[Pokémon Black/White] Emulation Help Thread

[Espeonrules]

I just wanted to say thank you to all the wonderful people that have helped out in this thread. You guys really are lifesavers

I've been playing Pokemon Black for a while now on Desume, but my computer is really old so it runs VERY slowly, almost to the point of driving me insane. When I first got the rom, I tried it on No$GBA but I got that infamous error message. As a result, I've had no choice but to just tough it out with Desume. But now, with everyone's help on this thread, I've managed to get it running perfectly on No$GBA with no crashes, no save problems, and AT 100% SPEED! You cannot believe how happy I am right now!!!

So again, a big thank you to all!

[プラチナ・ベルリッツ]

Originally Posted by HoloHunter

I believe I did, after I put them in I checked the little box that said "turn code on"

To be honest I don't use Desmume because it's too slow for me but did you check if your AR code is for Pokémon _________? If that's not the case then I don't know get the latest version of Desmume? I'm running out of ideas.

[Team Fail]

Originally Posted by Team Fail

Ha. At least you'll be somewhat over-levelled. XD

If I had an AceKard 2i, would I be able to use the DSi exclusive features, like Live Caster?

Bumping to the new page. BUMP!

[Gallaceon]

I have applied Rudolph's patch after english v4 patch
still won't work.. then applied AP Patch. Hope it will not freeze now

[SuperfastJellyfish]

Originally Posted by プラチナ・ベルリッツ

Okay. For those who are still having problems wit NO$GBA, I have here the things that you need and need to do in order to get it working.

Alright let's get started, you need:
AR-CODES FOR SAVE FIX: (Use only these as the other ones will make your ROM crash randomly or when you use a stat-altering move.)

Spoiler:

-AR-Code SAVE FIX FOR BLACK

52004EA0 E8BD01F0
02001800 E92D4008
02001804 E3A00000
02001808 E3A0150E
0200180C E2811A06
02001810 E5810B44
02001814 EA5FE9F2
02001818 E59F4034
0200181C E59F5034
02001820 E5845000
02001824 E59F4020
02001828 E5945000
0200182C E59F601C
02001830 E1550006
02001834 03A05001
02001838 05C4500A
0200183C 03A05000
02001840 E1445DB4
02001844 E8BD01F0
02001848 EA000D95
0200184C 02180C60
02001850 28AAFF1F
02001854 037FBFE0
02001858 EAA01606
02004EA0 EAFFF25C
D0000000 00000000

-AR-Code SAVE FIX FOR WHITE

52004ea0 e8bd01f0
02001800 e92d4008
02001804 e3a00000
02001808 e3a0150e
0200180c e2811a06
02001810 e5810b44
02001814 ea5fe9f2
02001818 e59f4034
0200181c e59f5034
02001820 e5845000
02001824 e59f4020
02001828 e5945000
0200182c e59f601c
02001830 e1550006
02001834 03a05001
02001838 05c4500a
0200183c 03a05000
02001840 e1445db4
02001844 e8bd01f0
02001848 ea000d95
0200184c 02180c80
02001850 28aaff1f
037fbfe0 02001854
02001858 eaa01606
02004ea0 eafff25c
d0000000 00000000

NO$GBA2.6a+NO$ZOOMER 2.3.0.2(Optional but I recommend it)/NO$GBA C
Rudolph's Child's Play Patch v4 (Use only on a clean, UNPATCHED ROM)
English Translation v3/4
xDelta GUI
*The Child's Play Patch, v3 Translation Patch and xDelta can all be found on GBATemp. (Or just google it! :p)

STEPS:
1. Patch your clean ROM with Rudolph's Childs Play Patch v4 by dragging the ROM to the executable. Wait for a "Congratulations" box to appear.
*It should create a .bak file, that's your original file.

2. Patch your ROM with the v3/4 Translation Patch using xdelta GUI not UI. Load the patch and your ROM and click Apply patch. It should create a file with [Your ROM]_patched.nds, that your patched ROM.
*Put the xdelta file and xDeltaGUI.exe on the SAME FOLDER as your ROM and I think it requires Microsoft .NET Framework.

3. Now, let's open it in an emulator (NO$ZOOMER) and of course the BSoD appears. Put the AR-CODES posted above, goto Others->Cheats tick as RAW and Action replay DS and press OK. Then enable the AR-CODE and press OK. Then File->Reset. Make sure your Reset/Startup Entry point is at "Start Cartridge Directly" don't need the BIOS files here.

