diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 8b70276f..23b2385a 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -148,9 +148,44 @@ local function openEditor(version, slotId)
   editorMode = true
   resizeForEditor()
   addEditorRequirePath()
-  EditorApp = require("App")
-  EditorApp.load(path, { version = version, slotId = slotId, embedded = true,
-                         onClose = function() closeEditor() end })
+  local okReq, appOrErr = pcall(require, "App")
+  if not okReq then
+    editorMode = false
+    if version then
+      require("src.import.CacheFs").unmountVersion(version)
+    end
+    restoreWindow()
+    Importer = editorHost
+    editorHost = nil
+    editorVersion = nil
+    if Importer and Importer.resumeAfterOverlay then
+      Importer:resumeAfterOverlay()
+    end
+    refuse("Could not open the save editor (" .. tostring(appOrErr) .. ").")
+    return
+  end
+  EditorApp = appOrErr
+  local okLoad, loadErr = pcall(EditorApp.load, path, {
+    version = version, slotId = slotId, embedded = true,
+    onClose = function() closeEditor() end,
+  })
+  if not okLoad then
+    editorMode = false
+    if EditorApp.unload then pcall(EditorApp.unload) end
+    EditorApp = nil
+    if version then
+      require("src.import.CacheFs").unmountVersion(version)
+      require("src.core.Data"):unloadGenerated()
+    end
+    restoreWindow()
+    Importer = editorHost
+    editorHost = nil
+    editorVersion = nil
+    if Importer and Importer.resumeAfterOverlay then
+      Importer:resumeAfterOverlay()
+    end
+    refuse("Could not open the save editor (" .. tostring(loadErr) .. ").")
+  end
 end
 
 -- Back to the launcher.  Everything the editor mounted or cached has to come
diff --git a/src/core/Data.lua b/src/core/Data.lua
index 13c997b2..31d7932a 100644
--- a/src/core/Data.lua
+++ b/src/core/Data.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ local MODULES = {
 -- Optional for compatibility with developer and stale caches.
 local OPTIONAL = { "audio", "palettes", "icons" }
 
+-- Gold's extractor never writes these Gen 1 tables (RomExtractorGen2 has
+-- maps/text/pokemon/items, not text_pointers / trainer_headers / field).
+-- Desktop can still `require` Red's copies from the source tree, so Gold
+-- Edit appeared to work there; an Android APK has only the per-version
+-- cache, so Data:load used to throw on the first Gold Edit and take the
+-- activity down.  Empty tables are enough for seedDefaults / the editor.
+local GEN2_OPTIONAL = { text_pointers = true, trainer_headers = true, field = true }
+
 -- Vanilla defaults for rules exposed through the constants registry.  A
 -- value has to exist before a mod can patch it; each one matches the
 -- engine's no-mod behavior, so seeding them changes nothing on a vanilla
@@ -99,7 +107,11 @@ end
 -- Fills only what the cache is missing, so an importer that learns to
 -- stamp one of these keys silently takes over from the engine.
 function Data:seedDefaults()
-  local constants = self.constants
+  local constants = self.constants or {}
+  self.constants = constants
+  self.field = self.field or {}
+  self.maps = self.maps or {}
+  self.pokemon = self.pokemon or {}
   for key, value in pairs(CONSTANT_DEFAULTS) do
     if constants[key] == nil then constants[key] = copy(value) end
   end
@@ -108,7 +120,11 @@ function Data:seedDefaults()
   if constants.dexSize == nil then
     local highest = 0
     for _, def in pairs(self.pokemon) do
-      if def.dex and def.dex > highest then highest = def.dex end
+      -- Gold's pokemon.lua also carries growthRates / tmhmMoves / generation
+      -- scalars beside species rows.
+      if type(def) == "table" and def.dex and def.dex > highest then
+        highest = def.dex
+      end
     end
     constants.dexSize = highest
   end
@@ -212,36 +228,41 @@ local function loadModule(dir, name)
     if not chunk then return false, err end
     return pcall(chunk)
   end
-  local ok, mod = pcall(require, "data.generated." .. name)
-  if ok then return true, mod end
-  -- Fused PhysFS / Blue|Yellow prefix: load bytes from the active version's
-  -- cache explicitly when require cannot see the mounted tree.
   local CacheFs = require("src.import.CacheFs")
   local GameVersion = require("src.core.GameVersion")
   local path = "data/generated/" .. name .. ".lua"
   local bytes = CacheFs.readActive(path)
   if type(bytes) == "string" then
-    local chunk, err = loadstring(bytes, "@" .. GameVersion.cachePrefix() .. path)
-    if not chunk then return false, err or mod end
-    return pcall(chunk)
+    local chunk = loadstring(bytes, "@" .. GameVersion.cachePrefix() .. path)
+    if chunk then
+      local ok, res = pcall(chunk)
+      if ok then return true, res end
+    end
   end
-  return false, mod
+  local ok, mod = pcall(require, "data.generated." .. name)
+  if ok then return true, mod end
+  return false, nil
 end
 
