[Scripting Question] Uncatchable Pokemon

Yusshin · Mar 21, 2013

Uncatchable Pokemon / PokemonEncounterModifier Error

Spent about an hour using Search and going through the Wiki, using terms like "Uncatchable Pokemon," "Force Pokemon Battle," etc. and finally landed on "Event Encounters."

Now I look through the Wiki and I've searched here, terms such as "can't catch," "can't capture," "prohibit capture," etc. and nothing pops up, so I shall ask:

http://pokemonessentials.wikia.com/wiki/Event_encounters

Invent certain battle conditions that depend on a Global Switch being ON (e.g. all Poké Balls used will always fail, or the weather randomly changes every turn), and turn that Switch ON just before the battle (and OFF again afterwards, of course). In this way, you can customise certain wild encounters to make them unique/harder.

How do I make a switch like that, where you are prohibited from using PokeBalls? I don't want the player to be able to capture a Pokemon; just defeat it.

A quick ALT+F search for "Pokeball" here:

http://pokemonessentials.wikia.com/wiki/Events

Indicates it's a customized switch and not a pre-implemented one.

Thanks.

Nickalooose · Mar 21, 2013

Basically, within the script section on RPGMaker, you need to put a switch-script in there.

So first things first, find where you will edit... The script that already does this, exists already, so we'll use that as a base and a place to start:

Code:

[COLOR="Blue"]    if @opponent && (!pbIsSnagBall?(ball) || !battler.isShadow?)
      @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1)
      pbDisplay(_INTL("The Trainer blocked the Ball!\nDon't be a thief!"))
    else[/COLOR]

That there is an already working script that we can use... To find it, press CTRL+SHIFT+F, type "don't be a thief", viola.

Now we'll want to add our "own" script to make our battles do what we want:

Code:

[COLOR="blue"]    if @opponent && (!pbIsSnagBall?(ball) || !battler.isShadow?)
      @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1)
      pbDisplay(_INTL("The Trainer blocked the Ball!\nDon't be a thief!"))
    else[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Red"]    if $game_switches[227]==true
    @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1)
    pbDisplay(_INTL("The Pokémon attacked the Ball!\nSeems it cannot be caught!"))
    return
    end[/COLOR]

So we'll enter our own script directly underneath the already working script... Now within the event you want to use this new script, turn switch 227, on before the battle.

You can also do this with wild Pokémon such as legendaries that you don't want to be caught at a certain time:

Code:

[COLOR="blue"]    if @opponent && (!pbIsSnagBall?(ball) || !battler.isShadow?)
      @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1)
      pbDisplay(_INTL("The Trainer blocked the Ball!\nDon't be a thief!"))
    else[/COLOR]
[COLOR="red"]    if $game_switches[450]==true
      @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1)
      pbDisplay(_INTL("Seems \n{1} doesn't want to be caught!",[/COLOR][COLOR="DarkGreen"]wildpoke.name[/COLOR][COLOR="red"]))
      return
    end[/COLOR]

Notice the green part, that will call the opposing Pokémons name where {1} exists... Again, turn switch 450, on before the battle.

There is no limit to how many you can use, just keep adding them directly under the original and/or after your new "script".

Have fun.

Yusshin · Mar 21, 2013

Hey Nick, I really appreciate you answering me on this :D ~~but it's a lot of information to apply, and I'm still a bit confused.~~

Spoiler:

I misunderstood what a Global Switch meant! I just call them Switch and Self-Switch so I figured Global Switch was an internal Pokemon Essentials thing.

Thanks Nick :D

Yusshin · Mar 22, 2013

I have a new issue now.

The reason the Pokemon is uncatchable is because of its moveset.

I'm trying to edit in in PokemonEncounterModifiers, as per the Wiki, into this:

Events.onWildPokemonCreate+=proc {|sender,e|
pokemon=e[0]
if $game_switches[79]
pbAutoLearnMove(poke,PBMoves::BUBBLEBEAM)
pbAutoLearnMove(poke,PBMoves::THUNDERWAVE)
pbAutoLearnMove(poke,PBMoves::EMBER)
pbAutoLearnMove(poke,PBMoves::THUNDERSHOCK)
end
}

But I get an error in-game that says:

Spoiler:

What's wrong? I know it can learn moves outside its set, because it tried to add these to my Oshawott when I added poke=$Trainer.party[0]

I tried adding these inside the script (after the game switch is turned on):

poke=$Trainer.party[0]
poke=pbFirstAblePokemon
poke=pbGetPokemon(1)
* Tried the third one as poke=pbGetPokemon(PIKACHU) and it did not work either

The first one edits MY Pokemon; the other two turn up as Run-Time errors when initiating the battle.

TACHAN · Mar 23, 2013

Use this:

Events.onWildPokemonCreate+=proc {|sender,e|
pokemon=e[0]
if $game_switches[79]
pbAutoLearnMove(pokemon,PBMoves::BUBBLEBEAM)
pbAutoLearnMove(pokemon,PBMoves::THUNDERWAVE)
pbAutoLearnMove(pokemon,PBMoves::EMBER)
pbAutoLearnMove(pokemon,PBMoves::THUNDERSHOCK)
end
}

Yusshin · Mar 23, 2013

That worked :D Thanks a lot, guys

KingOrgana · May 24, 2016

Nickalooose said:
Basically, within the script section on RPGMaker, you need to put a switch-script in there.

