Getting Started

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver Versions

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

To start, you first need to obtain a dump of the game.
This will not be provided for you under any circumstances, as it enables piracy (which is not supported by us); you must perform this process yourself.

For this, you will need:

• A Generation IV Pokémon cartridge (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold or SoulSilver Version).
• A modified Nintendo DSi/3DS.
• GodMode9i.

1. Launch GodMode9i on your console.
2. Ensure the game cartridge is inserted.
3. Select the NDS GAMECARD option in GodMode9i.
4. Press A (yes) to dump the ROM.

If successful, your ROM should be dumped to your SD card under the path sd:/gm9i/out.

Known Good ROMs

The tools to modify the games are verified to work with the following dumps.
If your dump is not on this list, it is not guaranteed to work correctly with our tools, as it may be missing features (such as DSi-enhanced features). If this is the case, redump your game. We will not provide any dumps, as it enables piracy (which is not supported by us), so do not ask.

Pokémon Diamond (Known Good ROMs)

Game	MD5	SHA1	SHA256
Diamond (Europe) (Rev 13)	ca7620b92665a2565b5c1831f5f66ec0	66d2fbfb0dbc1f86a3d726971196989b950092bc	726b2c6b0bdca37bf68881542cf7d1c26f0f8579ae1585491b0c73bc1d3fc63e
Diamond (France) (Rev 5)	da0382f57cee0f6807f43a61a68c0520	e961e632ca6f72f81e19c5be3d93936772e8544a	b0a25fdbd0d9fdf15aa4e0d27b21efd000b5b629ef1aa74b91b0cd931253da91
Diamond (Germany) (Rev 5)	0683ef614f0cef8228db7676c074c18e	432dbe312bc51e36bb8cb6fcb5e08f6968f124a4	e038a2cd5ac3c8ead0798dac729b517dbeb6193480eb3bed77aa1a93323825fc
Diamond (Italy) (Rev 5)	1920fc6a66b3bf4bff2062044f61f4eb	cd7bcb4de080f3548ca3fb14d946d5ddc717b03b	8cf55b022ccb98069fd19533b664789f4434ff0549fb4406a0ec4195fa52f7a3
Diamond (Japan) (Rev 5)	b538e7ad308fc793bb9e568faf0ef2df	32d9bb56070be14b74c7447c8b46de55cc93ac27	cf042e818bbda4f903bbd9b6a3ff8280a3882b122b2129a9ffcc78a8ea3393fd
Diamond (Japan) (Rev 6)	c1d66b8d4fbdbfa57ff4868970fe19d2	85e5f59ea521c1b1d7026db813cca9997ad32693	88812309b11978962288fae2ee41c138dd5fb4524d22a2ae3bbcaec072c2b0eb
Diamond (Japan)	6f8287c855130e7525cf1789ec3f303c	fb0bba9fca12d418c8b430e8950171cc356ee981	0acaf112a5a307110fbc1c0cedbd88bc7ab21dbacff6406118cc2363a1c05063
Diamond (Korea)	f1ac83c7d2a9368f88ea3848a5e09048	d53c22b2e5fd96eed843d3b45eb192c7e9379da0	29107979650a83825e916d26f1811e303afd5680c2644a032f9766eb60d694aa
Diamond (Spain) (Rev 5)	1dea9d321d8413a43dbd6e793bdfdec0	ce2595eba1e23eacb37056598319619f81aefc29	dffbea2030fd7c9f9f98e84e2a8705484b06e9bc2975c02a810d67e18253fabd
Diamond (USA) (Rev 5)	02a1af2a677d101394b1d99164a8c249	a46233d8b79a69ea87aa295a0efad5237d02841e	e29bc6ebe431d7a6b238267b6b1521fec4a3bc14f2fa348798062f870c738454

Pokémon Pearl (Known Good ROMs)

