[Error] National Pokédex Error

[Captain Falinks]

Hi there, back at it with another problem.

So, the thing is: when I try to access to the Pokédex, the game instantly freezes and shows this message:
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Pokemon Essentials
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[Pokémon Essentials version 18.1.dev]

Exception: NoMethodError

Message: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass



Backtrace:

PScreen_PokedexMain:330:in `pbGetDexList'

PScreen_PokedexMain:325:in `each'

PScreen_PokedexMain:325:in `pbGetDexList'

PScreen_PokedexMain:345:in `pbRefreshDexList'

PScreen_PokedexMain:260:in `pbStartScene'

PScreen_PokedexMain:1186:in `pbStartScreen'

PScreen_PauseMenu:161:in `pbStartPokemonMenu'

PScreen_PauseMenu:158:in `pbFadeOutIn'

PScreen_PauseMenu:163:in `pbStartPokemonMenu'

PScreen_PauseMenu:144:in `loop'



This exception was logged in

C:\Users\USERNAME\Saved Games\Pokemon Essentials\errorlog.txt.

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Now, I tried to verify my scripts and it's as follows:

USE_CURRENT_REGION_DEX = false
def pbDexNames; return [
[_INTL("Regional Pokédex"),0],
_INTL("National Pokédex")
]; end
DEX_SHOWS_ALL_FORMS = false
DEXES_WITH_OFFSETS = []

My goal was to show the national dex from the start.
I used the script: "$Trainer.pokedex=true" to make the Pokédex avalilable and then I used: "pbUnlockDex" and "pbLockDex(0)" to block the regional one and unlock the national.

Even so, the game freezes and I cannot access any dex at all. What am I doing wrong?

 

[ThatWelshOne_]

First, try starting a new save file/deleting your existing save file.

 

[Captain Falinks]

I started a new save file right now.
Unfortunately, the error screens appears again.

 

[ThatWelshOne_]

I started a new save file right now.
Unfortunately, the error screens appears again.

And you see the same error when starting a new save file?
Did you also try deleting your save file from C:\Users\USERNAME\Saved Games\Pokemon Essentials ?

 

[Captain Falinks]

I did what you just said and deleted the save data right now.
I started a new game again, and again the same error with the Pokédex.

I did not modify the script in any way, I don't know what's happening.
The message shown is the same as the one I posted before.

 

[ThatWelshOne_]

I did what you just said and deleted the save data right now.
I started a new game again, and again the same error with the Pokédex.

I did not modify the script in any way, I don't know what's happening.
The message shown is the same as the one I posted before.

Okay, thanks for checking that.
What were you doing before you got this error? I see you've defined a new Pokédex. Have you been able to access the Pokédex since defining your new Pokédex?

 

[Captain Falinks]

No, i couldn't access it.
I simply created the "Regional" and the "National" according to the instructions on the Pokémon Essentials Wiki.

USE_CURRENT_REGION_DEX = false
def pbDexNames; return [
[_INTL("Regional Pokédex"),0],
_INTL("National Pokédex")
]; end
DEX_SHOWS_ALL_FORMS = false
DEXES_WITH_OFFSETS = []

This should mean that there are only these two dexes, right? And the national one should include every Pokémon in my Pokemon.txt file, right?
But somehow I cannot even open the dex without getting the error.
Could the problem be in the number of Pokémon? I doubt it, but I have inserted every Pokémon from gen 1 to gen 8, plus adding a lot of mons of my own, adding up to more than 1000 creatures in the national dex. But I don't think that's actually what this is about.

 

[ThatWelshOne_]

No, i couldn't access it.
I simply created the "Regional" and the "National" according to the instructions on the Pokémon Essentials Wiki.

USE_CURRENT_REGION_DEX = false
def pbDexNames; return [
[_INTL("Regional Pokédex"),0],
_INTL("National Pokédex")
]; end
DEX_SHOWS_ALL_FORMS = false
DEXES_WITH_OFFSETS = []

This should mean that there are only these two dexes, right? And the national one should include every Pokémon in my Pokemon.txt file, right?
But somehow I cannot even open the dex without getting the error.
Could the problem be in the number of Pokémon? I doubt it, but I have inserted every Pokémon from gen 1 to gen 8, plus adding a lot of mons of my own, adding up to more than 1000 creatures in the national dex. But I don't think that's actually what this is about.

No, I don't think the number of Pokémon is the issue.

You can check what Pokėdexes you have defined in your game through the debug menu.

When you defined your new Pokėdex, did you compile your game?

 

[Captain Falinks]

Good question. Usually I play the game on debug mode by accessing the Game.rxproj, and when I start the game he asks me if I want to save any changes before initializing the debug mode.
And then it analyzes every script and pbs/graphic files before making the game start. Is that the "compiling" part?

 

[ThatWelshOne_]

Good question. Usually I play the game on debug mode by accessing the Game.rxproj, and when I start the game he asks me if I want to save any changes before initializing the debug mode.
And then it analyzes every script and pbs/graphic files before making the game start. Is that the "compiling" part?

Yes. You can force the game to compile by holding down Control when you click the green play button from RPG Maker XP. You can also compile your game from the debug menu in game (press F9, then I think it's under Other Options, Compile game data -not at my PC so I can't check).

Try compiling from the debug menu. If that doesn't do anything, try using Google and search for particular lines in your error message. I see this issue a lot, so maybe someone has a solution somewhere (usually the answer is to start a new save, but you tried that already).

Have a look at Thundaga's tutorial video on this on YouTube as well. You might just have to define your Pokédex again from the beginning if nothing else works.

 

[Captain Falinks]

Alright, I'll do just that. Hopefully good ol' Thundaga may have a solution.
Thanks again for everything.