[TUTORIAL] Export your Pokémon animated models from 3DS to Unity Engine 3D (2024)

Hello! As I saw so many people complaining about it (even me), I'm here to post a tutorial on how to dump your files from Pokémon Sun and Moon and rip them so you can see them in Unity Engine. i don't really know if this should go here or in 3DS threads but as Unity is the aim of this tutorial, let's place it here and a mod may move it if needed.

Here we go!

First, we will follow the first three steps from @Rosieplier's tutorial for extracting the needed binary files. Please, go to the original thread for more info: (http://xgvs.durbuyculture.be/threads/wip-ult...okemon-models-textures-and-animations.490365/).

PREPARATION

1. Dumping your game (source: http://3ds.hacks.guide/godmode9-usage.html)

For cartridge dumping:
a. Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot
b. Navigate to [C:] GAMECART
c. Press (A) on [TitleID].trim.3ds to select it, then select “NCSD image options…”, then select “Build CIA from file”
d. The .cia file will be outputted to the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card

For digital dumping:
a. Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot
b. Hover over [A:] SYSNAND SD
c. Hold (R) and press (A) at the same time to open the drive options
d. Select “Search for titles”
e. Press (A) to continue
f. Press (A) on the .tmd file to select it, then select “TMD file options…”, then select “Build CIA (standard)”
g. The .cia file will be outputted to the /gm9/out/folder on your SD card

2. Extracting your game

a. I recommend HackingToolKit3DS for this. The thread on this software has its own guide, so I suggest following it here. Once you are done, move the extracted files to a separate folder.

3. Getting the files

a. Turn off your 3DS and insert your SD card into your computer.
b. Download pk3DS if you haven't already
c. This is optional, but if you want to do more than just texture edits, go to "File/Open.." and select the folder your extracted game is in. This allows you to edit encounters, trainers, game text and a lot more!
d. Open "Tools/Misc Tools/(un)Pack+BCLIM. Open a separate window of your extracted game folder, then go into "ExtractedRomFS\a\0\9. Drag "4" to the first box in pk3DS. You need to hold CTRL while doing this!
e. A new folder will be created called "4_g". Inside are all the,bin files listed below, with 5 digit numbers as their name.

4. Ohana3DS

a. Get Ohana from the original thread or from github. If you go to the tutorial I mentioned, there's a link for it.
b. Unzip it anywhere you want.

5. Unity Engine 3D Setup

a. Download Unity Engine from the official website.
b. Install it.
c. Open Unity and create a new project.

6. Blender

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a. Download Blender from the official website.
b. Install it.
c. Download .smd plugin for Blender on Valve's website. http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Blender_Source_Tools
d. Open Blender and follow this steps:

1. Select File > User Preferences
2. Move to the Addons tab
3. Click Install From File... in the bottom of the window
4. Find the downloaded zip file and select it (Double click)
5. Under 'Categories' on the left, click 'Import-Export'
6. Find 'Blender Source Tools' in the list and check the box to the right. Wait a moment for activation to complete.
7. Click Save User Settings and close the window.

7. Photoshop

a. Get photoshop. It's not free, so do it as you wish.
b. Install it.

EXPORT THE POKEMON

1. Export models and animations

a. Open Ohana3DS.
b. Select File > Open and look for the Pokemon you'd like to export. Yes, you need to do it one by one.
c. Select the File 0. This is the model. It won't have textures nor animations.
d. Select (+) on Textures and click on Import. Select file 1 for normal textures or 2 for shiny textures.
e. Select (+) on Skeletal animations and import files 5, 6, 7. A play mode will allow you to play animations such as this:

f. Click on Models > Export
g. Set a name for the model, the path where the model will be saved and be sure SMD and Export with all animations are checked.
h. Click on Ok and the model will be exported in .smd format.

i. Now, select (+) Textures and export them in the same folder (the folder doesn't matter but it's better to have them all in one place).
j. Export one by one, every animation. You can play the animations and set a proper name for each one.
k. Open Blender and create a new scene.
l. Delete the cube, the lamp and the camera as they are not needed.
m. Click on File > Import > SMD Files > Select the model.smd
n. You will see the model already rigged in your scene.

