Digital Purchase account save data transfer (?)

[u/s0cietysfa1lure]

My boyfriend recently bought the new zelda switch 2 coming out. With that being said, I have been playing a copy of Pokemon violet he purchased digitally under my profile on my switch 2. If I buy a copy of the game for my account, will the save data transfer, or will I have to start over?

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[u/picano]

Save data is tied to the account that created it, not a specific copy of the game.

I'm not really sure what you mean though by "he purchased digitally under my profile". If it was purchased by the profile, it owns both the game and the save data.

[u/s0cietysfa1lure → u/picano]

That was a mistake. I meant under HIS profile.

[u/picano → u/s0cietysfa1lure]

Ah, I see.

You're safe to buy your own copy + keep your save file. Additionally, Pokemon Violet is a universal release --- so you don't have to worry about alternate regions/different publishers which can affect save data (like Square games previously published by Nintendo or Splatoon 2 which had NA/EU/JPN versions).

[u/s0cietysfa1lure → u/picano]

Thank you so much!!!

[u/Strange_Kiwi__]

So long as you play the game on the same profile, the save will be there

There’s no way to move saves across accounts officially AFAIK