So first things first, find where you will edit... The script that already does this, exists already, so we'll use that as a base and a place to start:

Code:

[COLOR=Blue] if @opponent && (!pbIsSnagBall?(ball) || !battler.isShadow?) @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1) pbDisplay(_INTL("The Trainer blocked the Ball!\nDon't be a thief!")) else[/COLOR]

That there is an already working script that we can use... To find it, press CTRL+SHIFT+F, type "don't be a thief", viola.

Now we'll want to add our "own" script to make our battles do what we want:

Code:

[COLOR=blue] if @opponent && (!pbIsSnagBall?(ball) || !battler.isShadow?) @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1) pbDisplay(_INTL("The Trainer blocked the Ball!\nDon't be a thief!")) else[/COLOR] [COLOR=Red] if $game_switches[227]==true @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1) pbDisplay(_INTL("The Pokémon attacked the Ball!\nSeems it cannot be caught!")) return end[/COLOR]

So we'll enter our own script directly underneath the already working script... Now within the event you want to use this new script, turn switch 227, on before the battle.

You can also do this with wild Pokémon such as legendaries that you don't want to be caught at a certain time:

Code:

[COLOR=blue] if @opponent && (!pbIsSnagBall?(ball) || !battler.isShadow?) @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1) pbDisplay(_INTL("The Trainer blocked the Ball!\nDon't be a thief!")) else[/COLOR] [COLOR=red] if $game_switches[450]==true @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1) pbDisplay(_INTL("Seems \n{1} doesn't want to be caught!",[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkGreen]wildpoke.name[/COLOR][COLOR=red])) return end[/COLOR]

Notice the green part, that will call the opposing Pokémons name where {1} exists... Again, turn switch 450, on before the battle.

There is no limit to how many you can use, just keep adding them directly under the original and/or after your new "script".

Have fun.

If there if no limit, then I'm doing something wrong.

Here's my code:

Code:

    if @opponent && (!pbIsSnagBall?(ball) || !battler.isShadow?)
      @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1)
      pbDisplay(_INTL("The Trainer blocked the Ball!\nDon't be a thief!"))
    else
    if $game_switches[59]==true
      @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1)
      pbDisplay(_INTL("This GDF Mech cannot be caught!"))
    else
    if $game_switches[60]==true
      @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1)
    pbDisplay(_INTL("The Pokémon attacked the Ball!\nSeems it cannot be caught!"))
    return
  end

The first code I entered (the one with GDF mech, underneath "don't be a thief") gives me no problems.

However, when I added a second code.....
I get an error that reads "Script 'PokeBattle_Battle' line 4089: SyntaxError occured".
I would also like to note that I have switches configured.

What could I possibly be doing wrong?

Rot8er_ConeX · May 24, 2016

Code:

    if @opponent && (!pbIsSnagBall?(ball) || !battler.isShadow?)
      @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1)
      pbDisplay(_INTL("The Trainer blocked the Ball!\nDon't be a thief!"))
      return
    [COLOR="Red"]elsif[/COLOR] $game_switches[59]==true
      @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1)
      pbDisplay(_INTL("This GDF Mech cannot be caught!"))
      return
    [COLOR="Red"]elsif[/COLOR] $game_switches[60]==true
      @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1)
      pbDisplay(_INTL("The Pokémon attacked the Ball!\nSeems it cannot be caught!"))
      return
    end

Else/if means you'd need two "end"s. "elsif" is else and if in a single command, and counts as an extension of the existing "if" tree.

@Vendily: The indents aren't actually important; if I remember correctly, the compiler completely removes them. They're only there for human legibility.

KingOrgana · May 26, 2016

Rot8er_ConeX said:
Code:

if @opponent && (!pbIsSnagBall?(ball) || !battler.isShadow?) @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1) pbDisplay(_INTL("The Trainer blocked the Ball!\nDon't be a thief!")) return [COLOR=Red]elsif[/COLOR] $game_switches[59]==true @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1) pbDisplay(_INTL("This GDF Mech cannot be caught!")) return [COLOR=Red]elsif[/COLOR] $game_switches[60]==true @scene.pbThrowAndDeflect(ball,1) pbDisplay(_INTL("The Pokémon attacked the Ball!\nSeems it cannot be caught!")) return end

Else/if means you'd need two "end"s. "elsif" is else and if in a single command, and counts as an extension of the existing "if" tree.

@Vendily: The indents aren't actually important; if I remember correctly, the compiler completely removes them. They're only there for human legibility.

It worked! Thanks!

SARGØN · Dec 1, 2020

Is this post still active? xd
How could I prevent the pokeball from being used if it couldn't be thrown? I mean, it has worked that I cannot capture it, however the pokeball is still spent in inventory.
How could I make the pokaball not use up if it is not catchable?

Thanks. :D

theRiolvile · Oct 27, 2021

So i tried to add it in v19.1 but tell me does that format still stay like that I'm not so familiar with the "end"

[Scripting Question] Uncatchable Pokemon

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