no worries bro, appreciate you for helping out. I think it might be a mac issue though ngl, I'm playing this on a mac and I heard that macs tend to have save issues

Sorry for the delay, I've been very busy with work. I downloaded your save, and ran it on my build of Deso, and I'm not seeing any issues. I've attached your save file again, this time saved from my PC, let me know if this helps. Game_28.rxdata

Another thing that is making me curious is why everything is fine on reborn and rejuvenation but I'm only having issues with saves on Desolation tbh

Send the save file, and I'll see if I can do anything with it.

yeah Im getting to the main menu when I deleted the past save file and start the game again but no matter how many save files I make every single one of them just get corrupted for some reason

Are you ever actually getting to the main menu? Or does this prompt upon loading? Usually this happens for Mac users when attempting to convert a save file from a previous version to the latest.

Everytime I try to make a new save file it keeps saying it gets corrupted and it keeps showing this, what should I do? I've tried redownloading and reupdating multiple times but no matter how many times I try to play again and save, all it shows is "save(x) savefile corrupted"

Somehow to me Waldenhall feels like a temporary figure without much depth. He is extremely capable, and extremely ambitious. Those who can do anything because of their abilities don't settle for a normal person's life. He seems to want to push his boundaries as far as he can for the experience. Life isn't much but experiences is it? Why did X famous person do Y crazy thing? Because they could, and wanted to see what would happen if they did, and feel some feelings related to it. It's human curiousity somehow, and not too novel for me, so a little boring. To me the story around Darkrai is more interesting, and unless Waldenhall has a true connection or purpose in the context of Darkrai, he mostly seems like a temporary placeholder. Maybe i just don't have the imagination to see what role he could have in the grand scheme of things. The ambitious scientist story is however a bit old. I wonder if some novel and interesting story around this ambitious scientist could take place. Why do you find him interesting? What is your best bet on how Waldenhall's story might unfold?

So I used a fainted compound eyes mon to help get another soft sand from digletts with covet (and of course some extra heart scales later) but I'm wondering if the dark grass mons from Gen V with they're 1% chance might still work with out being in dark grass. Throh and Sawk both have that chance to hold an expert belt and it'd be nice to have at least one more of those. The other question would be if there's another way to get one in Ep 6 since I haven't found anything online heh I'm probably going to test this out anyway later but that soft sand already took awhile and it was a 20% chance with compound eyes and 1% would be 5% apparently

That is quite an interesting idea about Tristan. I could see that working. For Darkrai to have such control over Tristan and to snuff him out so easily there’s a chance Darkrai dreamed-up Tristan. His likeness could be based on its trainer. And they were using the normal gym leader’s death to confuse the protagonist…Tristan might not be Tristan the normal type gym leader. There’s something kinda sinister about that. I really like that interpretation of Perfection and the relationship between Darkrai, its trainer and the protagonist! That the story is about the trials and tribulations of bridging the gap between the shadow and the self, acceptance of the whole, and healing and growing as a person! What do you think about Waldenhall given this interpretation? He’s following a similar path to Darkrai and its trainer, sharing similar narcissistic tendencies and committing atrocities for the sake of Perfection. It makes me wonder if Waldenhall will be able to defy his fate and have a chance to reconnect his internal and external sides? Or will he be an example of what happens when someone embraces their shadow but never reaches a balance between the two? Very fitting that Darkrai and nightmares go hand in hand. Those are all good points about dreams and direction…without them it can feel like aimless wandering that can lead to anxiety and nightmares. I think there’s also the pressure of not being able to reach goals or dreams, which can result in fear and anxiety. While many lack direction and goals in the Dreamscape there are also those who struggle to achieve them. Before Anna found out that they’d been bamboozled the Odis Council were scrambling to deal with the lack of resources and infrastructure for the town. Same goes for the South Settlement. There are quite a few interesting concepts that the Dreamscape seems to cover. As Aurora once said to a couple of Foxes “It will soon be time for you to pick a side”. Absolutely, many have a vision as to how the world should be and they inevitably drag others into it. Even in the Dreamscape normal folks aren’t safe from it, with Mattias, a previous Black Fox, vandalizing the shrines and thinking that the strong should guide the weak, that they should be the ones in charge. It will certainly be exciting to see how a resolution will be reached between all these factions! Side note response- Actually, that’d be quite a neat idea! I feel it…I don’t know how many times I’ve forgotten Cedric’s name when writing a couple of posts on here (I remember his piercings more than his name…sorry Cedric I’m terrible at remembering names DX) I remember during my playthrough of e6 my friend and I talking about Serentiy’s camera, and I thought it’d be kinda cute to snap photos of locations and friends and they could be displayed in the manor with. Could do something like that and add little bios for important characters/locations and a summary of events (it gives me a chuckle to think about the protagonist pulling out a camera upon first meeting Darkrai and snapping a photo for the scrapbook back home lol). Aside from that the Wiki does provide some helpful information that makes it a tad easier to remember things. It’s slowly being worked on so at some point it’ll be more accurate and up to date.

