Hi Everybody it took a bit longer than promised but please see this linked video if you are having any questions! I have tried to go through most of the comments on this video and try to answer each one and show exactly how I did each step with less editing out the slow parts. I wouldn't recommend this because it has gameplay footage and is longer. But if you are having any issues hopefully this video will help! ua-cam.com/video/vQL5pEdUd7I/v-deo.html
Hi! I just want to say thank you so goddamn much for making an actual, proper guide for pk3DS! I attempted to follow a different guide, but it overcomplicated things to all hell and made me spend, like, 5 hours ripping my hair out while being incredibly unspecific. Again, thank you for saving my sanity!
Hi! Did you have any problems when it came to the rebuilding step? I rebuild mine as a .3ds file, but it refuses to actually save as a .3ds file, but rather just as a "file"
This tutorial is great, but I'm having an issue with the rebuild step. Everything goes smoothly up until then, looks exactly the way your stuff does on screen, but then when I go to rebuild the rom to a .3ds file, it's completely grayed out and I can't select it at all. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?
@@oli2gud not entirely. I was able to rebuild to a 3ds file, but only when I don't allow it to decompress the file. When I load the extracted file, it says it is compressed and asks if I would like to decompress it. If I do, I can't rebuild it as a 3ds file. If I don't let it decompress, I can rebuild it, but I can only alter about 50% of the options in the randomizer. Everything else needs to be decompressed to change them at all.
I got as far as rebuilding it but when it reaches the end of rebuilding it, it shows up an error message and forces pk3DS to close without rebuilding the Rom
Im having this weird issue where about halfway through the process with the green bar it says an error occured and the program needs to close. any idea why this might be happening?
I'm having the same issue 🥲anyone figure it out? edit: NVM I FIGURED IT OUT ya just gotta decrypt it, there's youtube tutorials on that if anyone needs it
Hi everybody! I am looking for more content to make in regards to stuff like this so if you have anything else you would like to see a tutorial on let me know! Also incase you are having trouble please check out this link: projectpokemon.org/home/forums/topic/34377-pk3ds-pok%C3%A9mon-3ds-rom-editor-and-randomizer/. This is the forum for the program and a lot of questions have been answered over there. I'm going to continue to try and answer questions as I can, its just hard when I can't recreate the issue.
Hi Everyone, please if you could upvote any comments with issues you have I'd like to go over them! So either respond to this comment or any comment with 5 likes I'll respond to!
Hey! I got everything to work, such as randomizing trainers and starters. But it seems like the randomizer for wild pokemon is the only thing that doesn't work for some reason, it randomizes but goes back to no pokemon for the route. Thanks!!
@@luka5483 i fixed mine the real issue is finding a working rom the one that i got to work says bad compatibility but it works fine asides from stuttering from time to time it really isnt that bad
Hey Bruce! I’m so glad this software exists! So, I wanted to know, can you adjust the shiny rate inside of the friend safari using this software? Thanks!
i have my .3ds downloaded and extractet but what should i do next to get it into the pk3DS, because when i try to open a file i cant find the file i extracted
in the trainer option what does "dont modify" for the moveset really mean, is it like that the randomized pkmn has the same attacks as the normal pkmn in vanilla?
Is it not possible to extract the file that was already hacked? I tried to extract .3ds file which was hacked already, and when the progress bar reached, the program pops up the error message.
This does not work for me. After extraction, and yes I'm using a .3ds file, I get the "pk3ds will function best if you keep your game files folder clean without unessasary folders" and doesn't let me. This doesnt make any sense to me.
Hi, looking into your issue I think it means you have too many folders within the folder you are trying to open. I looked into it and found this "pk3DS says "keep folders clean" if you have more than 3 folders within the folder you are trying to open; telling you to not keep non-game files inside your game dump files." I would move your entire pk3DS set-up into one clean folder!
