  
• GodMode9 - this should already be installed on your 3DS if you followed the CFW guide. Lets you dump and restore saves among other uses. Video about it.
  
• Godmode9i - available in Universal Updater. Easiest way to rip the save off a NDS cart.
  
• New Super Ultimate Injector 3DS is a Windows app that lets you turn any rom file into a CIA file to inject Nes, Snes, GameBoy, GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance, Mega Drive, Game Gear and TurbiGrafx 16 roms onto the 3DS Home Screen, including ROM HACKS. Do not use for DS Games. Use NDS Forwarder.
  
• NDSForwarder used to put DS ROM files onto your home screen. Available in the Universal Updater. (use the one by MechanicalDragon). Alternatively, use YANBF, which is also available in the Universal Updater app.
  
• TwilightMenu++ is an application for the DS&DSLite (via the r4 flashcart) or the DSi/3DS (via CFW) that, When opened, looks and functions like the DSi menu, allowing you to access and play ROM files via a prettier interface. I would recommend downloading as well, even in conjunction with NDSForwarder and/or YANBF.
  
• FBI app used to scan QR codes and download games that way. Only works for 3DS games and VC’s, not NDS games. See /3dsqrcodes
  
• FTPD used for quick file transfers to the 3DS over wifi without the need of removing the SD card. Available in the Universal Updater app. If you want to connect to your iPhone/iPad, I would recommend the FileBrowser app. Works great for me.
  
• 3DShell used for file management of your SD card from your 3DS instead of plugging it into your computer. Available in the Universal Updater app.
  
• 3DSync used to sync your Checkpoint saves with Citra.
  
• DO NOT use the Ghost eShop as their games are often buggy.
  

Part 2: How to get every game on your Home Screen

Gameboy & Gameboy Color - Gen 1 & 2 (RBY/GSC)

• Download virtual consoles through the Hshop. All Pokémon games are in the “Virtual Console - Region Free” section.
  
• Don’t forget to also download the original Japanese Red and Green VC’s. You can’t miss this nightmare fuel!
  
  • Japanese Pokémon Green is called “[GB]ポケットモンスター 緑”
  • Japanese Pokémon Red is called “[GB]ポケットモンスター 赤”
• Alternatively, download the VC’s here.
  
• Alternatively, if you want to get other games, track down the Roms and use the “New Super Ultimate Injector 3DS” linked above.
  

Gameboy Advance - Gen 3 (RSE/FRLE)

• Download Pokémon CIA’s here, put them in your CIA folder on your SD card, and install them in the FBI app.
  
• Alternatively, if you want to get other games, track down the Roms and use the “New Super Ultimate Injector 3DS” linked above. Or search for “[Name of game] CIA file” on Google.
  

Nintendo DS - Gen 4 & 5 (DPPt/HGSS/BWB2W2)

1. Download roms from here or here or via the /Roms Megathread linked in Part 1 above. Or you can rip your cartridges via GodMode9 or via Godmode9i available in Universal Updater. Easiest way to rip the save off a NDS cart.. Regardless of where you get the rom file, continue to step 2…
   
2. After you get ahold of your .NDS ROM files, put them in “/ROMS/NDS” on your SD card. Create this folder structure if it doesn’t already exist.
   
3. Next, use NDSForwarder. Download from your computer or open the Universal Updater app and you can find it in there (use the one by MechanicalDragon). Alternatively, use YANBF, which is also available in the Universal Updater app.
   
4. Finally, Open NDSForwarder via the homebrew launcher to select which ROM file you want to install to your homescreen. You may uninstall them one by one through the main 3DS data management menu in the DSiWare section.
   

Note: Do not rename the file on your SD card after you’ve installed forwarders as that will break them. Also, NDSForwarder has a 40-DS game limit installed at a time. You can however use the data management menu to move the shortcuts you aren't using to the SD card to make room (where they disappear from the home screen and become unusable till they are moved back). YANBF has a 300-game limit.

• Alternatively, you can use TwilightMenu++, an application for the DS&DSLite (via the r4 flashcart) or the DSi/3DS (via CFW). When opened, it looks and functions like the DSi menu, allowing you to access and play ROMs via a prettier interface. I would recommend downloading as well, even in conjunction with NDSForwarder and/or YANBF. If your game is broken, try downloading it again from the Universal Updater app or try this.

