Extract text from Pokémon save files (PKX)
To convert PKX save files to another format, you need PKHeX or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Saved Game File" file type, you need software like PKHeX or a similar tool.
A .PKX file is a decrypted single Pokémon data file extracted from Nintendo 3DS Pokémon games, primarily Generation 6 and 7 titles like X/Y or Sun/Moon. It stores the exact binary data of a single creature, including its species, Individual Values (IVs), Effort Values (EVs), moveset, and Original Trainer (OT) data.
The primary tool used to read, edit, and convert .PKX files is PKHeX, an open-source save editor for 3%A9mon">Pokémon core series games.
The .PKX format is a highly problematic file for average users. It is a strictly proprietary, undocumented binary format that cannot be read by standard operating systems, text editors, or web browsers. If you try to open it in Notepad, you will only see garbled text. Furthermore, the format relies on strict cryptographic checksums. Manually changing a single byte without recalculating this checksum will immediately corrupt the data, causing the game to delete the Pokémon or flag it as illegal during online play.
Users typically need to convert .PKX files into generation-specific formats like .PK6 or .PK7 for safe injection into a specific game's save file, or extract the data to JSON or plain text to share team loadouts online.
Because .PKX is a closed, proprietary format heavily tied to Nintendo's internal game engines, standard online converters fail to process it entirely. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PKX file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert PKX file to EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP, SAV or DAT, you can use PKHeX or similar software from the "Pokémon Save Data Modification" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MOD, BIN, CFG, SCX, DAT, MPQ, LOG, CUE, INI, EXE, SCM or ISO files to PKX, try PKHeX or another comparable tool in the "Pokémon Save Data Modification" category.
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