Stop gaining exp after reaching a badge-dependent lvl cap

digitalzone · Oct 14, 2015

Hi. I want to make that the pokemon remain at lvl 20 until you get the first badge , not gaining exp , I tried my own script but it was a disaster and i couldn't find anything for that.

Could anybody help me?

Thanx!!

TheTrain2000 · Oct 14, 2015

I would post a more in-depth answer, but I am on mobile right now. Check out this thread, http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=355501 . Make sure to read through the whole thread!

If you need to be spoon fed, let me know.

digitalzone · Oct 15, 2015

I got a syntax error but i think i'll leave it like it is, i made inversal rarecandies so it's not bad at all. Thank you for answer!!

Nickalooose · Oct 15, 2015

Code:

exp=0 if thispoke.level==20 && $Trainer.badges[0]==false

digitalzone · Oct 15, 2015

Nickalooose said:
Code:

exp=0 if thispoke.level==20 && $Trainer.badges[0]==false

That works ty. I changed to ">19" .I'll do it with all the badges

Nickalooose · Oct 15, 2015

I'm not so sure why you'd want to make it ">19", just add more conditions or something:

Code:

exp=0 if (thispoke.level==20 && $Trainer.badges[0]==false) || (thispoke.level==30 && $Trainer.badges[1]==false) || (thispoke.level==40 && $Trainer.badges[2]==false)

And so on... But your game, work it how you want.

Maruno · Oct 15, 2015

If you happened to be level 19 and gained enough Exp to advance multiple levels, you'd gain all of that Exp and become that greater-than-20 level even though the badges say you couldn't. Then thispoke.level==20 would be false, and the Pokemon could continue gaining Exp despite it supposedly not being allowed. It's a very unlikely scenario, but it's still a valid reason to use >19 rather than ==20 (I'd tend to use >=20, actually, because that number is the level cap and thus easier to figure out at a glance).

Even if you don't jump multiple levels, upon hitting level 20, you'd almost certainly have more than the minimum amount of Exp you need to reach level 20. This would manifest itself as a part-filled Exp bar in the Pokémon's summary screen, which is not desirable. It also means that, once you're allowed to go beyond level 20, you'd already have a head-start, which is also not desirable.

The better solution here would be to modify def PBExperience.pbAddExperience, as that adjusts how much Exp you gain so that you can't exceed the maximum. Change the value of maxexp in there to whatever it'll be at level 20 for the given growth rate, if you don't have the first badge.

Rare Candy works differently, and would need to be modified separately. Edit the UseOnPokemon ItemHandler for the Rare Candy item so that it says "It won't have any effect." if the Pokémon is at level 20 and you don't have the first badge (in addition to the other scenarios already there in which it'd say that).

CosmicSkyLord · Dec 24, 2018

The fact that I don't know where to put those commands, made me feel dumb

SuperSpyroDragon64 · Aug 2, 2020

I know how you feel. I wish this program used a language I partially understood, like GML.

Anyway has anyone figured out how to make this work yet?

silverlime · Aug 3, 2020

SuperSpyroDragon64 said:
I know how you feel. I wish this program used a language I partially understood, like GML.

Anyway has anyone figured out how to make this work yet?

Yes, I've gotten it to work using the code from Pokemon Rejuvenation, which has already implemented this. This is also better than most other implementations of level caps, as it doesn't actually limit the maximum level, so you could still have Pokemon in the game above this cap (like on trainers). All you have to do is add this code directly under "growthrate=thispoke.growthrate" in Pokebattle_Battle:

Code:

    levelLimits = [20] # Gym Badges Hard Level Cap
    leadersDefeated = pbPlayer.numbadges
    if thispoke.level>=levelLimits[leadersDefeated]
      exp = 0
    elsif thispoke.level<levelLimits[leadersDefeated]
      totalExpNeeded = PBExperience.pbGetStartExperience(levelLimits[leadersDefeated], growthrate)
      currExpNeeded = totalExpNeeded - thispoke.exp
      if exp > currExpNeeded
        exp = currExpNeeded
      end
    end

You'll need to change "levelLimits = [20]" to include the level cap for each gym badge (like [20,30,40]) for the first 3. I believe you need to have values for every gym badge in the game, including ones where the cap doesn't increase.