Note 2: If you get an error when playing a Gen 5 game that says the “DSi binaries are missing”, that is OK. The rom is playable, but the “DSi features” won’t work. The feature is: “Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 can utilize the camera when using the Xtransceiver, and they and Pokémon Conquest can connect to WPA and WPA2 protected wireless networks, when played on a DSi or 3DS.” To fix the issue, you must find a new ROM dump and replace your .NDS file in your ROMS folder with the new one. This will not erase your save file.
Note 3: It is possible for you to access Wi-Fi Connection (WFC) Event Pokémon for Gen 4 & 5 games, even without hacking your 3DS. This video explains how. This article explains further. You can use PKSM to erase your event cards to re-roll for more cards. However you can just inject events directly with PKSM, which is much easier.

3DS - Gen 6 & 7 (XY/ORAS/SMUSUM/Dream RadaBank/Transporter)

• Download games and apps from the HShop. Every 3DS game should be available. Don’t forget Pokémon Bank, Pokémon Transporter, the ORAS Demo, the Sun/Moon demo, and Dream Radar! Remember to download the updates for the Gen 6&7 games from the HShop in the Updates section.
  
• Alternatively, Rip the game from the cartridge via GodMode9
  

Part 3: How to migrate saves into 3DS

Note: Always backup your save files via Checkpoint and back up the SD card to your computer regularly.

Gameboy & Gameboy Color:

• Rip save from the cartridge via the Epilogue GB Operator, full guide for migrating from cartridge here.
  
• inject save via Godmode9 or Checkpoint. Godmode9 Guide. Source 2. (Works for GB and GBA games)
  
• You can also convert .SAV files to VC save files with this site.
  

Gameboy Advance

• You can rip a save from a cartridge via a DS, DS Lite, or GameCube or via the Epilogue GB Operator
  
• regardless of where you get your save file, Migrate into the VC via Godmode9
  
• If you don't have a save file and don't want to start from scratch, you can download completed saves here
  

Nintendo DS

1. If you have a cart, you can rip saves from cartridge via GodMode9 or Godmode9i** - available in Universal Updater. Regardless, continue to step 2…
   
2. Wherever you store your rom files, there should be a folder labeled saves. Copy the .sav file to “roms/nds/saves/“ on your SD card and name it the same as the .NDS ROM file but with the “.sav” extension instead of “.nds”. If that folder structure doesn’t exist, create it.
   

• Alternatively, Use Checkpoint to rip the save from the cartridge. Move the .sav to roms/nds/saves/ and name it the same as the ROM but with the “.sav” extension instead of “.nds”
  
• If you don't have a save file and don't want to start from scratch, you can download completed saves here
  

3DS

• Use Checkpoint:

1. put physical copy into 3DS 2. open up checkpoint, select the cartridge version, back up the save and name it something obvious. 3. remove the cartridge 4. select the digital version of the game you backed up and then pick the save you just made a back up of and click “restore save”. 

• Use 3DSync to sync your Checkpoint saves with Citra.

Part 4: How to cheat/hack

Note - Banning & Legitimacy Concerns: There are no reports of being banned from accessing Pokémon Bank or Home for using any of these hacking/cheating tools. It is possible to hack a Pokémon too much that it can be refused entry into Bank or Home, but these concerns are minor. Use the authenticity checker tools in PKSM or PKHex. NEVER use any hacked, genned, or modified Pokémon in any competitive Pokémon tournament or online VGC. Tournament authenticity checks are different and may result in a ban. PKSM Legality Checking. Edit the Pokémon in PKSM to make it legal. PKHex Legality Checker.

The two most powerful and useful tools are PKSM and PKHex.
1. PKSM 3DS App - Pokemon Games Only

• This App works on every Generation of Pokémon, 1-7. It can modify Pokémon, create them, duplicate them, store them, inject event item & Mystery Gift Pokémon, and more. Read the full Wiki to learn of its capabilities
  
• Gen 3: How to get the GBA VC game into PKSM:
  

1. Load the game and save first. Doesn’t work without a save file.
   
2. get your Title ID by going to FBI → Titles → take a picture of your relevant Title ID for the game you need.
   
3. in PKSM, go to settings (hit X) and go to Misc → Title ID’s
   
4. input your title ID for your specific game from step 2
   
5. Once you’ve inputted the number and hit ok, you can just keep hitting B. You’ll see the game on the VC list and access it like the other games. Source.
   

• Gen 3 - GBA event items: When you're in the Scripts menu in PKSM, press X to swap to SD-based scripts, and Y to swap to universal scripts. There is a script called “RSEFrLg - Inject Tickets.c”. Inject that.
  
