It's faster than doing all the other steps. Contrary to cheat Codes but similar to what PokeTransfer has evolved into, you can inject as many Pokemon as you'd like into your PC. Graphically, the games have minor issues such as the lighting issue in which during cutscenes, the background will be black. Warning: User is known to the state of California to get preachy. Pokémon Showdown sets and QR codes can be imported/exported to assist in sharing.
BIN files using a PKX dumper utility and can then be opened and edited in Windows using utilities like PKHeX (a Gen 6 equivalent of PokeGen). You do not even need Luma to restore the save. The exact usage for PKHeX may vary slightly depending on which game you're editing, but much of the UI is the same across games.