[Essentials Tutorial] Changing An Opponent's Trainer Class Temporarily

[Jazzy]

Let's say for example, you have a trainer class, an Ace Trainer, that you'd like to change into a Cooltrainer, but only for one battle. Instead of creating an entirely new trainer class, in trainertypes.txt, you can simply alter the output name defined in the scripts.

Do a global search for

def fullname

Once there, you'll see this

def fullname
   return _INTL("{1} {2}",self.trainerTypeName,@name)
end

Going with the previous example up above, we're going to change an Ace Trainer into a Cooltrainer. You'll want to set aside a variable to use. In this case we'll use variable # 70, so replace that with whatever else you'd like.
Replace the above code with this:

def fullname
    case $game_variables[70]
      when 0
        return _INTL("{1} {2}",self.trainerTypeName,@name)
      when 1
        return _INTL("Cooltrainer Jeff")
      when 2
        return _INTL("Other filler")
      end
    end
  end

So when the variable #70 is equal to 1, it'll change the name of the trainer to be whatever you write there. Note you must also write the trainer's name.
You can have multiple occasions, as I showed, so you can continue having more and more instances of this.

So now, to actually apply the code. When you write the trainer, use the same as you would without the script. Still write ACETRAINER as the trainer class. Then, right before the battle, you'll set the variable 70 to be 1. And then of course don't forget to set the variable back to zero after the battle, otherwise all your trainers will become Cooltrainer Jeff.

I hope this guide was helpful, and could save you a slot in your trainers.txt.

 

[#Not Important]

I don't understand what this is supposed to do...
Change the display name for a trainer?

 

[Jazzy]

Yeah, that's what it does. Rather than getting the trainer class name from the PBS, you define it yourself.

 

[#Not Important]

And same sprite & mons?

 

[Jazzy]

Yep. The name it shows for the trainer is the only thing this changes.

 

[#Not Important]

Could you also allow sprite changes and mon changes? I would do it, but I'm on mobile

 

[Jazzy]

Okay sure, I'll see what I can write up.

 

[#Not Important]

It should be about the same, just an array for mons:

return [PBSpecies::PIKACHU, PBSpecies::WEEDLE]

 

[Jazzy]

I'm not sure that would work, since fullname returns the opponent's name, not their team.

You can still do this, it's just in a different location. In PTrainer_NPCTrainers, after the line

TPDEFAULTS = [0,10,0,0,0,0,0,nil,nil,0,false,nil,10,70,nil,false,0]

You can add something similar to this:

def changeForVariable(pkmn)
  if $game_variables[70]!=0
    changedName=false
    case pkmn.species
      when PBSpecies::RATTATA
        pkmn.species=PBSpecies::RATICATE
        pkmn.resetMoves
        changedName=true
    end
  end
  pkmn.calcStats
  if changedName
    pkmn.name=PBSpecies.getName(pkmn.species
  end
  return pkmn
end

Then search for party.push(pokemon) and add this on the line above it:

pokemon=changeForVariable(pokemon)

Essentially this will change all Rattatas into Raticates, so long as the code is active. I'm not quite sure this is what you wanted, but if you wanted the trainer to have a different team, that's when you should make a new trainer. As for altering the sprite, the variable holding the sprite is in trainerfile. I'm not quite sure what to edit for this one, but doing a global search would certainly get you one step closer.

 

[#Not Important]

You used the wrong slash, / is the right one
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And I meant in the defenition of the trainers pokémon

 

[Jazzy]

Yeah thanks, I fixed the slashes. I'm still not quite sure what you mean by the definition of the trainers pokemon. That should still be handled in the trainers.txt. The script is mostly just for flavor, in case you want a slightly different trainer class to be displayed.