• Gen 4-5: How to get PKSM to work for NDS games. DS games won’t show up in the main menu alongside 3DS games or VC games. You can only access them through the Extra Saves menu:
  

1. In PKSM, go to settings (hit x) → misc. → Extra Saves → find your .sav file for your specific game within your SD card. For generation 4-5, it’s probably in /ROMs/nds/saves
   
2. go back to the main PKSM screen, then hit Y, then choose your save to open.
   

• Gen 5 - Challenge Mode (Black 2/White 2): there is a script at the very bottom called “key-system.c” to unlock Challenge Mode. Inject that.

2. PKHeX Desktop App - Pokémon Games Only

• PKHex is a more powerful version of PKSM, but on the computer.
  
• Legality checking and fixing with PKHeX and RNGReporter
  

Here are a few other ways to cheat/hack that can be useful:
3. Checkpoint - 3DS and Official VC games only

Note: Checkpoint cannot access GBA or NDS games, only 3DS and official VC games. Checkpoint causes the game to crash often, especially in gen 6&7. Always save before activating a cheat.
Note 2: Many Checkpoint cheats simply do not work. Those cheats were created for the PC emulator Citra and Retroarch. In most cases, non of these cheats work at all.

• How to add cheats not pre-installed

4. NDSForwarder (DS games only): hold Y while loading the game then press X.

• Download the NDS(i) Cheat Database from the Universal Updater app to get the latest DS cheats. List gets updated frequently.

5. TwilightMenu++ (DS games only): While hovering over a game in TwilightMenu++, click Y, then X.

• Download the NDS(i) Cheat Database from the Universal Updater app.

Note: May cause crashing.

6. Pokémon Dream Radar!
There is a tool called “Pokémon Dream Radar portable save editor” available in the Universal Updater app that allows you to hack your game. It IS possible to connect Dream Radar to B2W2 roms on the 3DS.
7. Gen 5 Save Editor: This specially designed software allows users to edit their BW/B2W2 saves, including accessing Memory Link content.
8. Gen 6 & 7 Multi-Pokémon Framework

Part 5: Randomizers and Romhacks

This Section is incomplete. Please post any missing or useful information.
Universal Pokemon Randomizer ZX
This works for all games, Gen 1 thru 7. Read the Wiki for more info.

1. Download the Universal Pokemon Randomizer ZX
   
2. Download the unencrypted Rom file you wish to use onto your computer (Recommended source: /Roms Megathread)
   
3. Open the Randomizer app and open your game file with it, set your settings.
   

For Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, and DS games, follow Steps 4 thru 7. For 3DS games, skip to Step 8

1. Save. The file will be saved onto your computer.
   
2. Save the file onto your SD card in /roms/ folder.
   
3. Open the game in TwilightMenu++.
   

If it's an DS game, forward it via NDSForwarder. If it's a GB, GBC, or GBA file, you can also use NSUI to convert it to a .CIA

1. Start a game, it should be randomized.

For 3DS games, continue here

1. Save → LayeredFS.
   
2. You will get a folder with the name of the TitleID of the game (e.g.: 000700C...,).
   
3. Save the folder to your 3DS's SD card in the /luma/titles/ folder. If this folder structure doesn't exist already, create it.
   
4. Hold SELECT while booting 3DS. Activate "Enable Game Patching" in the Luma Config screen. Then press START to save.
   
5. Start a new game, should be randomized.
   

• Go to /PokemonROMHacks for more

Part 6: How to migrate Pokémon up and down generations:

Note on authenticity concerns: Cloning an unedited Pokémon and migrating it to another game will not result in any flags with Pokémon Bank or Home. Migrating identical Pokémon at once may be stopped by Home. Migrating Pokémon via PKSM and then into Bank and Home will not result in bans or issues. Edited Pokémon and identical Pokémon moving at once may result in Bank or Home blocking the Pokémon from transferring in. You will not get banned for doing this. No ban has yet occurred.

1. PKSM lets you migrate Pokémon into the application, then out of it into a different game. You can migrate Pokémon to and from any game, Gen 1-7. See Wiki.

• See Part 4 PKSM section for how to set up different games in PKSM.
  
• PKSM Legality Checking: Go to the “edit Pokémon” screen → Click “misc.” → click the wireless icon. Requires a network connection to work. Source. Edit the Pokémon to make it legal.
  

Note: migrating Pokémon from newer to older games may result in some data changing, such as a Pokémon’s gender, EV’s/IV’s, ability, or moveset.

