String editing refactor

Move all sanitization operations from PK* and SAV* to PKX; add general method for fetching a generation specific string Changes the Text subform editor to show trash bytes when appropriate. Special characters to be shown can be easily inserted in the future.
2026-09-30 21:20:29 -05:00 · 2017-04-09 14:06:50 -07:00
parent 2c8901f4ca
commit 691493cafe
33 changed files with 922 additions and 814 deletions
--- a/PKHeX.WinForms/MainWindow/Main.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.WinForms/MainWindow/Main.cs
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ private void openSAV(SaveFile sav, string path)
            Menu_ExportSAV.Enabled = B_VerifyCHK.Enabled = SAV.Exportable;

            // Close subforms that are save dependent
-            Type[] f = { typeof(SAV_BoxViewer), typeof(f2_Text) };
+            Type[] f = { typeof(SAV_BoxViewer) };
            foreach (var form in Application.OpenForms.Cast<Form>().Where(form => f.Contains(form.GetType())).ToArray())
                form.Close();

@@ -2765,10 +2765,30 @@ private void updateNicknameClick(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
            if (ModifierKeys != Keys.Control)
                return;

-            var z = Application.OpenForms.Cast<Form>().FirstOrDefault(form => form.GetType() == typeof(f2_Text)) as f2_Text;
-            if (z != null)
-            { WinFormsUtil.CenterToForm(z, this); z.BringToFront(); return; }
-            new f2_Text(tb).Show();
+            if (tb == TB_Nickname)
+            {
+                pkm.Nickname = tb.Text;
+                var d = new f2_Text(tb, pkm.Nickname_Trash);
+                d.ShowDialog();
+                tb.Text = d.FinalString;
+                pkm.Nickname_Trash = d.FinalBytes;
+            }
+            else if (tb == TB_OT)
+            {
+                pkm.OT_Name = tb.Text;
+                var d = new f2_Text(tb, pkm.OT_Trash);
+                d.ShowDialog();
+                tb.Text = d.FinalString;
+                pkm.OT_Trash = d.FinalBytes;
+            }
+            else if (tb == TB_OTt2)
+            {
+                pkm.HT_Name = tb.Text;
+                var d = new f2_Text(tb, pkm.HT_Trash);
+                d.ShowDialog();
+                tb.Text = d.FinalString;
+                pkm.HT_Trash = d.FinalBytes;
+            }
        }
        private void updateNotOT(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
--- a/PKHeX.WinForms/Subforms/PKM
+++ b/PKHeX.WinForms/Subforms/PKM
@@ -29,365 +29,188 @@ protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(f2_Text));
-            this.L04 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L0C = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L0D = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L05 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L0E = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L06 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L0F = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L07 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L1E = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L16 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L1F = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L17 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L18 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L10 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L19 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L11 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L0B = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L03 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L0A = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L02 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L09 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L01 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L08 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L00 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L1B = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L13 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L1A = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L12 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L1D = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L15 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L1C = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
-            this.L14 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.TB_Text = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+            this.CB_Species = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
+            this.B_Cancel = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
+            this.B_Save = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
+            this.FLP_Characters = new System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel();
+            this.FLP_Hex = new System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel();
+            this.CB_Language = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
+            this.B_ApplyTrash = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
+            this.GB_Trash = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
+            this.L_Language = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.L_Species = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.NUD_Generation = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
+            this.L_Generation = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.B_ClearTrash = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
+            this.GB_Trash.SuspendLayout();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.NUD_Generation)).BeginInit();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
-            // L04
+            // TB_Text
            // 
-            this.L04.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L04.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(92, 12);
-            this.L04.Name = "L04";
-            this.L04.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L04.TabIndex = 3;
-            this.L04.Text = "X";
+            this.TB_Text.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(76, 12);
+            this.TB_Text.Name = "TB_Text";
+            this.TB_Text.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(136, 20);
+            this.TB_Text.TabIndex = 35;
            // 
-            // L0C
+            // CB_Species
            // 
-            this.L0C.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L0C.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(92, 34);
-            this.L0C.Name = "L0C";
-            this.L0C.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L0C.TabIndex = 4;
-            this.L0C.Text = "X";
+            this.CB_Species.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.CB_Species.FormattingEnabled = true;
+            this.CB_Species.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(76, 16);
+            this.CB_Species.Name = "CB_Species";
+            this.CB_Species.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(86, 21);
+            this.CB_Species.TabIndex = 36;
            // 
-            // L0D
+            // B_Cancel
            // 
-            this.L0D.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L0D.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(112, 34);
-            this.L0D.Name = "L0D";
-            this.L0D.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L0D.TabIndex = 6;
-            this.L0D.Text = "X";
+            this.B_Cancel.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.B_Cancel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(333, 184);
+            this.B_Cancel.Name = "B_Cancel";
+            this.B_Cancel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(76, 23);
+            this.B_Cancel.TabIndex = 37;
+            this.B_Cancel.Text = "Cancel";
+            this.B_Cancel.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.B_Cancel.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.B_Cancel_Click);
            // 
-            // L05
+            // B_Save
            // 
-            this.L05.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L05.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(112, 12);
-            this.L05.Name = "L05";
-            this.L05.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L05.TabIndex = 5;
-            this.L05.Text = "X";
+            this.B_Save.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.B_Save.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(415, 184);
+            this.B_Save.Name = "B_Save";
+            this.B_Save.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(76, 23);
+            this.B_Save.TabIndex = 38;
+            this.B_Save.Text = "Save";
+            this.B_Save.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.B_Save.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.B_Save_Click);
            // 
-            // L0E
+            // FLP_Characters
            // 
-            this.L0E.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L0E.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(132, 34);
-            this.L0E.Name = "L0E";
-            this.L0E.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L0E.TabIndex = 8;
-            this.L0E.Text = "X";
+            this.FLP_Characters.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
+            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
+            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.FLP_Characters.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 126);
+            this.FLP_Characters.Name = "FLP_Characters";
+            this.FLP_Characters.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(305, 82);
+            this.FLP_Characters.TabIndex = 39;
            // 
-            // L06
+            // FLP_Hex
            // 
-            this.L06.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L06.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(132, 12);
-            this.L06.Name = "L06";
-            this.L06.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L06.TabIndex = 7;
-            this.L06.Text = "X";
+            this.FLP_Hex.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
+            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.FLP_Hex.AutoScroll = true;
+            this.FLP_Hex.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 38);
+            this.FLP_Hex.Name = "FLP_Hex";
+            this.FLP_Hex.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(305, 82);
+            this.FLP_Hex.TabIndex = 40;
+            this.FLP_Hex.Visible = false;
            // 
-            // L0F
+            // CB_Language
            // 
-            this.L0F.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L0F.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(152, 34);
-            this.L0F.Name = "L0F";
-            this.L0F.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L0F.TabIndex = 10;
-            this.L0F.Text = "X";
+            this.CB_Language.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.CB_Language.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
+            this.CB_Language.FormattingEnabled = true;
+            this.CB_Language.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(76, 43);
+            this.CB_Language.Name = "CB_Language";
+            this.CB_Language.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(86, 21);
+            this.CB_Language.TabIndex = 41;
            // 
-            // L07
+            // B_ApplyTrash
            // 
-            this.L07.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L07.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(152, 12);
-            this.L07.Name = "L07";
-            this.L07.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L07.TabIndex = 9;
-            this.L07.Text = "X";
+            this.B_ApplyTrash.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
+            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.B_ApplyTrash.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 129);
+            this.B_ApplyTrash.Name = "B_ApplyTrash";
+            this.B_ApplyTrash.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(156, 23);
+            this.B_ApplyTrash.TabIndex = 42;
+            this.B_ApplyTrash.Text = "Apply Trash";
+            this.B_ApplyTrash.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.B_ApplyTrash.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.B_ApplyTrash_Click);
            // 
-            // L1E
+            // GB_Trash
            // 
-            this.L1E.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L1E.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(132, 81);
-            this.L1E.Name = "L1E";
-            this.L1E.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L1E.TabIndex = 12;
-            this.L1E.Text = "X";
+            this.GB_Trash.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
+            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.GB_Trash.Controls.Add(this.B_ClearTrash);
+            this.GB_Trash.Controls.Add(this.L_Generation);
+            this.GB_Trash.Controls.Add(this.NUD_Generation);
+            this.GB_Trash.Controls.Add(this.L_Language);
+            this.GB_Trash.Controls.Add(this.L_Species);
+            this.GB_Trash.Controls.Add(this.CB_Species);
+            this.GB_Trash.Controls.Add(this.B_ApplyTrash);
+            this.GB_Trash.Controls.Add(this.CB_Language);
+            this.GB_Trash.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(323, 12);
+            this.GB_Trash.Name = "GB_Trash";
+            this.GB_Trash.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(168, 158);
+            this.GB_Trash.TabIndex = 43;
+            this.GB_Trash.TabStop = false;
+            this.GB_Trash.Text = "Trash Byte Layers";
+            this.GB_Trash.Visible = false;
            // 
-            // L16
+            // L_Language
            // 
-            this.L16.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L16.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(132, 59);
-            this.L16.Name = "L16";
-            this.L16.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L16.TabIndex = 11;
-            this.L16.Text = "X";
+            this.L_Language.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
+            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.L_Language.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 43);
+            this.L_Language.Name = "L_Language";
+            this.L_Language.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(64, 23);
+            this.L_Language.TabIndex = 44;
+            this.L_Language.Text = "Language";
+            this.L_Language.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
            // 
-            // L1F
+            // L_Species
            // 
-            this.L1F.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L1F.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(152, 81);
-            this.L1F.Name = "L1F";
-            this.L1F.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L1F.TabIndex = 14;
-            this.L1F.Text = "X";
+            this.L_Species.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
+            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.L_Species.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 16);
+            this.L_Species.Name = "L_Species";
+            this.L_Species.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(64, 23);
+            this.L_Species.TabIndex = 43;
+            this.L_Species.Text = "Species";
+            this.L_Species.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
            // 
-            // L17
+            // NUD_Generation
            // 
-            this.L17.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L17.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(152, 59);
-            this.L17.Name = "L17";
-            this.L17.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L17.TabIndex = 13;
-            this.L17.Text = "X";
+            this.NUD_Generation.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(115, 70);
+            this.NUD_Generation.Name = "NUD_Generation";
+            this.NUD_Generation.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(47, 20);
+            this.NUD_Generation.TabIndex = 45;
            // 
-            // L18
+            // L_Generation
            // 
-            this.L18.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L18.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 81);
-            this.L18.Name = "L18";
-            this.L18.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L18.TabIndex = 16;
-            this.L18.Text = "X";
+            this.L_Generation.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
+            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.L_Generation.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 67);
+            this.L_Generation.Name = "L_Generation";
+            this.L_Generation.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(103, 23);
+            this.L_Generation.TabIndex = 46;
+            this.L_Generation.Text = "Generation";
+            this.L_Generation.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
            // 
-            // L10
+            // B_ClearTrash
            // 
-            this.L10.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L10.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 59);
-            this.L10.Name = "L10";
-            this.L10.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L10.TabIndex = 15;
-            this.L10.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L19
-            // 
-            this.L19.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L19.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(32, 81);
-            this.L19.Name = "L19";
-            this.L19.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L19.TabIndex = 18;
-            this.L19.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L11
-            // 
-            this.L11.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L11.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(32, 59);
-            this.L11.Name = "L11";
-            this.L11.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L11.TabIndex = 17;
-            this.L11.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L0B
-            // 
-            this.L0B.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L0B.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(72, 34);
-            this.L0B.Name = "L0B";
-            this.L0B.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L0B.TabIndex = 26;
-            this.L0B.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L03
-            // 
-            this.L03.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L03.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(72, 12);
-            this.L03.Name = "L03";
-            this.L03.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L03.TabIndex = 25;
-            this.L03.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L0A
-            // 
-            this.L0A.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L0A.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(52, 34);
-            this.L0A.Name = "L0A";
-            this.L0A.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L0A.TabIndex = 24;
-            this.L0A.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L02
-            // 
-            this.L02.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L02.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(52, 12);
-            this.L02.Name = "L02";
-            this.L02.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L02.TabIndex = 23;
-            this.L02.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L09
-            // 
-            this.L09.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L09.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(32, 34);
-            this.L09.Name = "L09";
-            this.L09.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L09.TabIndex = 22;
-            this.L09.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L01
-            // 
-            this.L01.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L01.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(32, 12);
-            this.L01.Name = "L01";
-            this.L01.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L01.TabIndex = 21;
-            this.L01.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L08
-            // 
-            this.L08.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L08.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 34);
-            this.L08.Name = "L08";
-            this.L08.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L08.TabIndex = 20;
-            this.L08.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L00
-            // 
-            this.L00.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L00.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
-            this.L00.Name = "L00";
-            this.L00.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L00.TabIndex = 19;
-            this.L00.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L1B
-            // 
-            this.L1B.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L1B.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(72, 81);
-            this.L1B.Name = "L1B";
-            this.L1B.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L1B.TabIndex = 30;
-            this.L1B.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L13
-            // 
-            this.L13.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L13.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(72, 59);
-            this.L13.Name = "L13";
-            this.L13.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L13.TabIndex = 29;
-            this.L13.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L1A
-            // 
-            this.L1A.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L1A.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(52, 81);
-            this.L1A.Name = "L1A";
-            this.L1A.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L1A.TabIndex = 28;
-            this.L1A.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L12
-            // 
-            this.L12.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L12.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(52, 59);
-            this.L12.Name = "L12";
-            this.L12.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L12.TabIndex = 27;
-            this.L12.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L1D
-            // 
-            this.L1D.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L1D.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(112, 81);
-            this.L1D.Name = "L1D";
-            this.L1D.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L1D.TabIndex = 34;
-            this.L1D.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L15
-            // 
-            this.L15.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L15.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(112, 59);
-            this.L15.Name = "L15";
-            this.L15.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L15.TabIndex = 33;
-            this.L15.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L1C
-            // 
-            this.L1C.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L1C.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(92, 81);
-            this.L1C.Name = "L1C";
-            this.L1C.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L1C.TabIndex = 32;
-            this.L1C.Text = "X";
-            // 
-            // L14
-            // 
-            this.L14.AutoSize = true;
-            this.L14.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(92, 59);
-            this.L14.Name = "L14";
-            this.L14.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
-            this.L14.TabIndex = 31;
-            this.L14.Text = "X";
+            this.B_ClearTrash.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
+            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.B_ClearTrash.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 100);
+            this.B_ClearTrash.Name = "B_ClearTrash";
+            this.B_ClearTrash.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(156, 23);
+            this.B_ClearTrash.TabIndex = 47;
+            this.B_ClearTrash.Text = "Clear Trash";
+            this.B_ClearTrash.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.B_ClearTrash.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.B_ClearTrash_Click);
            // 
            // f2_Text
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
-            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(179, 107);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L1D);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L15);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L1C);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L14);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L1B);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L13);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L1A);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L12);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L0B);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L03);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L0A);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L02);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L09);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L01);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L08);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L00);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L19);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L11);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L18);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L10);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L1F);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L17);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L1E);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L16);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L0F);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L07);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L0E);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L06);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L0D);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L05);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L0C);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.L04);
+            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(503, 219);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.GB_Trash);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.FLP_Hex);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.FLP_Characters);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.B_Cancel);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.B_Save);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.TB_Text);
            this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
            this.Icon = ((System.Drawing.Icon)(resources.GetObject("$this.Icon")));
            this.MaximizeBox = false;
@@ -395,44 +218,27 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
            this.Name = "f2_Text";
            this.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterParent;
            this.Text = "Special Characters";
+            this.GB_Trash.ResumeLayout(false);
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.NUD_Generation)).EndInit();
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();