ñ. If you export it now, the animations won't fit as it will think you have different rigging. However, this is fixed if you now import in blender all the animations. Scale the model and translate it to your desired transform after importing (as it solves issues that happen when doing so before importing the animations). Pokémon Models are rotated -90º in the X axis, so you will need to rotate it 90º in the X axis to get them properly rotated. Also, TPC made 3DS models in hectometers. If you are making a Pokémon game with real scales, you can downscale it now to 0.01 in the 3 axis.
o. You will see you can play just one animation but don't worry. Every animation is in your file. Now, export your model as .fbx.

2. Modify the textures

a. Open Photoshop and open albedo (color) textures with it. We need to duplicate the texture next to the original and mirror it. Game Freak uses shaders that only use half of the textures and mirrors them. (yeah, pokémon are simetric). Do it for every texture.

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As this tutorial is meant to be used in Unity, you can either use Texture Mirroring option in texture settings or make a shader that mirrors the half textures.

The function for mirroring by shader (in case you want to do it instead) in X and Y axis is:

Code:

float2 uv = 1.0 - abs(frac(i.uv * 0.5) * 2.0 - 1.0);fixed4 col = tex2D(_MainTex, uv);

As you only need it for U and not V, you can modify the function for working on one axis.

IMPORTING INTO UNITY

a. Open the project we created during the preparation proccess.
b. Drag the .fbx exported from blender and the textures to the resources folder inside assets.
c. Select the model and change the Avatar definition from No Avatar to Create from this model. Drag the model to your scene.

d. Create a material for each texture and use the texture as albedo. Drag the materials to the model. (you can use the normal maps exported by ohana if you wish.

e. Open the fbx on unity and duplicate (cntrl+D) all the animations inside it.

f. Drag the animations to the controller window and set it to the animator component.
h. hit play and that's it!

And thanks to @Demothene who is making with me PLGU, you can see what you can do with this (with a little work):

TROUBLESHOOTING AND TRICKS

- Not animated parts: @reidarG pointed out that sometimes, some models like Bulbasaur or Blastoise have parts that are broken during some animations and it was due to the scale. Check if they have correct scale in the frames where they appear and disappear, because that might fix the animation.

- Spica animations are broken but Ohana ones aren't: You can export the high-poly model from Spica, export the animations with ohana and use the animations in the spica model without issues. This fixes Mega-Metagross animations that are not correctly parsed with Spica.

- How to setup real scale (in meters): It seems the pokémon company exported badly meters in hectometers, so the real size is 0.01 per axis. Pokémon Lets Go and SwSh use same models as 3DS. However, the scale in PLGPE is 0.025 (supposed to be inches).

- Some animations are deformed on export: (By ReidarG): Charmeleon's right shoulder MAY BE deformed in animation. To fix this, subtract weight paint on the right shoulder. Butterfree and Beedrill wings are broken upon import into engine. Not sure of a fix.

DEV COMMUNITY

I created a Discord where some of the best Unity and Unreal pokémon fanmade devs discuss and help each other. Wanna join? http://discord.gg/pYBWwAa

OTHER USEFUL LINKS

If you want to get Let's Go Models and animate them with Mixamo, check my tutorial: http://xgvs.durbuyculture.be/threads/tutoria...ainer-models-and-rig-them-with-mixamo.547159/

Do you want Gen 8 models and animations? No problem! : http://xgvs.durbuyculture.be/threads/tutoria...o-switch-to-unity-engine.564842/#post-9050880

Need help with shaders?? http://xgvs.durbuyculture.be/threads/tutorials-discussion-how-to-make-pokemon-shaders.547875/