Quick Research & Development Thread

This thread is for small-scale research and development that can be solved in a matter of, say, five or six posts (or less). If you think of something you want to investigate but think it is too minor or shot for an entire Research & Development thread, or discover a small titbit of information that, on its own, would not warrant a whole thread for itself, just post it here!

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Mechanics Research

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  Red/Blue/Yellow

  • Base stats via scripts
  
  

  Gold/Silver

  • Preventing the Legendary Birds from fleeing
  
  

• Ruby/Sapphire

  • Editing the Hoenn Pokédex order
  • Enabling the National Pokédex
  • Editing Battle Tower opponents
  • Battle Tower information
  • Secret Base information
  • Mossdeep Trainer information
  • Berry Glitch information
  • Generation Six Exp. Share system
  • Preventing Safari Zone Pokémon from fleeing
  • Swarm structures
  • Player's Pokémon gain experience on capture
  
  

• FireRed

  • Making HMs deleteable
  • Enabling automatic running without the use of the B Button
  • Location of the badge-check for Surf and Waterfall
  • Making the "Seen" amount of your Pokédex displayed in the continue screen and the save screen instead of the caught numbers [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Removing the introduction part of the New Game function
  • Skipping parts of the introduction
  • Changing the Level at which Eggs hatch
  • Extend the limit to the seen/caught text and extending the number of Pokemon that will be correctly featured in the habitat pages
  • Information on the Secret Key
  • Removing the flag-check for the Running Shoes [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Removing the flag-checks for all HMs from the POKéMON menu
  • Preventing Safari Zone Pokémon from fleeing
  • Changing the level of the Ghost Marowak
  • The Pickup ability's item table structure
  • Egg group information [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Preventing Pokémon from fainting in the field from poison
  • Disabling poison in the over world
  • Implementing the X/Y-styled experience gain after capturing wild Pokémon [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Enabling the player to run off of ledges
  • VS. Seeker table information [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Enabling the capture of opponent Trainers' Pokémon
  • Information on the structure of in-game trades [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Maximum number of flying sprites on the Town Map
  • Changing the EV cap to 252
  • Preventing the Safari Zone step count from decreasing
  • Preventing Poké Balls from being consumed upon failed capture
  • Information about roaming Pokémon
  • Battle scripts RAM locations and information
  • The step counter for the Safari Zone's RAM location
  • Unknown roaming Pokémon table location
  • Enabling the Pokémon Pokédex number on the summary screen regardless of if the National Pokédex is unlocked
  • How to fix Shedinja's evolution for expanded evolution table [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Expanding the maximum amount of items allowed in main bag pockets
  • Pokédex search functions information [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Hidden Power editing [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Enable non-Kanto Pokemon evolution without the National Dex
  • Making the game display Deoxys' normal forme [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
  • Game Freak presents and intro cutscene skip
  • Increasing disobedience without proper badges
  • Fixing Protect/ Detect/ Endure probability
  • Changing the Lucky Egg experience modifier
  • Generation Six Exp. Share system
  • Automatic double battles with trainers
  • Full Exp. Share experience for all involved Pokemon
  • Changing which Pokemon gets the DeepseaScale and DeepseaTooth boosts
  • Battle environments based on a map's Flight Type
  • Breeding baby Pokemon without incense items
  • Removing stats boosts from badges [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Fixing bike permissions on maps
  • Fixing Unown encounters
  • Toggling "set" battle mode
  • Mew obedience fix
  • Removing field move options from the Pokemon menu
  • Skip player and rival naming
  • Information about catch areas in the Pokedex
  • Changing the Daycare breeding rate
  • Editing the catching tutorial's Pokemon and gender
  • Automatically unlock the National Dex
  • Porting Emerald's Pickup mechanics
  • Preventing HM08 from being deleted
  • Add Thick Club boost to Alolan Marowak
  • Seventh Generation status updated
  • Allowing bike use on all maps
  • Changing the spawn point after beating the Elite Four
  • Altering status conditions through the RAM
  
  