While PKSM works without issue, there is the official way to move Pokémon through games as well...
2. The legit way: Pal Park, Poke Transporter, Pokémon Bank, & Pokémon Home
This fantastic overview shows all of the ways you can migrate Pokémon through official methods. See Section 8 for more information about non-mainline games and how they can interact with your 3DS/ROMs.

• Poke Transporter can transport Pokémon from Gen 1 & 2 VC’s as well as from Gen 5 into Pokémon Bank. They will only be able to migrate from Bank to Gen 7 games, or 1 way into Pokémon Home. You can migrate Pokémon this way, and then send them back down from Gen 7 into older games via PKSM.
  
• How to use PokeTransporter on Rom files of Gen 5 games
  

1. Load the save into PKSM 2. Go to Scripts → Universal 3. Find the Transporter Redirect script & run it. 

Note: you must have a Gen 6/7 game installed and progressed up to the point of accessing a PC before first using Pokémon Bank. You must have Pokémon bank set up first in order to use Pokémon Transporter.
Note 2: you can transfer from Bank to Home, even if your accounts are different on your 3DS and Switch. Use a moving key. You do need a premium Pokémon Home account.

• Checkpoint Backup: You can also use Checkpoint to backup your game, migrate Pokémon from the game into Bank, then restore from the Checkpoint backup so you can keep them in the 3DS game and send them up to Home. Or clone them in PKSM. Both methods work just as good.
  
• Gen 3 to 4: You cannot migrate from Gen 3 to Gen 4 via the Pal Park with your 3DS. You must use PKSM or PKHeX. However, it is possible to use the pal park via Roms on a DS/DSLite. The only GBA flashcart that can boot into slot2 mode and use Pal Park is EZ Flash Omega Definitive Edition. But PKSM is far easier and faster. Go to /flascharts for more on flashcart info.
  
• Gen 4 to Gen 5: Migrating via Poke-Transfer and Roms/original carts should work. However, it requires 2 DS’s/3DS’s. PKSM is far easier and faster.
  

3. Trading - See Next Section
4. PKMN Chest can also work, though it works better on a DS/DSLite/DSi. It cannot access 3DS games, so no gen 6 or 7. Nor can it access Virtual Console games, like how it was instructed you install gen 1-3 above. It can access non-virtual console roms if you’ve installed them on the 3DS a different way. So at most you could access gens 1-5.

Part 7: Trading

See Part 6 above for how to migrate Pokémon up/down generations or bulk migrating to other games. This section is only for trading Pokémon via the official method.
Gen 1-2: Yes it is possible to trade with the 3DS

• You can trade in Gens 1 & 2 VC’s from HStore with legit VC copies on other 3DS’s.
  
• You may not be able to trade with .GB or .GBC Rom versions of the game.
  
• Alternatively, you could also trade if your Roms are on an EZ Flash and you connect it to original Gameboy hardware & link cables. Or via Roms directly in an Analogue Pocket.
  

Gen 3: No it is not possible to trade with the 3DS

• Source 1. Source 2. Source 3. I hope someone figures out how to get that to work because it’d be cool.
  
• Alternatively, you could trade if your Roms are on an EZ Flash and you connect it to original Gameboy Advance hardware & link cables. Or via Roms directly in an Analogue Pocket.
  

Gen 4 & 5: YES

• Trading locally with DS games, whether ROM or official cart, works like normal.
  
• The GTS for all NDS games was taken offline in 2014. However, Poké Classic Network is a 3rd-party alternative. You must launch your B2/W2 game in DSi Mode.
  
• Pokémon Wiimmfi Club is a Discord Community on Wiimmfi for generation 4 and 5 Pokemon games. See: /Wiimmfi for the official Nintendo Wifi replacement server.
  

Gen 6 & 7: YES

• Trading locally works like normal
  
• The GTS has been shut down as of April 2024. PretendoNetwork is working on an alternative service. Follow them for more info. See also: /PretendoNetwork
  

Regarding Trade Evolutions:

• ”I only have 1 console. How do I do trade evolutions?” - Open the game in PKSM, go to the editor, click the Pokémon you want to evolve, click its name, and just change it to the Pokémon you want to evolve it into. There is no other way to do it with just 1 console unless you send them to Legends Arceus on your Nintendo Switch. This will not result in any flags when migrating to Bank or Home.

