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 [[File:PokesavScreenshot.png|thumb|right|Screenshots of Pokésav 0.39 English, when used with {{wp|Windows XP}}]]
-'''Pokésav''' is a program that edits {{game|Diamond}}, {{game|Pearl}}, {{game|Platinum}}, {{game|HeartGold}}, {{game|SoulSilver}}, {{game|Black}}, {{game|White}}, {{game|Black 2}}, and {{game|White 2}} save files, developed by a Japanese programmer by the name of COM. One version works with any Diamond or Pearl save file, and another works with Platinum, including those backed up from a commercial cartridge using a flashcart such as the R4 or a cheating device such as the GameShark Duo. The application can also export [[Action Replay]] DS codes; when activated, the codes will provide the same effects in-game as editing the save file.
+'''Pokésav''' is a program that edits save files for Pokémon games, developed by a Japanese programmer by the name of COM. There are currently versions of the program for editing the save files of {{game|Diamond}}, {{game|Pearl}}, {{game|Platinum}}, {{game|HeartGold}}, {{game|SoulSilver}}, {{game|Black}}, and {{game|White}} games. Save files may be backed up from a commercial cartridge using a flashcart such as the R4 or a cheating device such as the GameShark Duo. Pokésav can also export [[Action Replay]] DS codes that, when activated, will provide the same effects in-game as editing the save file.
+As of October 31, 2010, the latest Japanese version of Pokésav is 0.06c of the program for Black and White, and there have been no new versions since. This may be influenced by the increasing threat of Japan's internet piracy laws, as well as the increasing use of a similar program, PokeGen.
 ==Functionality==
-With Pokésav, players can edit many aspects of the game including Pokémon, their movesets, the inventory, and in-game records. Because of this, many people consider it to be a "hacking" program used to gain an unfair advantage in competitive play. Creating a Pokémon of any caliber may only take a few minutes with the use of Pokésav, whereas it may take hours and hours to legitimately breed and train the same Pokémon. This brings up questions as to whether the use of the program is ethical. Despite this benefit, there is still the risk of corrupting a save file while using Pokésav. As a precaution it is strongly advised that anyone attempting to use the program back up their save file before doing so. However with the release of updated versions this has been worked on.
+With Pokésav, players can edit many aspects of the game including Pokémon and their movesets, the inventory, and in-game records. Use of the program does carry a risk of corrupting the save file, however. Backing up the save file before using the program will mitigate this risk.
-To combat the usage of programs like Pokésav, Nintendo has banned the use of all Pokémon they determine to be "hacked" from online play. This includes such Pokémon with impossible movesets, Abilities, or genders that they're not supposed to have such as a {{p|Spiritomb}} [[Wondertomb|with]] {{a|Wonder Guard}} or a male {{p|Chansey}}. However, sometimes Nintendo's servers cannot differentiate edited Pokémon from trained Pokémon, so these legitimate-looking Pokémon are often let through.
-When the early version of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}'s Pokésav was released, Sinnoh location names were still in the program, making it difficult to set some values. This was later fixed in the Japanese version, though the current English version (.03a) still lacks this important update. It was later discovered that HeartGold and SoulSilver do not read location in the traditional sense, and instead use a hidden hexadecimal value to read Johto/Kanto location names.
-People who have translated Pokésav: English translations by various (GSD/CadaGuti/fenzo666/coolbho3k), Dutch translation by Grovyle91, French translation by fenzo666 (D/P) and GruntZ (Platinum), German translation by mountarreat. English translation for Pokésav HGSS by CloneCharizard.
+When the early version of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}'s Pokésav was released, Sinnoh location names were still in the program, making it difficult to set some values. While this would later be fixed in the Japanese version, the current English version (.03a) has not made this update.
-A new version of Pokésav was released compatible with {{2v2|Black|White}}. This version has been fully translated into English by jsparrow<!--Clone's 0.06c is still incomplete-->. As of 25 May 2014 the latest English version, along with Japanese, and Dutch for {{2v2|Black|White}} is 0.06c. This version does not edit Gym Badges. With the increasing use of PokeGen and Japan's internet piracy laws, there have been no new versions from COM, the name of the Japanese creator, since.
+The latest version of Pokésav for {{2v2|Black|White}} (0.06c) does not edit Gym Badges.
 ==External links==
-* [http://pokestation.net/tools/pokesav.php ''Pokésav'' and its translations in several languages (English)]
+* [http://pokecheats.net/pokesav/download.php ''Pokésav'' and its translations in several languages (English)]
 * [http://pokesav.umimi.com/ Official website (Japanese)]
-* [http://db.pokestation.net/online-pokesav/ Online Pokésavs (English)]
-* [http://pokestation.net/tools/pokesav.php CloneCharizards Pokésav Page (English)]
 * [http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=256531 Pokésav Black and White translation by jsparrow (English)]