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Pokémon Essentials

All questions and discussion about Pokémon Essentials, the Pokémon game kit for RPG Maker XP, go in here. Also contains links to the latest downloads and the Essentials Wiki.

Section Staff: _pheebee, StCooler

Report bugs and errors in unmodified Essentials version 21

(51 pages)

Pachydon, Sep 7: I had this message from Pokémon Essentials that occurred when I put a Skitty to sleep with Yawn. The game shows me that message every turn the Skitty wants to attack, and causes Skitty to not wake up at all. I have tried swapping out all the...

1,271 264,870

Started by seeker

Release

Pokémon Essentials, version 21.1 - 30th July 2023

Maruno, Jul 30: Pokémon Essentials, version 21.1 30th July 2023 Change log Essentials v21.1 has now been released. This version contains improvements to messages, more sound effects and a new battle rule, plus a few other tweaks and a number of bug fixes....

3 2,067

Started by Maruno

Your suggestions for Essentials

(16 pages)

Disccat, Jun 3: With the idea of a game offering different story branches, I think it would be interesting to offer the possibility of starting a new game while keeping the Pokémon stored on the PC. It would be like a New Game +. Obviously, these Pokémon from the...

383 93,044

Started by seeker

Forum Info

About the Pokémon Essentials forum

Marin, Oct 2018: *About the Pokémon Essentials forumWelcome to the Pokémon Essentials forum! Questions and discussion about Pokémon Essentials are more than welcome here. If you're trying to script something new but are having trouble doing so, feel free to ask...

0 11,790

Started by Marin

Universal mega stone?

Pokerus.1, Sep 30: Hello again!! Wow I feel a bit silly, I was looking at scripts and tutorials to refresh my memory and it was a really easy thing to do ^^' Excuse me. You can close this topic or deleted it

1 44

Started by Pokerus.1

Scripting Question

How can I change the battle music when a pokemon megaevolves?

Pokerus.1, Sep 30: Do you know any appropriate script/plugin for this? I use pokemon essentials 21.1, but I could use any version as long as it works! The music has to stop when the musical Pokemon is switched or falls weak or when the battle is won. But maybe...

0 40

Started by Pokerus.1

Scripting Question

Berries that reduce Physical / Special Damage

SuzuiXii, Sep 28: The methods are placed just below the code for the TypeWeakeningBerries (Occa Berry, Shuca berry etc) they all get called from the same method. I just changed a couple of lines and yet it doesn't work at all:/

2 91

Started by SuzuiXii

Error

Using the Lavender Town Ghost script gave me an error after updating to v21.1

theRiolvile, Sep 28: I know it happens when updating to a new version and the guy who made the script is no longer on Relic Castle as it was the script that I originally used for my game. Zerokid is the original one to made it but again I am novice in Ruby coding so...

0 25

Started by theRiolvile

Error

Trying to turn HMs into items with outdated plugins (v21.1)

UltraPokeMaster01, Sep 27: Whoops, I tried to turn the image into a link because it seems that's the only way this website will accept the images, ig it didn't turn out that well. If i just send the link, hopefully copy/pasting it will send you to the right place. If not, is...

2 84

Started by UltraPokeMaster01

Scripting Question

National Dex requires that mon to evolve like in FRLG inspiration

Swdfm, Sep 27: DONT_CARE_ABOUT_DEXES = 69 def check_evolution_internal return nil if egg? || shadowPokemon? return nil if hasItem?(:EVERSTONE) return nil if hasAbility?(:BATTLEBOND) species_data.get_evolutions(true).each do |evo| # next if...

1 64

Started by theRiolvile

Error

Error when checking for species encouter on map

Swdfm, Sep 27: Hi @theRiolvile If you look at the first line mentioned in the error message, in 004_UI_Pokedex_Entry, on the line that the error says, then you have attempted to call an element from an array that doesn't exist or is classed as nil. So next you...

