[Scripting Question] Change species if the Pokémon has a certain form

[ShinyObstagoon88]

Hi, it's the annoying questions guy again, I wanted to know if it's possible to change a pokemon species if said pokemon has a certain form, even better; I wanted to change the species of the pokemon as an egg when the egg inherits the mother's species.
I've got NO idea if this is even possible in the first place

 

[Roei110]

Theoretically, you can do whatever you want.
I don't understand what exactly you want to do, but you can change the hatching script so that the specie will be changed on certain conditions. You can also change the breeding script, so the egg at first will be a different specie.
If you know how to code, you can do it yourself. If not- I'd like to understand what you want and I'll be able to help you. (For example: Do you want every Alolan Raichu female to breed a Dedenne egg?)

 

[ShinyObstagoon88]

Theoretically, you can do whatever you want.
I don't understand what exactly you want to do, but you can change the hatching script so that the specie will be changed on certain conditions. You can also change the breeding script, so the egg at first will be a different specie.
If you know how to code, you can do it yourself. If not- I'd like to understand what you want and I'll be able to help you. (For example: Do you want every Alolan Raichu female to breed a Dedenne egg?)

My idea is for a handful of pokemon (ex.Hydreigon) to be able to hold an item that changes their form, if this pokemon form is at the daycare then the resulting egg would be of another species (ex. instead of Deino the egg hatches a different species). I would've tried to code it myself but I don't know enough of the already present code to try myself. I wish there was some guide somewhere that explains each section in detail.

 

[James Davy]

Sounds like the standard incense item mechanic that changes the newly-hatched Pokémon's species to their baby form (e.g. a female Snorlax holding a Full Incense will lay a Munchlax egg instead of a Snorlax egg). Try copying that. No alternate forms are necessary.

 

[ShinyObstagoon88]

Sounds like the standard incense item mechanic that changes the newly-hatched Pokémon's species to their baby form (e.g. a female Snorlax holding a Full Incense will lay a Munchlax egg instead of a Snorlax egg). Try copying that. No alternate forms are necessary.

I alredy tried something similar but it doesn't appear to happen with alternative forms (also sorry for the 2 months wait)

 

[James Davy]

V21 code incoming…
In [[ Overworld ]], Overworld_DayCare, try this code:

    def determine_egg_species(parent_species, mother, father)
      ret = GameData::Species.get(parent_species).get_baby_species(true, mother.item_id, father.item_id)
      # Check for alternate offspring (i.e. Nidoran M/F, Volbeat/Illumise, Manaphy/Phione)
      offspring = GameData::Species.get(ret).offspring
      ret = offspring.sample if offspring.length > 0
      ret = :ALTBABYSPECIES if mother.isSpecies?(:HYDREIGON) && mother.form != 0 && mother.item_id == :FORMCHANGEITEM
      return ret
    end

You can change :ALTBABYSPECIES and :FORMCHANGEITEM to whichever species and item you defined.

 

[ShinyObstagoon88]

V21 code incoming…
In [[ Overworld ]], Overworld_DayCare, try this code:

    def determine_egg_species(parent_species, mother, father)
      ret = GameData::Species.get(parent_species).get_baby_species(true, mother.item_id, father.item_id)
      # Check for alternate offspring (i.e. Nidoran M/F, Volbeat/Illumise, Manaphy/Phione)
      offspring = GameData::Species.get(ret).offspring
      ret = offspring.sample if offspring.length > 0
      ret = :ALTBABYSPECIES if mother.isSpecies?(:HYDREIGON) && mother.form != 0 && mother.item_id == :FORMCHANGEITEM
      return ret
    end

You can change :ALTBABYSPECIES and :FORMCHANGEITEM to whichever species and item you defined.

Doesn't seem to work... I've got no ideas left