There! You can play Pokémon Black & White with no crashes or freezes and you also gain EXP!

Other helpful knick-knacks for increasing emulation speed for NO$GBA2.6a+NO$ZOOMER2.3.0.2:
Disable 3D Edge marking for B/W (Tested with Black):

Spoiler:

52189288 43082020
22189288 00000010
D2000000 00000000

x2 Walking speed:

Spoiler:

52197054 BD381C28
02198050 085F0056
D0000000 00000000

Instant show text:

Spoiler:

5201D0B0 D1024281
1201D038 000046C0
1201D0B2 0000D1D1
D0000000 00000000

NO$GBA.ini Settings:

Spoiler:

;no$gba 2.6 generated config file - do not edit

GBA Mode == VGA (poppy bright)
NDS Mode == Nintendo DS (normal 4MB)
Emulation Speed, LCD Refresh == /Unlimited MHz Disaster, 10%
Reset/Startup Entrypoint == -Start Cartridge directly
Topmost Display Lines == -Emulate Dark Shadow
Sound Output Mode == Digital Mono (fast)
Sound Desired Sample Rate == Low (10kHz) (fast)
Video Output == 15bit Color
Emulate BIOS Functions == By 80x86 code (fast)
Solar Sensor Level == Bright Sunlight
GBA Cartridge Backup Media == -Auto
NDS-Cartridge Backup Media == -Auto
Multiboot Port == -None/Disabled
Multiboot Completion == -Auto-close Upload Box
Multiboot Normal/BurstDelays == -Fast/Fast (best)
Game Screen Filter == None (fast)
Decompressed Help File == Delete after Usage
Create Game Window at == Upper/right of Debug Window
Game Screen Sizing == Free
IIgame_size == normal
Number of Emulated Gameboys == -Single Machine
Link Gamepaks == -Gamepaks in all GBAs
Link Cable Type == None
Performance Indicator == -Show Timing only if <>100%
Autosave Options == -Nope
Load ROM-Images to == -All machines

Joypad Button A == 3
Joypad Button B == 2
Joypad Select == 7
Joypad Start == 8
Joypad Button L == 5
Joypad Button R == 6
Joypad Button X == 4
Joypad Button Y == 1
SNESpad Adapter == -None/Disabled (fast)
SNESpad Button A == -Button A
SNESpad Button B == -Button B
SNESpad Button X == -Button X
SNESpad Button Y == -Button Y
Mouse Control Mode == -Free Move (right button=on)
Joysticks/Gamepads == Disabled (fast)

SAV/SNA File Format == Raw
IIautoRun == yes
Firmware Boot == Autostart
3D Renderer == nocash
IIsnd == mono
IIreg == fullskip
IIcrk == skip

If you desperately need more speed (like me), here are some tweaks to increase speed to 100%:

Spoiler:

1. Goto Options->Render->Choose "DirectX 8"
2. Goto Options->Filter->Choose "None" on both.
3. Goto Options->Update Interval->Choose 60 fps and Automatic skip should be enabled.
4. Goto Options->Volume->Choose "Original" (Nothing much but oh well :D)
5. Goto Other->EXTRA->Enable all EX's (EX0 to EX5)
6. Of course, File->Priority->Choose "High" (NO$GBA should be the only application on or else it slow down a bit more.)

THIS METHOD APPLIES TO LOW-END PC's! Gameplay is a bit choppy but it goes as much as 85%-160% (100% on average, though lags badly while saving).

My computer's specs for comparison:

Spoiler:

Intel Pentium 4 CPU 1.50 GHz
256 MB RAM
DirectX 9.0c
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Windows XP Professional 32-bit

I can prove it to you that all of these works on NO$ since I already finished the game. Not a single crash or freezing for me!

NOTE: If your game hangs when going to a screen (e.g. VS. Recorder), disable EX5 temporarily. Also, you don't need to do the save state thingy anymore just save the game with the code on. (Though the Save Fix causes some minor graphical glitches, theres nothing else bad about it)

ENJOY (a non-DeSmuME emulation of) B/W everyone! :D

Oh yeah, I forgot!
CREDITS goes to MASTERMIND_X and some people on GBATemp for the save fix and other AR-CODES!

プラチナ・ベルリッツ's instructions are great, but my xdelta GUI is having trouble patching the translator patch (v4) onto my ROM (which has the child's play patch on only). It says "unhandled exception occured in your application" and then says it can't locate something, but everything is in the correct place and named correctly. What is going on? If it's my version of xdelta, can someone send me a link of a good one?

