diff --git a/PKHeX.WinForms/MainWindow/Main.cs b/PKHeX.WinForms/MainWindow/Main.cs
index 91aac00f3..644c881d7 100644
--- a/PKHeX.WinForms/MainWindow/Main.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.WinForms/MainWindow/Main.cs
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ private void FormLoadInitialFiles(string[] args)
                     {
                         var ver = Settings.Default.DefaultSaveVersion;
                         var sav = SaveUtil.GetBlankSAV(ver, "PKHeX");
+                        if (sav.Version == GameVersion.Invalid) // will fail to load
+                            sav = SaveUtil.GetBlankSAV((GameVersion)GameInfo.VersionDataSource.Max(z => z.Value), "PKHeX");
                         OpenSAV(sav, null);
                         C_SAV.SAV.Edited = false; // Prevents form close warning from showing until changes are made
                     }
diff --git a/PKHeX.WinForms/Subforms/SettingsEditor.cs b/PKHeX.WinForms/Subforms/SettingsEditor.cs
index dc0b05483..6d738fc96 100644
--- a/PKHeX.WinForms/Subforms/SettingsEditor.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.WinForms/Subforms/SettingsEditor.cs
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ public SettingsEditor(object obj, params string[] blacklist)
 
             if (obj is Settings s)
             {
+                var noSelectVersions = new[] {GameVersion.GO};
                 CB_Blank.InitializeBinding();
-                CB_Blank.DataSource = GameInfo.VersionDataSource;
+                CB_Blank.DataSource = GameInfo.VersionDataSource.Where(z => !noSelectVersions.Contains((GameVersion)z.Value)).ToList();
                 CB_Blank.SelectedValue = (int) s.DefaultSaveVersion;
                 CB_Blank.SelectedValueChanged += (_, __) => s.DefaultSaveVersion = (GameVersion)WinFormsUtil.GetIndex(CB_Blank);
             }