        }

        #endregion
-
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L04;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L0C;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L0D;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L05;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L0E;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L06;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L0F;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L07;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L1E;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L16;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L1F;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L17;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L18;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L10;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L19;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L11;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L0B;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L03;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L0A;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L02;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L09;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L01;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L08;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L00;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L1B;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L13;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L1A;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L12;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L1D;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L15;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L1C;
-        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L14;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox TB_Text;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox CB_Species;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Button B_Cancel;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Button B_Save;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel FLP_Characters;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel FLP_Hex;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox CB_Language;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Button B_ApplyTrash;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox GB_Trash;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L_Species;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L_Language;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown NUD_Generation;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Label L_Generation;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Button B_ClearTrash;
    }
 }
--- a/PKHeX.WinForms/Subforms/PKM
+++ b/PKHeX.WinForms/Subforms/PKM
@@ -1,48 +1,189 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Drawing;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
+using PKHeX.Core;

 namespace PKHeX.WinForms
 {
    public partial class f2_Text : Form
    {
-        public f2_Text(TextBox TB_NN)
+        public f2_Text(TextBoxBase TB_NN, byte[] raw)
        {
-            Hide();
            InitializeComponent();
            WinFormsUtil.TranslateInterface(this, Main.curlanguage);
-            TB_Nickname = TB_NN;
-            Font pkxFont = FontUtil.getPKXFont(12F);
-            Label[] lbla =
-            { 
-                L00, L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06, L07,
-                L08, L09, L0A, L0B, L0C, L0D, L0E, L0F,
-                L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L17,
-                L18, L19, L1A, L1B, L1C, L1D, L1E, L1F,
-            };
-            ushort[] chars =
-            {
-                0xE081, 0xE082, 0xE083, 0xE084, 0xE085, 0xE086, 0xE087, 0xE08D, 
-                0xE08E, 0xE08F, 0xE090, 0xE091, 0xE092, 0xE093, 0xE094, 0xE095, 
-                0xE096, 0xE097, 0xE098, 0xE099, 0xE09A, 0xE09B, 0xE09C, 0xE09D, 
-                0xE09E, 0xE09F, 0xE0A0, 0xE0A1, 0xE0A2, 0xE0A3, 0xE0A4, 0xE0A5, 
-            };
-            for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++)
-            {
-                lbla[i].Font = pkxFont;
-                lbla[i].Text = Convert.ToChar(chars[i]).ToString();
-                lbla[i].Click += onClick;
-            }
+
+            FinalString = TB_NN.Text;
+            Raw = FinalBytes = raw;
+
+            editing = true;
+            if (raw != null)
+                addTrashEditing(TB_NN.MaxLength);
+
+            addCharEditing();
+            TB_Text.MaxLength = TB_NN.MaxLength;
+            TB_Text.Text = TB_NN.Text;
+            TB_Text.Font = pkxFont;
+
+            editing = false;
            CenterToParent();
-            Show();
+        }
+        
+        private readonly List<NumericUpDown> Bytes = new List<NumericUpDown>();
+        private readonly Font pkxFont = FontUtil.getPKXFont(12F);
+        public string FinalString;
+        public byte[] FinalBytes { get; private set; }
+        private readonly byte[] Raw;
+        private bool editing;
+        private readonly bool bigendian = new[] { GameVersion.COLO, GameVersion.XD, GameVersion.BATREV, }.Contains(Main.SAV.Version);
+        private void B_Cancel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) => Close();
+        private void B_Save_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            FinalString = TB_Text.Text;
+            if (FinalBytes != null)
+                FinalBytes = Raw;
+            Close();
        }

-        readonly TextBox TB_Nickname;
-        private void onClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void addCharEditing()
        {
-            string nickname = TB_Nickname.Text;
-            if (nickname.Length < TB_Nickname.MaxLength)
-                TB_Nickname.Text += ((Label) sender).Text;
+            ushort[] chars = getChars(Main.SAV.Generation);
+            if (chars.Length == 0)
+                return;
+
+            FLP_Characters.Visible = true;
+            foreach (ushort c in chars)
+            {
+                var l = getLabel((char)c+"");
+                l.Font = pkxFont;
+                l.AutoSize = false;
+                l.Size = new Size(20, 20);
+                l.Click += (s, e) => { if (TB_Text.Text.Length < TB_Text.MaxLength) TB_Text.AppendText(l.Text); };
+                FLP_Characters.Controls.Add(l);
+            }
        }
+        private void addTrashEditing(int length)
+        {
+            FLP_Hex.Visible = true;
+            GB_Trash.Visible = true;
+            NUD_Generation.Value = Main.SAV.Generation;
+            int charct = length;
+            int bytesperchar = Main.SAV.Generation > 2 ? 2 : 1;
+            Font courier = new Font("Courier New", 8);
+            for (int i = 0; i < charct * bytesperchar; i++)
+            {
+                var l = getLabel($"${i:X2}");
+                l.Font = courier;
+                var n = getNUD(hex: true, min: 0, max: 255);
+                n.Click += (s, e) =>
+                {
+                    switch (ModifierKeys)
+                    {
+                        case Keys.Control: n.Value = n.Maximum; break;
+                        case Keys.Alt: n.Value = n.Minimum; break;
+                    }
+                };
+                n.Value = Raw[i];
+                n.ValueChanged += updateNUD;
+                
+
+                FLP_Hex.Controls.Add(l);
+                FLP_Hex.Controls.Add(n);
+                Bytes.Add(n);
+            }
+            TB_Text.TextChanged += updateString;
+
+            CB_Species.DisplayMember = "Text";
+            CB_Species.ValueMember = "Value";
+            CB_Species.DataSource = new BindingSource(GameInfo.SpeciesDataSource, null);
+
+            CB_Language.DisplayMember = "Text";
+            CB_Language.ValueMember = "Value";
+            var languages = Util.getUnsortedCBList("languages");
+            if (Main.SAV.Generation < 7)
+                languages = languages.Where(l => l.Value <= 8).ToList(); // Korean
+            CB_Language.DataSource = languages;
+        }
+
+        private void updateNUD(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (editing)
+                return;
+            editing = true;
+            // build bytes
+            var nud = sender as NumericUpDown;
+            int index = Bytes.IndexOf(nud);
+            Raw[index] = (byte)nud.Value;
+
+            string str = PKX.getString(Raw, Main.SAV.Generation, Main.SAV.Japanese, bigendian, Raw.Length);
+            TB_Text.Text = str;
+            editing = false;
+        }
+        private void updateString(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (editing)
+                return;
+            editing = true;
+            // build bytes
+            byte[] data = PKX.setString(TB_Text.Text, Main.SAV.Generation, Main.SAV.Japanese, bigendian, Raw.Length, Main.SAV.Language);
+            Array.Copy(data, Raw, data.Length);
+            for (int i = 0; i < data.Length; i++)
+                Bytes[i].Value = Raw[i];
+            editing = false;
+        }
+        private void B_ApplyTrash_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            string species = PKX.getSpeciesNameGeneration(WinFormsUtil.getIndex(CB_Species),
+                WinFormsUtil.getIndex(CB_Language), (int) NUD_Generation.Value);
+
+            if (species == "") // no result
+                species = CB_Species.Text;
+
+            byte[] current = PKX.setString(TB_Text.Text, Main.SAV.Generation, Main.SAV.Japanese, bigendian, Raw.Length, Main.SAV.Language);
+            byte[] data = PKX.setString(species, Main.SAV.Generation, Main.SAV.Japanese, bigendian, Raw.Length, Main.SAV.Language);
+            if (data.Length <= current.Length)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            for (int i = current.Length; i < data.Length; i++)
+                Bytes[i].Value = data[i];
+        }
+        private void B_ClearTrash_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            byte[] current = PKX.setString(TB_Text.Text, Main.SAV.Generation, Main.SAV.Japanese, bigendian, Raw.Length, Main.SAV.Language);
+            for (int i = current.Length; i < Bytes.Count; i++)
+                Bytes[i].Value = 0;
+        }
+
+        // Helpers
+        private static Label getLabel(string str) => new Label {Text = str, AutoSize = true};
+        private static NumericUpDown getNUD(int min, int max, bool hex) => new NumericUpDown
+        {
+            Maximum = max,
+            Minimum = min,
+            Hexadecimal = hex,
+            Width = 36,
+            Padding = new Padding(0),
+            Margin = new Padding(0),
+        };
+
+        private static ushort[] getChars(int generation)
+        {
+            switch (generation)
+            {
+                case 6:
+                case 7:
+                    return chars67;
+                default: return new ushort[0];
+            }
+        }
+        private static readonly ushort[] chars67 =
+        {
+            0xE081, 0xE082, 0xE083, 0xE084, 0xE085, 0xE086, 0xE087, 0xE08D,
+            0xE08E, 0xE08F, 0xE090, 0xE091, 0xE092, 0xE093, 0xE094, 0xE095,
+            0xE096, 0xE097, 0xE098, 0xE099, 0xE09A, 0xE09B, 0xE09C, 0xE09D,
+            0xE09E, 0xE09F, 0xE0A0, 0xE0A1, 0xE0A2, 0xE0A3, 0xE0A4, 0xE0A5,
+        };
    }
 }
--- a/PKHeX.WinForms/Subforms/Save
+++ b/PKHeX.WinForms/Subforms/Save
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public SAV_Misc3()
                tabControl1.Controls.Remove(TAB_Joyful);

            if (SAV.FRLG)
-                TB_OTName.Text = PKX.getG3Str(SAV.getData(SAV.getBlockOffset(4) + 0xBCC, 8), SAV.Japanese);
+                TB_OTName.Text = PKX.getString3(SAV.Data, SAV.getBlockOffset(4) + 0xBCC, 8, SAV.Japanese);
            else
                TB_OTName.Visible = L_TrainerName.Visible = false;
            
