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[Error] Expected species name

Pokefreak2005

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    Pokemon Essentials
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    [Pokémon Essentials version 17.2]

    Exception: RuntimeError

    Message: Expected a species name: HIKER

    File PBS/trainers.txt, line 32

    HIKER



    Compiler:2560:in `pbCompileTrainers'

    Compiler:2553:in `each'

    Compiler:2553:in `pbCompileTrainers'

    Compiler:2530:in `loop'

    Compiler:2667:in `pbCompileTrainers'

    Compiler:4401:in `pbCompileAllData'

    Compiler:4515



    This exception was logged in

    C:\Users\Me\Saved Games\Pokemon Essentials\errorlog.txt.

    Press Ctrl+C to copy this message to the clipboard.
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    OK
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    Whenever i attempt to play test this error pops up, I have tried a lot of things for the past half hour, any help?
     
    On line 32 in your Trainers.txt, you seem to be missing a name for a trainer. You currently have it as

    Hiker
    1
    GEODUDE,7

    or something similar. change it:

    Hiker
    Mark
    1
    GEODUDE,7

    and whatever team you have for the trainer.
     
    Funny thing is, It only applies to that one line, i even tried deleting that trainer entirely from both trainer and trainertypes.txt and it still has that error message.
     
    Yeah, it definitely looks like an issue with the previous trainer. Specifically, it seems like you listed out too few Pokemon for the trainer before your HIKER trainer. See where it says "Message: Expected a species name: HIKER"? That means that on the line (line 32 for you) where HIKER is, it's expecting there to be the name of a Pokemon species. Instead, HIKER is there, and that is not a Pokemon species, so it throws an error.

    To illustrate, your error spot probably looks something like this:

    BUGCATCHER
    Pansygum
    3
    WEEDLE,5
    CATERPIE,5

    HIKER
    Ford
    2
    etc, etc...

    Since Bug Catcher Pansygum is supposed to have 3 Pokemon, but has only two, it just reads the HIKER as the next Pokemon after Caterpie.
     
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