1 26

Started by theRiolvile

Error

"stack level too deep" When Intimidate is activated

Swdfm, Sep 27: Hi @SuzuiXii It seems the issue is not with Intimidate alone, but with another ability that checks everyone on the field, like Damp or Cloud Nine. Maybe it is related to Intimidate. It is a pity that I cannot see the next line of the error...

1 43

Started by SuzuiXii

Scripting Question

Trainer coding

Vendily, Sep 24: Yes this is possible, provided you set up an :on_trainer_load EventHandler. There is a template for one commented out in script section Overworld_EncounterModifiers. Be sure you clone each party member, otherwise doing damage in battle will damage...

2 62

Started by simcro2002

Scripting Question

Giving Shiny pokemon special EV/IV caps

James Davy, Sep 24: Not quite. My initial code had a bug. What I would suggest is in the Pokemon script as follows: # @return whether this Pokémon is shiny (differently colored) def shiny? if @shiny.nil? a = @personalID ^ @owner.id b = a &...

3 645

Started by ChaoticWoofles

Scripting Question

Does someone know a script for level cap? P.E v20.1

BLOODxWAR, Sep 24: It worked! Thank you so much! But I deleted the VPM compatibility file, because it was giving an error in game compiler. Thanks again!

4 162

Started by BLOODxWAR

Scripting Question

Make a long Script

Vendily, Sep 23: Well at the moment your code is repeatedly redefining this hash. One thing you can do, since this is really really long, is by defining it in a constant in the script editor, and just using that constant in the event. Another thing you can do is...

1 108

Started by Mcmidnight

Scripting Question

Form Change on Evolution

(2 pages)

Loremaster Teach, Sep 22: EDIT: NVM I didn't actually get it to work. all i changed was the @pokemon.form = 0 if @pokemon.isSpecies?(:MOTHIM) to @pokemon.form = 0 if @pokemon.isSpecies?(:PIKACHU). it worked for a minute where i was able to go into game and test the...

33 6,156

Started by Foxx_Gaming

Custom Feature Question

Global weather but only on outdoor maps

Swdfm, Sep 22: Hello Zanlan. The internet has heard you! So, $game_screen.weather overrides any metadata checks that requires the map to be an outdoor one. What do we do then? Depending on how you calculate which weather appears, will depend on how it is stored...

1 68

Started by Zanlan

Scripting Question

Disabling the use of revives in battles?

Swdfm, Sep 22: Put this after the page "Item_BattleEffects" but before "Main", or in a Plugin: ItemHandlers::CanUseInBattle.add(:REVIVE, proc { |item, pokemon, battler, move, firstAction, battle, scene, showMessages| scene.pbDisplay(_INTL("It won't have any...

1 69

Started by Math0ss

Scripting Question

Display random numbers

Swdfm, Sep 22: It depends where you put it, and I presume that you have assigned FLOAR to a number Are you able to post the error, and tell us where the text is posted, and what was assigned to FLOAR ? Thanks

3 74

Started by sawagani

How to add Pokeblock berries minigame?

Zanlan, Sep 21: So I've seen people having this feature in their game and I also wanted to add the mixing minigame to my project.

0 64

Started by Zanlan

Error

Error during a battle

Ludow79, Sep 20: Well I didn't tested much those days but the last time I test with a pokemon with rest and the "has_active_ability?" changed to "hasActiveAbility?" in line 842 didn't made any error, I guess everything didnt get changed Edit: The dev will fix...

6 142

Started by Ludow79

Scripting Question

Allowing Double Battles even with one able Pokemon

Math0ss, Sep 20: Did you ever find a way?

3 1,580

Started by InkPara

Scripting Question

The pokemon sprites being too small in the party summary and pokedex screen

SawFan1412, Sep 19: The thing is that they appear normal size on battles, so I dont know if me resizing them all might make them bigger for battles

2 79

Started by SawFan1412

Scripting Question

Trainer message before prize money

SawFan1412, Sep 19: You can try to make the BaseMoney value 0 so him giving you money doesnt trigger and then make a seperate command in the script for him to give your player money after the post-fight message ends.

