[Other Question] How to make Wild Pokémon have their hidden abilites?

[ShaySPG]

I've been trying to figure out how to make Wild Pokémon have a chance of having their Hidden Ability, but I really can't figure it out.

I've seen people add to the script code but that's from older versions.

I've also tried downloading this ( (broken link removed) ) But it downloads as a 7Zip files and I can't open it.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[James Davy]

Which version are you working with?

 

[LinKazamine]

If you are using Pokemon Essentials 20.1 (as the plugin you shared suggests), you can create a script above main and add this:

EventHandlers.add(:on_wild_pokemon_created, :wild_hidden_ability,
    proc { |pkmn|
      if rand(1..100) <= $game_variables[27]
        pkmn.ability_index = 2
      end
    }
  )

As a note, I used a variable here to define the random value to compare to so I can change it anytime during the game but you can change it to a number or for Settings::HIDDEN_ABILITY_CHANCE (or any name you want to give it) and define it in the settings plugin. In the case I put, if the value of the variable is greater than 99, all wild pokémon will have their hidden ability.

 

[James Davy]

As a suggestion, a 5% chance of a wild Pokémon having its hidden ability is a fair probability; but as a coder, you're calling the shots.

 

[ShaySPG]

If you are using Pokemon Essentials 20.1 (as the plugin you shared suggests), you can create a script above main and add this:

EventHandlers.add(:on_wild_pokemon_created, :wild_hidden_ability,
    proc { |pkmn|
      if rand(1..100) <= $game_variables[27]
        pkmn.ability_index = 2
      end
    }
  )

As a note, I used a variable here to define the random value to compare to so I can change it anytime during the game but you can change it to a number or for Settings::HIDDEN_ABILITY_CHANCE (or any name you want to give it) and define it in the settings plugin. In the case I put, if the value of the variable is greater than 99, all wild pokémon will have their hidden ability.

Thank you so much for this! I wasn't able to get the $game_variables bit to work but after changing it for the HIDDEN_ABILITY_CHANCE in the settings method I got it working perfectly! I tried changing it around so it would work for Gift Pokémon like Starters, but I couldn't quite figure that out. I tried switching the word "Wild" to "Gift" but I'm very new to essentials and coding in general.

 

[LinKazamine]

For gift pokemon you don't really need to do this. You can define the pokemon before and after giving it so you can have in the event a variable that picks a random value between 0 and 100 (or any numbers you prefer), then in a conditional branch check if the value chosen is equal or lower than, for example, 10. If it is, edit the pokemon to have its hidden ability.