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ private void B_Save_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
            if (tabControl1.Controls.Contains(TAB_Joyful))
                saveJoyful();
            if (SAV.FRLG)
-                SAV.setData(PKX.setG3Str(TB_OTName.Text, SAV.Japanese), SAV.getBlockOffset(4) + 0xBCC);
+                SAV.setData(SAV.setString(TB_OTName.Text, TB_OTName.MaxLength), SAV.getBlockOffset(4) + 0xBCC);

            SAV.BP = (ushort)NUD_BP.Value;
            SAV.Coin = (ushort)NUD_Coins.Value;
--- a/Editors/Gen6/SAV_HallOfFame.cs
+++ b/Editors/Gen6/SAV_HallOfFame.cs
@@ -412,9 +412,16 @@ private void changeNickname(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
            if (ModifierKeys != Keys.Control)
                return;

-            if (Application.OpenForms.Cast<Form>().Any(form => form.Name == typeof(f2_Text).Name))
-            { WinFormsUtil.Alert("Window is already open."); return; }
-            new f2_Text(tb).Show();
+            int offset = LB_DataEntry.SelectedIndex * 0x1B4;
+            var nicktrash = data.Skip(offset + 0x18).Take(24).ToArray();
+            SAV.setString(TB_Nickname.Text, 12).CopyTo(nicktrash, 0);
+            var d = new f2_Text(tb, nicktrash);
+            d.ShowDialog();
+            tb.Text = d.FinalString;
+            d.FinalBytes.CopyTo(data, offset + 0x18);
+
+            string nickname = Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(data, offset + 0x18, 24));
+            TB_Nickname.Text = nickname;
        }
    }
 }
--- a/PKHeX.WinForms/Subforms/Save
+++ b/PKHeX.WinForms/Subforms/Save
@@ -578,10 +578,9 @@ private void clickOT(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
            if (ModifierKeys != Keys.Control)
                return;

-            var z = Application.OpenForms.Cast<Form>().FirstOrDefault(form => form.Name == typeof(f2_Text).Name) as f2_Text;
-            if (z != null)
-            { z.Location = Location; z.BringToFront(); return; }
-            new f2_Text(tb).Show();
+            var d = new f2_Text(tb, null);
+            d.ShowDialog();
+            tb.Text = d.FinalString;
        }
        private void showTSV(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
--- a/Editors/Gen7/SAV_Trainer7.cs
+++ b/Editors/Gen7/SAV_Trainer7.cs
@@ -347,10 +347,9 @@ private void clickOT(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
            if (ModifierKeys != Keys.Control)
                return;

-            var z = Application.OpenForms.Cast<Form>().FirstOrDefault(form => form.Name == typeof(f2_Text).Name) as f2_Text;
-            if (z != null)
-            { z.Location = Location; z.BringToFront(); return; }
-            new f2_Text(tb).Show();
+            var d = new f2_Text(tb, null);
+            d.ShowDialog();
+            tb.Text = d.FinalString;
        }
        private void showTSV(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
--- a/PKHeX/MysteryGifts/PGT.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/MysteryGifts/PGT.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public override int CardID
        }
        public override string CardTitle
        {
-            get { return PKX.array2strG4(Data.Skip(0x104).Take(0x48).ToArray()); }
+            get { return PKX.array2strG4(Data, 0x104, 0x48); }
            set
            {
                byte[] data = PKX.str2arrayG4(value);
--- a/PKHeX/PKM/BK4.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/PKM/BK4.cs
@@ -27,18 +27,21 @@ public BK4(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
            Data = PKX.shuffleArray45(Data, sv);
            Identifier = ident;
            if (Sanity != 0 && Species <= 493 && !ChecksumValid) // We can only hope
-            {
                RefreshChecksum();
-            }
            if (Valid && Sanity == 0)
-            {
                Sanity = 0x4000;
-            }
            if (Data.Length != SIZE_PARTY)
                Array.Resize(ref Data, SIZE_PARTY);
        }
        public override PKM Clone() { return new BK4(Encrypt()); }

+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getBEString4(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength) => PKX.setBEString4(value, maxLength);
+
+        // Trash Bytes
+        public override byte[] Nickname_Trash { get { return getData(0x48, 24); } set { if (value?.Length == 24) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x48); } }
+        public override byte[] OT_Trash { get { return getData(0x68, 16); } set { if (value?.Length == 16) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x68); } }
+
        // Future Attributes
        public override uint EncryptionConstant { get { return PID; } set { } }
        public override int Nature { get { return (int)(PID%25); } set { } }
@@ -182,28 +185,7 @@ public override uint EXP
        #endregion

        #region Block C
-        public override string Nickname
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return PKX.array2strG4BE(Data.Skip(0x48).Take(22).ToArray())
-                    .Replace("\uFF0D", "\u30FC") // Japanese chōonpu 
-                    .Replace("\uE08F", "\u2640") // nidoran
-                    .Replace("\uE08E", "\u2642") // nidoran
-                    .Replace("\u2019", "\u0027"); // farfetch'd
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 11)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 11); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = value // Replace Special Characters and add Terminator
-                    .Replace("\u30FC", "\uFF0D") // Japanese chōonpu
-                    .Replace("\u2640", "\uE08F") // nidoran
-                    .Replace("\u2642", "\uE08E") // nidoran
-                    .Replace("\u0027", "\u2019"); // farfetch'd
-                PKX.str2arrayG4BE(TempNick).CopyTo(Data, 0x48);
-            }
-        }
+        public override string Nickname { get { return getString(0x48, 24); } set { setString(value, 11).CopyTo(Data, 0x48); } }
        // 0x5E unused
        public override int Version { get { return Data[0x5F]; } set { Data[0x5F] = (byte)value; } }
        private byte RIB8 { get { return Data[0x60]; } set { Data[0x60] = value; } } // Sinnoh 3
@@ -246,28 +228,7 @@ public override string Nickname
        #endregion

        #region Block D
-        public override string OT_Name
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return PKX.array2strG4BE(Data.Skip(0x68).Take(16).ToArray())
-                    .Replace("\uFF0D", "\u30FC") // Japanese chōonpu 
-                    .Replace("\uE08F", "\u2640") // Nidoran ♂
-                    .Replace("\uE08E", "\u2642") // Nidoran ♀
-                    .Replace("\u2019", "\u0027"); // Farfetch'd
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 7)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 7); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = value // Replace Special Characters and add Terminator
-                .Replace("\u30FC", "\uFF0D") // Japanese chōonpu
-                .Replace("\u2640", "\uE08F") // Nidoran ♂
-                .Replace("\u2642", "\uE08E") // Nidoran ♀
-                .Replace("\u0027", "\u2019"); // Farfetch'd
-                PKX.str2arrayG4BE(TempNick).CopyTo(Data, 0x68);
-            }
-        }
+        public override string OT_Name { get { return getString(0x68, 16); } set { setString(value, 7).CopyTo(Data, 0x68); } }
        public override int Egg_Year { get { return Data[0x78]; } set { Data[0x78] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int Egg_Month { get { return Data[0x79]; } set { Data[0x79] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int Egg_Day { get { return Data[0x7A]; } set { Data[0x7A] = (byte)value; } }
--- a/PKHeX/PKM/CK3.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/PKM/CK3.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ public CK3(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
        }
        public override PKM Clone() { return new CK3(Data); }

+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getBEString3(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength) => PKX.setBEString3(value, maxLength);
+
+        // Trash Bytes
+        public override byte[] Nickname_Trash { get { return getData(0x1E, 20); } set { if (value?.Length == 20) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x1E); } }
+        public override byte[] OT_Trash { get { return getData(0x18, 20); } set { if (value?.Length == 20) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x18); } }
+
        // Future Attributes
        public override uint EncryptionConstant { get { return PID; } set { } }
        public override int Nature { get { return (int)(PID % 25); } set { } }
@@ -57,9 +64,9 @@ public CK3(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
        public override int OT_Gender { get { return Data[0x10]; } set { Data[0x10] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int SID { get { return BigEndian.ToUInt16(Data, 0x14); } set { BigEndian.GetBytes((ushort)value).CopyTo(Data, 0x14); } }
        public override int TID { get { return BigEndian.ToUInt16(Data, 0x16); } set { BigEndian.GetBytes((ushort)value).CopyTo(Data, 0x16); } }
-        public override string OT_Name { get { return PKX.getColoStr(Data, 0x18, 10); } set { PKX.setColoStr(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x18); } } // +2 terminator
-        public override string Nickname { get { return PKX.getColoStr(Data, 0x2E, 10); } set { PKX.setColoStr(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x2E); Nickname2 = value; } } // +2 terminator
-        private string Nickname2 { get { return PKX.getColoStr(Data, 0x44, 10); } set { PKX.setColoStr(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x44); } } // +2 terminator
+        public override string OT_Name { get { return getString(0x18, 20); } set { setString(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x18); } } // +2 terminator
+        public override string Nickname { get { return getString(0x2E, 20); } set { setString(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x2E); Nickname2 = value; } } // +2 terminator
+        private string Nickname2 { get { return getString(0x44, 20); } set { setString(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x44); } } // +2 terminator
        public override uint EXP { get { return BigEndian.ToUInt32(Data, 0x5C); } set { BigEndian.GetBytes(value).CopyTo(Data, 0x5C);} }
        public override int Stat_Level { get { return Data[0x60]; } set { Data[0x60] = (byte)value; } }

--- a/PKHeX/PKM/PK1.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/PKM/PK1.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ public class PK1 : PKM
        internal const int STRLEN_U = 11;
        private int StringLength => Japanese ? STRLEN_J : STRLEN_U;

+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString1(Data, Offset, Count, Japanese);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength) => PKX.setString1(value, maxLength, Japanese);
+
+        // Trash Bytes
+        public override byte[] Nickname_Trash { get { return nick; } set { if (value?.Length == nick.Length) nick = value; } }
+        public override byte[] OT_Trash { get { return otname; } set { if (value?.Length == otname.Length) otname = value; } }
+
        public override int Format => 1;

        public bool Japanese => otname.Length == STRLEN_J;
@@ -46,12 +53,10 @@ public override PKM Clone()
        }
        public override string Nickname
        {
-            get { return PKX.getG1Str(nick, Japanese); }
+            get { return PKX.getString1(nick, 0, nick.Length, Japanese); }
            set
            {
-                byte[] strdata = PKX.setG1Str(value, Japanese);
-                if (strdata.Length > StringLength)
-                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"Nickname {value} too long for given PK1");
+                byte[] strdata = setString(value, StringLength);
                if (nick.Any(b => b == 0) && nick[StringLength - 1] == 0x50 && Array.FindIndex(nick, b => b == 0) == strdata.Length - 1) // Handle JP Mew event with grace
                {
                    int firstInd = Array.FindIndex(nick, b => b == 0);
@@ -66,12 +71,10 @@ public override string Nickname

        public override string OT_Name
        {
-            get { return PKX.getG1Str(otname, Japanese); }
+            get { return PKX.getString1(otname, 0, otname.Length, Japanese); }
            set
            {
-                byte[] strdata = PKX.setG1Str(value, Japanese);
-                if (strdata.Length > StringLength)
-                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"OT Name {value} too long for given PK1");
+                byte[] strdata = setString(value, StringLength);
                if (otname.Any(b => b == 0) && otname[StringLength - 1] == 0x50 && Array.FindIndex(otname, b => b == 0) == strdata.Length - 1) // Handle JP Mew event with grace
                {
                    int firstInd = Array.FindIndex(otname, b => b == 0);
@@ -102,8 +105,7 @@ public override bool IsNicknamed
            get
            {
                string spName = PKX.getSpeciesNameGeneration(Species, Japanese ? 1 : 2, Format);
-                return !nick.SequenceEqual(
-                        PKX.setG1Str(spName, Japanese)
+                return !nick.SequenceEqual(setString(spName, StringLength)
                            .Concat(Enumerable.Repeat((byte) 0x50, StringLength - spName.Length - 1))
                            .Select(b => (byte)(b == 0xF2 ? 0xE8 : b)));
            }
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ public bool IsNicknamedBank
        public void setNotNicknamed()
        {
            string spName = PKX.getSpeciesNameGeneration(Species, Japanese ? 1 : 2, Format);
-            nick = PKX.setG1Str(spName, Japanese)
+            nick = setString(spName, StringLength)
                      .Concat(Enumerable.Repeat((byte)0x50, StringLength - spName.Length - 1))
                      .Select(b => (byte)(b == 0xF2 ? 0xE8 : b)) // Decimal point<->period fix
                      .ToArray();
--- a/PKHeX/PKM/PK2.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/PKM/PK2.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ public class PK2 : PKM
        internal const int STRLEN_U = 11;
        private int StringLength => Japanese ? STRLEN_J : STRLEN_U;