1 118

Started by Aimruft

Scripting Question

How do you give a route Rain, Electric Terrain, and permanent Tailwind against the player?

Swdfm, Sep 18: Hi @SuperSpyroDragon64 When trying to do a task like this, the trick is to think in smaller stages. The rough steps would be as follows: NOTE: I'm presuming that there are no changes to the overworld 0) Write a method checking to see if the...

1 77

Started by SuperSpyroDragon64

Error

Field Head is not a positive Integer

Swdfm, Sep 18: Hello @DoZUro Okay, so I'm glad you sent the full error message, because I can see that you are using v17 of Essentials, which is going back a bit! Luckily, I'm an old fart, so I know what the error is. You are using a PBS file that is too updated...

1 74

Started by DoZUro

Scripting Question

[V20.1/21] How do I change SAFARI_STEPS Based on Switch Status?

Swdfm, Sep 18: Hello, @the_metal_invader Because SAFARI_STEPS is a constant, it is essentially decided before the compiling of the game, so any changes to $game_switches would not work, even if there was no error. To solve this, you instead have to change the...

1 90

Started by the_metal_invader

Discussion

Which one should I use? (Essentials or pokeemerald)

LibreDude, Sep 10: I believe that in the end it really just depends on preference. Personally, I found the Pokeemerald to be quite easy to use if you just want to edit stats and the like, but there are certain limitations that you may face running on the GameBoy (for...

2 132

Started by Torterra18

Scripting Question

[19.1]Revisiting an Unsolved Question

Junkyard Guard, Sep 4: Good Lord, I feel dumb. I couldn't find this anywhere. Thank you so much for your help! It works perfectly.

2 211

Started by Junkyard Guard

Scripting Question

Attempting to make a move that heals the ally when you do damage (again, sorta)

James Davy, Sep 3: What you should do is use two separate arrays for the two values you're working with. class Battle::Move::HealAllyOrDamageFoeAndCureTargetBurn < Battle::Move def pbEffectWhenDealingDamage(user, target) hitAllyId = hitAllyHp = ...

1 124

Started by UltraPokeMaster01

Scripting Question

Revisiting an Old Problem [v20.1]

Vendily, Aug 26: pkmn.fused = other_pkmn pkmn.fused = other_pkmn2 you only saved other_pkmn2 in the fused, then in the unfusing process, you restore 2 copies of the mon you fused. the fused variable by default only expects to hold a pokemon object or nil....

4 272

Started by sonicfan7895

Scripting Question

How to remove all items from Bag pocket?

Snowbow, Aug 21: Hello. I'm trying to remove all the items from the player's Berry and Medicine pocket. I know the command to clear the entire Bag is $bag.clear but I want to clear from a specific pocket. How do I call that? Thank for any help in advance.

0 153

Started by Snowbow

Eventing Question

Disabling Menu

LinKazamine, Aug 17: Search in the scripts of Pokemon Essentials for "MenuHandlers" (it should be in UI_PauseMenu or a similar name). The game checks here which options appear in the menu and under what conditions. Add "condition" => proc {next $game_switches}, on...

4 779

Started by Shinku

Error

Does anyone know why I can walk over the plant even if it is blocked?

Roei110, Aug 13: Maybe there is something over it? Even a wrong blank tile that you can go through? If not, check if you allowed the player to go through on one of the events.

1 361

Started by pokea21

Error

Game crashes when I try to pick a starter.

Roei110, Aug 13: The problem is that you accidentally wrote pd instead of pb. Just fix the D into a B and it should work fine.