How do i rebuild if i extracted and decompressed a .cxi file? If I attempt to rebuild as any of the options it makes a text file that doesn’t function at all
can someone tell me why i can't get the pk3DS exe. File? i have dowloaded it many times and for some reason i can't open it nor do i get a PK3DS exe file.
idk if you do reply, but the green bar doesnt stop showing like its still processing. I'm confident it shouldn't take this long, what do i do? (When i've randomized the settings i want and i'm rebuilding)
Is anyone else having the issue that trainers are always holding random held items no matter what I do? I will specifically uncheck the random held items option and it always randomizes them. It just gives them all such horrible items like pokeballs to hold and it makes the game way too easy. I do not really know what to do about this when I am specifically clicking the option that should stop it yet it does it anyway. Any fixes?
Once you extract the ROM then the words should no longer be gray and you can start making changes! Then once you rebuild at the end you can save it as a new title. Let me know if that works for you!
@@nyarcy Once you extract the ROM then the words should no longer be gray and you can start making changes! Then once you rebuild at the end you can save it as a new title. Let me know if that works for you!
Hi! I am having a really weird issue when modding Pokemon Y that I have never had before. Whenever I change things with pk3DS, it always goes through on the program itself, and when I export there are no issues, nor are there when I launch the game. The issue lies in that non of the changes I make to pokemon spawn location (i.e. random encounters, starters, or gift pokemon) work. Everything else works: stat and type changes to pokemon, increases to trainer pokemon level, changes to trainer teams, evolution changes, and so on. It is just me messing with pokemon spawn locations that doesn't apply.
I hate to ask such a basic question but have you tried re-extracting the ROM file? Something could have bugged during that process? If the issue continues to persist after trying a new ROM. Other basic questions but you are hitting save after you have clicked the randomize starter button or chosen the specific starters? Other than that I would have to see what specifically is happening with your file to try and get an understanding!
@@qman5050 I tried re-extracting the ROM multiple times, and I for sure saved all my changes before exporting. This problem also only occurs on the Pokemon Y ROM, all other ROMs I have work fine. I redownloaded the ROM and same thing happened. I eventually gave up and just used PkHex to edit my save to replace the starters and gift pokemon manually in my party and box after I got the normal ones. Luckily I wasn't trying to do a randomizer, just changing some Pokemon locations, so I could solve it doing it the messy way. Because I knew I could do it by manually editing my save, I was mostly trying to figure out what was wrong for if in the future I do want to do a randomizer or something that requires messing with wild encounters.
anyone have any idea why Ultra Moon would crash in between every cutscene ? Basically citra drops to 0 fps at every white screen transition. did i randomize too much ??
Try using RetroArch instead. I used Citra and it crashed on the “Welcome to the world of Pokémon” cutscene but in RetroArch, there was not a problem (just a little bit slow)
I just uploaded a video where I use pokemon X and I got it to work. Maybe the ROM you are using isn't the best? Take a look at the pinned comment and see if that video helps you! If not leave a comment on there and I can try and get back to you!
Does it work on Win11 Pro? Since I have Win11 Pro it opens the program, but it doesn't load the game in the pk3DS and I can't modify or randomize anything.
I'm having the issue that the pkmn in my encounters as well as many of the pkmn of the trainers I meet don't have any moves and have to use struggle. How do I change that in pk3ds?
I'm not certain if it keeps the information saved but what I would do is go ahead and extract/rebuild it. Then just open up your edited rom later and edit it further.
Does anyone know how to change shiny odds in 2d pokemon games cuz I wanna do a shiny run but I dont wanna waist my life too much and I dont have patience
@@qman5050 I'm not sure what Extremus' error says but if you could help with mine since it might be the same it says: "A fatal non-UI error has occurred in PKHex, and the details could not be displayed. Please report this to the author". This message pops up when I try to rebuild into a .3DS File
this is completely useless to me, since you've already done everything on your pc I have no clue what im actually doing, extract it to where and once ive extracted it i have no idea in hell what you're doing after that
how do I revert the changes? for example, I clicked on the randomize all for evolutions, but now I don't want to randomize the evolutions, how should I do it?
