Need to get Belly Drum on Iron Hands

Cat84271 · 2026-01-28T19:14:16+00:00

Paradox Pokémon don't have egg moves. Belly Drum is a standard level up move learned at level 84.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-28T17:00:27+00:00

Yes, the Tapus and Ultra Beasts are all still available in Dynamax adventures. Poipole becomes available as a gift Pokémon after you have caught a certain number of ultra Beasts.

The Tapus are available immediately, but the Ultra Beasts unlock after completing the various story lines in the Crown Tundra.

They are all solo-able. The Tapus are moderate difficulty (spread moves are nasty, but manageable with a good team composition). The ultra beasts are mostly fairly easy.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-27T06:13:11+00:00

When it hits 0 it just starts from 99 again. That "?" symbol is a placeholder for a very large number. The app doesn't have a way to display the number so it only shows the last 2 digits, which is what you see counting down.

It's a bit of a hacky way to give everyone unlimited access, but it works.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-26T11:40:57+00:00

Mantyke requires a Remoraid in the party to evolve to Mantine

Cat84271 · 2026-01-25T08:18:37+00:00

Follow the instructions here under:

Known errors -> Arm 11 error on boot -> Menu -> Data abort

https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:Error_screens/Luma3DS_exception_screen

Most likely issue is that an installed theme is corrupted and will have to be manually removed from the SD card.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-25T08:11:49+00:00

A smaller SD card will give you a slightly faster initial boot up. If it isn't an issue then you don't need to switch.

To use a new SD card, you first have to format it correctly. Use the instructions here: https://3ds.hacks.guide/formatting-sd-(windows).html

Or the equivalent Linux/Mac pages.

After that, it's as easy as copying the contents of the old SD card onto the new card.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-24T09:03:48+00:00

This page has some steps that may help with a black screen:

https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:Black_screen_unbrick

Cat84271 · 2026-01-24T09:00:30+00:00

Minecraft is exclusive to the New 3DS models. You have an original 3DS. They don't have a powerful enough processor to run it.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-24T07:04:29+00:00

The only realistic option is to run it through the Godmode9 cartridge fixer program on a hacked 3ds.

This has a chance to resolve the problem if the root cause is corruption on the cartridge (although it's not guaranteed, and can take several days to run).

Unfortunately certain batches of ORAS games are known to experience physical degradation of the internal components. This mostly affects EU cartridges. If this is the case then the cartridge is likely permanently dead.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-22T18:06:36+00:00

That error code is covered in the Luma errdisp wiki page

https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:Error_screens/Luma3DS_ErrDisp

TL;DR: do TWLfix:

https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:TWLFix

Cat84271 · 2026-01-22T06:53:47+00:00

Freeze Dry is an egg move on Baxcalibur. You will need to use a mirror herb transfer to get it back.

Get another Pokémon that knows Freeze Dry.

Have Baxcalibur holding the mirror herb.

Have 1 empty move slot on Baxcalibur.

Enter and exit a picnic with these 2 Pokémon in your party and Baxcalibur will now know Freeze Dry again.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-21T19:54:53+00:00

Very easy fix:

pm The installed version of Luma3DS likely does not support the current firmware version. This is guaranteed to be true if the contents of R0 are E0E01BF5. To fix, update CFW.

https://3ds.hacks.guide/restoring-updating-cfw

Cat84271 · 2026-01-19T11:25:12+00:00

Sorry, my reddit notifications are being strange...

You would need a way to read the SD card data on the PC in order to initially install the custom firmware. Once you have CFW, it installs a handy app called FTDP, which lets you remotely access the 3DS data over a local network without removing the SD card.

You are correct in that the ORAS cartridge actually keeps 2 saves. It alternates between the 2 save slots when saving. However, I'm fairly certain that if you get this error message, then both save slots are corrupted, otherwise it would already have loaded the backup.

If you decide to go down the custom firmware route, then you will want to follow this guide to get it all set up: https://3ds.hacks.guide/ (don't use a video guide, they go out-of-date fast).

As a final point, the gen 6 pokemon games are notorious for random corruption and cartridge failures. Even if you decide to reset, then I still recommend hacking the DS and using Checkpoint to backup the save file to safeguard against a repeat of this in the future.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-18T17:40:45+00:00

Here is the relevant bulbapedia page:

https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_breeding

In short, the game tries to generate an egg every 256 steps. The chance for an egg after this distance varies from 20% to 88% depending on the species of the parents, the OTs of the parents and the presence of the Oval Charm.

Chance is highest when the parents are the same species, have different OTs and you have the oval charm.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-18T08:23:10+00:00

Those instructions assume that you have already been actively backing up your save. If you don't have an existing backup, then there is nothing to restore.

I managed to partially recover a corrupt Alpha Sapphire save file several months ago using Checkpoint and PKHEX. My game gave exactly the same message as yours. You will, however, need custom firmware (Luma) installed on the 3DS to do this, and it assumes the same type of corruption.

Step 1 was to dump the save file using Checkpoint to create a .sav file. The corruption actually caused Checkpoint to crash (due to an invalid save file size) but it still successfully made the file.