Game	MD5	SHA1	SHA256
Pearl (Europe) (Rev 13)	a80caf9df272106fd36c56efefb3eb98	b5652db288c75417de159d93d297689c885dbbd1	7c8fbfe3b4b87f02bb9a962d1bb5a1332b38508c620b26749693bbba29c16c0c
Pearl (France) (Rev 5)	a2c9d259ad7262e5dcd5dd3ff08d798a	dbe7ff557a2d166038f5294ed82868150fe84442	e0e7b6e92d4da87bda329a28807ca2ef6b945c80ce081ae70f343ec7a0e65d7a
Pearl (Germany) (Rev 5)	dde6bf2aa2c489e5b0ab65c740e4bba0	c13395f2a35bb9d2f8e867d9f504896398f795cb	aafd452eb732c52453ba2ef8d6286fa6770accd931f9a39326a3ca74cba5987e
Pearl (Italy) (Rev 5)	fb1e480b92771a75eb9f97a36e938fd6	23c5695662e906d9d57ff6e0b3e7842b9e7a1b84	937c3019bdd60b7dbd98928ae5b2beb21382a6ec10dfe117f1b64d7c9b95b405
Pearl (Japan) (Rev 5)	5b1a51cb11c3b7a9a833de03566bf209	6f7592402cd5f0fb57b219a508df3826d82f75dd	af3ed17c277730ffd7d38ea610741207c4e904fb4e7f0cae9b30ca042c2e81c1
Pearl (Japan) (Rev 6)	751d4a0524e4ef38b153ccfb5d21271f	2cec46f24c0463350ed7de961dc6d3256a734772	82937fcff7a536867f7ddb586881a2ba53954b6d6e268e8ecdb121fde1d9d900
Pearl (Japan)	0d509fb3db3266add4504ca5bfeac0bd	d2ccb37242a39df000c8be83002a62db126aa5ea	2d6c8376dd0b32b4dddfedea268a5ca367356380d5c46b0d0775b677dfb348f2
Pearl (Korea)	075e0efbafff7427215d9339f29f303d	d1b07c0aec0da5ba865ec1b4bc39a2be4c9fb8fc	df91e96aba3323528ca6635520b844b1588d6d1ff794b096c1802813b2fa3039
Pearl (Spain) (Rev 5)	5140e7176063c5a69ccda00ebadc706e	3f0e08537c5579c9492d4a9cdff3ae30bb037f3b	4dc8f5a4e89db2b7236268563a6ab9121123a3acf9f0ad49914441521def80a8
Pearl (USA) (Rev 5)	e5da92c8cfabedd0d037ff33a2f2b6ba	99083bf15ec7c6b81b4ba241ee10abd9e80999ac	2dcc471033d1757ee572415f5773a77af67b350ad59e2aeb3fc28c1402c3a84c

Pokémon Platinum (Known Good ROMs)

Game	MD5	SHA1	SHA256
Platinum (Europe) (Rev 10)	5159324028bff42bf5efdb03ebc8b051	8d15cd443d4e83e20493c79d3f9dc408c4f51ae0	7f703c7911864a6a99e63339c6bb7f7a32aabd5fb7d56a902a949a2d8bfccba4
Platinum (France)	0c731deabf0288368f281a2413e65f91	41ea92f794560e347cd9509f5ec9e9d479a4bbf1	1cfd024519116c1c6285d6af2dbdfcec778e9d74c7c18585e22032e81aaa7eb8
Platinum (Germany)	7df356ef2030406b78d4aec30b0e65d1	d40f19ac24d67c721a4ab25e1c013154443d75b4	9ffc28ff2b2d8fab60454548f92e60dd5d44f0dcc456e6e00e756424b3259217
Platinum (Italy)	4fab0a9519404a0145da4342e95b01ca	19148e7a38e731680fb2a045ed112b115be90fc2	9738c8fdb1adad1b4209531b692dd0cb7fb86329b30f54a72837128cdb3eb353
Platinum (Japan)	8271f64f5c7fb299adf937a8be6d8c88	5b460ab10358fba74d14a704db0d9517172ee3b6	532f3044b58ce5da524abf9b411150b25d445e371dec1b19c5a091376c209182
Platinum (Korea)	20b6e4c1cf6a2b7d6ae89790dc0021de	a8386c3af4c9c01a9968e39347358ed07ddf7bdd	b7f37ec3085a8bb468de5ec9478042faadc81632053035bd6c1f335beaf495e7
Platinum (Spain)	5f8f877360136120edfe4f0e0669c8f0	12faf0dbcf0fb558438e464afbfe7c5b5e79e8c6	b420059bb0b982e7ddcc9d33f21b85547e443f77f6424ff0ff7522d386d05fab
Platinum (USA) (Rev 1)	ab828b0d13f09469a71460a34d0de51b	0862ec35b24de5c7e2dcb88c9eea0873110d755c	fbce4c4def0c7797f8dd238a3d7a5e48b4a7e3abd86890ac65f6321cef781bdb
Platinum (USA)	d66ad7a2a0068b5d46e0781ca4953ae9	ce81046eda7d232513069519cb2085349896dec7	ede62292aa7f7014ff27d42097e769753380531739889c29b968b67b80f80678