Hi Everybody it took a bit longer than promised but please see this linked video if you are having any questions! I have tried to go through most of the comments on this video and try to answer each one and show exactly how I did each step with less editing out the slow parts. I wouldn't recommend this because it has gameplay footage and is longer. But if you are having any issues hopefully this video will help!
ua-cam.com/video/vQL5pEdUd7I/v-deo.html
There a way to randomize abilites?
Hi! I just want to say thank you so goddamn much for making an actual, proper guide for pk3DS! I attempted to follow a different guide, but it overcomplicated things to all hell and made me spend, like, 5 hours ripping my hair out while being incredibly unspecific. Again, thank you for saving my sanity!
Hi! Did you have any problems when it came to the rebuilding step? I rebuild mine as a .3ds file, but it refuses to actually save as a .3ds file, but rather just as a "file"
@@marieknep5567 Sorry, I didn't have this problem, and I don't know how to help; I wish you luck, though!
chill guy. nice voice, very helpful. would recommend
I didn't know how to rebuild the file, thanks a lot!
Thank you so much for your work, could not navigate the pipeline site at all. Thank you!
i've been trying to figure this out for months thank you so much
This tutorial is great, but I'm having an issue with the rebuild step. Everything goes smoothly up until then, looks exactly the way your stuff does on screen, but then when I go to rebuild the rom to a .3ds file, it's completely grayed out and I can't select it at all. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?
did u find the fix?
@@oli2gud not entirely. I was able to rebuild to a 3ds file, but only when I don't allow it to decompress the file. When I load the extracted file, it says it is compressed and asks if I would like to decompress it. If I do, I can't rebuild it as a 3ds file. If I don't let it decompress, I can rebuild it, but I can only alter about 50% of the options in the randomizer. Everything else needs to be decompressed to change them at all.
@@kyleherron4783have you 100% figured everything out?
Nice tutorial really helped me set up my Omega Ruby randomizer, thanks!
This was way too helpful. Thank you so much
I got as far as rebuilding it but when it reaches the end of rebuilding it, it shows up an error message and forces pk3DS to close without rebuilding the Rom
did you find a solution?
same, and no one is showing how to fix it
it still says no game loaded and has the green bar there even though it already said extraction is complete. can you help me?
pick file, open, then choose the folder you just extracted to
Im having this weird issue where about halfway through the process with the green bar it says an error occured and the program needs to close. any idea why this might be happening?
I'm having the same issue 🥲anyone figure it out?
edit: NVM I FIGURED IT OUT ya just gotta decrypt it, there's youtube tutorials on that if anyone needs it
@@kittycatastery8039do you mean a de-crypted CIA file or .3ds file?? I’m trying to do this too and am also unsuccessful
I have a problem I go through that entire process (but for Oras not sm) but when I load the rom it isn’t randomized
I have the exact same issue with x. Boot up the game, no ranomisation.
Did you guys found a solution?
@@didy3615 no, i just used a different program that adds all the pokemon into the base game. its called Ancestral X
i heard we have to start a new game and cant just copy save files over but do not take me for granted i just read it somewhere
It says no game loaded when I try to extract and when I pick my rom it says to search for a folder?
Hi everybody! I am looking for more content to make in regards to stuff like this so if you have anything else you would like to see a tutorial on let me know! Also incase you are having trouble please check out this link: projectpokemon.org/home/forums/topic/34377-pk3ds-pok%C3%A9mon-3ds-rom-editor-and-randomizer/. This is the forum for the program and a lot of questions have been answered over there. I'm going to continue to try and answer questions as I can, its just hard when I can't recreate the issue.
i cant open the website
Does it work on android citra files save through pk3ds same as pkhex ?
after extracting everything is still grey and when i go to file open it doesnt see the 3ds roms but this got me closest so far
if it doesnt show up after you rebuild the file make sure you add .3ds to the file name then it will be there
Hi Everyone, please if you could upvote any comments with issues you have I'd like to go over them! So either respond to this comment or any comment with 5 likes I'll respond to!
Hey! I got everything to work, such as randomizing trainers and starters. But it seems like the randomizer for wild pokemon is the only thing that doesn't work for some reason, it randomizes but goes back to no pokemon for the route. Thanks!!