2 115

Started by JustSteak_

Scripting Question

Change species if the Pokémon has a certain form

James Davy, Aug 11: Sounds like the standard incense item mechanic that changes the newly-hatched Pokémon's species to their baby form (e.g. a female Snorlax holding a Full Incense will lay a Munchlax egg instead of a Snorlax egg). Try copying that. No alternate forms...

3 197

Started by ShinyObstagoon88

Scripting Question

[v20.1] Battle Terrains (Grassy Terrain, etc.) Help

James Davy, Aug 11: Please post the script in question.

2 243

Started by sonicfan7895

Error

Help Fixing Pokédex Error

James Davy, Aug 11: I think USE_CURRENT_REGION_DEX may be set to true. Try setting it to false.

8 407

Started by MythicMerc

Discussion

[Tutorial] How to add three type Pokemon

ShinyObstagoon88, Aug 8: I tested it and it appears to work (don't know for the niche technical mechanics though) , the only problem is that you have to edit all the references to types in Compiler_CompilePBS Compiler_WritePBS to make it work (Then of course you'd have...

13 6,516

Started by Black Temple Gaurdian

Scripting Question

how can i change the player's charset when using an item? ( Essentials 20.1)

Mushipkm, Aug 6: like i wamt to make a custom item that works like a mount or a bike and like the bike i want it to change player's graphic however i don't know how to set this parameter or what to change i tried using the metadata and editing it but...

0 129

Started by Mushipkm

Error

Translation problem

Mikasa10, Aug 6: Hi, did you find a way to fix this ? Got the same issue...

1 500

Started by Disccat

Error

Translation not working after encryption

Mikasa10, Aug 6: Hi, I'm using Pokemon Essentials v20.1 for my game and worked on the translation part before sending it to my friends. The translations works fine when I play it, but as soon as I encrypt the game (with RPG Maker XP/VX Encrypter or RPG Maker XP...

0 120

Started by Mikasa10

Scripting Question

how can i duplicate the bike or make a similar item in Essentials 20.1?

Mushipkm, Aug 6: i tried duplicating the bike bc i want to make rideable pokemon but so far i just made the item usable it plays de bicycle bgm but idk how to display a different graphic for that item tried editing metadata.txt and the game_player data ...

0 123

Started by Mushipkm

Night Time Events

gr3ygho$t28, Aug 4: I know this is a Necro post. But can this script be updated for 21.1?

4 1,893

Started by lilbluedemon

Scripting Question

Pokemon x Digimon Mega Evolutions

gr3ygho$t28, Aug 3: So I have a game idea using the mega evolution forms. I wanted have base forms, with mega forms of mega forms. Like Charmander being a base form. Charmeleon being a mega forms , then Charizard a mega forms of Charmeleon, then the final...

0 143

Started by gr3ygho$t28

Error

NameError for new trainer

LinKazamine, Aug 1: Well, what I'm seeing is that the LOVRINA trainer type isn't defined like the others. Have you tried putting the "Cipher Admin" between () like the rest of trainer types? Also, you added the file extension for the music when no other trainer type...

1 103

Started by Mustached_Trainer

Eventing Question

Persona 5 like free time events. v20.1

I draw pictures, Jul 31: I'm making a Pokémon fangame that takes place in a school, and it has friendship events similar to confidants in persona 5 or the social links in persona 3 and 4. These friendship events take place during "free time". I have figured out how to get...

0 159

Started by I draw pictures

PBS Question

How to handle the pokemon names like in old essentials version in 20.1

Cocdrilo, Jul 31: Hey im trying to use some pokemon gifs i had for an older version of essentials and the names are like in they were on those versions 001, 002, 003_1 003b etc, someone knows how i could make the game accept those names instead of the actual 20.1...

0 108

Started by Cocdrilo

PBS Question

I want to make the battle graphics and background like Gen 3 instead of Gen 4.

LinKazamine, Jul 30: The script is already in vanilla essentials. The mechanics generation is a variable at the start of the first script in the pokemon essentials. You can change the number of that variable to a number corresponding to a generation or manually adjust...