Pokémon HeartGold (Known Good ROMs)

Game	MD5	SHA1	SHA256
HeartGold (Europe) (Rev 10)	80c1024a03aa2c1e3d66ba168db97739	eb47ab4ba0326ae842135f62c7ec68cf85c9785f	86a977f863c87759f4001fdc47182090e0bfd08f52fa7e74d55db705f96bc335
HeartGold (France)	1f937c6376a25ff36358ca5819c83f5a	f09016569ee5dbac9dd0098d04927987c47645b9	ee540ea4eff5268e8b7a85bc63db654c627dd82c25ebe921211870646b25356a
HeartGold (Germany)	5582a09af4fc2a9873712497c9cd425b	13b6853aa93121069df1d17446d3ecb36872aecf	cd31f3185db0cba00c388ae67b575f9af5c9a79ec134e7a2a55102e80b12fb68
HeartGold (Italy)	7aae450618f86f8d9e6f43aca52ac919	6b7f9bff57eb58bc8d6e48e9e5c370719458c721	013d04f5512b01ad98735a5f850dc039f0ee80bc57035b3a10e8b650be690ce1
HeartGold (Japan)	e3f7933aee8cc2694629293f16c1c0a8	82451ee0ca9c3b768ba21367b92d8aa0e8defda7	24aa2207ed9d6f44869197e8c70a580b738ebe4064a68c99105651d88453a0f1
HeartGold (Korea)	7d4c656de7baabc455aacdec85b18ad5	52516d1690d01b59e03c7fe3b1259239f5daea38	66e34019c30fb0d77c530ebc254a0ac94b6fba1a73e0a1bd0bfb57dc6f475658
HeartGold (Spain)	b101936ad60a33e3c06b72c6ea15a99a	237cc2e34e51dc291eb61238b8e75f9e78ba1285	c1c6ecfbb602cc7676b277e1c533a1ef0d80af238fca237e6d34ad83d230660a
HeartGold (USA)	258cea3a62ac0d6eb04b5a0fd764d788	4fcded0e2713dc03929845de631d0932ea2b5a37	65f02a56842b75aa92d775d56d657a56fe3fa993550b04dc20704ab82d760105

Pokémon SoulSilver (Known Good ROMs)

Game	MD5	SHA1	SHA256
SoulSilver (Europe) (Rev 10)	706a77bb5183a22b8436a46e38f2dd32	27a25c23aa1c0ecabe48a30a004b96c9dbc97730	94ad298c32bbcc623d042ca20f46cfcaa399a8e814260cc5645dfe5f4c167c17
SoulSilver (France)	7aee270f3ce81ccf897badc2307b88a9	ba78f6fff3fc1e32aff8fcc4707a2da1ec996f7c	bd224ab12e954c6469abcad66415a3dbeda68cebb14f66db4e29f4460f7502ca
SoulSilver (Germany)	7f128163a5aff6e67c67a8ec39242166	576cdb7eec728c49aed85b9dd7e1e084ba1f08f9	7d3b9affa155d4a899bdb65deb36d927b733cc5b7cefa0f2064efda90938fd63
SoulSilver (Italy)	84e670608d8d70da372a89c3a50f0ecd	e137acf711e0b14c297abf0254e5b4a9263338e7	deae3fa3ffc4456aaf922b5dfe4b238a15d36a821c1f79c9afdce8a7be58e85e
SoulSilver (Japan)	a1211b2d44e551197712177e3d50b491	facb67d1b6eece6e2b9d5c614427ac6f99b653d3	a6abac6b4bada789bddf4a96ff63f1d1f3d99662f0976b088d3d035ac69beaa0
SoulSilver (Korea)	65a556d5457feb0d125768813ee63209	1aa8c3e63f9848d8677c02f96db78d0bfa6aaa7f	abb6ddcac6abaa5f99806a636410d21b8648d84fcf0277c826f20929794bdfdd
SoulSilver (Spain)	2fca31ec4858b74dd174d0c7bcc87dc6	beaae88bb1dc7d09de5f393a67ef0559bde508c8	c1573ed5e01051e85310c3210d01629c338dfd12a92b8bfff72e560e62f2cf4b
SoulSilver (USA)	8a6c8888bed9e1dce952f840351b73f2	f8dc38ea20c17541a43b58c5e6d18c1732c7e582	51d0f94a16af7d77c067b4cb7d821ba890a13203a2e2c76049623332c0582e20