I extracted the .3ds rom went to the folder it was in and clicked open and nothing happened
Just heard a windows error noise with no pop up or anything
@@skelloswag same idk why
@@luka5483 i fixed mine the real issue is finding a working rom the one that i got to work says bad compatibility but it works fine asides from stuttering from time to time it really isnt that bad
im having a issue where my game screen is just black after trying to pull up the game
did you find a solution? same thing is happening to me
@@rogarciaguirre same any solution?
it won't even let me open the rom, it has me open a folder instead of a file, and when i open the folder with just the 3DS rom in it, it does nothing
3:08 where did you get this donwload of ultra sun?
I need the romfs folder for pk3DS to work but every Download of ultra sun i found only has the game
After making changes to the game i go to rebuild but the .3ds option is greyed out help
Any fix?
Same problem
Hey I know it’s probably a little late but when you open the file then you need to go to tools and then extract .3ds
You are my hero thank you so much!
Hey Bruce! I’m so glad this software exists! So, I wanted to know, can you adjust the shiny rate inside of the friend safari using this software? Thanks!
Also I’ve been reading some of the comments, can you not port the rebuild onto a modded 3ds using FBI?
there is a shiny rate option but im not sure if it works
yeah at 8:28 seconds into the video I go over the shiny rate! I've tested it myself and it definitely increases the rate of shinies!
very good video even in 2024 very clear very simple ty batman
does it look different for the different 3ds games? because i couldnt change the static entcounters or the starters!
i randomized pokemon X
i have a .3ds file for pokemon y but its not showing up when i try to open it
Any luck?
i have my .3ds downloaded and extractet but what should i do next to get it into the pk3DS, because when i try to open a file i cant find the file i extracted
same issue, im trying to figure that out rn
@@originalrecipe6113did you guys figure anything out?
in the trainer option what does "dont modify" for the moveset really mean, is it like that the randomized pkmn has the same attacks as the normal pkmn in vanilla?
I have a problem when I want to randomize trainers, pickup items and static encounters a error arrive and crash pk3ds why ?
For the randomize part when i rebuild it it turns into a file and not a 3ds file how do i fix that
having this same issue, you find a fix yet?
I click the "rebuild" like you, but it's not showing .3ds like the original file and Citra doesn't see it.
i think you have to put .3ds at the end of whatever you name it.
Is it not possible to extract the file that was already hacked?
I tried to extract .3ds file which was hacked already, and when the progress bar reached, the program pops up the error message.
Actually the universal randomizer has a zx version that supports 3ds could you do a tutorial on this?
I will look into this!
@@qman5050 💯
Hi I have a question and it is, how do make the pokemon icons show in wild encounters section? Mine doesn't show those icons
I’m trying to randomize a game to play on my 3ds, not through citra. Is this not for that?
I believe you can also you can use universal randomizer zx
This does not work for me. After extraction, and yes I'm using a .3ds file, I get the "pk3ds will function best if you keep your game files folder clean without unessasary folders" and doesn't let me. This doesnt make any sense to me.
Hi, looking into your issue I think it means you have too many folders within the folder you are trying to open. I looked into it and found this "pk3DS says "keep folders clean" if you have more than 3 folders within the folder you are trying to open; telling you to not keep non-game files inside your game dump files." I would move your entire pk3DS set-up into one clean folder!
How do i rebuild if i extracted and decompressed a .cxi file? If I attempt to rebuild as any of the options it makes a text file that doesn’t function at all
Where should I extract the files to? When I extract it won't open at all and I have dozens of files but it say "too many files..."
I haven't seen this issue before, it could be due to not enough space on your hard drive? If not I'd extract it to an empty folder.
Same who did you done it?
How*
can someone tell me why i can't get the pk3DS exe. File? i have dowloaded it many times and for some reason i can't open it nor do i get a PK3DS exe file.