This won't prevent leveling up through Rare Candy, and if you want to do this, you'd have to go to PItem_ItemEffects, search for "RARECANDY", and replace the code with this:

Code:

ItemHandlers::UseOnPokemon.add(:RARECANDY,proc{|item,pokemon,scene|
   levelLimits = [20] # Gym Badges Hard Level Cap
   if pokemon.level>=levelLimits[$Trainer.numbadges] || (pokemon.isShadow? rescue false)
     scene.pbDisplay(_INTL("It won't have any effect."))
     next false
   else
     pbChangeLevel(pokemon,pokemon.level+1,scene)
     scene.pbHardRefresh
     next true
   end
})

Once, again remember to change "[20]" so it's the same as with the first part.

Same thing with EXP Candies, if you have those:

Code:

ItemHandlers::UseOnPokemon.add(:EXPCANDYXS,proc{|item,pokemon,scene|
   levelLimits = [20] # Gym Badges Hard Level Cap
   leadersDefeated = $Trainer.numbadges
   if pokemon.level>=levelLimits[leadersDefeated] || (pokemon.isShadow? rescue false)
     scene.pbDisplay(_INTL("It won't have any effect."))
     next false
   else
     experience=100   if isConst?(item,PBItems,:EXPCANDYXS)
     experience=800   if isConst?(item,PBItems,:EXPCANDYS)
     experience=3000  if isConst?(item,PBItems,:EXPCANDYM)
     experience=10000 if isConst?(item,PBItems,:EXPCANDYL)
     experience=30000 if isConst?(item,PBItems,:EXPCANDYXL)
     if pokemon.level<levelLimits[leadersDefeated]
       totalExpNeeded = PBExperience.pbGetStartExperience(levelLimits[leadersDefeated],pokemon.growthrate)
       currExpNeeded = totalExpNeeded - pokemon.exp
       if experience > currExpNeeded
         experience = currExpNeeded
       end
     end
     newexp=PBExperience.pbAddExperience(pokemon.exp,experience,pokemon.growthrate)
     newlevel=PBExperience.pbGetLevelFromExperience(newexp,pokemon.growthrate)
     curlevel=pokemon.level
     scene.pbDisplay(_INTL("Your Pokémon gained {1} Exp. Points!",experience))
     if newlevel==curlevel
       pokemon.exp=newexp
       pokemon.calcStats
       scene.pbRefresh
     else
       attackdiff=pokemon.attack
       defensediff=pokemon.defense
       speeddiff=pokemon.speed
       spatkdiff=pokemon.spatk
       spdefdiff=pokemon.spdef
       totalhpdiff=pokemon.totalhp
       oldlevel=pokemon.level
       pokemon.level=newlevel
       pokemon.changeHappiness("levelup")
       pokemon.calcStats
       scene.pbRefresh
       Kernel.pbMessage(_INTL("\\se[Pkmn level up]{1} was elevated to Level {2}!",pokemon.name,pokemon.level))
       attackdiff=pokemon.attack-attackdiff
       defensediff=pokemon.defense-defensediff
       speeddiff=pokemon.speed-speeddiff
       spatkdiff=pokemon.spatk-spatkdiff
       spdefdiff=pokemon.spdef-spdefdiff
       totalhpdiff=pokemon.totalhp-totalhpdiff
       pbTopRightWindow(_INTL("Max. HP<r>+{1}\r\nAttack<r>+{2}\r\nDefense<r>+{3}\r\nSp. Atk<r>+{4}\r\nSp. Def<r>+{5}\r\nSpeed<r>+{6}",
          totalhpdiff,attackdiff,defensediff,spatkdiff,spdefdiff,speeddiff))
       pbTopRightWindow(_INTL("Max. HP<r>{1}\r\nAttack<r>{2}\r\nDefense<r>{3}\r\nSp. Atk<r>{4}\r\nSp. Def<r>{5}\r\nSpeed<r>{6}",
          pokemon.totalhp,pokemon.attack,pokemon.defense,pokemon.spatk,pokemon.spdef,pokemon.speed))
       movelist=pokemon.getMoveList
       for i in movelist
         if i[0]>oldlevel && i[0]<=pokemon.level
           pbLearnMove(pokemon,i[1],true)
         end
       end
       newspecies=pbCheckEvolution(pokemon)
       if newspecies>0
         pbFadeOutInWithMusic(99999){
            evo=PokemonEvolutionScene.new
            evo.pbStartScreen(pokemon,newspecies)
            evo.pbEvolution
            evo.pbEndScreen
         }
       end
       pokemon.exp=newexp
       scene.pbRefresh
     end
     next true
   end
})