• Emerald

  • Making HM's deleteable
  • Making the "Seen" amount of your Pokédex displayed in the continue screen and the save screen instead of the caught numbers
  • Editing the Hoenn Pokédex order
  • Swarm structures
  • Changing the Level at which Eggs hatch [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Secret base decorations structure
  • Enabling the Mach Bike's speed for default walking
  • Changing the flag required for Surfing on the over world [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
  • Hidden Power editing
  • Preventing Pokémon from fainting in the field from poison
  • Generation Six Exp. Share system
  • Frontier Brain info and Battle Pyramid wild spawns
  • The Pickup ability's item table structure
  • Pokédex search functions information
  • Battle Tower Pokémon exclusion list location [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Battle Pike wilds structure
  • Script executed when the player enters a Trainer event's view radius
  • Steven's Double Battle team structure
  • Wally's Ralts battle details
  • Reusable TMs
  • Skipping the Prof. Birch intro [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
  • Setting the Player's name
  • Full Exp. Share experience for all involved Pokemon
  • Egg group information
  • Editing the start menu options
  • Extending the Hoenn regional Pokédex [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Choice Specs
  • Choice Scarf
  • Updated Light Ball effect
  • Retaining Pokémon animations when expanding the Pokédex
  • Changing the EV cap to 252
  • Making moves with zero accuracy always miss
  • Battle command table [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Enable National Pokédex in Trainer's contest teams before beating the Elite Four
  • Implementing the X/Y-styled experience gain after capturing wild Pokémon
  • Fixing bike permissions on maps
  • How to make the game use the default base stats for Deoxys
  • How to change moves called in the Nature Power table [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • How to fix Shedinja's evolution for expanded evolution table [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • How to change the first Zigzagoon battle's Pokémon species and level
  • Altering status conditions through the RAM
  • Removing stats boosts from badges
  • Enabling the Pokedex to show catchable Pokemon in new maps
  • Changing which Pokemon can learn Volt Tackle via breeding
  • Removing poison damage in the overworld
  • Changing the Daycare breeding rate
  • Flash lightens the entire screen
  • Changing the experience gain formula
  • Changing the spawn point after beating the Elite Four
  • Editing the introduction
  • Expand object effect tables and limiters
  • Receive the National Dex Directly Without Modifying the Script
  • Fire Red Style Fishing (Remove having to reel in while Fishing)
  • Berry Trees No Longer Disappear Until the Player Picks Them
  
  

• Diamond/Pearl

  • Changing Pickup items
  • List of Material IDs and Polygon IDs

Scripting Research

• Ruby/Sapphire

  • "The battle script associated with both Birch's whining as well as the 'Can't Escape!' message"
  
  

• FireRed

  • The difference between trainerbattle 0x1 and trainerbattle 0x2
  • The first script executed
  • Loading the White Out cutscene [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Explanation of cmd9C (doanimation) command
  • Exploring the Coin Case
  • Displaying a secondary message box with header text and body text
  • An overview of the use of flags and variables in a vanilla ROM
  • "Interesting quirks about some FireRed scripting commands"
  • Exploration of cmda6 [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Naming the player from the over world
  • applymovement values
  • callasm battle script function and battle string function
  • FireRed scripting engine wiki
  • Identifying the setmapfooter footer byte
  • Locating the player's current amount of money
  • Location of the script that executes after whiting out [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Enabling greyscale or sepia overlays [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Mystery Gift information
  • RAM locations of the opponent Pokémon's primary and secondary type
  • Scripts executed after exiting the second floor of Pokémon Centers for the Colosseum room or Trade room
  • A script that alerts the player when eggs have been spawned by Pokémon in the Day-care Center
  • A script that will allow you to choose how many Pokemon you need to have registered in order to receive a diploma
  • Information on changing the start menu [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Removing Prof. Oak's text from trainerbattle 0x9
  • Information on the textcolor command
  • Information on the 0x9F byte for applymovement
  • Info on Hidden Items
  • Warp command accept variables
  • Editing or expanding the locations of the Seagallop Ferry (special 0x17B)
  • Research on special 0x167 (Trainer Card photographs)
  • Alternative method to check the player's facing direction
  • Information on special 0x96 (set a flag using a variable)
  • cmd49 Research
  • Making a trainer battle continue after defeat
  • Special 0x158 information
  • Blackout script offsets
  • Wildbattle with randomised levels
  • Flashback error checking
  