Hey! I posted this a while back but I think I posted in the wrong place because I don't think anyone saw it lol (sorry) I've been playing a new run and I did the police task for Rosetta, but I forgot to talk to her afterwards. Since I can't save Nova now I want to go back and reload an old save state, but as you know macbooks hide shit all the time, and I've followed a few guides to get to where it's SUPPOSED to be but even if I unhide everything there is still no desolation folder in the application support folder of my computer. Does anyone know if it moved? or if I'm looking in the wrong place? Thank you in advance

Re install or patch your game again. Both bugs you've reported have already been fixed.

it happened again but with the ranger quest. still on macOS but just to clarify, i'm on high sierra. or version 10.13.6

Do not mind helping, but does anyone know how I can get into the files to read trainer information for teams, etc.?

I just got this same message last night after getting to Blackview! Playing on Mac as well with patch installed (I believe) and using Sequoia OS.

First time playing Pokemon Desolation on joiplay. Immediately after pressing “new game” it pulls up the question mark and it's frozen. No inputs work at all. It won't work. I tried patching it with the official 6.0.12 download from the site here and it says I have 6.0.10 and it won't let me play. It proceeds to freeze. The only thing that happens is the music keeps playing. It is now unplayable. It does this everytime. VIDEO OF IT BREAKING.

Tell me about it. Klinklang's a physical attacker, but have you seen its physical moveset? Main reason why I want to change it out for something else when Episode 7 rolls around. Shift Gear's nice, but having to rely on the inaccurate Gear Grind for STAB isn't exactly ideal...

This is Pokemon Desolation, so Not Reborn(You correct yourself, only to say Reborn again) :) It's another game if you haven't seen it. It can be downloaded here. I guess I had an idea that in a chain, you'd fight the team above your own post. But I did indeed make the title about my team. I thought it would be cool to see if there was a team that would be 'the best'. Obviously this notion is silly in a rock-paper-scissor type game, but I'm still certain there are better setups that can deal with most others. To see these patterns and incorporate it in my knowledge would be cool. Maybe i'll make a new thread where you have the beat the team in the post above your own. Thank you for playing!

I thought i had wrecked the wild-life, but turns out I never did the quest! So now i got Excadrill. It does however not learn any good steel move. No iron head... Best I have is flash cannon which is the wrong attack stat. The best steel move it has currently is metal claw... :( I guess i didn't even think Archeops was a fossil pokemon. I'll go look for the plume fossil! I don't have a fast dual type with Rock, as Lycanrock used to be my fast Rock-mon, but it's single type. Maybe Archeops can really complement my team! :)

This is the team I last played Reborn, I always forget to look which part of the forum I'm in before replying to a post. Sorry haha I kept thinking about the match, and Archeops would deal with every setter you have, but this was before you using a focus sash on galvantula, it would have to come after Excadrill defeat, so I don't know how good it would play. I'd change flying gem for wide lens so it won't miss Rock Slide against A-Nine. Also I don't have a mega on my team. Blaziken would miss the moves and Ash-Greninja isn't available (at least on Reborn) and Mega Sharpedo are still a problem. My idea was to use Tyranitar as mega and with the ability Sandstream + changing Mold Breaker for Sand Rush on Exca, I don't think Sticky Web would even be a problem, but I didn't test this in any playthrough. Anyway, it's nice to see the forum still going after Reborn ending. See ya~

Oh no, they are. Fossils can be bought in Sunshell Town or whatever it's called after completing a sidequest, and Drillbur can be obtained in the Spoiler Dimension after deciding _not_ to beat up the local wildlife for the construction guys.

Learning from my first battle, I'll start with Galvantula for the sticky web setup. Regarding toxic spikes, I think they still stay for other pokemon that are not Poison typed after? Or are you saying they get removed completely? Because that would be news to me. Gastro Acid is a bit odd, and Thunder wave would be better for these fights. I just stated the team I actually run with in Desolation, where I prepared to meet some boss with crazy synergy between abilities, fields and mons. So I figured Gastro Acid could be nice to have just in case, as I don't need Thunder Wave much because Sticky Web setup in most boss fights is enough. But maybe I should change, as Thunder Wave is also awesome... Flygon is the fastest ground-type mon i think that's available in Desolation. It's a great type, which is why i picked it. Interesting thoughts from you. I think my team would win. *Yey* ;)

This seems convincing! However, feels a little unfair with the Archeops, and Excadrill, as I don't think they are available in Desolation. But I think i can recognize a loss when i see one. Well played Sir :) I especially liked the scout idea with U-turn. In my defeat, I have learned that focus sash on my Galvantula with sticky web could be the way to start out. Then maybe I have a shot, if I can one-shot your Excadrill to avoid its Rapid Spin.