TMs cannot be edited. I spent 3 whole hours to modify TMs but when I played all were reset to normal. Bruce help me out for god sake plz....
idk if you do reply, but the green bar doesnt stop showing like its still processing. I'm confident it shouldn't take this long, what do i do? (When i've randomized the settings i want and i'm rebuilding)
it works just fine just ignore it, when the bar has stopped it usually means its done, you can just check for it in your files
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much batman my hero
Is anyone else having the issue that trainers are always holding random held items no matter what I do? I will specifically uncheck the random held items option and it always randomizes them. It just gives them all such horrible items like pokeballs to hold and it makes the game way too easy. I do not really know what to do about this when I am specifically clicking the option that should stop it yet it does it anyway. Any fixes?
mine just gives every trainer a pokemon that can mega evolve, shi sucks
it just hands out random mega evolutions to the wrong pokemon. I dont know why its so hard for it to just not randomize any items.@@lucaswilliams2669
When I extract the .3ds files it says extraction complete but there’s nothing new
im having this problem too
Once you extract the ROM then the words should no longer be gray and you can start making changes! Then once you rebuild at the end you can save it as a new title. Let me know if that works for you!
@@nyarcy Once you extract the ROM then the words should no longer be gray and you can start making changes! Then once you rebuild at the end you can save it as a new title. Let me know if that works for you!
@@qman5050 god bless you
Hi! I am having a really weird issue when modding Pokemon Y that I have never had before. Whenever I change things with pk3DS, it always goes through on the program itself, and when I export there are no issues, nor are there when I launch the game. The issue lies in that non of the changes I make to pokemon spawn location (i.e. random encounters, starters, or gift pokemon) work. Everything else works: stat and type changes to pokemon, increases to trainer pokemon level, changes to trainer teams, evolution changes, and so on. It is just me messing with pokemon spawn locations that doesn't apply.
I hate to ask such a basic question but have you tried re-extracting the ROM file? Something could have bugged during that process? If the issue continues to persist after trying a new ROM.
Other basic questions but you are hitting save after you have clicked the randomize starter button or chosen the specific starters? Other than that I would have to see what specifically is happening with your file to try and get an understanding!
@@qman5050 I tried re-extracting the ROM multiple times, and I for sure saved all my changes before exporting. This problem also only occurs on the Pokemon Y ROM, all other ROMs I have work fine. I redownloaded the ROM and same thing happened. I eventually gave up and just used PkHex to edit my save to replace the starters and gift pokemon manually in my party and box after I got the normal ones. Luckily I wasn't trying to do a randomizer, just changing some Pokemon locations, so I could solve it doing it the messy way. Because I knew I could do it by manually editing my save, I was mostly trying to figure out what was wrong for if in the future I do want to do a randomizer or something that requires messing with wild encounters.
@@slightly8440 Did you make sure you were using the correct ROM file? Like it is .3DS file?
@@qman5050 yup
anyone have any idea why Ultra Moon would crash in between every cutscene ? Basically citra drops to 0 fps at every white screen transition. did i randomize too much ??
Try using RetroArch instead. I used Citra and it crashed on the “Welcome to the world of Pokémon” cutscene but in RetroArch, there was not a problem (just a little bit slow)
Is there an import option? I see you can dumpt to txt but is there a way to inject the txt back in?
u have a nice voice for narration. I wonder what u look like irl
My brother in Christ that’s an odd thing to say
hey random question do you need like a new pokemon y to do this on as my old one didint work
I just uploaded a video where I use pokemon X and I got it to work. Maybe the ROM you are using isn't the best? Take a look at the pinned comment and see if that video helps you! If not leave a comment on there and I can try and get back to you!
@@qman5050 aight I'll try that when I get home
.3ds is grayed out for me when I try to rebuild
Does it work on Win11 Pro? Since I have Win11 Pro it opens the program, but it doesn't load the game in the pk3DS and I can't modify or randomize anything.
How do i put megas in the wild encounters etc do i need to turn on a setting or something?
I'm having the issue that the pkmn in my encounters as well as many of the pkmn of the trainers I meet don't have any moves and have to use struggle. How do I change that in pk3ds?