  

• Emerald

  • Location of the Surf behavior byte's script
    applymovement values
  • A way to checkpokemon in your party for events [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • A tag battle script
  • List of Variables
  • List of Specials [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7]
  • Egg-hatching script
  • Badge checks for HMs
  • doanimation command values
  • Enable a different fanfare for obtaining Key Items
  • The flag set when the player has mounted their bicycle
  • The script that executes when there is no item registered
  • List of various scripts
  • cmdd3, cmdd4, cmdd5 and cmdd6 research [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Trading information
  • cmd8a research
  • HM script information
  • Script to check a Pokemon's level for an NPC dialog (using Dizzy's Hacked Engine)

Graphics Research

• FireRed

  • Animation location for arrows in the Bag
  • Changing the duration of the title screen
  • Making the title screen last forever
  • Location of a table that dictates the "type" / gender of a Person event
  • Snow weather animation location
  • Editing PC Boxes
  • Location of Transform's animation
  • Naming the Rival from the over world
  • Editing the Pokédex's display [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
  • Location of the palette for the player's reflection
  • Town Map route / city dimensions offsets
  • Information of the table that controls the position of various elements during the item-use animation
  • Trainer Card tileset, tilemap and palette locations
  • Information on changing the start menu
  • Changing the color filter used by flashbacks
  • Information on the generateOAM function [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
  • Changing text boxes
  • Information on adding more eye catches
  • Changing the default text color / gender for Person events
  • Info on the Spinda dots
  • Lavender Tower Ghost palette info
  • Adjusting the x/y/layout of the textbox
  • Battle HUD location [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Changing the order Badges appear on the Trainer card
  • Enabling a 32x32px player over world for the naming screen
  • Location of palette for sandy footprints
  • Location of the Prof. Oak introduction lecture's graphics
  • Location of Game Corner slot machines graphics
  • Battle animation offsets and information
  • Disabling area images / location previews / eye catches from being loaded
  • Making it so the default box wallpapers use more than the first four [EM]
  • Pokemon Center animation doesn't count eggs
  • Pokemon Center animation editing
  • Showing Poke Mart prices over 9,999 [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Miscellaneous Pokemon summary screen values
  • Replacing the Rival nicknaming sprite
  • Box wallpaper information
  
  

• Emerald

  • Document of all LZ77-compressed data
  • Location of the type icon chart
  • Location of the battle animation background table
  • Overworld and Battle Textboxes locations
  • Pokemon Center animation doesn't count eggs
  • Location of the amorphous surfing blob's sprites
  • Making the game display the normal form for Deoxys
  • HP boxes information
  • Secret Base decoration sprites
  • End-of-turn move animations
  • Turning off title screen flashes

Audio Research

• FireRed

  • Track number of the Low HP sound
  • Changing the Level-Up fanfare
  • Changing the Wild Battle defeat fanfare
  • Enabling the Surfing music in Route 23, Victory Road and Indigo Plateau maps
  • Allowing individual cries for Pokemon between Celebi and Treecko [EM]
  • Enabling proper cries for the limbo slots between Celebi and Treecko
  • List of sounds
  
  

• Emerald

  • Track number of the Low HP sound [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Identifying Voice Groups
  • Fixing sound corruption
  • Encounter Music list
  • Enabling proper cries for the limbo slots between Celebi and Treecko [Part 1] [Part 2]
  
  

• Black/White/Black 2/White 2

  • Converting MIDI files to .SSEQ files
  
  