+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString1(Data, Offset, Count, Japanese);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength) => PKX.setString1(value, maxLength, Japanese);
+
+        // Trash Bytes
+        public override byte[] Nickname_Trash { get { return nick; } set { if (value?.Length == nick.Length) nick = value; } }
+        public override byte[] OT_Trash { get { return otname; } set { if (value?.Length == otname.Length) otname = value; } }
+
        public override int Format => 2;

        public bool Japanese => otname.Length == STRLEN_J;
@@ -56,12 +63,10 @@ public override PKM Clone()
        }
        public override string Nickname
        {
-            get { return PKX.getG1Str(nick, Japanese); }
+            get { return PKX.getString1(nick, 0, nick.Length, Japanese); }
            set
            {
-                byte[] strdata = PKX.setG1Str(value, Japanese);
-                if (strdata.Length > StringLength)
-                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"Nickname {value} too long for given PK2");
+                byte[] strdata = setString(value, StringLength);
                if (nick.Any(b => b == 0) && nick[StringLength - 1] == 0x50 && Array.FindIndex(nick, b => b == 0) == strdata.Length - 1) // Handle JP Mew event with grace
                {
                    int firstInd = Array.FindIndex(nick, b => b == 0);
@@ -76,12 +81,10 @@ public override string Nickname

        public override string OT_Name
        {
-            get { return PKX.getG1Str(otname, Japanese); }
+            get { return PKX.getString1(otname, 0, otname.Length, Japanese); }
            set
            {
-                byte[] strdata = PKX.setG1Str(value, Japanese);
-                if (strdata.Length > StringLength)
-                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"OT Name {value} too long for given PK1");
+                byte[] strdata = setString(value, StringLength);
                if (otname.Any(b => b == 0) && otname[StringLength - 1] == 0x50 && Array.FindIndex(otname, b => b == 0) == strdata.Length - 1) // Handle JP Mew event with grace
                {
                    int firstInd = Array.FindIndex(otname, b => b == 0);
@@ -112,8 +115,7 @@ public override bool IsNicknamed
            get
            {
                string spName = PKX.getSpeciesNameGeneration(Species, Japanese ? 1 : 2, Format);
-                return !nick.SequenceEqual(
-                        PKX.setG1Str(spName, Japanese)
+                return !nick.SequenceEqual(setString(spName, StringLength)
                            .Concat(Enumerable.Repeat((byte) 0x50, StringLength - spName.Length - 1))
                            .Select(b => (byte)(b == 0xF2 ? 0xE8 : b)));
            }
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ public override bool IsNicknamed
        public void setNotNicknamed()
        {
            string spName = PKX.getSpeciesNameGeneration(Species, Japanese ? 1 : 2, Format);
-            nick = PKX.setG1Str(spName, Japanese)
+            nick = setString(spName, StringLength)
                      .Concat(Enumerable.Repeat((byte)0x50, StringLength - spName.Length - 1))
                      .Select(b => (byte)(b == 0xF2 ? 0xE8 : b)) // Decimal point<->period fix
                      .ToArray();
--- a/PKHeX/PKM/PK3.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/PKM/PK3.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ public PK3(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
        }
        public override PKM Clone() { return new PK3(Data); }

+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString3(Data, Offset, Count, Japanese);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength) => PKX.setString3(value, maxLength, Japanese);
+
+        // Trash Bytes
+        public override byte[] Nickname_Trash { get { return getData(0x08, 10); } set { if (value?.Length == 10) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x08); } }
+        public override byte[] OT_Trash { get { return getData(0x14, 7); } set { if (value?.Length == 7) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x14); } }
+
        // Future Attributes
        public override uint EncryptionConstant { get { return PID; } set { } }
        public override int Nature { get { return (int)(PID % 25); } set { } }
@@ -41,20 +48,9 @@ public PK3(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
        public override uint PID { get { return BitConverter.ToUInt32(Data, 0x00); } set { BitConverter.GetBytes(value).CopyTo(Data, 0x00); } }
        public override int TID { get { return BitConverter.ToUInt16(Data, 0x04); } set { BitConverter.GetBytes((ushort)value).CopyTo(Data, 0x04); } }
        public override int SID { get { return BitConverter.ToUInt16(Data, 0x06); } set { BitConverter.GetBytes((ushort)value).CopyTo(Data, 0x06); } }
-        public override string Nickname { 
-            get { return PKX.getG3Str(Data.Skip(0x08).Take(10).ToArray(), Japanese); } 
-            set { byte[] strdata = PKX.setG3Str(IsEgg ? "タマゴ" : value, Japanese);
-                if (strdata.Length > 10) 
-                    Array.Resize(ref strdata, 10);
-                strdata.CopyTo(Data, 0x08); } }
+        public override string Nickname { get { return getString(0x08, 10); } set { setString(IsEgg ? "タマゴ" : value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x08); } }
        public override int Language { get { return BitConverter.ToUInt16(Data, 0x12) & 0xFF; } set { BitConverter.GetBytes((ushort)(IsEgg ? 0x601 : value | 0x200)).CopyTo(Data, 0x12); } }
-        public override string OT_Name { 
-            get { return PKX.getG3Str(Data.Skip(0x14).Take(7).ToArray(), Japanese); } 
-            set { byte[] strdata = PKX.setG3Str(value, Japanese);
-                if (strdata.Length > 7) 
-                    Array.Resize(ref strdata, 7);
-                strdata.CopyTo(Data, 0x14); } }
-
+        public override string OT_Name { get { return getString(0x14, 7); } set { setString(value, 7).CopyTo(Data, 0x14); } }
        public override int MarkValue { get { return Data[0x1B]; } protected set { Data[0x1B] = (byte)value; } }
        public override ushort Checksum { get { return BitConverter.ToUInt16(Data, 0x1C); } set { BitConverter.GetBytes(value).CopyTo(Data, 0x1C); } }
        public override ushort Sanity { get { return BitConverter.ToUInt16(Data, 0x1E); } set { BitConverter.GetBytes(value).CopyTo(Data, 0x1E); } }
--- a/PKHeX/PKM/PK4.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/PKM/PK4.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ public PK4(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
        }
        public override PKM Clone() { return new PK4(Data); }

+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString4(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength) => PKX.setString4(value, maxLength);
+
+        // Trash Bytes
+        public override byte[] Nickname_Trash { get { return getData(0x48, 22); } set { if (value?.Length == 22) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x48); } }
+        public override byte[] OT_Trash { get { return getData(0x68, 16); } set { if (value?.Length == 16) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x68); } }
+
        // Future Attributes
        public override uint EncryptionConstant { get { return PID; } set { } }
        public override int Nature { get { return (int)(PID%25); } set { } }
@@ -164,28 +171,7 @@ public PK4(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
        #endregion

        #region Block C
-        public override string Nickname
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return PKX.array2strG4(Data.Skip(0x48).Take(22).ToArray())
-                    .Replace("\uFF0D", "\u30FC") // Japanese chōonpu 
-                    .Replace("\uE08F", "\u2640") // nidoran
-                    .Replace("\uE08E", "\u2642") // nidoran
-                    .Replace("\u2019", "\u0027"); // farfetch'd
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 11)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 11); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = value // Replace Special Characters and add Terminator
-                    .Replace("\u30FC", "\uFF0D") // Japanese chōonpu
-                    .Replace("\u2640", "\uE08F") // nidoran
-                    .Replace("\u2642", "\uE08E") // nidoran
-                    .Replace("\u0027", "\u2019"); // farfetch'd
-                PKX.str2arrayG4(TempNick).CopyTo(Data, 0x48);
-            }
-        }
+        public override string Nickname { get { return getString(0x48, 22); } set { setString(value, 11).CopyTo(Data, 0x48); } }
        // 0x5E unused
        public override int Version { get { return Data[0x5F]; } set { Data[0x5F] = (byte)value; } }
        private byte RIB8 { get { return Data[0x60]; } set { Data[0x60] = value; } } // Sinnoh 3
@@ -228,28 +214,7 @@ public override string Nickname
        #endregion

        #region Block D
-        public override string OT_Name
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return PKX.array2strG4(Data.Skip(0x68).Take(16).ToArray())
-                    .Replace("\uFF0D", "\u30FC") // Japanese chōonpu 
-                    .Replace("\uE08F", "\u2640") // Nidoran ♂
-                    .Replace("\uE08E", "\u2642") // Nidoran ♀
-                    .Replace("\u2019", "\u0027"); // Farfetch'd
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 7)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 7); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = value // Replace Special Characters and add Terminator
-                .Replace("\u30FC", "\uFF0D") // Japanese chōonpu 
-                .Replace("\u2640", "\uE08F") // Nidoran ♂
-                .Replace("\u2642", "\uE08E") // Nidoran ♀
-                .Replace("\u0027", "\u2019"); // Farfetch'd
-                PKX.str2arrayG4(TempNick).CopyTo(Data, 0x68);
-            }
-        }
+        public override string OT_Name { get { return getString(0x68, 16); } set { setString(value, 7).CopyTo(Data, 0x68); } }
        public override int Egg_Year { get { return Data[0x78]; } set { Data[0x78] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int Egg_Month { get { return Data[0x79]; } set { Data[0x79] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int Egg_Day { get { return Data[0x7A]; } set { Data[0x7A] = (byte)value; } }
--- a/PKHeX/PKM/PK5.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/PKM/PK5.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;

 namespace PKHeX.Core
 {
@@ -25,6 +24,13 @@ public PK5(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
        }
        public override PKM Clone() { return new PK5(Data); }

+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString5(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength) => PKX.setString5(value, maxLength);
+
+        // Trash Bytes
+        public override byte[] Nickname_Trash { get { return getData(0x48, 22); } set { if (value?.Length == 22) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x48); } }
+        public override byte[] OT_Trash { get { return getData(0x68, 16); } set { if (value?.Length == 16) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x68); } }
+
        // Future Attributes
        public override uint EncryptionConstant { get { return PID; } set { } }
        public override int CurrentFriendship { get { return OT_Friendship; } set { OT_Friendship = value; } }
@@ -167,27 +173,7 @@ public PK5(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
        #endregion

        #region Block C
-        public override string Nickname
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return PKX.TrimFromFFFF(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(Data, 0x48, 22))
-                    .Replace("\uE08F", "\u2640") // nidoran
-                    .Replace("\uE08E", "\u2642") // nidoran
-                    .Replace("\u2019", "\u0027"); // farfetch'd
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 11)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 11); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = value // Replace Special Characters and add Terminator
-                    .Replace("\u2640", "\uE08F") // nidoran
-                    .Replace("\u2642", "\uE08E") // nidoran
-                    .Replace("\u0027", "\u2019") // farfetch'd
-                    .PadRight(value.Length + 1, (char)0xFFFF); // Null Terminator
-                Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(TempNick).CopyTo(Data, 0x48);
-            }
-        }
+        public override string Nickname { get { return getString(0x48, 22); } set { setString(value, 11).CopyTo(Data, 0x48); } }
        // 0x5E unused
        public override int Version { get { return Data[0x5F]; } set { Data[0x5F] = (byte)value; } }
        private byte RIB8 { get { return Data[0x60]; } set { Data[0x60] = value; } } // Sinnoh 3
@@ -230,27 +216,7 @@ public override string Nickname
        #endregion

        #region Block D
-        public override string OT_Name
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return PKX.TrimFromFFFF(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(Data, 0x68, 16))
-                    .Replace("\uE08F", "\u2640") // Nidoran ♂
-                    .Replace("\uE08E", "\u2642") // Nidoran ♀
-                    .Replace("\u2019", "\u0027"); // farfetch'd
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 7)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 7); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = value // Replace Special Characters and add Terminator
-                .Replace("\u2640", "\uE08F") // Nidoran ♂
-                .Replace("\u2642", "\uE08E") // Nidoran ♀
-                .Replace("\u0027", "\u2019") // Farfetch'd
-                .PadRight(value.Length + 1, (char)0xFFFF); // Null Terminator
-                Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(TempNick).CopyTo(Data, 0x68);
-            }
-        }
+        public override string OT_Name { get { return getString(0x68, 0x16); } set { setString(value, 7).CopyTo(Data, 0x68); } }
        public override int Egg_Year { get { return Data[0x78]; } set { Data[0x78] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int Egg_Month { get { return Data[0x79]; } set { Data[0x79] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int Egg_Day { get { return Data[0x7A]; } set { Data[0x7A] = (byte)value; } }
--- a/PKHeX/PKM/PK6.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/PKM/PK6.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;

 namespace PKHeX.Core
 {
@@ -26,6 +25,14 @@ public PK6(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
        }
        public override PKM Clone() { return new PK6(Data); }