 function Data:load()
   local dir = os.getenv("POKEPORT_DATA_DIR")
+  local gen2 = require("src.core.GameVersion").generation() == 2
   for _, name in ipairs(MODULES) do
     local ok, mod = loadModule(dir, name)
     if not ok then
-      if dir then
+      if gen2 and GEN2_OPTIONAL[name] then
+        self[name] = {}
+      elseif dir then
         error(("missing data module '%s/%s.lua' (POKEPORT_DATA_DIR).\n(%s)")
               :format(dir, name, mod))
+      else
+        error(("missing generated data module 'data/generated/%s.lua'.\n" ..
+               "Import the ROM again or rebuild developer data.\n(%s)")
+              :format(name, mod))
       end
-      error(("missing generated data module 'data/generated/%s.lua'.\n" ..
-             "Import the ROM again or rebuild developer data.\n(%s)")
-            :format(name, mod))
+    else
+      self[name] = mod
     end
-    self[name] = mod
   end
   for _, name in ipairs(OPTIONAL) do
     local ok, mod = loadModule(dir, name)
diff --git a/tests/save_editor_gen2_tests.lua b/tests/save_editor_gen2_tests.lua
index 3114ae98..365ec70e 100644
--- a/tests/save_editor_gen2_tests.lua
+++ b/tests/save_editor_gen2_tests.lua
@@ -373,5 +373,25 @@ do
   check(main ~= nil, "saveFilename resolves for gold")
 end
 
+-- Gold's cache has no text_pointers / trainer_headers / field.  Data:load
+-- used to throw in seedDefaults (self.field.boot) after filling pokemon
+-- with provenance scalars.  That is the Android first-Edit CTD: the APK
+-- cannot fall back to Red's source-tree copies the way a desktop checkout
+-- can.
+do
+  GameVersion.set("gold")
+  local Data = require("src.core.Data")
+  Data.constants = {}
+  Data.pokemon = { generation = 2, CYNDAQUIL = { dex = 155 } }
+  Data.maps = {}
+  Data.field = nil
+  Data.trainer_headers = nil
+  local ok, err = pcall(function() Data:seedDefaults() end)
+  check(ok, "gold seedDefaults survives a Gold-shaped cache: " .. tostring(err))
+  check(type(Data.field) == "table", "seedDefaults creates field when Gold omitted it")
+  eq(Data.constants.dexSize, 155, "dexSize ignores pokemon.generation scalar")
+  GameVersion.set("red")
+end
+
 print(string.format("save editor gen2 tests: %d passed, %d failed", passed, failed))
 if failed > 0 then os.exit(1) end
diff --git a/tools/save-editor/Gen.lua b/tools/save-editor/Gen.lua
index 9050fbd0..695aa9b8 100644
--- a/tools/save-editor/Gen.lua
+++ b/tools/save-editor/Gen.lua
@@ -78,15 +78,28 @@ function Gen.bindGoldData(data)
   if data.palettes and data.gen2Palettes == nil then
     data.gen2Palettes = data.palettes
   end
-  if data.gen2Roofs == nil and data.roofs == nil then
-    local ok, roofs = pcall(require, "data.generated.roofs")
-    if ok and type(roofs) == "table" then
-      data.roofs = roofs
-      data.gen2Roofs = roofs
+
+  local loadGen = function(rel)
+    local CacheFs = require("src.import.CacheFs")
+    local bytes = CacheFs.readActive("data/generated/" .. rel .. ".lua")
+    if type(bytes) == "string" then
+      local chunk = loadstring(bytes, "@gold/data/generated/" .. rel .. ".lua")
+      if chunk then
+        local ok, res = pcall(chunk)
+        if ok and type(res) == "table" then return res end
+      end
     end
-  elseif data.roofs and data.gen2Roofs == nil then
-    data.gen2Roofs = data.roofs
+    local ok, res = pcall(require, "data.generated." .. rel)
+    if ok and type(res) == "table" then return res end
+    return nil
   end
+
+  data.gen2Palettes = data.gen2Palettes or loadGen("palettes")
+  data.gen2Icons = data.gen2Icons or loadGen("icons")
+  data.gen2Pokedex = data.gen2Pokedex or loadGen("pokedex")
+  data.gen2Landmarks = data.gen2Landmarks or loadGen("landmarks")
+  data.gen2Roofs = data.gen2Roofs or loadGen("roofs") or data.roofs
+  data.gen2Sprites = data.gen2Sprites or loadGen("sprites")
   return data
 end
 
@@ -213,10 +226,15 @@ function Gen.playerMap(save)
   if Gen.of(save) == 2 then
     local p = save.position
     if p and p.map then return p.map, p.x or 0, p.y or 0, p.facing end
-    return save.spawn, 0, 0
+    if type(save.spawn) == "table" then
+      return save.spawn.map or "PLAYERS_HOUSE_2F", save.spawn.x or 0, save.spawn.y or 0, save.spawn.facing
+    elseif type(save.spawn) == "string" then
+      return save.spawn, 0, 0
+    end
+    return "PLAYERS_HOUSE_2F", 3, 3
   end
   local p = save.player or {}
-  return p.map, p.x or 0, p.y or 0
+  return p.map or "REDS_HOUSE_2F", p.x or 0, p.y or 0
 end
 
 function Gen.setPlayerHere(save, mapId, x, y, facing)