Part 8: Peripheral Games & Accessories

This fantastic overview shows all of the ways you can migrate Pokémon through official methods. If you have any more information about connecting to peripherals, please share it in the comments.
Interacts with GBA Games

• Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon Gale of Darkness XD, Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire and Pokémon ChannelGamecube games: Unknown. My guess is you can use a GBA ROM on an EZ Flash GBA Flashcart to interact with official hardware. Probably able to interact with official GBA games & ROMs on a ROM version of the Gamecube games on a hacked Wii.
  
• GBA eReader was a peripheral device that allowed you to scan trading cards into your Gameboy Advance to play mini-games or unlock events. More info here. e-Reader Emulators can be run with a GBA emulator. mGBA is the most functional one, and it is available in the Universal Updater. I don’t think it’s possible to add eReader data to Pokémon game ROMs on the 3DS. Most eReader data, like the Eon Ticket, can be added via PKSM, explained further down this guide. To use the eReader Rom, you would probably have to run it on your computer, or maybe a GBA flashcart, then migrate the save to the 3DS. But prove me wrong and post a comment! This video might help.
  
  • Unknown how to add eReader card data to 3DS gen 3 VC’s/ROMs directly.
  • Unknown how to run the eReader ROM and getting it to directly interact with games on any official hardware

Interacts with DS Games

• Pokémon Ranger DS games: Official Ranger games can interact with ROM versions of mainline games.
  
• My Pokémon Ranch and Pokémon Battle Revolution Wii Games: Likely possible to interact with the Wii games on official hardware using ROM Version of DS games if you have a DS game cart with IR in your 3DS game slot. But that's a guess. Please comment if you have more information.
  
• PokéWalker Pedometer: The PokeWalker is a pedometer accessory that came with the release of HeartGold & SoulSilver. It is possible to interact with a physical PokeWalker using your ROM copies of HG/SS. You must have a game cart with IR in your 3DS game slot. Source It is currently not possible to utilize the 3DS’s built-in IR sensor to interact with the PokeWalker, nor is it possible for legit games or Roms to interact with an emulation of the PokeWalker. But prove me wrong! This might help get the ball rolling… 1. 2.
  
• Pokémon Dream World Browser game was able to interact with DS games via the Pokémon Global Link. Global Link has since shut down. There is an effort to recover the lost backups of Dream World. It is currently not possible to interact with the content on mainline games.
  
• Pokémon Dream Radar 3DS Game: It IS possible to connect Dream Radar to B2W2 roms on the 3DS. Also, there is a tool called “Pokémon Dream Radar portable save editor” available in the Universal Updater app that allows you to hack your game.
  

Interacts with 3DS Games

• Pokémon Sun/Moon Demo and Pokémon Ruby/Saphire Demo: Should transfer like normal if you have the other games installed, official or otherwise.

Part 9: Current unsolved CFW 3DS Pokémon mysteries

We need you to help improve this guide! There is a short list of mysteries still remaining to solve, code to write, and exploits to uncover in order to create a more ultimate Pokémon machine, eliminating the need for extra hardware. These are the last remaining hurdles. If anyone has any additional information on these things, please post a comment:
Peripherals: See above section.
Gen 1 & 2

• Trading with Gen 1 & 2 roms instead of VC's

Gen 3

• Trading in Gen 3 games on 3DS

Gen 4/5

• PokéWalker
  
  • Utilize the 3DS’s built-in IR sensor to interact with a physical PokéWalker
  • Interact with an emulation of the PokéWalker onto legit games or ROMs
• Forwarding an original copy of a game and a modified copy of the same game simultaneously (Renegade Platinum & Regular Platinum, for example)
  

Part 10: Bonus fun stuff not necessarily related to Pokémon that I wanted to share

• Amiibo Emulation - Wumiibo. Note: There are no mainline Pokémon games with Amiibo support
  
• Got a DSi? Check out my megathread on it here
  
• Fantastic YouTubers that talk about emulation, hardware hacking, roms, retro hardware, pokemon stuff, etc.
  
  • Retro Game Corps
  • Wulff Den
  • The Retro Future
  • Scott the Woz
  • im a blisy ._. - Pokémon RNG manipulator
  • Odd Tinkering - ASMR Console Repair

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New Version Here!!!

Purpose

This guide is to explain how to get every Pokémon game from Gen 1-7 onto your CFW 3DS. The information is a compilation of references I’ve collected during my own efforts of 3DS modding. I’m creating something I wish I had when I started down this process, and I hope you find it useful.
This is all focused on the Pokémon games, but it covers such a wide variety of topics related to 3DS CFW modding, that I think even those who don’t care about Pokémon would find it useful.
Please let me know if any of the information is incorrect or should be elaborated on.

