How to Save Files for Pokemon ROM

The "Pokemon" series covers dozens of games for the Gameboy, Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS. Gamers who want to enjoy these titles on their computer can do so by using the ROM-version and playing through an emulator, such as VisualBoyAdvance. The ROM versions offer several benefits over the standard cartridge version, including the ability to save state. By using this feature, players can save the game at any point, including in the middle of battle. This gives players an edge when trying to catch particularly challenging Pokemon. While save states are available for the Gameboy and Gameboy Advance emulators, as of May 2011, DS emulators do not have a working save state function.

Things You'll Need

• Emulator
• Pokemon ROM

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Instructions

1. VisualBoyAdvance

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     Press a function key--from F1 to F10--on your keyboard to save state.

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     Press "Shift" and then the function key to load state.

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     Click "File" and then "Save State" to manually save a game state.

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     Press "F3" to cycle through the save state slots.

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     Press "F2" to save state.

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     Press "F4" to load state.

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     Click "File" or press "Alt" and "F" on your keyboard.

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     Select "Save State."

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     Choose the slot you want to save over.