[Script] Creating an ability like Intimidate

[DiscCommander]

Hello,
I am currently making an Emerald hack, and I want to add an ability that is like Intimidate but for Special Attack, called Mystify. So far I have defined the ability in include/constants/abilities.h, added the name and description in src/data/text/abilities.h, created the special status mystifiedMon and the battle structure mystifyBattler in include/battle.h, and added a resource flag in include/battle.h:

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(I am not sure if this way to implement a resource flag is correct, since I changed other hex values to fit the new flag in). Additionally, I added this code to src/battle_util.c:

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However, at this point I am not sure how to continue with the ability. I am especially confused by the use of ABILITYEFFECT_INTIMIDATE1 and ABILITYEFFECT_INTIMIDATE2 within src/battle_util.c (as well as some other files, specifically with 2), as well as the command extern const u8 BattleScript_IntimidateActivatesEnd3[]; in include/battle_scripts.h

Why is Intimidate differentiated with numbers, what do these numbers mean, and how should I continue from here with the Mystify ability?
Thank you in advance

 

[DiscCommander]

A small add-on to provide some specificity: I am almost done with the creation of the ability, however I am having some trouble with making the engine identify the target of the stat change. I tried using the trygetintimidatetarget macro, but that resulted in the effect being applied to the wrong Pokemon:

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In this example, Zigzagoon has the Mystify ability, and the game gives the ability pop-up correctly, but the game thinks the active battler is Torchic, resulting in the message and effect application seen above. So I tried to create my own macro, trygetmystifytarget, but all 1 and 2 digit hexadecimal byte values have been used in the asm/macros/battle_script.inc file. If I try to use a value that is already in use (I tried 0xe1, the same value trygetintimidatetarget uses), the same error occurs (the game thinks Torchic is the active battler). And if I try to use 0x100, when I compile it is truncated to 0x00, which results in the effect initially applying correctly, but then creates a loop of applying it to Torchic and then to itself until the game freezes. Is there a way to create additional macros in asm/macros/battle_script.inc?

 

[DiscCommander]

For those who find this thread in the future, facing similar problems: you CAN use trygetintimidate target, just make sure in src/battle_script_commands.c you add the following code to Cmd_trygetintimidatetarget:

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This replaces the line that used to read gBattleScripting.battler = gBattleStruct->intimidateBattler;

 

[ThatTrainerWithAMagikarp]

Did you get it to fully work?