+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString6(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength) => PKX.setString6(value, maxLength);
+
+        // Trash Bytes
+        public override byte[] Nickname_Trash { get { return getData(0x40, 24); } set { if (value?.Length == 24) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x40); } }
+        public override byte[] HT_Trash { get { return getData(0x78, 24); } set { if (value?.Length == 24) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x78); } }
+        public override byte[] OT_Trash { get { return getData(0xB0, 24); } set { if (value?.Length == 24) value.CopyTo(Data, 0xB0); } }
+
        // Structure
        #region Block A
        public override uint EncryptionConstant
@@ -207,18 +214,7 @@ public override uint PID
        public byte _0x3F { get { return Data[0x3F]; } set { Data[0x3F] = value; } }
        #endregion
        #region Block B
-        public override string Nickname
-        {
-            get { return PKX.SanitizeString(Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(Data, 0x40, 24))); }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 12)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 12); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = PKX.UnSanitizeString(value)
-                    .PadRight(value.Length + 1, '\0'); // Null Terminator
-                Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(TempNick).CopyTo(Data, 0x40);
-            }
-        }
+        public override string Nickname { get { return getString(0x40, 24); } set { setString(value, 12).CopyTo(Data, 0x40); } }
        public override int Move1
        {
            get { return BitConverter.ToUInt16(Data, 0x5A); }
@@ -281,18 +277,7 @@ public override int RelearnMove4
        public override bool IsNicknamed { get { return ((IV32 >> 31) & 1) == 1; } set { IV32 = (IV32 & 0x7FFFFFFF) | (value ? 0x80000000 : 0); } }
        #endregion
        #region Block C
-        public override string HT_Name
-        {
-            get { return PKX.SanitizeString(Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(Data, 0x78, 24))); }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 12)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 12); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = PKX.UnSanitizeString(value)
-                    .PadRight(value.Length + 1, '\0'); // Null Terminator
-                Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(TempNick).CopyTo(Data, 0x78);
-            }
-        }
+        public override string HT_Name { get { return getString(0x78, 24); } set { setString(value, 12).CopyTo(Data, 0x78); } }
        public override int HT_Gender { get { return Data[0x92]; } set { Data[0x92] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int CurrentHandler { get { return Data[0x93]; } set { Data[0x93] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int Geo1_Region { get { return Data[0x94]; } set { Data[0x94] = (byte)value; } }
@@ -324,18 +309,7 @@ public override string HT_Name
        public override byte Enjoyment { get { return Data[0xAF]; } set { Data[0xAF] = value; } }
        #endregion
        #region Block D
-        public override string OT_Name
-        {
-            get { return PKX.SanitizeString(Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(Data, 0xB0, 24))); }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 12)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 12); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = PKX.UnSanitizeString(value)
-                .PadRight(value.Length + 1, '\0'); // Null Terminator
-                Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(TempNick).CopyTo(Data, 0xB0);
-            }
-        }
+        public override string OT_Name { get { return getString(0xB0, 24); } set { setString(value, 12).CopyTo(Data, 0xB0); } }
        public override int OT_Friendship { get { return Data[0xCA]; } set { Data[0xCA] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int OT_Affection { get { return Data[0xCB]; } set { Data[0xCB] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int OT_Intensity { get { return Data[0xCC]; } set { Data[0xCC] = (byte)value; } }
--- a/PKHeX/PKM/PK7.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/PKM/PK7.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;

 namespace PKHeX.Core
 {
@@ -27,6 +26,14 @@ public PK7(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
        }
        public override PKM Clone() { return new PK7(Data); }

+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString7(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength) => PKX.setString7(value, maxLength, Language);
+
+        // Trash Bytes
+        public override byte[] Nickname_Trash { get { return getData(0x40, 24); } set { if (value?.Length == 24) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x40); } }
+        public override byte[] HT_Trash { get { return getData(0x78, 24); } set { if (value?.Length == 24) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x78); } }
+        public override byte[] OT_Trash { get { return getData(0xB0, 24); } set { if (value?.Length == 24) value.CopyTo(Data, 0xB0); } }
+
        // Structure
        #region Block A
        public override uint EncryptionConstant
@@ -215,18 +222,7 @@ public override uint PID
        public byte _0x3F { get { return Data[0x3F]; } set { Data[0x3F] = value; } }
        #endregion
        #region Block B
-        public override string Nickname
-        {
-            get { return PKX.bin2strG7_zh(PKX.SanitizeString(Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(Data, 0x40, 24)))); }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 12)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 12); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = PKX.str2binG7_zh(PKX.UnSanitizeString(value),Language == 10)
-                    .PadRight(value.Length + 1, '\0'); // Null Terminator
-                Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(TempNick).CopyTo(Data, 0x40);
-            }
-        }
+        public override string Nickname { get { return getString(0x40, 24); } set { setString(value, 12).CopyTo(Data, 0x40); } }
        public override int Move1
        {
            get { return BitConverter.ToUInt16(Data, 0x5A); }
@@ -289,18 +285,7 @@ public override int RelearnMove4
        public override bool IsNicknamed { get { return ((IV32 >> 31) & 1) == 1; } set { IV32 = (IV32 & 0x7FFFFFFF) | (value ? 0x80000000 : 0); } }
        #endregion
        #region Block C
-        public override string HT_Name
-        {
-            get { return PKX.SanitizeString(Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(Data, 0x78, 24))); }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 12)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 12); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = PKX.UnSanitizeString(value)
-                    .PadRight(value.Length + 1, '\0'); // Null Terminator
-                Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(TempNick).CopyTo(Data, 0x78);
-            }
-        }
+        public override string HT_Name { get { return getString(0x78, 24); } set { setString(value, 12).CopyTo(Data, 0x78); } }
        public override int HT_Gender { get { return Data[0x92]; } set { Data[0x92] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int CurrentHandler { get { return Data[0x93]; } set { Data[0x93] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int Geo1_Region { get { return Data[0x94]; } set { Data[0x94] = (byte)value; } }
@@ -332,18 +317,7 @@ public override string HT_Name
        public override byte Enjoyment { get { return Data[0xAF]; } set { Data[0xAF] = value; } }
        #endregion
        #region Block D
-        public override string OT_Name
-        {
-            get { return PKX.SanitizeString(Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(Data, 0xB0, 24))); }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 12)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 12); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = PKX.UnSanitizeString(value)
-                .PadRight(value.Length + 1, '\0'); // Null Terminator
-                Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(TempNick).CopyTo(Data, 0xB0);
-            }
-        }
+        public override string OT_Name { get { return getString(0xB0, 24); } set { setString(value, 12).CopyTo(Data, 0xB0); } }
        public override int OT_Friendship { get { return Data[0xCA]; } set { Data[0xCA] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int OT_Affection { get { return Data[0xCB]; } set { Data[0xCB] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int OT_Intensity { get { return Data[0xCC]; } set { Data[0xCC] = (byte)value; } }
--- a/PKHeX/PKM/PKM.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/PKM/PKM.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@ public abstract class PKM
        public virtual byte[] DecryptedBoxData => Write().Take(SIZE_STORED).ToArray();
        public virtual bool Valid { get { return ChecksumValid && Sanity == 0; } set { if (!value) return; Sanity = 0; RefreshChecksum(); } }

+        public abstract string getString(int Offset, int Length);
+        public abstract byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength);
+
+        // Trash Bytes
+        public abstract byte[] Nickname_Trash { get; set; }
+        public abstract byte[] OT_Trash { get; set; }
+        public virtual byte[] HT_Trash { get; set; }
+        public byte[] getData(int Offset, int Length)
+        {
+            if (Offset + Length > Data.Length)
+                return null;
+
+            byte[] data = new byte[Length];
+            Array.Copy(Data, Offset, data, 0, Length);
+            return data;
+        }
+
        protected virtual ushort CalculateChecksum()
        {
            ushort chk = 0;
--- a/PKHeX/PKM/PKX.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/PKM/PKX.cs
@@ -1196,14 +1196,14 @@ public static int getUnownForm(uint PID)
        /// <returns>In-game chinese string.</returns>
        public static string str2binG7_zh(string inputstr, bool cht = false)
        {
-            int index; string resultstr = "";
+            string resultstr = "";
            bool IsCHT = inputstr.Any(chr => Gen7_CHT.Contains(chr) && !Gen7_CHS.Contains(chr));
            IsCHT |= cht && !inputstr.Any(chr => Gen7_CHT.Contains(chr) ^ Gen7_CHS.Contains(chr)); // CHS and CHT have the same display name
            var table = IsCHT ? Gen7_CHT : Gen7_CHS;
            ushort ofs = IsCHT ? Gen7_CHT_Ofs : Gen7_CHS_Ofs;
            foreach (char chr in inputstr)
            {
-                index = Array.IndexOf(table, chr);
+                var index = Array.IndexOf(table, chr);
                resultstr += index > -1 ? (char)(ofs + index) : chr;
            }
            return resultstr;
@@ -1216,13 +1216,13 @@ public static string str2binG7_zh(string inputstr, bool cht = false)
        public static string bin2strG7_zh(string inputstr)
        {
            string resultstr = "";
-            foreach (ushort val in inputstr)
+            foreach (var val in inputstr)
            {
                if (Gen7_CHS_Ofs <= val && val < Gen7_CHS_Ofs + Gen7_CHS.Length)
-                { resultstr += Gen7_CHS[val - Gen7_CHS_Ofs]; continue; }
-                if (Gen7_CHT_Ofs <= val && val < Gen7_CHT_Ofs + Gen7_CHT.Length)
-                { resultstr += Gen7_CHT[val - Gen7_CHT_Ofs]; continue; }
-                resultstr += (char)val;
+                    resultstr += Gen7_CHS[val - Gen7_CHS_Ofs];
+                else if (Gen7_CHT_Ofs <= val && val < Gen7_CHT_Ofs + Gen7_CHT.Length)
+                    resultstr += Gen7_CHT[val - Gen7_CHT_Ofs];
+                else resultstr += val;
            }
            return resultstr;
        }
@@ -1253,13 +1253,15 @@ public static ushort char2valG4(ushort chr)
        /// Converts Generation 4 Little Endian encoded character data to string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="strdata">Byte array containing encoded character data.</param>
+        /// <param name="offset">Offset to read from</param>
+        /// <param name="count">Length of data to read.</param>
        /// <returns>Converted string.</returns>
-        public static string array2strG4(byte[] strdata)
+        public static string array2strG4(byte[] strdata, int offset, int count)
        {
            string s = "";
-            for (int i = 0; i < strdata.Length; i += 2)
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i += 2)
            {
-                ushort val = BitConverter.ToUInt16(strdata, i);
+                ushort val = BitConverter.ToUInt16(strdata, offset + i);
                if (val == 0xFFFF) break;
                ushort chr = val2charG4(val);
                if (chr == 0xFFFF) break;
@@ -1292,13 +1294,15 @@ public static byte[] str2arrayG4(string str)
        /// Converts Generation 4 Big Endian encoded character data to string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="strdata">Byte array containing encoded character data.</param>
+        /// <param name="offset">Offset to read from</param>
+        /// <param name="count">Length of data to read.</param>
        /// <returns>Converted string.</returns>
-        public static string array2strG4BE(byte[] strdata)
+        public static string getBEString4(byte[] strdata, int offset, int count)
        {
            string s = "";
-            for (int i = 0; i < strdata.Length; i += 2)
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i += 2)
            {
-                ushort val = BigEndian.ToUInt16(strdata, i);
+                ushort val = BigEndian.ToUInt16(strdata, offset + i);
                if (val == 0xFFFF) break;
                ushort chr = val2charG4(val);
                if (chr == 0xFFFF) break;
@@ -1310,20 +1314,32 @@ public static string array2strG4BE(byte[] strdata)
        /// <summary>
        /// Converts a string to Generation 4 Big Endian encoded character data.
        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="str">String to be converted.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">String to be converted.</param>
+        /// <param name="maxLength">Maximum length of string</param>
+        /// <param name="padTo">Pad to given length</param>
+        /// <param name="padWith">Pad with value</param>
        /// <returns>Byte array containing encoded character data</returns>
-        public static byte[] str2arrayG4BE(string str)
+        public static byte[] setBEString4(string value, int maxLength, int padTo = 0, ushort padWith = 0)
        {
-            byte[] strdata = new byte[str.Length * 2 + 2]; // +2 for 0xFFFF
-            for (int i = 0; i < str.Length; i++)
+            if (value.Length > maxLength)
+                value = value.Substring(0, maxLength); // Hard cap
+            byte[] strdata = new byte[value.Length * 2 + 2]; // +2 for 0xFFFF
+            for (int i = 0; i < value.Length; i++)
            {
-                ushort chr = str[i];
+                ushort chr = value[i];
                ushort val = char2valG4(chr);
                if (val == 0xFFFF || chr == 0xFFFF)
                { Array.Resize(ref strdata, i * 2); break; }
                BigEndian.GetBytes(val).CopyTo(strdata, i * 2);
            }
            BitConverter.GetBytes((ushort)0xFFFF).CopyTo(strdata, strdata.Length - 2);
+            if (padTo > strdata.Length)
+            {
+                int start = strdata.Length;
+                Array.Resize(ref strdata, padTo);
+                for (int i = start; i < padTo; i += 2)
+                    BitConverter.GetBytes(padWith).CopyTo(strdata, i);
+            }
            return strdata;
        }