Ayrei · Aug 16, 2020

silverlime said:

Yes, I've gotten it to work using the code from Pokemon Rejuvenation, which has already implemented this. This is also better than most other implementations of level caps, as it doesn't actually limit the maximum level, so you could still have Pokemon in the game above this cap (like on trainers). All you have to do is add this code directly under "growthrate=thispoke.growthrate" in Pokebattle_Battle:

Code:

    levelLimits = [20] # Gym Badges Hard Level Cap
    leadersDefeated = pbPlayer.numbadges
    if thispoke.level>=levelLimits[leadersDefeated]
      exp = 0
    elsif thispoke.level<levelLimits[leadersDefeated]
      totalExpNeeded = PBExperience.pbGetStartExperience(levelLimits[leadersDefeated], growthrate)
      currExpNeeded = totalExpNeeded - thispoke.exp
      if exp > currExpNeeded
        exp = currExpNeeded
      end
    end

You'll need to change "levelLimits = [20]" to include the level cap for each gym badge (like [20,30,40]) for the first 3. I believe you need to have values for every gym badge in the game, including ones where the cap doesn't increase.

This won't prevent leveling up through Rare Candy, and if you want to do this, you'd have to go to PItem_ItemEffects, search for "RARECANDY", and replace the code with this:

Code:

ItemHandlers::UseOnPokemon.add(:RARECANDY,proc{|item,pokemon,scene|
   levelLimits = [20] # Gym Badges Hard Level Cap
   if pokemon.level>=levelLimits[$Trainer.numbadges] || (pokemon.isShadow? rescue false)
     scene.pbDisplay(_INTL("It won't have any effect."))
     next false
   else
     pbChangeLevel(pokemon,pokemon.level+1,scene)
     scene.pbHardRefresh
     next true
   end
})

Once, again remember to change "[20]" so it's the same as with the first part.

Same thing with EXP Candies, if you have those:

Code:

