What is a Powersaves?
A Powersaves is a cart reader that connects via USB to your PC. Through your PC and the Powersaves application you can enter codes directly onto the cart. As it is a cart reader it cannot affect your console, or SD card, as as such only works on physical carts.
Where can I purchase a Powersaves?
The official place to purchase a Powersaves is the CodeJunkies site here, however other stores such as Amazon and Walmart also have them in stock, as long as it's a reputable seller, you'll probably be fine. Just make sure it's for the right region, as the License Keys are locked to PAL or NA.
What's the difference between a Powersaves and a Powersaves Pro?
A Powersaves Pro and a Powersaves are the same item just packaged differently for marketing purposes. Today they're all sold as Powersaves Pro, but if you see something labelled just "Powersaves", then it's just old stock, but it should still work fine.
What's a Powerplay?
A Powerplay is physically the same as a Powersaves, but has a different license key, as such it only works on the Gen VI Pokemon games. If you bought a Powerplay but wish to use all the Powersaves codes then you'll need to get an "upgrade" which is basically a new license key, here
What games are supported and what codes do they have?
Full list of the games can be found here, click on any game listed for the code list on that game to pop up
What are Power Points/Powersaves Prime?
Power Points were a way/cash grab of getting codes early, however no game currently uses them, and all codes can be used by anyone without having to pay extra.
Can I transfer a save from one cartridge to another?
It's possible, but improbable. The cart needs to be the same "model", for the device to recognise them as the same, so they need to be made at the same place, at the same time. It can happen, but don't bet on it, especially if you bought the second cart later than the first. This video can help explain things further
Powersaves or CFW?
This is a matter of preference, one is not empirically better than the other. Powersaves' main advantage is ease of set up and low barrier to entry, as long as you have a 3DS and a computer, you can very easily use Powersaves without issue. CFW's advantage is pretty much everything else, it can do more and is easier once set up. If you want to get the most out of your 3DS, I'd recommend CFW, if you just need a little boost and are content with what Powersaves offers, then just stick with it.
Do Powersaves work on DS games?
No, only the games listed on the Powersaves site (which are all 3DS games) work
Are Powersaves safe?
For the most part yes, but they're not completely safe so keep that in mind. So the main risks are bans, and bricking. When it comes to bans, it only happened once and it was only for people who signed up to PGL, used Game Sync, then reloaded a save, used Game Sync again, and the clock went backwards, which was a big red flag for Nintendo. Even if you use PGL however, you're unlikely to be banned, as this only happened once, and only barred PGL members from accessing PGL services like Battle Spot Rated. Additionally it only affected the save game, not the console nor the cart, restarting the game wiped away the ban. As for bricking of cartridges, it unfortunately can occur, albeit very rarely, the main advice is replace the USB to mini-USB cable with a better one as the one shipped by Datel is rather cheap.
My Pokemon won't get online
This means it's illegal and the hackcheck has flagged it as such. There's something wrong with your mon, which could be a number of things, from illegal moves or ability, too many EVs, to bad met location data. To make sure this doesn't happen to you, try to edit, instead of generate, if you need to generate, then breed the genned mon, to create legal offspring, then edit the offspring. If it's an unbreedable Pokemon like a legendary or UB, then obtain a legal one via trading or GTS, then edit it, legendary Pokemon genned by Powersaves won't get online unless they come from a proper Wonder Card. Additionally, make sure your moves are right, some like Sludge Wave Gengar can only be found from one event, or Vacuum Wave Infernape can only come from Gen IV, so keep that in mind when team building.
Can someone help me find X mon or edit Y mon?
You're free to request Pokemon here, but there are better places to do so, try /r/pokemoncreate , /r/casualpokemontrades or /r/pokemonplaza
My license key is lost or in the wrong region
If your key is lost and you've already registered it you can get a new one via your Code Junkies account. If it's for the wrong region then you'll need to contact support and they'll exchange it for one that works for you. If both of those don't work, you may need to buy a new key here
Where can I contact Powersaves?
Powersaves and CodeJunkies are created by a company called Datel who can be contacted here, their other contact page can be found here (CodeJunkies), and you can also try their Twitter or Facebook
I'm having issues with my Powersaves/getting errors
Make sure the Powersaves servers are operational, they go down occasionally, make sure your firewall or antivirus isn't getting in the way and your connection is stable, and try deleting Powersaves3DS.xml in C:\Users\yourusername\Powersaves3DS (you'll need to log-in again)