@@ -1359,29 +1375,43 @@ public static byte setG3Char(ushort chr, bool jp)
        /// Converts a Generation 3 encoded value array to string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="strdata">Byte array containing string data.</param>
+        /// <param name="offset">Offset to read from</param>
+        /// <param name="count">Length of data to read.</param>
        /// <param name="jp">Value source is Japanese font.</param>
        /// <returns>Decoded string.</returns>
-        public static string getG3Str(byte[] strdata, bool jp)
+        public static string getString3(byte[] strdata, int offset, int count, bool jp)
        {
-            return strdata
-                .TakeWhile(val => val < 247) // Take valid values
-                .Select(val => getG3Char(val, jp)) // Convert to Unicode
-                .TakeWhile(chr => chr != 0xFF) // Stop if Terminator
-                .Aggregate("", (current, chr) => current + (char)chr);
+            StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder();
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            {
+                byte val = strdata[offset + i];
+                if (val >= 247) // Take valid values
+                    break;
+                var c = getG3Char(val, jp); // Convert to Unicode
+                if (c == 0xFF) // Stop if Terminator
+                    break;
+                s.Append((char)c);
+            }
+            return SanitizeString(s.ToString());
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts a string to a Generation 3 encoded value array.
        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="str">Decoded string.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">Decoded string.</param>
        /// <param name="jp">String destination is Japanese font.</param>
+        /// <param name="maxLength">Maximum length of string</param>
+        /// <param name="padTo">Pad to given length</param>
+        /// <param name="padWith">Pad with value</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static byte[] setG3Str(string str, bool jp)
+        public static byte[] setString3(string value, int maxLength, bool jp, int padTo = 0, ushort padWith = 0)
        {
-            byte[] strdata = new byte[str.Length + 1]; // +1 for 0xFF
-            for (int i = 0; i < str.Length; i++)
+            if (value.Length > maxLength)
+                value = value.Substring(0, maxLength); // Hard cap
+            byte[] strdata = new byte[value.Length + 1]; // +1 for 0xFF
+            for (int i = 0; i < value.Length; i++)
            {
-                ushort chr = str[i];
+                ushort chr = value[i];
                byte val = setG3Char(chr, jp);
                if (val == 0xFF || chr == 0xFF)
                { Array.Resize(ref strdata, i); break; }
@@ -1389,6 +1419,13 @@ public static byte[] setG3Str(string str, bool jp)
            }
            if (strdata.Length > 0)
                strdata[strdata.Length - 1] = 0xFF;
+            if (strdata.Length < padTo)
+            {
+                int start = strdata.Length;
+                Array.Resize(ref strdata, padTo);
+                for (int i = start; i < strdata.Length; i++)
+                    strdata[i] = (byte)padWith;
+            }
            return strdata;
        }

@@ -1871,9 +1908,9 @@ public static int getGender(int species, uint PID)
        #endregion
        #region Gen7 Chinese Character Tables
        public static readonly char[] Gen7_CHS = Util.getStringList("Char", "zh")[0].ToCharArray();
-        public static readonly ushort Gen7_CHS_Ofs = 0xE800;
+        public const ushort Gen7_CHS_Ofs = 0xE800;
        public static readonly char[] Gen7_CHT = Util.getStringList("Char", "zh2")[0].ToCharArray();
-        public static readonly ushort Gen7_CHT_Ofs = 0xEB09;
+        public const ushort Gen7_CHT_Ofs = 0xEB09;
        #endregion
        /// <summary>
        /// Trash Bytes for Generation 3->4
@@ -2593,16 +2630,26 @@ public static int setG1Species(int dex_id)
        /// Converts Generation 1 encoded data into a string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="strdata">Encoded data.</param>
+        /// <param name="offset">Offset to read from</param>
+        /// <param name="count"></param>
        /// <param name="jp">Data source is Japanese.</param>
        /// <returns>Decoded string.</returns>
-        public static string getG1Str(byte[] strdata, bool jp)
+        public static string getString1(byte[] strdata, int offset, int count, bool jp)
        {
            Dictionary<byte, string> dict = jp ? RBY2U_J : RBY2U_U;
-            return strdata
-                .TakeWhile(b => dict.ContainsKey(b))
-                .Select(b => dict[b])
-                .TakeWhile(s => s != "\0")
-                .Aggregate("", (current, cur) => current + cur);
+
+            StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder();
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            {
+                byte val = strdata[offset + i];
+                if (!dict.ContainsKey(val)) // Take valid values
+                    break;
+                string c = dict[val]; // Convert to Unicode
+                if (c == "\0") // Stop if Terminator
+                    break;
+                s.Append(c);
+            }
+            return SanitizeString(s.ToString());
        }

        /// <summary>
@@ -2634,49 +2681,225 @@ public static string getG1ConvertedString(byte[] strdata, bool jp)
        /// <summary>
        /// Converts a string to Generation 1 encoded data.
        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="str">Decoded string.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">Decoded string.</param>
+        /// <param name="maxLength">Maximum length</param>
        /// <param name="jp">Data destination is Japanese.</param>
+        /// <param name="padTo">Pad to given length</param>
+        /// <param name="padWith">Pad with value</param>
        /// <returns>Encoded data.</returns>
-        public static byte[] setG1Str(string str, bool jp)
+        public static byte[] setString1(string value, int maxLength, bool jp, int padTo = 0, ushort padWith = 0)
        {
+            if (value.Length > maxLength)
+                value = value.Substring(0, maxLength); // Hard cap
+
            Dictionary<string, byte> dict = jp ? U2RBY_J : U2RBY_U;
-            if (dict.ContainsKey(str)) // Handle "[TRAINER]"
-                return new[] {dict[str], dict["\0"]};
-            return str
-                .TakeWhile(c => dict.ContainsKey(c.ToString()))
-                .Select(c => dict[c.ToString()])
-                .Concat(new[] {dict["\0"]})
-                .ToArray();
+            if (dict.ContainsKey(value)) // Handle "[TRAINER]"
+                return new[] {dict[value], dict["\0"]};
+
+            List<byte> arr = new List<byte>();
+            foreach (char c in value)
+            {
+                byte val;
+                if (!dict.TryGetValue(c.ToString(), out val))
+                    break;
+                arr.Add(val);
+            }
+            var term = dict["\0"]; // terminator
+            arr.Add(term);
+            while (arr.Count < padTo)
+                arr.Add((byte)padWith);
+            return arr.ToArray();
        }

-        /// <summary>
-        /// Converts Big Endian encoded data to decoded string.
-        /// </summary>
+        /// <summary>Converts Big Endian encoded data to decoded string.</summary>
        /// <param name="data">Encoded data</param>
        /// <param name="offset">Offset to read from</param>
-        /// <param name="length">Length of data to read.</param>
+        /// <param name="count">Length of data to read.</param>
        /// <returns>Decoded string.</returns>
-        public static string getColoStr(byte[] data, int offset, int length)
+        public static string getBEString3(byte[] data, int offset, int count)
        {
-            return Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.BigEndianUnicode.GetString(data, offset, length * 2));
+            return Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.BigEndianUnicode.GetString(data, offset, count));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Gets the bytes for a BigEndian string.</summary>
+        /// <param name="value">Decoded string.</param>
+        /// <param name="maxLength">Maximum length</param>
+        /// <param name="padTo">Pad to given length</param>
+        /// <param name="padWith">Pad with value</param>
+        /// <returns>Encoded data.</returns>
+        public static byte[] setBEString3(string value, int maxLength, int padTo = 0, ushort padWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (value.Length > maxLength)
+                value = value.Substring(0, maxLength); // Hard cap
+            string temp = SanitizeString(value)
+                .PadRight(value.Length + 1, (char)0) // Null Terminator
+                .PadRight(padTo, (char)padWith);
+            return Encoding.BigEndianUnicode.GetBytes(temp);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Converts Generation 4 encoded data to decoded string.</summary>
+        /// <param name="data">Encoded data</param>
+        /// <param name="offset">Offset to read from</param>
+        /// <param name="count">Length of data to read.</param>
+        /// <returns>Decoded string.</returns>
+        public static string getString4(byte[] data, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            string value = array2strG4(data, offset, count);
+            return SanitizeString(value)
+                .Replace("\uFF0D", "\u30FC") // Japanese chōonpu 
+                ;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Gets the bytes for a 4th Generation String</summary>
+        /// <param name="value">Decoded string.</param>
+        /// <param name="maxLength">Maximum length</param>
+        /// <param name="padTo">Pad to given length</param>
+        /// <param name="padWith">Pad with value</param>
+        /// <returns>Encoded data.</returns>
+        public static byte[] setString4(string value, int maxLength, int padTo = 0, ushort padWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (value.Length > maxLength)
+                value = value.Substring(0, maxLength); // Hard cap
+            string temp = UnSanitizeString(value) // Replace Special Characters and add Terminator
+                .Replace("\u30FC", "\uFF0D") // Japanese chōonpu
+                .PadRight(value.Length + 1, (char)0xFFFF) // Null Terminator
+                .PadRight(padTo, (char)padWith); // Padding
+            return str2arrayG4(temp);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Converts Generation 5 encoded data to decoded string.</summary>
+        /// <param name="data">Encoded data</param>
+        /// <param name="offset">Offset to read from</param>
+        /// <param name="count">Length of data to read.</param>
+        /// <returns>Decoded string.</returns>
+        public static string getString5(byte[] data, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            return SanitizeString(TrimFromFFFF(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(data, offset, count)));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Gets the bytes for a Generation 5 string.</summary>
+        /// <param name="value">Decoded string.</param>
+        /// <param name="maxLength">Maximum length</param>
+        /// <param name="padTo">Pad to given length</param>
+        /// <param name="padWith">Pad with value</param>
+        /// <returns>Encoded data.</returns>
+        public static byte[] setString5(string value, int maxLength, int padTo = 0, ushort padWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (value.Length > maxLength)
+                value = value.Substring(0, maxLength); // Hard cap
+            string temp = UnSanitizeString(value)
+                .PadRight(value.Length + 1, (char)0xFFFF) // Null Terminator
+                .PadRight(padTo, (char)padWith); // Padding
+            return Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(temp);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Converts Generation 6 encoded data to decoded string.</summary>
+        /// <param name="data">Encoded data</param>
+        /// <param name="offset">Offset to read from</param>
+        /// <param name="count">Length of data to read.</param>
+        /// <returns>Decoded string.</returns> 
+        public static string getString6(byte[] data, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            return SanitizeString(Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(data, offset, count)));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Gets the bytes for a Generation 6 string.</summary>
+        /// <param name="value">Decoded string.</param>
+        /// <param name="maxLength">Maximum length</param>
+        /// <param name="padTo">Pad to given length</param>
+        /// <param name="padWith">Pad with value</param>
+        /// <returns>Encoded data.</returns> 
+        public static byte[] setString6(string value, int maxLength, int padTo = 0, ushort padWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (value.Length > maxLength)
+                value = value.Substring(0, maxLength); // Hard cap
+            string temp = UnSanitizeString(value)
+                .PadRight(value.Length + 1, '\0') // Null Terminator
+                .PadRight(padTo, (char)padWith);
+            return Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(temp);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Converts Generation 7 encoded data to decoded string.</summary>
+        /// <param name="data">Encoded data</param>
+        /// <param name="offset">Offset to read from</param>
+        /// <param name="count">Length of data to read.</param>
+        /// <returns>Decoded string.</returns>
+        public static string getString7(byte[] data, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            return bin2strG7_zh(SanitizeString(Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(data, offset, count))));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Gets the bytes for a Generation 7 string.</summary>
+        /// <param name="value">Decoded string.</param>
+        /// <param name="maxLength">Maximum length</param>
+        /// <param name="language">Language specific conversion (Chinese)</param>
+        /// <param name="padTo">Pad to given length</param>
+        /// <param name="padWith">Pad with value</param>
+        /// <returns>Encoded data.</returns>
+        public static byte[] setString7(string value, int maxLength, int language, int padTo = 0, ushort padWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (value.Length > maxLength)
+                value = value.Substring(0, 12); // Hard cap
+            string temp = str2binG7_zh(UnSanitizeString(value), language == 10)
+                .PadRight(value.Length + 1, '\0') // Null Terminator
+                .PadRight(padTo, (char)padWith);
+            return Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(temp);
        }