ItemHandlers::UseOnPokemon.add(:EXPCANDYXS,proc{|item,pokemon,scene|
   levelLimits = [20] # Gym Badges Hard Level Cap
   leadersDefeated = $Trainer.numbadges
   if pokemon.level>=levelLimits[leadersDefeated] || (pokemon.isShadow? rescue false)
     scene.pbDisplay(_INTL("It won't have any effect."))
     next false
   else
     experience=100   if isConst?(item,PBItems,:EXPCANDYXS)
     experience=800   if isConst?(item,PBItems,:EXPCANDYS)
     experience=3000  if isConst?(item,PBItems,:EXPCANDYM)
     experience=10000 if isConst?(item,PBItems,:EXPCANDYL)
     experience=30000 if isConst?(item,PBItems,:EXPCANDYXL)
     if pokemon.level<levelLimits[leadersDefeated]
       totalExpNeeded = PBExperience.pbGetStartExperience(levelLimits[leadersDefeated],pokemon.growthrate)
       currExpNeeded = totalExpNeeded - pokemon.exp
       if experience > currExpNeeded
         experience = currExpNeeded
       end
     end
     newexp=PBExperience.pbAddExperience(pokemon.exp,experience,pokemon.growthrate)
     newlevel=PBExperience.pbGetLevelFromExperience(newexp,pokemon.growthrate)
     curlevel=pokemon.level
     scene.pbDisplay(_INTL("Your Pokémon gained {1} Exp. Points!",experience))
     if newlevel==curlevel
       pokemon.exp=newexp
       pokemon.calcStats
       scene.pbRefresh
     else
       attackdiff=pokemon.attack
       defensediff=pokemon.defense
       speeddiff=pokemon.speed
       spatkdiff=pokemon.spatk
       spdefdiff=pokemon.spdef
       totalhpdiff=pokemon.totalhp
       oldlevel=pokemon.level
       pokemon.level=newlevel
       pokemon.changeHappiness("levelup")
       pokemon.calcStats
       scene.pbRefresh
       Kernel.pbMessage(_INTL("\\se[Pkmn level up]{1} was elevated to Level {2}!",pokemon.name,pokemon.level))
       attackdiff=pokemon.attack-attackdiff
       defensediff=pokemon.defense-defensediff
       speeddiff=pokemon.speed-speeddiff
       spatkdiff=pokemon.spatk-spatkdiff
       spdefdiff=pokemon.spdef-spdefdiff
       totalhpdiff=pokemon.totalhp-totalhpdiff
       pbTopRightWindow(_INTL("Max. HP<r>+{1}\r\nAttack<r>+{2}\r\nDefense<r>+{3}\r\nSp. Atk<r>+{4}\r\nSp. Def<r>+{5}\r\nSpeed<r>+{6}",
          totalhpdiff,attackdiff,defensediff,spatkdiff,spdefdiff,speeddiff))
       pbTopRightWindow(_INTL("Max. HP<r>{1}\r\nAttack<r>{2}\r\nDefense<r>{3}\r\nSp. Atk<r>{4}\r\nSp. Def<r>{5}\r\nSpeed<r>{6}",
          pokemon.totalhp,pokemon.attack,pokemon.defense,pokemon.spatk,pokemon.spdef,pokemon.speed))
       movelist=pokemon.getMoveList
       for i in movelist
         if i[0]>oldlevel && i[0]<=pokemon.level
           pbLearnMove(pokemon,i[1],true)
         end
       end
       newspecies=pbCheckEvolution(pokemon)
       if newspecies>0
         pbFadeOutInWithMusic(99999){
            evo=PokemonEvolutionScene.new
            evo.pbStartScreen(pokemon,newspecies)
            evo.pbEvolution
            evo.pbEndScreen
         }
       end
       pokemon.exp=newexp
       scene.pbRefresh
     end
     next true
   end
})

this worked very well thank you!

SakuraLilly · Oct 9, 2020

silverlime said:
Yes, I've gotten it to work using the code from Pokemon Rejuvenation, which has already implemented this. This is also better than most other implementations of level caps, as it doesn't actually limit the maximum level, so you could still have Pokemon in the game above this cap (like on trainers). All you have to do is add this code directly under "growthrate=thispoke.growthrate" in Pokebattle_Battle:

Code:

levelLimits = [20] # Gym Badges Hard Level Cap leadersDefeated = pbPlayer.numbadges if thispoke.level>=levelLimits[leadersDefeated] exp = 0 elsif thispoke.level<levelLimits[leadersDefeated] totalExpNeeded = PBExperience.pbGetStartExperience(levelLimits[leadersDefeated], growthrate) currExpNeeded = totalExpNeeded - thispoke.exp if exp > currExpNeeded exp = currExpNeeded end end

You'll need to change "levelLimits = [20]" to include the level cap for each gym badge (like [20,30,40]) for the first 3. I believe you need to have values for every gym badge in the game, including ones where the cap doesn't increase.
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I have been trying to get this working in Essentials v18.1. I have been struggling along with trying to get it to work and I'm so close but I have absolutely no idea how to fix this current problem.