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

  • Structure of the font tile set

Other

• FireRed

  • The purpose of 0x0203C000
  • Location of "S" when obtaining multiple items [Part 1][Part 2]
  • Controlling other Person events in a map
  • Player control RAM structure(s)
  • Pokédex Habitat data structure(s)
  • RAM addresses that store the map bank, map number, and the player's current X and Y co-ordinates [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • The limit of script recursion [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • RAM locations that control screen refreshing
  • Person data structure
  • "Offsets for some scripts that people may find interesting"
  • Information on the RAM location starting at 0x0203F3C0
  • Location of obedience checks
  • The starting position of the player in a new game
  • Step counter location in the RAM
  • "Wait-for-interrupt" loop patch
  • Location of the battle menu's text (FIGHT / BAG / PKMN / RUN)
  • DMA Negation
  • Making Decrypting Pokémon substructures easier
  • RAM location of the player's money
  • RAM locations of the player's X and Y co-ordinates
  • How to edit the default options in the Options menu
  • Location of the table of default Player names
  • Teachy TV text locations and information
  • Disable trade restrictions and item removal while trading
  • Critical-Hit item and Exp. Share checks
  • Powder Jar information
  • Removing the ending credits
  • Hidden items information
  • Expanding vars beyond 0x8014
  • Class-based Pokeballs
  • PokeMart inventory based on badge progress
  
  

• Emerald

  • Cheat codes
  • Location of obedience checks
  • RAM addresses that store the map bank, map number, and the player's current X and Y co-ordinates
  • "Wait-for-interrupt" loop patch
  • Locations of the default names for the player
  • IDB routine identifiers (based on identical routines from FireRed)
  • Making Decrypting Pokémon substructures easier
  • Location of the table of default Player names
  • Easy Chat hex codes
  • DMA Negation
  • Disable trade restrictions and item removal while trading
  • Increasing the max money amount
  • Allowing the Soul Dew for Latias and Latios in the Battle Frontier
  • Berry data
  • Pokeblock research
  • Berries replant forever
  • Changing global wild encounter levels
  
  

• Diamond/Pearl

  • "Some rather interesting things"
  • Sinnoh Pokédex numbers location
  • A tool to convert offsets to paths
  
  

• X / Y

  • Pumpkaboo mystery gift downloading packet info
  
  

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

  • Saving cheat code
  • Research into .bpc files

Generation Interlinked

Research here is interlinked with the games of the same Generation, meaning that it can be applied on any of the mentioned ([FR], [EM], etc) ROM's. It is further broken into Generation specific sub-sections.

• Generation III

  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Party HP and status ailments RAM locations
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Stat Buff Changes research
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Dynamic offsets for the TM / HM Compatibility Table
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Enabling bicycle-riding in maps
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Information on the wild Pokémon structures
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Enabling support for extended Pokémon in the wild for AdvanceMap 1.9.2 [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Research into the altitude of Person events in maps
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Tile Background / Behavior bytes research
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] List of Encrypted Counters or Hidden Variables
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Field move table information [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Information on the playsong2 command
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Information on cry command [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Information on the movement byte 0x69
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Translating Trainer flags to regular flags
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Adding black bars to the top and bottom of the screen [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Special table
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Giving custom moves to Pokemon through scripting
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Block editing via hex editors
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Extending the Number of DirectSound Tracks [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Info on songs and fanfares
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Changing the cry of the Pokémon the Professor releases during the introduction speech
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Clearing 0x1000 bytes in the RAM
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Order of events
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Editing the map header to enable Flying
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Door animation format
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Format of the song table
  • [RS] [FR] [EM] Removing modulation from .s files [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
  • [RS] [FR] Limiters for the over world amount
  • [RS] [EM] Unused in-game Eon Ticket script
  • [FR] [EM] Adding more field moves [Part 1] [Part 2] [FR]
  • [FR] [EM] Updating Rough Skin
  • [FR] [EM] Critical Hit table information
  • [FR] [EM] Critical Hit nerf hack [RS]
  • [FR] [EM] End of turn effects table (Leech Seed, burn, poison, Nightmare, etc.)
  • [FR] [EM] Andrea's Generation Six Exp. Share system
  • [FR] [EM] Environmental moves
  • [FR] [EM] RAM offsets for party Pokemon and opposing Pokemon
  • [FR] [EM] List of used flags
  • [FR] [EM] Check / Count a Specific Pokémon Species in the Party
  • [FR] [EM] Updated Wrap effect [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • [FR] [EM] Research on the spriteface2 command
  • [FR] [EM] Egg hatching graphics
  • [FR] [EM] Changing the pre- and post-battle strings [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • [FR] [EM] Removing the black bar animation that appears when you use a HM move in the overworld
  • [FR] [EM] Event-dependant map music
  • [FR] [EM] JPAN's Save Variable Patch
  • [FR] [EM] RAM addresses that store the current location of roaming legendaries
  • [FR] [EM] Changing the Pokemon that appears in Altering Cave

Extra

knizz's HTML-only BL Finder tool port
HTML-only ROM research tool.

