Variable Pokémon levels?

Hello. I have a feeling this will require a custom script, but I'll just throw it out there anyway.

Let's say I have a trainer encounter, and that trainer has a Gengar. Is there anyway to define that Gengar's level as:

If [Highest Level in Player Party]≤30, [Gengar Level]=30
If [Highest Level in Player Party]>30, [Gengar Level]=[Highest Player Level]*0.9

So basically I have a set minimum level and and a variable level that scales with the player party. In practice:

Player's highest level is 20? Gengar is level 30
Player's highest level is 30? Gengar is level 30
Player's highest level is 50? Gengar is level 45
Player's highest level is 100? Gengar is level 90

Thanks ahead of time. I'm code illiterate so sorry if this had an obvious answer (or is impossible). I know at least one of the official games had a scaling level mechanic based on the player party levels, so I have hopes that I can pull something similar without getting too complicated.

I think this can be done by making multiple version of this trainer (with a different Gengar level each time), and in the trainer event make a conditional script. I don't know how to determinate the highest level in the team, you'll probably do a script for it in order to use the conditional branch (maybe this script already exists? ).

https://pokemonessentials.wikia.com/wiki/Party can give you infos about the party.

I've made a small script for that, which I'm using in my own game, a while back. The code allows you to change the level of all trainer's Pokémon depending on 3 global variables. To get the functionality you want you have to check the player's Pokémon levels and set the global variables before starting the fight. Note that this applies to all fights, thus if you do not want that you have to reset them after the fight.

Code changes are inside the spoiler:


Note: This can indirectly change a Pokémon's moves as well. If the Pokémon's moves aren't set up for that trainer, the Pokémon will have the last 4 moves it learned (this is how essentials works). When changing the Pokémon's level, the Pokémon will learn the last 4 moves depending on its new level, not the original one. Moves set in the editor aren't changed.

Badhaas said:

I've made a small script for that, which I'm using in my own game, a while back. The code allows you to change the level of all trainer's Pokémon depending on 3 global variables. To get the functionality you want you have to check the player's Pokémon levels and set the global variables before starting the fight. Note that this applies to all fights, thus if you do not want that you have to reset them after the fight.

Code changes are inside the spoiler:

Spoiler:

In settings, add this at the start:

Code:

TR_MOD_VAR       = 55      #Variable ID for the wild level modifier
TR_MOD_VAR2      = 56      #Variable ID for the wild level random modifier
                            # random number is between VAR and VAR2
TR_MOD_TYPE      = 57      #Variable ID for how the wild level is modified
                            # 1 = adding
                            # 2 = substracting
                            # 3 = multiplying
                            # 4 = dividing

Then in PokemonTrainers find "level=poke[TPLEVEL]" and add the following code below:

Code:

      if $game_variables[TR_MOD_TYPE]>0 && $game_variables[TR_MOD_TYPE]<5
        level = pbLevelMoifier(level)
      end

Then add the following function at the end of PokemonUtilities:

Code:

def pbLevelModifier(level,
                    type=$game_variables[TR_MOD_TYPE],
                    mod1=$game_variables[TR_MOD_VAR],
                    mod2=$game_variables[TR_MOD_VAR2])
  
  # set the modifier; take a random number between Var and Var2, if var2>var
  if mod2 > mod1
    modifier = mod1+rand(1+mod2-mod1)
  else
    modifier = mod1
  end
  
  # The modification:
  # TYPE 1: ADD
  if type == 1
    level += modifier
  # TYPE 2: SUBSTRACT
  elsif type == 2
    level -= modifier
  # TYPE 3: MULTIPLY
  elsif type == 3
    level *= modifier
  # TYPE 4: DIVIDE
  elsif type == 4
    level /= modifier
  end
  
  #Make sure it actually returns a level between 1 and 100
  if level > 100
    level = 100
  elsif level < 1
    level = 1
  end
  
  #Return the level
  return level
end

Note: This can indirectly change a Pokémon's moves as well. If the Pokémon's moves aren't set up for that trainer, the Pokémon will have the last 4 moves it learned (this is how essentials works). When changing the Pokémon's level, the Pokémon will learn the last 4 moves depending on its new level, not the original one. Moves set in the editor aren't changed.

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This seems a bit overcomplicated, couldn't you just use Events.onTrainerPartyLoad+=proc {|sender,e| to make a small level adjustment. Make sure to use calcStats, but if you don't reset the moves it will keep the same moves, since this modification is done after the pokemon are created.