[Scripting Question] Having Trouble with Custom Move

[PowerKong]

I am hoping to create a move that is two-turned. On the first turn, it waits. On the second turn, only if the pokemon using the move is not hit, it hits with a high damage. I am very bad at coding stuff, but I attempted to combine two existing moves; Solar Beam and Focus Punch:
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class PokeBattle_Move_19C < PokeBattle_TwoTurnMove
def pbChargingTurnMessage(user,targets)
@battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} tucked in its head!",user.pbThis))
end

def pbChargingTurnEffect(user,target)
super if !user.effects[PBEffects::FocusPunch] || user.lastHPLost==0
end

def pbMoveFailed?(user,targets)
if user.effects[PBEffects::FocusPunch] && user.lastHPLost>0
@battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} lost its focus and couldn't move!",user.pbThis))
return true
end
return false
end
end
end

742,GLADIATOR,19C,200,FIGHTING,Physical,100,10,0,NearOther,0,abef,"Testing."
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The move is applyable in game while playtesting, and it is fighting type, but it is just doing a one turn move with no effects, sort of like tackle. If anyone knows what could be wrong with my methods (I'm sure that there are a lot of problems), any help would be greately appreciated!

 

[Duck]

Hey there!

This forum (Feedback & Support) is for questions regarding the PokéCommunity boards, not rom hacking or any given engine.

For those you're probably better off asking on our Discord or on one of the Fan Games forums.

 

[PowerKong]

I think I posted this in the right place now

 

[StCooler]

I am hoping to create a move that is two-turned. On the first turn, it waits. On the second turn, only if the pokemon using the move is not hit, it hits with a high damage. I am very bad at coding stuff, but I attempted to combine two existing moves; Solar Beam and Focus Punch:
---
class PokeBattle_Move_19C < PokeBattle_TwoTurnMove
def pbChargingTurnMessage(user,targets)
@battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} tucked in its head!",user.pbThis))
end

def pbChargingTurnEffect(user,target)
super if !user.effects[PBEffects::FocusPunch] || user.lastHPLost==0
end

def pbMoveFailed?(user,targets)
if user.effects[PBEffects::FocusPunch] && user.lastHPLost>0
@battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} lost its focus and couldn't move!",user.pbThis))
return true
end
return false
end
end
end

742,GLADIATOR,19C,200,FIGHTING,Physical,100,10,0,NearOther,0,abef,"Testing."
---
The move is applyable in game while playtesting, and it is fighting type, but it is just doing a one turn move with no effects, sort of like tackle. If anyone knows what could be wrong with my methods (I'm sure that there are a lot of problems), any help would be greately appreciated!

The problem is that you're checking user.effects[PBEffects::FocusPunch] but you don't set it to true anywhere. You should set it in pbChargingTurnEffect():

  def pbChargingTurnEffect(user,target)
    user.effects[PBEffects::FocusPunch] = true 
  end

However, if you check around how FocusPunch is handled, you will note that this effect is inevitably set to false at the end of the turn. That's not what you want.
You should track how FocusPunch is handled, and adapt that code for a new effect. But this time, make it a counter, set the counter to 2, and at the end of the first turn, decrement the counter by 1, and if the counter is equal to 1, then it signals to the move that it can deal damage.
(Also, make backups if you're going to mess with the code as I suggested)