3 197

Started by golden f

Scripting Question

ELP PLEASE (Burn Entry Hazard)

Roei110, Jul 30: You can trace the toxic spikes codes, all the way to PBEffects and try to add exactly the same code but with different names and texts ("Fire Spikes" instead of "Toxic Spikes") and different functions ("pbBurn" instead of "pbPoison"). Try looking...

2 265

Started by Jeraku'ru_Emperor

Error

Help > Missing unknown sprite causes crash when naming Pokémon after capture.

Roei110, Jul 30: It shouldn't happen on your intro naming screen, because the missing files are for Pokemon. If you really haven't changed anything by yourself, maybe it's one of your plugins? My guess is "Generation 8 Pack Scripts" because the Hotfixes and...

1 152

Started by Metagrosser

Scripting Question

Help adding new encounter method (Essentials 20.1)

Roei110, Jul 30: I think the problem is on the line: ":type => :none". It shouldn't be "none", as all the "none" types are moves that trigger a battle and not a step trigger. Try "land", I think it should work.

1 220

Started by MythicMerc

Error

Message: undefined method `name' for nil:NilClass PBS Compiling issue

Roei110, Jul 30: Did you manually change anything on "PBS/map_metadata"? Maybe something went wrong over there with the format? Forgot a comma or something?

1 159

Started by Voltage_

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Report bugs and errors in unmodified Essentials version 21

Pokémon Essentials, version 21.1 - 30th July 2023

Your suggestions for Essentials

About the Pokémon Essentials forum

Universal mega stone?

How can I change the battle music when a pokemon megaevolves?

Berries that reduce Physical / Special Damage

Using the Lavender Town Ghost script gave me an error after updating to v21.1

Trying to turn HMs into items with outdated plugins (v21.1)

National Dex requires that mon to evolve like in FRLG inspiration

Error when checking for species encouter on map

"stack level too deep" When Intimidate is activated

Trainer coding

Giving Shiny pokemon special EV/IV caps

Does someone know a script for level cap? P.E v20.1

Make a long Script

Form Change on Evolution

Global weather but only on outdoor maps

Disabling the use of revives in battles?

Display random numbers

How to add Pokeblock berries minigame?

Error during a battle

Allowing Double Battles even with one able Pokemon

The pokemon sprites being too small in the party summary and pokedex screen

Trainer message before prize money

How do you give a route Rain, Electric Terrain, and permanent Tailwind against the player?

Field Head is not a positive Integer

[V20.1/21] How do I change SAFARI_STEPS Based on Switch Status?

Which one should I use? (Essentials or pokeemerald)

[19.1]Revisiting an Unsolved Question

Attempting to make a move that heals the ally when you do damage (again, sorta)

Revisiting an Old Problem [v20.1]

How to remove all items from Bag pocket?

Disabling Menu

Does anyone know why I can walk over the plant even if it is blocked?

Game crashes when I try to pick a starter.

Change species if the Pokémon has a certain form

[v20.1] Battle Terrains (Grassy Terrain, etc.) Help

Help Fixing Pokédex Error

[Tutorial] How to add three type Pokemon

how can i change the player's charset when using an item? ( Essentials 20.1)

Translation problem

Translation not working after encryption

how can i duplicate the bike or make a similar item in Essentials 20.1?

Night Time Events

Pokemon x Digimon Mega Evolutions

NameError for new trainer

Persona 5 like free time events. v20.1

How to handle the pokemon names like in old essentials version in 20.1

I want to make the battle graphics and background like Gen 3 instead of Gen 4.

ELP PLEASE (Burn Entry Hazard)

Help > Missing unknown sprite causes crash when naming Pokémon after capture.

Help adding new encounter method (Essentials 20.1)

Message: undefined method `name' for nil:NilClass PBS Compiling issue