[Scripting Question] Implementing One Z move per Battler?

[BlackOutG5]

I have implemented the Z-Ring mechanic and was wondering how do I set it up so you can place Z-Stones into the Key Item and have it check to see if the pokemon is holding the same item as this Key Item?

I was also wondering how do I set it up so you can only use one Z-Move per battle It's going to be a button so that one you use the button it'll never appear until next battle.

 

[Mutant Yoshi]

While I don't know how exactly to pull that off, I do have a vague idea of what to do. Might I suggest looking around at the pbCanMegaEvolve? method? It should give you somewhat an idea of what you need to do to ensure a Z-Move can only be used once.

 

[James Davy]

What I would do is modify the Mega Ring to take integer values instead of boolean. I would use -1 for not owned, 0 for owned with no Z-Crystals and getConst(PBItems,:SNORLIUMZ) to tell the game it has a Snorlium-Z set in it.

In PokeBattle_Battle, modify this line of code:

return false if pbBelongsToPlayer?(index) && [COLOR=Red]$PokemonGlobal.megaRing<0[/COLOR]

In Debug, alter the Mega Ring toggle code so if the Mega Ring is owned and a Z-Crystal is set, add it back into your bag before setting its value to -1. If the Mega Ring is not owned, set it to 0.

As for the one-Z-move-per-battle restriction, Mutant Yoshi would be correct in suggesting the pbCanMegaEvolve? method as a base. I can suggest this code added after pbCanMegaEvolve?:

  def pbCanUseZMove?(index)
    return false if $game_switches[NO_Z_MOVE] # assuming such a switch exists
    return false if pbBelongsToPlayer?(index) && $PokemonGlobal.megaRing<0
    return false if @battlers[index].pokemon.item==0
    # add return false lines for type-specific or species-specific Z-Crystals
    return false if @battlers[index].pokemon.item!=$PokemonGlobal.megaRing
    side=(pbIsOpposing?(index)) ? 1 : 0
    owner=pbGetOwnerIndex(index)
    return false if @zmove[side][owner]!=-1
    return true
  end

The code will only work if a @zmove attribute exists and is initialised in the same way as the @megaEvolution attribute.

 

[TheShinyMew]

Bump! Is there a way to turn regular moves into Z moves? Like how Mew's Psychic turns into Genesis Supernova and such?