As of this writing (mid-2026), there have been isolated reports of soft bans (temporary trade restrictions) for players who imported illegal Scarlet/Violet Pokémon into Pokémon HOME. However, no mass ban wave has specifically targeted PKHeX 22.12.18 users. The build’s legality checker is robust enough to prevent most egregious errors.
Pro tip: If you plan to play online ranked battles (Battle Stadium), use the “Auto Legality” mod plugin to ensure every edited Pokémon passes the stricter 2022-2023 season validation. pkhex 22.12.18
The batch editing feature—allowing users to apply shifts to all Pokémon in a box (e.g., “set all IVs to 31” or “set all SID to 12345”)—received a performance boost. On slower machines, processing 32 boxes of 960 Pokémon dropped from 12 seconds to under 3 seconds. As of this writing (mid-2026), there have been
PKHeX 22.12.18 represents one snapshot in an actively maintained toolchain: a set of incremental improvements, compatibility updates, and fixes tailored to the evolving structure of Pokémon game saves. Responsible use requires backups, awareness of online risks, and adherence to community and legal norms. The most headline-grabbing feature of the 22
If you want, I can summarize the exact changelog entries for 22.12.18 (if publicly available) or outline step-by-step safe editing and backup procedures tailored to your platform—specify which game and platform you’re using.
The most headline-grabbing feature of the 22.12.18 build was the maturity of support for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. While initial builds offered basic functionality, the December update marked a turning point where the editor became fully functional for the Gen 9 metagame.
Key updates included: