Hi everyone.

After the ZUD plugin, I have worked on another kind of resource: move animations. I have to admit, it's way more difficult for me than programming, and I needed long hours to actually be able to use the animation maker.
With the help of four contributors (Ardicoozer, DarryBD99, Riddlemeree, WolfPP + myself), we have made animations for all moves from Pokémon Sword and Shield and I release a full pack containing all move animations from Pokémon Reborn + all new Gen 8 moves.

Here are two videos that show the current state of the project:
(Part 1: Gen 8 moves only - NO AUDIO because I'm stupid)

(Part 2: Missing Gen 1-7 moves only - NO AUDIO because I'm stupid)



Content
See this resource as an augmented version of the animations from Pokémon Reborn. Many new animations were added.
In details, this pack contains:

• All the animations for normal moves from Gen 1 to 8 (Gen 1-6 + some Gen 7 moves come from Pokémon Reborn and the rest are custom)
• All common animations called in Gen 8 project for v18
• Many two-turn moves (Phantom Force, Dig, Fly, and such) were fixed to work with the current way Pokemon Essentials v18.1 handles animations.

What it DOES NOT contain:

• This pack DOES NOT contain animations for Z-moves, at least not in a way that ZUD uses them.
• This pack DOES NOT contain animations for Max-moves.
• This pack DOES NOT contain animations for the new moves from Pokémon Legends Arceus.

Note: I didn't test it so I cannot be sure, but this should work with BOTH Essentials v18 and v19. Apparently it also works with v20.
For EBDX, you need an extra installation:



>>> DOWNLOAD <<<


Installation


Credits



This project is far from done. As mentioned before, we miss a few animations from Gen 1-7, some Common animations, all Z-moves, all Max-moves. You are free to join us and contribute by posting animations in your post.

The following moves from Gen 1-7 also miss an animation (COMPLETED)

The following Common Animations are also missing:

The following Z-moves miss an animation:

The following moves from Pokémon Legends: Arceus miss an animation:

Other TODO-list:

Note: this is the list of common animations called in Pokémon Essentials, and they have been gathered by a script. It cannot miss any animation. If you think an animation is missing, then it doesn't appear in Pokémon Essentials in the first place. We can still add this animation in the list, but it will require to add the call to the animation in Essentials by using the line pbCommonAnimation("NewAnimation", battler) in the right place.

I am making this post to ask for help. Animations are very long to make, even more when I need to make sprites for them (e.g. the Behemoth Sword sprites are mine). So I was thinking, maybe other people are working on move animations for their own games and we could make a big pack together, for everyone to use.

I am looking for contributions. If you can use the animation editor from Essentials, you can help this project. If you have "make move animations" in your fangame TODO-list, then you can join this project.



How to help
Choose moves that I haven't made yet, and post your animations in this thread. Please attach them to your post (use the full editor). Include the ANM file + the required Graphics/Sound effect.
If you want to join the project but don't know how to make animations, please read the Essentials docs, make experiments by yourself and discover the tool before asking for help.
I prefer people posting animations, rather than people asking for help.
Please don't ask if I'll make animations for Z-moves and Max-moves. Only when this project is done.



Download
You can download the current ressource here. But keep in mind that this topic is NOT a release, so please, don't spend too much time asking how to install this or solve that bug.

Manual installation


Credits
Thanks to the Reborn team for letting people use their resources. You are awesome.
Project lead by StCooler.
Contributors: StCooler, DarryBD99, WolfPP, ardicoozer, riddlemeree.

Hi , there I am highly interested in this project and I would like to do MaxMoves and ZMoves too, Can I join you ?

First, I prefer that we focus our efforts on Gen 8 moves, because basically everyone needs them.
When all the Gen 8 moves are ready, then we can make animations for Z-moves and Max-moves. Only then, beause not everyone uses the ZUD plugin. Z-moves and Max-moves do not have priority.

If this is clear for you, then you're welcome to join. Just post whatever animation you made :)

um... are you gonna remake the old moves too when gen 8 is completed? i am asking this because moves like dig also need revamping.
and i wanna join too

No plans for that yet.

Welcome onboard :)
Just post your creations :)

um... in this thread or in your profile page or on DM?

In this thread.
I wanted to mimic the Gen 8 sprite project on Smogon.

um... okay, i would be glad to help on the project

Don't forget me I am also in .

Everyone is in ^^

Just post your creations, or at least tell me what animations you are making at the moment so we can share the task and not make duplicates :)

Ok...I'll help you to make this project.

Don't worry, I can help with aura wheel, and I am currently also working on pyro ball.

Please tell me what move you would be working on.

THANK YOU :)
(And thank you for telling me)

DLC 2 move

Nice :)
Please post your animations in this thread (attach them to your post by using the full editor). Include the ANM files + the new Graphics/Sound effects they require.

So... here is the Pyro Ball Animation I have made:



Main Animation: https://www.mediafire.com/file/rg74wi7can4xgih/PYROBALL.anm/file
Opponent Animation: https://www.mediafire.com/file/2szdglj9nh3de4v/PYROBALLOPP.anm/file

Animation Sheet:
PyroBall.png

Custom Sound Effect Used:
RockFall1.wav

Thanks!
I've reworked it a bit:
- I set the focus of the cels to User and Target (they were in "Screen")
- I deleted the last five frames of both animations (there were 60 frames and the last 5 had nothing in them).
- I renamed the animation sheet to GEN8- Pyroball

Ok, but I need more time for completing dlc 2 pack..
I'll post if the animations finished..

Sorry for my bad english

Wait, you're making ALL the animations?
Please post the animations progressively instead. When you are done with one animation, post it. This way, I can monitor what you are doing. Otherwise I won't have news from you, and if you take two months to make them all, I'll end up feeling you left the project.


Also, I forgot to tell you: please make a ZIP file with everything inside, do not post the files in separate places (you made two attached files + two external links).

I made sprites for Dreepy about Dragon Darts. Feel free to use them, just give me credits if so:

Ok, noted

The Sprite is very nice.
By the way,I wonder how to make shiny pokemon and normal one use different Dragon Darts animation sprite?

I make it one by one....so you can see I make the animation or not..
I make one animation, I'll post it. not one pack.

Yeah, I forgot to mention, I am learning pixel art as I am making animations, so some of my sprites may look pathetic XD
Thanks, I will soon update Dragon Darts using your sprites.

It's easy, but it will require a tiny bit of scripting (change the hit number when shiny). I don't want to do that right now.

Nice :)

Yep, we can do a code to recognize when pokémon is shiny or not while using Dragon Darts, no worries.