Porting C files to ASM
A way to port C files to ASM.

knizz's online database
An online version of knizz's database.

A Python script for debugging a map
Quick Python script that's useful for debugging a map.

Recreating a bug with PKSV [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
Simple way too avoid bugs in routines.

Using expanded Pokemon in Advance Map
Recognizing and using expanded Pokémon in Advanced Map 1.92/1.95.

Ruby, FireRed or Emerald? A quick, feature-based reference chart to help you choose

The title says it all. If you have any suggestions, or criticism or you spotted some erros, feel free to post. Otherwhise avoid spamming, thanks!
Note: only clean ROMs are taken into account. Also, features available in all games are not included.

[snip]Those pictures weren't meant to be there, I suppose XD[/giradialkia]

HackMew said:

The title says it all. If you have any suggestions, or criticism or you spotted some erros, feel free to post. Otherwhise avoid spamming, thanks!

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HackMew, doesn't FireRed have Pokérus? Maybe you mean random Pokérus (in which case I wouldn't know) but as a feature it does.

Team Fail said:

Also, here are some other fixes you should include:
Battling 2 trainers at once: I'm sure FireRed has that, especially at the Battle Tower in 7 Island
Colored dialogue: I think Ruby has that, although limited, and I also think Emerald has that.
More than one Bike: I think with a little ASM, the hidden Key Items in FR/LG can be made to work with R/S/E standards, although I have no idea how to use it.
Pokérus: I KNOW FR/LG has it, and I think diegoisawesome is right on that call. That definitely needs to be corrected.

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By Coloured Dialogue, I think HackMew meant automatic colouring for person events; the numerous bike feature IS RS/E exclusive, as that list is for an unedited ROM, and I agree with you and diegoisawesome with the Pokérus factor.

Still, that is a very helpful post, HackMew.

diegoisawesome said:

HackMew, doesn't FireRed have Pokérus? Maybe you mean random Pokérus (in which case I wouldn't know) but as a feature it does.

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Nope, it doesn't. It does support Pokérus as status, for compatibility. But you won't be able to infect other Pokémon and the virus will never wear off either.
You can't even get the Pokérus unless you trade/cheat. At least, that's what I read on Bulbapedia.

Team Fail said:

Also, here are some other fixes you should include:
Battling 2 trainers at once: I'm sure FireRed has that, especially at the Battle Tower in 7 Island
Colored dialogue: I think Ruby has that, although limited, and I also think Emerald has that.
More than one Bike: I think with a little ASM, the hidden Key Items in FR/LG can be made to work with R/S/E standards, although I have no idea how to use it.
Pokérus: I KNOW FR/LG has it, and I think diegoisawesome is right on that call. That definitely needs to be corrected.

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Are you sure on the Battle Tower? Mind checking again, just in case?
Also, for colored dialogue I meant, like The Master said, the automatic, gender-based coloring.
If you look at the original games, you'll see R/S/E messages are plain black.

I think "Improved Graphics" is an opinion, not an actual fact.

Quite frankly, I think the FR/LG graphics are horrible.

EDIT: Okay, they aren't horrible, they look fine to be honest, but I still think that "Improved Graphics" is just an opinion.

Chaos Rush said:

I think "Improved Graphics" is an opinion, not an actual fact.

Quite frankly, I think the FR/LG graphics are horrible.

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Well, that's meant as graphics engine. Maybe I'll reword it a little.

Does anyone know where each map's pokemon list is stored and how it is stored? Ex XXXX -level XX -species

You can find the offsets for each maps pokemon in Advance map.
Go to the wild pokemon tab and click on expand.
There you ll' find the offset.

its stored...

YY Min Lv
XX Max LV
FFFF Pokemon hex number

Well... I am researching "glitch moves" In the hope of creating more attacks... I would like to know where the move data table is so I may try to expand it because the "glitch move" data is really existing rom data, and if this is actualy acheivable Any way... hopefully I will be able to 'create' new moves. E.G. for 4th gen pokemon, ect.