[Tatsuo-san]

Originally Posted by SuperfastJellyfish

プラチナ・ベルリッツ's instructions are great, but my xdelta GUI is having trouble patching the translator patch (v4) onto my ROM (which has the child's play patch on only). It says "unhandled exception occured in your application" and then says it can't locate something, but everything is in the correct place and named correctly. What is going on? If it's my version of xdelta, can someone send me a link of a good one?

Oh, here I am with the new theory x) Maybe you need a CLEAN ROM. Try and patch a clean ROM with translation patch and then patch it with Rudolf's Patch. Maybe it'll help, who knows.
(Also, translator patch doesn't do anything special - the most part of the story is still in Japanese. It'll be better if you find an 'full_story.txt' like I did. It's my humble opinion ;D)
==
Ah, now it works perfectly! No lags, no crashes, no freezes! Yeah, I'm so happy! =D

[SuperfastJellyfish]

Originally Posted by Tatsuo-san

Oh, here I am with the new theory x) Maybe you need a CLEAN ROM. Try and patch a clean ROM with translation patch and then patch it with Rudolf's Patch. Maybe it'll help, who knows.
(Also, translator patch doesn't do anything special - the most part of the story is still in Japanese. It'll be better if you find an 'full_story.txt' like I did. It's my humble opinion ;D)
==
Ah, now it works perfectly! No lags, no crashes, no freezes! Yeah, I'm so happy! =D

Nope. I tried it on the .bak file (converted to .nds) that the rudolf patch created (so it should be clean, b/c I used a clean ROM) and there's still an error. I think it might be my xdelta, so if anyone could give me a good xdelta GUI or even a ROM with both the translation and rudolf patch that would be awesome.

And what do you mean "full_story.txt?" Where do you find that?

[プラチナ・ベルリッツ]

Originally Posted by SuperfastJellyfish

Nope. I tried it on the .bak file (converted to .nds) that the rudolf patch created (so it should be clean, b/c I used a clean ROM) and there's still an error. I think it might be my xdelta, so if anyone could give me a good xdelta GUI or even a ROM with both the translation and rudolf patch that would be awesome.

And what do you mean "full_story.txt?" Where do you find that?

The full_story.txt file is the file that will be used in finishing the translation patches for Pokémon Black and White. (Like some of the in-battle messages of the E4 in the v3 patch, they all like say the same thing or the idea anyway.) But in this case Tatsuo-san is using it like a handbook of some sort (right?).

Mods, if I can't post it here then just let me know
Here, this is the xDelta that I use (attachments) just make sure you have the latest .NET Framework installed to make it work and that you put the .exe and xDelta file in the same place as your ROM. Oh and choose Delta Option 1.

Hope it works out for you !

Also, patch the clean ROM with Rudolph's Patch first before the translation patch.

[SuperfastJellyfish]

Originally Posted by プラチナ・ベルリッツ

The full_story.txt file is the file that will be used in finishing the translation patches for Pokémon Black and White. (Like some of the in-battle messages of the E4 in the v3 patch, they all like say the same thing or the idea anyway.) But in this case Tatsuo-san is using it like a handbook of some sort (right?).

Mods, if I can't post it here then just let me know
Here, this is the xDelta that I use (attachments) just make sure you have the latest .NET Framework installed to make it work and that you put the .exe and xDelta file in the same place as your ROM. Oh and choose Delta Option 1.

Hope it works out for you !

Also, patch the clean ROM with Rudolph's Patch first before the translation patch.

Patching went through, but the ROM is stuck at the light-blue error message on top - resetting and using the first code you gave does nothing. Is there a code I need to use before the very first one you posted, in order to actually get it to play?

[プラチナ・ベルリッツ]

Originally Posted by SuperfastJellyfish

Patching went through, but the ROM is stuck at the light-blue error message on top - resetting and using the first code you gave does nothing. Is there a code I need to use before the very first one you posted, in order to actually get it to play?

Make sure that you enter the long code (Save fix+Blue screen bypass) is Action Replay DS and check the little RAW box. Then enable it (put a check mark beside the name). Then just reset the game (usually it's Num* on no$).

Enable the code first before resetting no$gba/zoomer.

Hope it works out for you! :D

[Destiny.]

Full story text:
http://vgboy.dabomstew.com/other/BlackAndWhite.txt

[Tatsuo-san]

Originally Posted by プラチナ・ベルリッツ

But in this case Tatsuo-san is using it like a handbook of some sort (right?).

