All Hidden Abilities disappeared

[JynxedOne]

Alright. So I turned my project on this morning and after going into the Pokemon file I noticed that literally every Pokemon's hidden ability was gone. They all had one, and now none do. I can't even pretend to understand how something like that could happen. I figure there's no way to fix it without rewriting each by hand, but has anyone ever had anything similar to this happen? If I do sit down and write them all back I'd hate for it to happen again.

 

[DL Kurosh]

That happened to me too, it was really weird but luckily i had a backup from 2 months ago and i could just replace the Pokemon.txt.

I could give you mine, but all the species and Pokédex description are in spanish, so I don't think you want it.

 

[JynxedOne]

That happened to me too, it was really weird but luckily i had a backup from 2 months ago and i could just replace the Pokemon.txt.

I could give you mine, but all the species and Pokédex description are in spanish, so I don't think you want it.

I don't mind the pokedex description being in Spanish, by Spices you mean the Pokemon's name/internal name right? That would make things a bit hard. Thanks for the offer though.

 

[DL Kurosh]

No, by the Species i mean the "kind" part of the Pokemon.txt (for example, "Seed" in Bulbasaur or "Transform" in Ditto)

 

[JynxedOne]

No, by the Species i mean the "kind" part of the Pokemon.txt (for example, "Seed" in Bulbasaur or "Transform" in Ditto)

Oh. Well, then if you wouldn't mind, I'd love a copy of it.

 

[Maruno]

Yeah, this happens. Known bug. Don't use the Editor to fiddle with Pokémon data.

Can't you just get a copy of pokemon.txt from the download for the latest version of Essentials? You should have a downloaded copy of it to hand anyway, because it's your first backup of your game.

 

[Rosile]

Hidden Abilities not appearing in-game

I have the hidden abilities in the pokemon.txt, but they're not appearing in the game. Did I miss a step somewhere other than compiling on testrun?

 

[mustafa505]

Yeah, this happens. Known bug. Don't use the Editor to fiddle with Pokémon data.

Can't you just get a copy of pokemon.txt from the download for the latest version of Essentials? You should have a downloaded copy of it to hand anyway, because it's your first backup of your game.

^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^

Just like maruno said in earlier thread with the same question, dont mess with pokémon data with the editor and to get the hidden abilities back simply copy the clean essentials v13 pokemon.txt and replace it with yours

 

[Rosile]

^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^

Just like maruno said in earlier thread with the same question, dont mess with pokémon data with the editor and to get the hidden abilities back simply copy the clean essentials v13 pokemon.txt and replace it with yours

I saw that post, but here's the problem: They're not in the clean version.

Here's Bulbasaur for example:

Spoiler:

[1]
Name=Bulbasaur
InternalName=BULBASAUR
Type1=GRASS
Type2=POISON
BaseStats=45,49,49,45,65,65
GenderRate=FemaleOneEighth
GrowthRate=Parabolic
BaseEXP=64
EffortPoints=0,0,0,0,1,0
Rareness=45
Happiness=70
Abilities=OVERGROW
Moves=1,TACKLE,3,GROWL,7,LEECHSEED,9,VINEWHIP,13,POISONPOWDER,13,SLEEPPOWDER,15,TAKEDOWN,19,RAZORLEAF,21,SWEETSCENT,25,GROWTH,27,DOUBLEEDGE,31,WORRYSEED,33,SYNTHESIS,37,SEEDBOMB
EggMoves=AMNESIA,CHARM,CURSE,ENDURE,GIGADRAIN,GRASSWHISTLE,INGRAIN,LEAFSTORM,MAGICALLEAF,NATUREPOWER,PETALDANCE,POWERWHIP,SKULLBASH,SLUDGE
Compatibility=1,7
StepsToHatch=5355
Height=0.7
Weight=6.9
Color=Green
Habitat=Grassland
RegionalNumbers=1,231
Kind=Seed
Pokedex=Bulbasaur can be seen napping in bright sunlight. There is a seed on its back. By soaking up the sun's rays, the seed grows progressively larger.
BattlerPlayerY=0
BattlerEnemyY=25
BattlerAltitude=0
Evolutions=IVYSAUR,Level,16

Notice something missing? Also I didn't touch Editor. I hate it because it keeps breaking everything.

Now what I did was put "HiddenAbility=CHLOROPHYLL" under the Ability, but it's not showing up. That's my problem.

Edit: I figured it out. It was a compiling issue.