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Issy van der Velde

"Just all gone": Pokemon player loses "20 years worth of data" when transferring Scarlet save file to Switch 2, and they're apparently not the only one

The leader of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Team Star laughs menacingly.

A Pokemon player who wanted to transfer their data from their Switch to their new Switch 2 has lost "literally 20 years worth of data" as their Pokemon Scarlet save file "is gone." It's all of our worst nightmares.

In a now-deleted Reddit post shared by IGN, the player writes: "I just got a Switch 2, did the startup and initial data transfer with no issues. My Scarlet save file is gone. It loads straight into the language selection and create a character screens. No data on my OLED. Just all gone."

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