Note: This assumes you have already completed the CFW 3DS guide on your 3DS. This will not work without completing that process.

Part 1: Useful Tools & Sources

I will be making reference to the same handful of sources over and over again throughout this guide.

• H Shop. How to install
  
• GodMode9 - this should already be installed on your 3DS if you followed the CFW guide
  
• How to rip game cartridges via GodMode9. Video about it.
  

Part 2: How to get every Pokémon game on your Home Screen

Gen 1 & 2 (RBY/GSC) - GB & GBC

• Download virtual consoles through the Hshop.

Gen 3 (RSE/FRLE) - GBA

• Download CIA’s here and run them in the FBI app. source

Gen 4 & 5 (DPPt/HGSS/BWB2W2) - NDS

1. Download roms or rip your cartridges via GodMode9, put them in the correct rom folders.
2. Use NDSForwarder OR just open the Universal Updater app and you can find it in there (there's two different ones, I'd use the one by MechanicalDragon)
3. Put DS games in /ROMS/NDS.

Note: Do not rename them after you’ve installed forwarders as that will break them. Also: LIMIT 40 DS GAMES INSTALLED AT A TIME - You can however use the data management menu to move the shortcuts you aren't using to the SD card to make room (where they disappear from the home screen and become unusable till they are moved back)

1. Open the app via homebrew launcher to select which to install to your homescreen, and you may uninstall them one by one through the main 3DS data management menu, the DSiWare section.

Source

• Alternatively, you can use TwilightMenu++ but I don’t like using that on the 3DS.

Gen 6 & 7 (XY/ORAS/SMUSUM) - 3DS

1. Download games from the HShop
2. or Rip the game from the cartridge via GodMode9
3. Be sure to download the updates to each game as well.

Part 3: How to migrate saves into 3DS

Reference
Gen 1 & 2 (RBY/GSC): Godmode 9
Gen 3 (RSE/FRLE)

• Rip from cartridge via a DS or DS Lite
  
• Migrate via Godmode 9
  

Gen 4 & 5 (DPPt/HGSS/BWB2W2)

1. Rip saves from cartridge via GodMode 9
   
2. wherever you store your rom files, there should be a folder labeled saves.
   
3. Move saves files into the roms folder.
   

Gen 6 & 7 (XY/ORAS/SMUSUM)

1. Rip from cartridge via GodMode9 & inject into virtual version

Part 4: How to cheat in each game

1. Checkpoint

Note: Cannot access GBA or NDS games, only 3DS and original VC games. See “2. PKSM” and “3. NDSForwarder” below for instructions on how to cheat in those games. Checkpoint causes the game to crash often, especially in gen 6&7. Always save before activating a cheat.

2. PKSM

• Like PKHex but you can do it all on the 3DS.
  
• How to get the GBA VC game into PKSM:
  

1. Load the game and save first. Doesn’t work without a save file. 2. get ahold of your Title ID by going to FBI → Titles → take a picture of your relevant Title ID for the game you need. 3. in PKSM, go to settings (hit X) and go to Misc → Title ID’s 4. input your title ID for your specific game from step 1 5. Once you’ve inputted the number and hit ok, you can just keep hitting back and you’ll see the game on the VC list and access it like the other games. [Source](reddit.com) 

• GBA event items
  
  • When you're in the Scripts menu in PKSM, press X to swap to SD-based scripts, and Y to swap to universal scripts. There is a script called “RSEFrLg - Inject Tickets.c”. Injects that.
• 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. 

Source

3. NDSForwarder (DS games only): hold Y while loading the game then press X
4. PKHeX Desktop App

Part 5: How to migrate Pokémon up and down generations:

1. PKSM
   
2. The legit way: Poke Transporter & Pokémon Bank. Download them via the HStore. Poke Transporter can transport Pokémon from Gen 1 & 2 VC’s as well as from Gen 5 into Pokémon Bank. They will only be able to migrate from Bank to Gen 7 games, or 1 way into Pokémon Home. You can migrate Pokémon this way, and then send them back down from Gen 7 into older games via PKSM.
   
3. PKHeX Desktop App. No idea how to use it. I’ve never used PKHex before. But I think you can do it that way too.
   
4. PKMN Chest can also work, though it works better on a DS/DSLite/DSi.
   

so i got japanise original 3ds from ebay in hopes of hacking it, i have no games and dsiware games. i diddnt know that 11.17 existed and updated it. now i cant hack it. someone help please!
PS.the 3ds cant launch hombrew launcher and i dont have r4.
thank you for help