You know, I just can't play if I don't know what everyone is talking about x) So it's so perfect for me 8D
A link, that Destiny. gave is exactly what I was talking about =)

[Darkerm]

What is the latest Translation version of Black and White? I have Pokemon BLACK patch v3 USRCHEAT. Is there any way to play on No$gba?

[Darkerm]

I am having Exp Gaining problem with Black v5 patch. Strange! It work fine when i patch v3 and also playing without any problem. I really wanna play v5 cuz it is translated around 85-95%. Can anyone help?

[mikuo]

hi guyss....i am having this prob...n i am sooo frustrated. i cant pass through the 3rd Grunt to get to Lord N at the Dragon Helix tower cz of this prob.....where the word FIGHT doesnt apprear when i want my pokemon to battle......any way of fixing it?

[ravenfire89]

I am having the same problem as above with my rom crashing at this exact point, no matter WHAT.
PLEASE help, so frustrating getting this far and not being able to continue

[bojkimon]

One of these codes works for save problem in pokemon white:
First one:
52006f2c fde8f1d8
02006f2c 00000000
d2000000 00000000
52180ba8 42018811
52180bac 4770d1fc
12180bac 000046c0
d2000000 00000000

Second one:
52004EA0 E8BD01F0
02001800 E92D4008
02001804 E3A00000
02001808 E3A0150E
0200180C E2811A06
02001810 E5810B44
02001814 EA5FE9F2
02001818 E59F4034
0200181C E59F5034
02001820 E5845000
02001824 E59F4020
02001828 E5945000
0200182C E59F601C
02001830 E1550006
02001834 03A05001
02001838 05C4500A
0200183C 03A05000
02001840 E1445DB4
02001844 E8BD01F0
02001848 EA000D95
0200184C 02180C80
02001850 28AAFF1F
02001854 037FBFE0
02001858 EAA01606
02004EA0 EAFFF25C
D0000000 00000000

Third one:
52006F2C FDE8F1D8
02006F2C 00000000
D2000000 00000000
52180BA8 42018811
52180BAC 4770D1FC
12180BAC 000046C0
D2000000 00000000


I put all third of them in no&gba with zoom and I can save normally.

[Karel_Kazuki]

I was told to come here to ask this problem.

I have an R4 with Pokemon Black and I just obtained the C gear but when I switch it on, the game freezes.Anyway to fix this?

[mew_nani]

I know this is a little bit off topic, but any news on the English Black/White ROM? I would like to play Pokemon White but I don't feel like putting down lots of cheat codes. (I know, I'm lazy :D)

[colcolstyles]

The English Black & White games won't be released for a couple of months (at least, that's my understanding of it). But when they are released, you shouldn't ask for their ROMs here because linking to commercial ROMs is against the rules and will get you a four point infraction.

[mew_nani]

It's alright, I'm not asking for them here... I just wanted to check if there was any news of them being available elsewhere. (I'm sorry...)

[dedoyxp]

why my pokemon white is cannot saving the game ??? i just try the code but still cannot saving,

[solarowl]

Hi! I'm not very experienced with emulation and stuff. But, my cousin found a Clean Black and White rom, which he downloaded, put on his flashcard(DSTT, not DSTTi) and for some odd reason, he didn't need an EXP patch. Then I noticed there was an english patch whitch translates some of the game. I downloaded it, patched it successfully on a copy of the ROM, and a load errcode=4 please reset system. I researched that, and it was apparently because of the DSI-enhanced addition. But since I patched the copy of the ROM that works on DSTT, I was wondering why that happened to the paatched game and not the unpatched. :/

[DarkNecroWolf]

I have both black and white, but I have a few problems with each. First, Pokemon Black, when i try to get victini, it freezes, it is v7 patched and has ap, exp, ect. So its not that big of a problem, but my huge problem is with Pokemon White. I can do everything up to the sky arrow bridge, once i enter, the game freezes! I have tried multiple roms, (all v7 patched and one v5), but none of them make it past that part, and I like pokemon white more, because of Zekrom, and I dont know what to do! If anyone has a fix, I would greatly appreciate it! thanks in advance!

[Darkerm]

I download v7 Patch. I work fine but my pokemon isn't gaining any Exp point. So I tru to pacth exp patch bust it doesn't work.
I am using win 7. It work before v3 patch when I was using XP.
So if there any patch for win 7 to patch exp point on v7 patch on Pokemon Black?