[Scripting Question] Making an ability that infatuate the target regardless of gender

[Trashy]

I've been trying to create an ability that induces infatuation in the target (regardless of gender, but still not affecting pokemon with Oblivious and Aroma veil).
I have tried tweaking the infatuation script, as well as messing with the code of the ability itself, however, it doesn't seem like I can get it right.

so I could really use any help I can get. Thank you very much.

 

[StCooler]

(In v18 but it's probably similar in v19 and v20)
You should check how Cute Charm works. The gender condition is hidden in "pbCanAttract?". You'll have to copy this function, for example rename it "pbCanAtttactGenderless" and remove the lines that check the gender.

 

[burningplain]

How does it induce infatuation? On switch in, contact or does it just make attract override genders? For all of them, St. Cooler is correct, you want to look at the "pbCanAttract?" function. You can do a quick edit to make a Attract or Cute Charm override gender for infatuation.

Find this section of code in Battle_Statuses:

def pbCanAttract?(user, showMessages = true)
    return false if fainted?
    return false if !user || user.fainted?
    if @effects[PBEffects::Attract] >= 0
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} is unaffected!", pbThis)) if showMessages
      return false
    end
    agender = user.gender
    ogender = gender
   if agender == 2 || ogender == 2 || agender == ogender  
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} is unaffected!", pbThis)) if showMessages
      return false
    end
    if [email protected]

Add this line after line 513. In addition change the "if" on the line after to "elsif". (Note I used Cute Charm as my test ability)

if user.hasActiveAbility?(:CUTECHARM) && !hasActiveAbility?([:AROMAVEIL, :OBLIVIOUS])
        return true

Your final section of code should look like this:

def pbCanAttract?(user, showMessages = true)
    return false if fainted?
    return false if !user || user.fainted?
    if @effects[PBEffects::Attract] >= 0
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} is unaffected!", pbThis)) if showMessages
      return false
    end
    agender = user.gender
    ogender = gender
    if user.hasActiveAbility?(:CUTECHARM) && !hasActiveAbility?([:AROMAVEIL, :OBLIVIOUS])
        return true
    elsif agender == 2 || ogender == 2 || agender == ogender  
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} is unaffected!", pbThis)) if showMessages
      return false
    end
    if [email protected]

This has it correctly blocked by both Oblivious and Aroma Veil, and it also has allies blocked in the case of Aroma Veil, but ignores genders (can do same gender and genderless). There is one thing that is incorrect about this code. If a Pokemon of the same gender blocks infatuation with Oblivious or Aroma Veil, it doesn't show the ability splash and gives you the standard "_ is unaffected." This is because it defaults back to the unaffected text for when Pokemon are the same gender, as it comes before Oblivious and Aroma Veil in the check.

 

[Trashy]

(In v18 but it's probably similar in v19 and v20)
You should check how Cute Charm works. The gender condition is hidden in "pbCanAttract?". You'll have to copy this function, for example rename it "pbCanAtttactGenderless" and remove the lines that check the gender.

So sorry for the late response!
Thank you so much for your help, I did what you suggested and it works like a charm!