The graph below charts the compatibility with Skylanders: Swap Force since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred. This title does not need non-default settings to run properly. There are no reported problems with this title. You cannot use a physical portal and an emulated portal at the same time. After doing this, the Portal of Power will work in Dolphin just fine whenever plugged in. If you have a physical Portal of Power and wish to continue off of saved progress in your existing figurines, you can use third party dumping tools to dump. As of Dolphin 5.0-18299 you can choose to emulate this USB device directly within the emulator. Follow the same install instructions for the GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U but instead of selecting 'WUP-028' in the pulldown menu, use 'Spyro Portal'. Problems/Portal of Power requires a USB device called the Portal of Power. If you wish to use a physical Portal of Power you can do so by installing the proper libusb drivers with Zadig. Up to eight figurine data dumps can be used at a time. If you have a physical Portal of Power and wish to continue off of saved progress in your existing figurines, you can use third party dumping tools to dump the figure data off of your existing Skylanders figures for use in the emulated Portal or create IDs directly within the emulated Portal of Power.
Skylanders: Swap Force requires a USB device called the Portal of Power.