[Error] Abilities that depend on the target's HP won't activate.

[DonutDoctor10]

I have no idea why, but for some reason, abilities that depend on the target's HP, like Moxie, Beast Boost, and Wimp Out, won't work in my game. Does anyone know why this could possibly be the case?

 

[silverlime]

Can you send the section of code that deals with one of the abilities that were affected?

 

[DonutDoctor10]

Here are 5 abilities that are supposed to activate when a Pokemon faints:

# Moxie
    if user.hasWorkingAbility(:MOXIE) && target.fainted? #user.hp>0 && target.hp<=0
      if user.pbIncreaseStatWithCause(PBStats::ATTACK,1,user,PBAbilities.getName(user.ability))
        PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{user.pbThis}'s Moxie")
      end
    end
    # Battle Bond
    if isConst?(user.species,PBSpecies,:GRENINJA) && user.hasWorkingAbility(:BATTLEBOND)
      if target.fainted? && user.form!=1
        user.form=1
        pbUpdate(true)
        @battle.scene.pbChangePokemon(user,user.pokemon)
        @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} made a bond with his trainer!",user.pbThis))
        PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{user.pbThis}'s Battle Bond")
        PBDebug.log("[Form changed] #{user.pbThis} changed to form #{self.form}")
      end
    end
    # Beast Boost
    if user.hasWorkingAbility(:BEASTBOOST) && user.hp>0 && target.hp<=0
      if user.attack >= user.defense &&
         user.attack >= user.spatk &&
         user.attack >= user.spdef &&
         user.attack >= user.speed
         if user.pbIncreaseStatWithCause(PBStats::ATTACK,1,user,PBAbilities.getName(user.ability))
          PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{user.pbThis}'s Beast Boost (raising Attack)")
        end
      elsif user.defense >= user.spatk &&
         user.defense >= user.spdef &&
         user.defense >= user.speed &&
         user.defense >= user.attack
         if user.pbIncreaseStatWithCause(PBStats::DEFENSE,1,user,PBAbilities.getName(user.ability))
          PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{user.pbThis}'s Beast Boost (raising Defense)")
        end
      elsif user.spatk >= user.spdef &&
         user.spatk >= user.speed &&
         user.spatk >= user.attack &&
         user.spatk >= user.defense
         if user.pbIncreaseStatWithCause(PBStats::SPATK,1,user,PBAbilities.getName(user.ability))
          PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{user.pbThis}'s Beast Boost (raising Special Attack)")
        end
      elsif user.spdef >= user.speed &&
         user.spdef >= user.spatk &&
         user.spdef >= user.attack &&
         user.spdef >= user.defense
         if user.pbIncreaseStatWithCause(PBStats::SPDEF,1,user,PBAbilities.getName(user.ability))
          PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{user.pbThis}'s Beast Boost (raising Special Defense)")
        end
      elsif user.speed >= user.spdef &&
         user.speed >= user.spatk &&
         user.speed >= user.attack &&
         user.speed >= user.defense
         if user.pbIncreaseStatWithCause(PBStats::SPEED,1,user,PBAbilities.getName(user.ability))
          PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{user.pbThis}'s Beast Boost (raising Speed)")
        end
      end
    end
    # Power of Alchemy, Receiver
    if (user.hasWorkingAbility(:POWEROFALCHEMY) ||
      user.hasWorkingAbility(:RECEIVER)) && @battle.doublebattle &&
        user.pbPartner.fainted?
      usable=false
      abil=user.pbPartner.ability
      if abil>0 &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:POWEROFALCHEMY) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:TRACE) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:MULTITYPE) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:ILLUSION) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:FLOWERGIFT) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:IMPOSTER) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:STANCECHANGE) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:COMATOSE) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:BATTLEBOND) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:POWERCONSTRUCT) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:RECEIVER) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:FORECAST) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:WONDERGUARD) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:DISGUISE) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:ZENMODE) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:SCHOOLING) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:SHIELDSDOWN) &&
             !isConst?(abil,PBAbilities,:RKSSYSTEM)
            usable=true
      end
      if usable
        abilityname=PBAbilities.getName(abil)
        PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{user.pbThis}'s #{PBAbilities.getName(user.ability)} turned into #{abilityname} from #{user.pbPartner}")
        user.ability=abil
        @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} copied {2}'s {3}!",user.pbThis,user.pbPartner,abilityname))
      end
    end

And here are 2 abilities that are supposed to activate when a Pokemon's HP is under half:

# Wimp Out/ Emergency Exit
      if (target.hasWorkingAbility(:WIMPOUT) || target.hasWorkingAbility(:EMERGENCYEXIT)) &&
         !target.effects[PBEffects::SkyDrop] && thismove.function!=0x0EC # Circle Throw, Dragon Tail
        if target.hp+turneffects[PBEffects::TotalDamage]>(target.totalhp/2).floor && 
           target.hp<=(target.totalhp/2).floor
          PBDebug.log("[Ability triggered] #{target.pbThis}'s #{PBAbilities.getName(target.ability)}")
          if [email protected]
            pbSEPlay("Battle flee"); @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} fled!",target.pbThis))
            for i in 0...4
              @battle.choices[@battle.battlers[i].index][0]=-1
            end
            @battle.decision=3
            PBDebug.log("[Escape] #{target.pbThis} fled")
          else
            if @battle.pbCanSwitch?(target.index,-1,false) && [email protected]?(@battle.pbParty(target.index))
              newpoke=0
              [email protected](target.index,true,false)
              newpokename=newpoke
              if isConst?(@battle.pbParty(target.index)[newpoke].ability,PBAbilities,:ILLUSION)
                newpokename=pbGetLastPokeInTeam(target.index)
              end
              target.pbResetForm
              @battle.pbRecallAndReplace(target.index,newpoke,newpokename)
              @battle.choices[target.index]=[0,0,nil,-1]   # Replacement Pokémon does nothing this round
              target.pbAbilitiesOnSwitchIn(true)
            end
          end
        end
      end
    end

For some reason, none of these will activate in my game.

 

[DonutDoctor10]

Do you see anything wrong with these codes?
(By the way, I'm sorry about posting it twice. I'm not really used to posting on forums.)

 

[silverlime]

I don't see anything wrong with these codes, so there must be a problem in methods checking the HP of Pokemon. Does this also affect items like with Sitrus Berry or is it only affecting abilities.

 

[DonutDoctor10]

I don't see anything wrong with these codes, so there must be a problem in methods checking the HP of Pokemon. Does this also affect items like with Sitrus Berry or is it only affecting abilities.

It only seems to be affecting abilities. I tested to see if Sitrus Berries worked, and they do (however, they don't eat them until the very end of the turn; I'm not sure if it's supposed to be that way)

 

[silverlime]

That's odd. Assuming Moxie, Beast Boost, etc. are in the pbEffectsAfterHit method and Wimp Out/Emergency Exit are in the pbProcessMoveAgainstTarget method, I'm not sure what would cause this. Though I'm not an expert on these scripts, so someone else might see something that I don't.

 

[DonutDoctor10]

That's odd. Assuming Moxie, Beast Boost, etc. are in the pbEffectsAfterHit method and Wimp Out/Emergency Exit are in the pbProcessMoveAgainstTarget method, I'm not sure what would cause this. Though I'm not an expert on these scripts, so someone else might see something that I don't.

I'm guessing that pbEffectsAfterHit is affected by another part of the script that I may have accidentally messed up. I'm hoping that somebody knows what parts of the script I should check to make sure all these abilities are working.