        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the bytes for a BigEndian string.
+        /// Converts bytes to a string according to the input parameters.
        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="value"></param>
-        /// <param name="length"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static byte[] setColoStr(string value, int length)
+        /// <param name="data">Encoded data</param>
+        /// <param name="generation">Generation string format</param>
+        /// <param name="jp">Encoding is Japanese</param>
+        /// <param name="bigendian">Encoding is BigEndian</param>
+        /// <param name="offset">Offset to read from</param>
+        /// <param name="count">Length of data to read.</param>
+        /// <returns>Decoded string.</returns>
+        public static string getString(byte[] data, int generation, bool jp, bool bigendian, int count, int offset = 0)
        {
-            if (value.Length > length)
-                value = value.Substring(0, length); // Hard cap
-            string TempNick = value // Replace Special Characters and add Terminator
-                .Replace("\u2640", "\uE08F") // nidoran
-                .Replace("\u2642", "\uE08E") // nidoran
-                .Replace("\u0027", "\u2019") // farfetch'd
-                .PadRight(value.Length + 1, (char)0); // Null Terminator
-            return Encoding.BigEndianUnicode.GetBytes(TempNick);
+            if (bigendian)
+                return generation == 3 ? getBEString3(data, offset, count) : getBEString4(data, offset, count);
+
+            switch (generation)
+            {
+                case 1:
+                case 2: return getString1(data, offset, count, jp);
+                case 3: return getString3(data, offset, count, jp);
+                case 4: return getString4(data, offset, count);
+                case 5: return getString5(data, offset, count);
+                case 6: return getString6(data, offset, count);
+                default: return getString7(data, offset, count);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the bytes for a Generation specific string according to the input parameters.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">Decoded string.</param>
+        /// <param name="generation">Generation string format</param>
+        /// <param name="jp">Encoding is Japanese</param>
+        /// <param name="bigendian">Encoding is BigEndian</param>
+        /// <param name="maxLength"></param>
+        /// <param name="language"></param>
+        /// <param name="padTo">Pad to given length</param>
+        /// <param name="padWith">Pad with value</param>
+        /// <returns>Encoded data.</returns>
+        public static byte[] setString(string value, int generation, bool jp, bool bigendian, int maxLength, int language = 0, int padTo = 0, ushort padWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (bigendian)
+                return generation == 3 ? setBEString3(value, maxLength, padTo, padWith) : setBEString4(value, maxLength, padTo, padWith);
+
+            switch (generation)
+            {
+                case 1:
+                case 2: return setString1(value, maxLength, jp, padTo, padWith);
+                case 3: return setString3(value, maxLength, jp, padTo, padWith);
+                case 4: return setString4(value, maxLength, padTo, padWith);
+                case 5: return setString5(value, maxLength, padTo, padWith);
+                case 6: return setString6(value, maxLength, padTo, padWith);
+                default: return setString7(value, maxLength, language, padTo, padWith);
+            }
        }

        /// <summary>
--- a/PKHeX/PKM/XK3.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/PKM/XK3.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ public XK3(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
        }
        public override PKM Clone() { return new XK3(Data) {Purification = Purification}; }

+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getBEString3(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength) => PKX.setBEString3(value, maxLength);
+
+        // Trash Bytes
+        public override byte[] Nickname_Trash { get { return getData(0x4E, 20); } set { if (value?.Length == 20) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x4E); } }
+        public override byte[] OT_Trash { get { return getData(0x38, 20); } set { if (value?.Length == 20) value.CopyTo(Data, 0x38); } }
+
        // Future Attributes
        public override uint EncryptionConstant { get { return PID; } set { } }
        public override int Nature { get { return (int)(PID % 25); } set { } }
@@ -82,9 +89,9 @@ public XK3(byte[] decryptedData = null, string ident = null)
        public int CurrentRegion { get { return Data[0x35]; } set { Data[0x35] = (byte)value; } }
        public int OriginalRegion { get { return Data[0x36]; } set { Data[0x36] = (byte)value; } }
        public override int Language { get { return PKX.getMainLangIDfromGC(Data[0x37]); } set { Data[0x37] = PKX.getGCLangIDfromMain((byte)value); } }
-        public override string OT_Name { get { return PKX.getColoStr(Data, 0x38, 10); } set { PKX.setColoStr(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x38); } } // +2 terminator
-        public override string Nickname { get { return PKX.getColoStr(Data, 0x4E, 10); } set { PKX.setColoStr(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x4E); Nickname2 = value; } } // +2 terminator
-        private string Nickname2 { get { return PKX.getColoStr(Data, 0x64, 10); } set { PKX.setColoStr(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x64); } } // +2 terminator
+        public override string OT_Name { get { return getString(0x38, 20); } set { setString(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x38); } } // +2 terminator
+        public override string Nickname { get { return getString(0x4E, 20); } set { setString(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x4E); Nickname2 = value; } } // +2 terminator
+        private string Nickname2 { get { return getString(0x64, 20); } set { setString(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x64); } } // +2 terminator
        // 0x7A-0x7B Unknown
        private ushort RIB0 { get { return BigEndian.ToUInt16(Data, 0x7C); } set { BigEndian.GetBytes(value).CopyTo(Data, 0x7C); } }
        public bool RibbonChampionG3Hoenn   { get { return (RIB0 & (1 << 15)) == 1 << 15; } set { RIB0 = (ushort)(RIB0 & ~(1 << 15) | (ushort)(value ? 1 << 15 : 0)); } }
--- a/PKHeX/Saves/SAV1.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Saves/SAV1.cs
@@ -224,14 +224,8 @@ public override bool ChecksumsValid

        public override string OT
        {
-            get { return PKX.getG1Str(Data.Skip(0x2598).Take(StringLength).ToArray(), Japanese); }
-            set
-            {
-                byte[] strdata = PKX.setG1Str(value, Japanese);
-                if (strdata.Length > StringLength)
-                    throw new ArgumentException("OT Name too long for given save file.");
-                strdata.CopyTo(Data, 0x2598);
-            }
+            get { return getString(0x2598, OTLength); }
+            set { setString(value, OTLength).CopyTo(Data, 0x2598); }
        }
        public override int Gender
        {
@@ -493,5 +487,13 @@ public override bool getCaught(int species)
            byte bitval = (byte)(1 << (bit & 7));
            return (Data[PokedexCaughtOffset + ofs] & bitval) != 0;
        }
+
+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString1(Data, Offset, Count, Japanese);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength, int PadToSize = 0, ushort PadWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (PadToSize == 0)
+                PadToSize = maxLength + 1;
+            return PKX.setString1(value, maxLength, Japanese, PadToSize, PadWith);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/PKHeX/Saves/SAV2.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Saves/SAV2.cs
@@ -238,8 +238,6 @@ private void getSAVOffsets()
        public override int BoxSlotCount => Japanese ? 30 : 20;

        public override bool HasParty => true;
-        private int StringLength => Japanese ? PK2.STRLEN_J : PK2.STRLEN_U;
-

        // Offsets
        private int OptionsOffset { get; set; } = int.MinValue;
@@ -303,14 +301,8 @@ public override bool ChecksumsValid

        public override string OT
        {
-            get { return PKX.getG1Str(getData(0x200B, StringLength), Japanese); }
-            set
-            {
-                byte[] strdata = PKX.setG1Str(value, Japanese);
-                if (strdata.Length > StringLength)
-                    throw new ArgumentException("OT Name too long for given save file.");
-                strdata.CopyTo(Data, 0x200B);
-            }
+            get { return getString(0x200B, OTLength); }
+            set { setString(value, OTLength).CopyTo(Data, 0x200B); }
        }
        public override int Gender
        {
@@ -513,7 +505,7 @@ public override int CurrentBox
        }
        public override string getBoxName(int box)
        {
-            return PKX.getG1Str(getData(BoxNamesOffset + box*9, 9), Japanese);
+            return PKX.getString1(Data, BoxNamesOffset + box*9, 9, Japanese);
        }
        public override void setBoxName(int box, string value)
        {
@@ -600,5 +592,8 @@ public override bool getCaught(int species)
            // Get the Caught Flag
            return (Data[PokedexCaughtOffset + ofs] & bitval) != 0;
        }
+
+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString1(Data, Offset, Count, Japanese);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength, int PadToSize = 0, ushort PadWith = 0) => PKX.setString1(value, maxLength, Japanese);
    }
 }
--- a/PKHeX/Saves/SAV3.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Saves/SAV3.cs
@@ -248,23 +248,8 @@ private uint SecurityKey
        }
        public override string OT
        {
-            get
-            {
-                return PKX.getG3Str(Data.Skip(BlockOfs[0]).Take(0x10).ToArray(), Japanese)
-                    .Replace("\uE08F", "\u2640") // Nidoran ♂
-                    .Replace("\uE08E", "\u2642") // Nidoran ♀
-                    .Replace("\u2019", "\u0027"); // Farfetch'd
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 7)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 7); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = value // Replace Special Characters and add Terminator
-                .Replace("\u2640", "\uE08F") // Nidoran ♂
-                .Replace("\u2642", "\uE08E") // Nidoran ♀
-                .Replace("\u0027", "\u2019"); // Farfetch'd
-                PKX.setG3Str(TempNick, Japanese).CopyTo(Data, BlockOfs[0]);
-            }
+            get { return getString(BlockOfs[0], 0x10); }
+            set { setString(value, 7).CopyTo(Data, BlockOfs[0]); }
        }
        public override int Gender
        {
@@ -457,14 +442,12 @@ protected override int getBoxWallpaperOffset(int box)
        public override string getBoxName(int box)
        {
            int offset = getBoxOffset(BoxCount);
-            return PKX.getG3Str(Data.Skip(offset + box * 9).Take(9).ToArray(), Japanese);
+            return PKX.getString3(Data, offset + box * 9, 9, Japanese);
        }
        public override void setBoxName(int box, string value)
        {
-            if (value.Length > 8)
-                value = value.Substring(0, 8); // Hard cap
            int offset = getBoxOffset(BoxCount);
-            PKX.setG3Str(value, Japanese).CopyTo(Data, offset + box * 9);
+            setString(value, 8).CopyTo(Data, offset + box * 9);
        }
        public override PKM getPKM(byte[] data)
        {
@@ -593,5 +576,12 @@ public bool NationalDex
                }
            }
        }
+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString3(Data, Offset, Count, Japanese);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength, int PadToSize = 0, ushort PadWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (PadToSize == 0)
+                PadToSize = maxLength + 1;
+            return PKX.setString3(value, maxLength, Japanese, PadToSize, PadWith);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/PKHeX/Saves/SAV3Colosseum.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Saves/SAV3Colosseum.cs
@@ -281,13 +281,11 @@ public override int getBoxOffset(int box)
        }
        public override string getBoxName(int box)
        {
-            return PKX.getColoStr(Data, Box + 0x24A4*box, 8);
+            return getString(Box + 0x24A4*box, 16);
        }
        public override void setBoxName(int box, string value)
        {
-            if (value.Length > 8)
-                value = value.Substring(0, 8); // Hard cap
-            PKX.setColoStr(value, 8).CopyTo(Data, Box + 0x24A4*box);
+            setString(value, 8).CopyTo(Data, Box + 0x24A4*box);
        }
        public override PKM getPKM(byte[] data)
        {
@@ -350,15 +348,15 @@ public override int PlayedSeconds
        }

