

This is all because both versions of a Pokemon game contain all the data of both games and literally the only difference between them is different flags being checked, so transferring the save around does nothing bad to your game/story/saveįor example, if you catch Dialga in Diamond, and then save and load up Pearl, Palkia won't be there because the game acknowledges that you completed the event there, it doesn't care what you caught, just that there was an event/story moment/battle and you've completed it. Your story progress and data are retained as if you never did anything and the game will continue the story/events as if you've always been playing the version your save is currently running on without issues. (Crystal, Emerald & Platinum do not apply) This has always been true of every Pokemon game that has a counter-part to it. Pokemon Moon Pokemon Sun Pokemon Sun / Moon - Trading What do you need help on Cancel X. Log In to add custom notes to this or any other game. I am by no means positive of the long-term effects of this, so use at your own risk! If every Pokemon got a second shiny palette swap. Go to SD:\JKSV\Saves\Pokemon_Sun and create a new folder named "Suntransfer" and paste the "main" file from the previous step in there.Įject your SD and put it back into your 3DS, open up JKSM, and restore the save on Pokemon Sun from the "Suntransfer" folder.ĮDIT: Someone has pointed out that there might be some story triggers that could be different between the two games.

I backed my games up to "moontransfer" and "sunbackup".Īfter backing up both games, power your 3DS off and put your SD card into your computer.įind the folder labelled "moontransfer" in SD:\JKSV\Saves\Pokemon_Moon and copy the file named "main". I have done so by doing the following:Īfter installing both games, open JKSM and refresh your games.īack up both games save data so in case something goes wrong, you still have a backup. To the people who were playing the Pokemon Moon leak but originally wanted Pokemon Sun, you can swap the saves without any loss of data.
