PokéBridge v0.4 — initial public release
First public release of PokéBridge.
What's in the box
- Reads + edits + writes Gen 3 GBA saves (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen) and pokeemerald-expansion ROM hacks (Seaglass, Lazarus, etc.)
- Reads + edits + encrypted-writeback for Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness and Pokémon Colosseum (.gci files extracted from a memory card)
- Full Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire-inspired SDL2 graphics UI
- All 1025 species + shiny sprites (4bpp + palette compressed, ~2 MB)
- Per-Pokémon editor: IVs, EVs, moves (354-move picker), nature, shiny toggle, friendship, held item
- Legalizer that exports HOME-eligible .pk3 files (ROM-hack species/moves remapped to nearest Gen 3 analogue)
- Box art preview for all 8 mainstream Gen 3-era games
- GBA cart save read via link cable (FIX94 multiboot port; untested without a cable)
Installation
Download pokebridge-v0.4-release.dol, rename to boot.dol, place on your Swiss-formatted SD card at sd:/apps/pokebridge/boot.dol. Drop save files into sd:/pokebridge/saves/. Boot via Swiss → select the .dol.
Building from source
See BUILDING.md — needs devkitPPC + devkitARM + Python with Pillow.
Credits
Standing on the shoulders of PKHeX (kwsch), FIX94's gba-link-cable-dumper, pokeemerald-expansion (rh-hideout), and devkitPro. Full attribution in CREDITS.md.
GPL-3.0 licensed. "Pokémon" is a trademark of Nintendo / Game Freak / The Pokémon Company.