        // Trainer Info (offset 0x78, length 0xB18, end @ 0xB90)
-        public override string OT { get { return PKX.getColoStr(Data, 0x78, 10); } set { PKX.setColoStr(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x78); OT2 = value; } }
-        private string OT2 { get { return PKX.getColoStr(Data, 0x8C, 10); } set { PKX.setColoStr(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x8C); } }
+        public override string OT { get { return getString(0x78, 20); } set { setString(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x78); OT2 = value; } }
+        private string OT2 { get { return getString(0x8C, 20); } set { setString(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0x8C); } }
        public override ushort SID { get { return BigEndian.ToUInt16(Data, 0xA4); } set { BigEndian.GetBytes(value).CopyTo(Data, 0xA4); } }
        public override ushort TID { get { return BigEndian.ToUInt16(Data, 0xA6); } set { BigEndian.GetBytes(value).CopyTo(Data, 0xA6); } }

        public override int Gender { get { return Data[0xAF8]; } set { Data[0xAF8] = (byte)value; } }
        public override uint Money { get { return BigEndian.ToUInt32(Data, 0xAFC); } set { BigEndian.GetBytes(value).CopyTo(Data, 0xAFC); } }
        public uint Coupons { get { return BigEndian.ToUInt32(Data, 0xB00); } set { BigEndian.GetBytes(value).CopyTo(Data, 0xB00); } }
-        public string RUI_Name { get { return PKX.getColoStr(Data, 0xB3A, 10); } set { PKX.setColoStr(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0xB3A); } }
+        public string RUI_Name { get { return getString(0xB3A, 20); } set { setString(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, 0xB3A); } }

        public override InventoryPouch[] Inventory
        {
@@ -394,5 +392,13 @@ public override InventoryPouch[] Inventory
        public override bool? getDaycareOccupied(int loc, int slot) { return null; }
        public override void setDaycareEXP(int loc, int slot, uint EXP) { }
        public override void setDaycareOccupied(int loc, int slot, bool occupied) { }
+
+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getBEString3(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength, int PadToSize = 0, ushort PadWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (PadToSize == 0)
+                PadToSize = maxLength + 1;
+            return PKX.setBEString3(value, maxLength, PadToSize, PadWith);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/PKHeX/Saves/SAV3RSBox.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Saves/SAV3RSBox.cs
@@ -166,17 +166,14 @@ public override string getBoxName(int box)
            int offset = Box + 0x1EC38 + 9 * box;
            if (Data[offset] == 0 || Data[offset] == 0xFF)
                boxName += $"BOX {box + 1}";
-            boxName += PKX.getG3Str(getData(offset, 9), Japanese);
+            boxName += getString(offset, 9);

            return boxName;
        }
        public override void setBoxName(int box, string value)
        {
            int offset = Box + 0x1EC38 + 9 * box;
-            if (value.Length > 8)
-                value = value.Substring(0, 8); // Hard cap
-
-            byte[] data = value == $"BOX {box + 1}" ? new byte[9] : PKX.setG3Str(value, Japanese); 
+            byte[] data = value == $"BOX {box + 1}" ? new byte[9] : setString(value, 8); 
            setData(data, offset);
        }
        public override PKM getPKM(byte[] data)
@@ -206,5 +203,13 @@ public override void setStoredSlot(PKM pkm, int offset, bool? trade = null, bool
            BitConverter.GetBytes((ushort)pkm.SID).CopyTo(Data, offset + data.Length + 2);
            Edited = true;
        }
+
+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString3(Data, Offset, Count, Japanese);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength, int PadToSize = 0, ushort PadWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (PadToSize == 0)
+                PadToSize = maxLength + 1;
+            return PKX.setString3(value, maxLength, Japanese, PadToSize, PadWith);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/PKHeX/Saves/SAV3XD.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Saves/SAV3XD.cs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ private static byte[] setXDChecksums(byte[] input, int subOffset0)
        }
        // Trainer Info
        public override GameVersion Version { get { return GameVersion.XD; } protected set { } }
-        public override string OT { get { return PKX.getColoStr(Data, Trainer1 + 0x00, 10); } set { PKX.setColoStr(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, Trainer1 + 0x00);  } }
+        public override string OT { get { return getString(Trainer1 + 0x00, 20); } set { setString(value, 10).CopyTo(Data, Trainer1 + 0x00);  } }
        public override ushort SID { get { return BigEndian.ToUInt16(Data, Trainer1 + 0x2C); } set { BigEndian.GetBytes(value).CopyTo(Data, Trainer1 + 0x2C); } }
        public override ushort TID { get { return BigEndian.ToUInt16(Data, Trainer1 + 0x2E); } set { BigEndian.GetBytes(value).CopyTo(Data, Trainer1 + 0x2E); } }

@@ -253,13 +253,13 @@ public override int getBoxOffset(int box)
        }
        public override string getBoxName(int box)
        {
-            return PKX.getColoStr(Data, Box + (30 * SIZE_STORED + 0x14)*box, 8);
+            return getString(Box + (30 * SIZE_STORED + 0x14)*box, 16);
        }
        public override void setBoxName(int box, string value)
        {
            if (value.Length > 8)
                value = value.Substring(0, 8); // Hard cap
-            PKX.setColoStr(value, 8).CopyTo(Data, Box + 0x24A4*box);
+            setString(value, 8).CopyTo(Data, Box + 0x24A4*box);
        }
        public override PKM getPKM(byte[] data)
        {
@@ -358,5 +358,13 @@ public override InventoryPouch[] Inventory
        public override bool? getDaycareOccupied(int loc, int slot) { return null; }
        public override void setDaycareEXP(int loc, int slot, uint EXP) { }
        public override void setDaycareOccupied(int loc, int slot, bool occupied) { }
-    }
+
+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getBEString3(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength, int PadToSize = 0, ushort PadWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (PadToSize == 0)
+                PadToSize = maxLength + 1;
+            return PKX.setBEString3(value, maxLength, PadToSize, PadWith);
+        }
+}
 }
--- a/PKHeX/Saves/SAV4.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Saves/SAV4.cs
@@ -318,25 +318,8 @@ public override int getPartyOffset(int slot)
        // Trainer Info
        public override string OT
        {
-            get
-            {
-                return PKX.array2strG4(getData(Trainer1, 16))
-                    .Replace("\uFF0D", "\u30FC") // Japanese chōonpu 
-                    .Replace("\uE08F", "\u2640") // Nidoran ♂
-                    .Replace("\uE08E", "\u2642") // Nidoran ♀
-                    .Replace("\u2019", "\u0027"); // Farfetch'd
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 7)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 7); // Hard cap
-                string TempNick = value // Replace Special Characters and add Terminator
-                .Replace("\u30FC", "\uFF0D") // Japanese chōonpu
-                .Replace("\u2640", "\uE08F") // Nidoran ♂
-                .Replace("\u2642", "\uE08E") // Nidoran ♀
-                .Replace("\u0027", "\u2019"); // Farfetch'd
-                setData(PKX.str2arrayG4(TempNick), Trainer1);
-            }
+            get { return getString(Trainer1, 16); }
+            set { setString(value, OTLength).CopyTo(Data, Trainer1); }
        }
        public override ushort TID
        {
@@ -536,7 +519,7 @@ public override string getBoxName(int box)
        {
            int offset = getBoxOffset(BoxCount);
            if (Version == GameVersion.HGSS) offset += 0x8;
-            return PKX.array2strG4(getData(offset + box*0x28, 0x28));
+            return PKX.array2strG4(Data, offset + box*0x28, 0x28);
        }
        public override void setBoxName(int box, string value)
        {
@@ -1117,7 +1100,7 @@ public int PoketchApps
            get
            {
                int ret = 0;
-                int ofs = 0;
+                int ofs;
                switch (Version)
                {
                    case GameVersion.DP: ofs = 0x114F; break;
@@ -1133,7 +1116,7 @@ public int PoketchApps
            set
            {
                int c = 0;
-                int ofs = 0;
+                int ofs;
                switch (Version)
                {
                    case GameVersion.DP: ofs = 0x114F; break;
@@ -1154,5 +1137,13 @@ public int PoketchApps
                Data[ofs - 1] = 0; // current used, force set for first App.
            }
        }
-    }
+
+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString4(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength, int PadToSize = 0, ushort PadWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (PadToSize == 0)
+                PadToSize = maxLength + 1;
+            return PKX.setString4(value, maxLength, PadToSize, PadWith);
+        }
+}
 }
--- a/PKHeX/Saves/SAV4BR.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Saves/SAV4BR.cs
@@ -246,5 +246,13 @@ public static void SetChecksum(byte[] input, int offset, int len, int checksum_o
                BigEndian.GetBytes(checksums[i]).CopyTo(input, checksum_offset + i * 4);
            }
        }
+
+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getBEString4(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength, int PadToSize = 0, ushort PadWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (PadToSize == 0)
+                PadToSize = maxLength + 1;
+            return PKX.setBEString4(value, maxLength, PadToSize, PadWith);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/PKHeX/Saves/SAV5.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Saves/SAV5.cs
@@ -526,13 +526,9 @@ public override MysteryGiftAlbum GiftAlbum
        // Trainer Info
        public override string OT
        {
-            get { return PKX.TrimFromFFFF(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(Data, Trainer1 + 0x4, 16)); }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value.Length > 7)
-                    value = value.Substring(0, 7); // Hard cap
-                Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes((value + '\uFFFF').PadRight(8, '\0')).CopyTo(Data, Trainer1 + 0x4); }
-            }
+            get { return getString(Trainer1 + 0x4, 16); }
+            set { setString(value, OTLength).CopyTo(Data, Trainer1 + 0x4); }
+        }
        public override ushort TID
        {
            get { return BitConverter.ToUInt16(Data, Trainer1 + 0x14 + 0); }
@@ -695,5 +691,13 @@ public override bool getSeen(int species)
                    return true;
            return false;
        }
+
+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString5(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength, int PadToSize = 0, ushort PadWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (PadToSize == 0)
+                PadToSize = maxLength + 1;
+            return PKX.setString5(value, maxLength, PadToSize, PadWith);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/PKHeX/Saves/SAV6.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Saves/SAV6.cs
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ public override int Language
        }
        public override string OT
        {
-            get { return Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(Data, TrainerCard + 0x48, 0x1A)); }
-            set { Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(value.PadRight(13, '\0')).CopyTo(Data, TrainerCard + 0x48); }
+            get { return getString(TrainerCard + 0x48, 0x1A); }
+            set { setString(value, OTLength).CopyTo(Data, TrainerCard + 0x48); }
        }
        public string OT_Nick
        {
@@ -1018,5 +1018,13 @@ public override string MiscSaveInfo()
            return Blocks.Aggregate("", (current, b) => current +
                $"{b.ID:00}: {b.Offset:X5}-{b.Offset + b.Length:X5}, {b.Length:X5}{Environment.NewLine}");
        }
+
+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString6(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength, int PadToSize = 0, ushort PadWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (PadToSize == 0)
+                PadToSize = maxLength + 1;
+            return PKX.setString6(value, maxLength, PadToSize, PadWith);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/PKHeX/Saves/SAV7.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Saves/SAV7.cs
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ public override int Language
        }
        public override string OT
        {
-            get { return Util.TrimFromZero(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(Data, TrainerCard + 0x38, 0x1A)); }
-            set { Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(value.PadRight(13, '\0')).CopyTo(Data, TrainerCard + 0x38); }
+            get { return getString(TrainerCard + 0x38, 0x1A); }
+            set { setString(value, OTLength).CopyTo(Data, TrainerCard + 0x38); }
        }
        public int DressUpSkinColor
        {
@@ -1313,5 +1313,13 @@ public bool MegaUnlocked
        }

        public override bool RequiresMemeCrypto => true;
+
+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) => PKX.getString7(Data, Offset, Count);
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength, int PadToSize = 0, ushort PadWith = 0)
+        {
+            if (PadToSize == 0)
+                PadToSize = maxLength + 1;
+            return PKX.setString7(value, maxLength, PadToSize, PadWith);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/PKHeX/Saves/SaveFile.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Saves/SaveFile.cs
@@ -626,6 +626,9 @@ public void setData(byte[] input, int Offset)
            Edited = true;
        }

+        public abstract string getString(int Offset, int Length);
+        public abstract byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength, int PadToSize = 0, ushort PadWith = 0);
+
        public virtual bool RequiresMemeCrypto => false;
    }
 }
--- a/Tests/PKHeX.Tests/PKM/DateTestPKM.cs
+++ b/Tests/PKHeX.Tests/PKM/DateTestPKM.cs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 namespace PKHeX.Tests.PKM
 {
    /// <summary>
-    /// A <see cref="PKM"/> implementation designed to test <see cref="PKM.MetDate"/> and <see cref="PKM.EggDate"/>.
+    /// A <see cref="PKM"/> implementation designed to test <see cref="PKM.MetDate"/> and <see cref="PKM.EggMetDate"/>.
    /// </summary>
-    class DateTestPKM : Core.PKM
+    internal class DateTestPKM : Core.PKM
    {
        public int MetYear { get; set; }
        public int MetMonth { get; set; }
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ class DateTestPKM : Core.PKM
        public int EggMetDay { get; set; }
        public override PersonalInfo PersonalInfo => null;

+        public override string getString(int Offset, int Count) { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
+        public override byte[] setString(string value, int maxLength) { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
+
+        public override byte[] Nickname_Trash
+        {
+            get { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
+            set { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+        public override byte[] OT_Trash
+        {
+            get { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
+            set { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
        public override int Met_Year
        {
            get