Code:

 pkmn = pbParty(0)[idxParty]   # The Pokémon gaining EVs from defeatedBattler
    growthRate = pkmn.growthrate
    
    levelLimits = [20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90] # Gym Badges Hard Level Cap
    leadersDefeated = pbPlayer.numbadges
    if pkmn.level>=levelLimits[leadersDefeated]
      exp = 0
    elsif pkmn.level<levelLimits[leadersDefeated]
      totalExpNeeded = PBExperience.pbGetStartExperience(levelLimits[leadersDefeated], growthRate)
      currExpNeeded = totalExpNeeded - pkmn.exp
      if exp > currExpNeeded
        exp = currExpNeeded
      end
    end

This is the current code in the script, and this is the error I get:

---------------------------
Pokemon Essentials
---------------------------
[Pokémon Essentials version 18.1]

Exception: NoMethodError

Message: undefined method `>' for nil:NilClass

Backtrace:

Battle_ExpAndMoveLearning:102:in `pbGainExpOne'

Battle_ExpAndMoveLearning:40:in `pbGainExp'

Battle_ExpAndMoveLearning:36:in `eachInTeam'

PokeBattle_Battle:388:in `each_with_index'

PokeBattle_Battle:388:in `each'

PokeBattle_Battle:388:in `each_with_index'

PokeBattle_Battle:388:in `eachInTeam'

Battle_ExpAndMoveLearning:36:in `pbGainExp'

Battle_ExpAndMoveLearning:13:in `each'

Battle_ExpAndMoveLearning:13:in `pbGainExp'

If anyone could help out at all, please let me know what I can do to fix this.

Turn20Negate · Oct 9, 2020

If your line number 102 looks like this:

Code:

exp > currExpNeeded

then you placed the code at the wrong location. But that isn't a problem, just cut it out and paste it at the following place. :)

Code:

# Modify Exp gain based on pkmn's held item
    i = BattleHandlers.triggerExpGainModifierItem(pkmn.item,pkmn,exp)
    if i<0
      i = BattleHandlers.triggerExpGainModifierItem(@initialItems[0][idxParty],pkmn,exp)
    end
    exp = i if i>=0
[COLOR="Red"]# Paste it here[/COLOR]
# Make sure Exp doesn't exceed the maximum
    expFinal = PBExperience.pbAddExperience(pkmn.exp,exp,growthRate)
    expGained = expFinal-pkmn.exp
    return if expGained<=0

SakuraLilly · Oct 9, 2020

Turn20Negate said:
If your line number 102 looks like this:

Code:

exp > currExpNeeded

then you placed the code at the wrong location. But that isn't a problem, just cut it out and paste it at the following place. :)

Code:

# Modify Exp gain based on pkmn's held item i = BattleHandlers.triggerExpGainModifierItem(pkmn.item,pkmn,exp) if i<0 i = BattleHandlers.triggerExpGainModifierItem(@initialItems[0][idxParty],pkmn,exp) end exp = i if i>=0 [COLOR="Red"]# Paste it here[/COLOR] # Make sure Exp doesn't exceed the maximum expFinal = PBExperience.pbAddExperience(pkmn.exp,exp,growthRate) expGained = expFinal-pkmn.exp return if expGained<=0

That worked! Thank you~

GraceAndFame · Jan 8, 2021

Not seeing PokeBattle_battle in V18. Where would I put it instead? (also used control+alt+f and couldn't find the desired content)

Stop gaining exp after reaching a badge-dependent lvl cap

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