Recommended Tools

The following tools are recommended to use when modifying the game files.

Objective	Tool(s) / Resource(s)	Tutorials
Audio/Music	Location & battle music editing (and Table Editor for HGSS): DSPRE (DS Pokémon ROM Editor) Reloaded Extracting and Inserting Sounds: Nitro Studio 2 (Lonk Fork) Obtain Sound Font Data and Extract Midi: VGMTrans Known Commands for Music Sequencing: SSEQ - SMFT - MIDI Commands Playback: DS Sound Studio (PlatinumMaster Fork)	Music Insertion Wiki
Graphic Editing	Overworld Sprite Editing BTX Editor 2 Indexing Sprites (to be accepted by ROMs): Graphics Gale Edit Palette Colours: Console Tool Battle Sprite Editing: PokéDSPic PokEditor (v2) Tileset Editing: NitroPaint Tilemap Studio Sprite Drawing (with Indexing): Aseprite (paid) Aseprite (free) (requires knowledge on compilation)	Editing Overworld Sprites Quick Colour Changes Advanced Pokémon Edits PokEditor Tutorials
Mart/Shop Editing	Extensive PokéMart Editing (HeartGold Version only): HG-Engine Universal Pokémon Shop Editor: UPSE (Progressive Mart edits, but badge-gating only applies to vanilla items)	Customise PokéMarts
Mapping	PDSMS (Pokemon DS Map Studio): Tile-based custom map creation/editing tool Trifindo's current release AdAstra's fork (additional QoL features) Trifindo's v1.19 (working Animation Editor) Texture Editing: NitroPaint Importing Maps to ROM: DSPRE (DS Pokémon ROM Editor) Reloaded	Making First Map Importing Custom Maps Mapping Overview Wiki Page
Pokédex (Regional) Editing	Add, remove, re-order, edit descriptions & habitats: Raven DexEditor
Pokémon Data Editing	Learnsets, Abilities, Stats, Types, Evolution Methods: DSPRE (DS Pokémon ROM Editor) Reloaded (good for one-by-one changes) PokEditor (v2) (good for batch changes)	PokEditor Tutorials
ROM Tools	File Explorer: Tinke v0.9.2 Patching Tools: Delta Patcher XDelta
Save File Editing	Edit Pokémon, Bag Items etc. PKHex PKMDS Save Editor (web-based)
Script Editing	Edit Scripts and Level Scripts: DSPRE (DS Pokémon ROM Editor) Reloaded Script Commands Database (Gen4): SCRCMD	How to Write a Script Scripting 101
Texts Editing	Edit Dialogue and More (Location names, move names...etc.): DSPRE (DS Pokémon ROM Editor) Reloaded	How to Edit Text
Trainer Battle Editing	Trainer AI, Class, Items & Team Edits: DSPRE (DS Pokémon ROM Editor) Reloaded VSMaker2 PokEditor (v2)	DSPRE Trainer Editing PokEditor Tutorials
Wild Encounters Editing	Edit Wild Encounter Tables DSPRE (DS Pokémon ROM Editor) Reloaded (Headbutt Trees & Safari Zone for HGSS only) PokEditor (v2)	DSPRE Encounters Editing PokEditor Tutorials