diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/Generator/ByGeneration/EncounterGenerator8GO.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/Generator/ByGeneration/EncounterGenerator8GO.cs
index 30f358173..81fb679bf 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/Generator/ByGeneration/EncounterGenerator8GO.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/Generator/ByGeneration/EncounterGenerator8GO.cs
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ private static IEnumerable<IEncounterable> GetPossibleSlots(EvoCriteria[] chain,
 
     public IEnumerable<IEncounterable> GetEncounters(PKM pk, EvoCriteria[] chain, LegalInfo info)
     {
-        if (pk.TSV == 0) // HOME doesn't assign TSV=0 to accounts.
-            yield break;
         if (!CanBeWildEncounter(pk))
             yield break;
 
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WB8.cs b/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WB8.cs
index 02f0110d1..b6cdd8e08 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WB8.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WB8.cs
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ private uint GetFixedPID(ITrainerID32 tr)
         return pid;
     }
 
-    private static uint GetAntishinyFixedHOME(ITrainerID32 tr) => tr.ID32 ^ 0x10u;
+    private static uint GetAntishinyFixedHOME(ITrainerID32 tr) => tr.ID32 + 0x10u;
 
     private static uint GetAntishiny(ITrainerID32 tr)
     {
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WC8.cs b/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WC8.cs
index 27d4c72d1..03ec1513c 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WC8.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WC8.cs
@@ -477,12 +477,12 @@ public override PK8 ConvertToPKM(ITrainerInfo tr, EncounterCriteria criteria)
             pk.TID16 = tr.TID16;
             pk.SID16 = tr.SID16;
 
+            // Initial updates of HOME did not assign a TSV of 0.
+            // After enough server updates, HOME can now assign a TSV of 0.
+            // They will XOR the PID to ensure the shiny state of gifts is matched.
+            // Don't set a Secret ID.
             if (IsHOMEGift)
-            {
                 pk.ID32 %= 1_000_000;
-                while (pk.TSV == 0)
-                    pk.ID32 = (uint)Util.Rand.Next(16, 999_999 + 1);
-            }
         }
 
         // Official code explicitly corrects for Meowstic
@@ -650,8 +650,11 @@ public override bool IsMatchExact(PKM pk, EvoCriteria evo)
                 if (EncryptionConstant != pk.EncryptionConstant)
                     return false;
 
-                if (pk.TSV == 0) // HOME doesn't assign TSV=0 to accounts.
-                    return false;
+                // Initial updates of HOME did not assign a TSV of 0.
+                // After enough server updates, HOME can now assign a TSV of 0.
+                // They will XOR the PID to ensure the shiny state of gifts is matched.
+                // if (pk.TSV == 0) // HOME doesn't assign TSV=0 to accounts.
+                //     return false;
 
                 if (IsShiny)
                 {
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Util/FileUtil.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Util/FileUtil.cs
index a2eb53089..6be6eab0b 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Util/FileUtil.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Util/FileUtil.cs
@@ -195,9 +195,11 @@ public static bool TryGetMemoryCard(byte[] data, [NotNullWhen(true)] out SAV3GCM
     /// <inheritdoc cref="TryGetMemoryCard(byte[], out SAV3GCMemoryCard?)"/>
     public static bool TryGetMemoryCard(string file, [NotNullWhen(true)] out SAV3GCMemoryCard? memcard)
     {
-        memcard = null;
         if (!File.Exists(file))
+        {
+            memcard = null;
             return false;
+        }
         var data = File.ReadAllBytes(file);
         return TryGetMemoryCard(data, out memcard);
     }