My knowledge so far: Move data can be interpreted from other data.

P.S I do not truly know if this thread was where to put this...

I'm using JPAN's hacked engine, and I was wondering how I could turn his random water battle, to use the tree data? Here is the code he made:

shiny quagsire said:

I'm using JPAN's hacked engine, and I was wondering how I could turn his random water battle, to use the tree data? Here is the code he made:

Code:

.align 2
.thumb


/*Special 0x98 will start a random water battle, such as those in the sea.
Sister to the previous function, will start a water battle anywhere there is 
a water pokemon data.*/

Special_98: push {r4-r7, lr}
        mov r7, r8
        push {r7}
        sub SP, SP, #0x8
        ldr r0, water_data
        lsl r4, r0, #0x18
        lsr r4, r4, #0x18
        ldr r1, wild_generator2
        bx r1
.hword 0x0000
water_data: .word 0x22000410 /*the lake tile data*/
wild_generator2: .word 0x0806cbe5

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Actually, you don't need to do that. there's already a built-in special for that, although I don't know what it is.
If you find it, please tell me, and I'll try to get it into my scripting tutorial.

I believe it's special AB, which is unknown in XSE's guide. Here'd the code for rock smash:

shiny quagsire said:

I believe it's special AB, which is unknown in XSE's guide. Here'd the code for rock smash:

Code:

'---------------
#org 0x1BE00C
special 0x187
compare LASTRESULT 0x2
if 0x1 goto 0x81A7AE0
lockall
checkflag 0x825
if 0x0 goto 0x81BE091
checkattack 0xF9
compare LASTRESULT 0x6
if 0x1 goto 0x81BE091
setanimation 0x0 LASTRESULT
bufferpartypokemon 0x0 LASTRESULT
bufferattack 0x1 0xF9
msgbox 0x81BE09D MSG_YESNO '"This rock appears to be breakable...."
compare LASTRESULT 0x0
if 0x1 goto 0x81BE09A
msgbox 0x81BDFD7 MSG_KEEPOPEN '"[buffer1] used [buffer2]!"
closeonkeypress
doanimation 0x25
waitstate
goto 0x81BE06F

'---------------
#org 0x1A7AE0
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x1BE091
msgbox 0x81BE0E2 MSG_SIGN '"It's a rugged rock, but a POKéMON\..."
end

'---------------
#org 0x1BE09A
closeonkeypress
releaseall
end

'---------------
#org 0x1BE06F
applymovement LASTTALKED 0x81BE08F
waitmovement 0x0
hidesprite LASTTALKED
[S-HIGHLIGHT]special 0xAB[/S-HIGHLIGHT]
compare LASTRESULT 0x0
if 0x1 goto 0x81BE08D
waitstate
releaseall
end

'---------------
#org 0x1BE08D
releaseall
end


'---------
' Strings
'---------
#org 0x1BE09D
= This rock appears to be breakable.\nWould you like to use ROCK SMASH?

#org 0x1BDFD7
= [buffer1] used [buffer2]!

#org 0x1BE0E2
= It's a rugged rock, but a POKéMON\nmay be able to smash it.


'-----------
' Movements
'-----------
#org 0x1BE08F
#raw 0x68 'mov68
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

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I think that's it! Try it out in a script and see what you get.

Yeah, I tried it and it worked :)

shiny quagsire said:

Yeah, I tried it and it worked :)

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Awesome! I'll add it in as soon as I update the old tutorial. It might take a while, though.

I found out how to edit the Battle Tower opponent Pokemon in Pokemon Ruby. The data is located at 0x4038E0.

I posted a whole thread about it, but just in case it doesn't get approved, I wanted to mention the offset anyway, because hopefully some hacker more advanced than me can find out where the pointer is.

I don't want to explain in detail the data, but at 0x4038E0, change 19 into 18, and congratulations, most Pikachu will now turn into Arboks in the Battle Tower.

I found this in the US-FR-Rom:

What is this [ ??? ]-instruction doing there?

Some hwords have no opcode in Thumb.
If you try to decompile one of this hwords the output is [???].

Maybe it is a grafik or an ARM code.