[Scripting Question] How do I check if a Pokemon is NOT Wishiwashi using code?

[SuperSpyroDragon64]

if isSpecies?(:WISHIWASHI) && self.ability == :SCHOOLING
if @level>=20 && @hp>@totalhp/4
if @form!=1
@battle.pbShowAbilitySplash(self,true)
@battle.pbHideAbilitySplash(self)
pbChangeForm(1,_INTL("{1} formed a school!",pbThis))
end
elsif @form!=0
@battle.pbShowAbilitySplash(self,true)
@battle.pbHideAbilitySplash(self)
pbChangeForm(0,_INTL("{1} stopped schooling!",pbThis))
end
end

That's the code Wishiwashi uses to determine if it's Wishiwashi and if it has the ability Schooling.

I had this idea where the code could then check if the user is NOT Wishiwashi but has this ability anyway, and if that's the case, boost the user's stats. And if the user's HP drops to the point where Wishiwashi's Schooling ability would deactivate, remove the boosted stat effect. It'd have to be a less severe stat boost, but I can playtest the numbers and figure out how reduced the stat-buff should be once the code works.

 

[desbrina]

To check for if it's not you need to use ! At the beginning

!isSpecies?(:WISHIWASHI)

You could also modify your code so that there's an "elsif self.ability == :SCHOOLING" on the if isSpecies?(:WISHIWASHI) && self.ability == :SCHOOLING

i.e.

if isSpecies?(:WISHIWASHI) && self.ability == :SCHOOLING
    # Is Wishiwashi & has schooling ability
elsif self.ability == :SCHOOLING
    # Isn't Wishiwashi but has schooling ability
end

 

[SuperSpyroDragon64]

Thank you! Right now there's an error keeping the game from turning on.

[Pokémon Essentials version 19.1]
[Generation 8 Project v1.1.0]
[v19.1 Hotfixes 1.0.7]

Exception: ArgumentError
Message: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8

Backtrace:
368:Compiler:105:in `[]'
368:Compiler:105:in `block in pbEachFileSectionEx'
368:Compiler:100:in `each_line'
368:Compiler:100:in `pbEachFileSectionEx'
368:Compiler:134:in `pbEachFileSection'
369:Compiler_CompilePBS:389:in `block in compile_pokemon'
369:Compiler_CompilePBS:383:in `open'
369:Compiler_CompilePBS:383:in `compile_pokemon'
368:Compiler:704:in `compile_all'
[v19.1 Hotfixes] Debug bug fixes.rb:68:in `compile_all'

I've looked at the text the error message speaks of, and nothing appears out of the ordinary. There are no coding errors in the PBS. I've seen this error before and fixed it by copypasting over a backup copy of the problem file from a backup of my work, from before I made any changes to these files. Does Wordpad do something UTF-8 doesn't like? Because right now it seems these files cannot be edited in any way at all without making the entire game unable to run.

 

[desbrina]

Try using an editor like notepad++ (on windows) or Xcode (on Mac) and see if there's a character added to the start of the file. I've found some editors do this

 

[SuperSpyroDragon64]

Thank you, Notepad++ seems a lot better. What file was causing the error there?

[Pokémon Essentials version 19.1]
[Generation 8 Project v1.1.0]
[v19.1 Hotfixes 1.0.7]

Exception: ArgumentError
Message: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8

Backtrace:
368:Compiler:105:in `[]'
368:Compiler:105:in `block in pbEachFileSectionEx'
368:Compiler:100:in `each_line'
368:Compiler:100:in `pbEachFileSectionEx'
368:Compiler:134:in `pbEachFileSection'
369:Compiler_CompilePBS:389:in `block in compile_pokemon'
369:Compiler_CompilePBS:383:in `open'
369:Compiler_CompilePBS:383:in `compile_pokemon'
368:Compiler:704:in `compile_all'
[v19.1 Hotfixes] Debug bug fixes.rb:68:in `compile_all'

 

[desbrina]

Looks like its your Pokémon.txt that has issues, though it may be in more depending on if you've edited any others.