How can I mod the PKM Omega Ruby rom that makes me capable of mega evolving multiple mons in 1 battle?
Why when i rebuild romfs i get a binary file? How to use this?
it keeps asking me to fix my rom dump does anyone know how to fix it
thanks bruce!
Does anyone know how to randomize overworld items?
Wow, ThIs GuY sEeMs PrEtTy CoOl.
i got error when trying to rebuild .3ds
I can't find the link to download pk3ds anywhere pls help?
I have a question, if I want to play with my 3ds, how can I turn the .3ds into .cia
Godmode9
What exactly should I do if I need to close pk3DS for a time but want to keep editing the ROM later?
I'm not certain if it keeps the information saved but what I would do is go ahead and extract/rebuild it. Then just open up your edited rom later and edit it further.
The program shows me an error when I'm trying to extract the 3ds file. Can you help me with that?
maybe you just dont have disc space
can any one share the zip files for pk3ds. I can't download it
how do you get the .3ds files i have been trying for about 2 hours and cant find one
I cannot answer that question! You will have to look online or rip a 3DS game yourself!
Look at the megathread
Are the steps the same if i’m using a dump from a game cartrige, or am i not able to use dumps on here?
Should be the same if it is the same file type!
Not working and only problems
When i try extracting the file it doesnt show up in the file location and says that there is 'no game loaded'
Are there any fixes to this?
Did u find a fix
Yes but I can't remember what I did lol
@@kaiosa4696 i found a fix Ty tho
Bruh the fact nobody has made a randomizer for .cia is honestly garbage.
Do you know that you can convert .3ds to .cia with gm9 menu?
Or you can use a .3ds file for citra
@@Even_littlerB he is complaining about that, he wants .cia i assume to play in a 3ds
If it's so easy then why don't you do it 😊😊😊😊
Does anyone know how to change shiny odds in 2d pokemon games cuz I wanna do a shiny run but I dont wanna waist my life too much and I dont have patience
I know for gba you can use hex maniac advanced
Pkhex or universal pokemon randomizer
When rebuilding the .3ds file how much storage should we have extra to accommodate?
3-4 GB
how do i get a rom file
When I try to rebuild it crashes so thanks
my windows defender stops me from running the pk3ds application, is it safe?
no
It dosen't let me rebuild it to an 3ds file.
What is the error and what does it say?
@@qman5050 I'm not sure what Extremus' error says but if you could help with mine since it might be the same it says: "A fatal non-UI error has occurred in PKHex, and the details could not be displayed. Please report this to the author". This message pops up when I try to rebuild into a .3DS File
re download the app
extract takes several minutes???? it took 6 hours man
Thanks !!
Can I randomise it for the 3ds?
so how big actually are the extracted files?
3-4 GB
will this work on an original 3ds?
does this work with a cia file
After doing alll the steps. Now mine wont even load lmao
What is it saying when it doesn't load?
For adding items into the game, how to add rare candies to not grind lmao
You could edit the pokemart to sell rare candies! That way it is easier to grind!
tyty
does this work on an actual 3ds
Can you put the rom on a 3ds?
I haven't tried and I think the process would be somewhat difficult but I don't see why not.
@@qman5050 you just gotta convert the file it outputs from 3ds to cia i think
does anyone know if this is safe?
RAITOOOOO
this is completely useless to me, since you've already done everything on your pc I have no clue what im actually doing, extract it to where and once ive extracted it i have no idea in hell what you're doing after that
extract it to a folder on ur pc (im using the same folder that the original rom i downloaded came in) and then make your changes
after the extraction i cant select it in the pk3DS it just makes an error sound
I'm having the same problem and haven't found a fix anywhere
how do I revert the changes? for example, I clicked on the randomize all for evolutions, but now I don't want to randomize the evolutions, how should I do it?
For me it said browse for folder after I trying to extract the 3ds file what do I do?
What do I do with the file it gives me after randomization how do I convert to 3ds or cia?
When I edit the Pokémon on the routes, it does not show the Pokémon that I put there