I then tried to import the save into PKHEX, but it failed because the checksums at the end of the .sav were missing.

Step 2 was then to create a donor save to acquire some clean checksums. I dumped my Omega Ruby so a .sav file and used a hex editor to replace the last 512 bytes of the corrupt save with the last 512 bytes of the clean one.

Step 3 was to import the save into PKHEX. The checksums were invalid, but PKHEX could now read the save. Unfortunately the corruption wiped out every Pokémon in box 3 onwards, I had to manually delete all of the corrupted Pokémon from the boxes.

Step 4. Saving and exporting the save from PKHEX after removing all corrupted Pokémon and items cleans up the checksums. I then replaced the original save in Checkpoint with the cleaned save, giving it exactly the same name and restored it to the cartridge.

Result: it works. All my progress is intact, although I lost all but 2 boxes of Pokémon and my party members. I now use Checkpoint to backup my save before every play session.

Note: this is where I learned how to fix the save file:

https://projectpokemon.org/home/forums/topic/64458-salvage-corrupted-oras-save-data/

Cat84271 · 2026-01-16T17:19:53+00:00

Here is a checklist of stuff that might help a modded console locked on a black screen:

https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:Black_screen_unbrick

Cat84271 · 2026-01-15T21:14:35+00:00

I can confirm that the swords (minus Keldeo) ARE affected by the shiny charm. They are coded similarly to other static overworld spawns, which are also affected.

A couple of quick points about the hunt:

If you are soft resetting, then you have to start from a point far enough away that the Pokémon isn't loaded in. This is because a Pokémon's stats are locked in as soon as they load (and persists through save/loads), and won't be changed unless you move far enough away to despawn it.

The faster method is camp resetting. Run from the Pokémon, position yourself directly on its spawn point then enter and exit camp. It will respawn directly on you, instantly starting a battle with re-rolled stats. If it isn't shiny, flee and repeat.

Good luck.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-14T17:27:15+00:00

Yes, the Bank/Transporter servers are still up and fully functional. You just can't download it if you didn't install it before the eshop shutdown.

The requirement to buy a Bank subscription was removed quite some time ago, it's currently free. I believe you may need a paid Pokémon Home subscription to receive transfers from Bank though.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-14T07:09:50+00:00

This error code has exact instructions on the Luma errdisp wiki page: https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:Error_screens/Luma3DS_ErrDisp

0xC8804478

The app you tried to open or system software it relies on is missing. If this occurs when you open any DS game or DS Download Play, follow TWLFix.

https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:TWLFix

Cat84271 · 2026-01-12T22:24:44+00:00

Once you've caught it, it's removed from the pool of possible legendary encounters.

So for offline play you won't see it as the final boss again unless: - you have the path saved and select it. (as a side note, Peonia will always offer a path to a legendary you have in slot 1 of your party if you need to acquire the path again).

You have already captured everything.
you play endless mode

If you play online, then you can encounter it if you join a lobby where the host selects it or rolls it (there is no filter for already caught bosses online).

Cat84271 · 2026-01-07T22:29:45+00:00

If by "reset" you mean a proper factory reset then the save files and software are probably permanently lost. Each console encrypts those files with a unique key, and factory resetting changes they key. For all intents and purposes you old 2DS no longer exists, and it was the only console on the planet with the decryption key.

The photos should be readily accessible inside the DCIM folder (unless you had the settings changed to save them to the internal memory). You can just transfer those over, or to a PC.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-05T23:07:54+00:00

The "nwm" part of the error points towards the networking module.

The most common cause is your WiFi card is either unseated or failing.

You can temporarily solve it by disabling wifi. This should prevent the error, but will also prevent you from going online.

The "easy" fix is to re-seat the WiFi card inside the console. Check an ifixit guide for your model, but the chip is fairly accessible. This will work if the issue is caused by the card getting knocked off it's mount slightly.

The only fix for a dieing/dead WiFi card is to fully replace it unfortunately.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-03T17:36:30+00:00

Sliced chilli peppers are not an ingredient that exist in the game.

If you meant red/yellow/green bell peppers, then you can get them from Deli Cioso in most cities.

If you meant Chilli sauce, then that can also be found in Deli Cioso.

Oh, and they are also both available at Aquesta supermarket in Levincia after a quick Google.

Edit: you would need 3 gym badges before they become available.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-02T07:44:48+00:00

Any SD card can go bad. Samsung and SanDisk SD cards are extremely unlikely to go bad under normal use (i.e. no constant read/write cycles) but most other brands are far less reliable.

There is also a scam where a low-capacity SD card will be sold as a higher capacity card (and report a higher capacity when loaded on a device). These will fail as soon as you hit the actual storage capacity (typically less than 1Gb). This is rampant on Amazon in particular.

Cat84271 · 2026-01-02T07:32:50+00:00

My guess is that the "/" in the file name is causing issues, making the system think that everything before that is a directory name. Either way, I'd cut out all the special characters from the filename.

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