Hack Series: Pokémon Photonic Sun & Prismatic Moon

[Buffel Saft]

I want to ask something about the Documents. There's a 'Level Up Moves, Rebalanced' txt and a 'Level Up Moves, Rebalanced(1)' txt. What is the difference?

One of them's an old version that shouldn't be there, I've just removed it. Thanks for pointing that out!

 

[BetterToNeverHaveBeen]

One of them's an old version that shouldn't be there, I've just removed it. Thanks for pointing that out!

I see. Thanks for clarifying!

I noticed that you made it possible to encounter Decidueye through SOS Calls by a wild Dartrix. I want to ask what the call rate is.

 

[Buffel Saft]

I see. Thanks for clarifying!

I noticed that you made it possible to encounter Decidueye through SOS Calls by a wild Dartrix. I want to ask what the call rate is.

No problem! Dartrix has a call rate of 6, which is the same as an Oricorio. No idea what the actual % chance of calling an ally is, but 6 is a below average rate. I don't have access to actual chances of certain ally species appearing either, but Decidueye shouldn't be too rare - it takes up the top four ally slots in pk3Ds' editor, so it's about as rare as most other evolved SOS mons.

 

[BetterToNeverHaveBeen]

No problem! Dartrix has a call rate of 6, which is the same as an Oricorio. No idea what the actual % chance of calling an ally is, but 6 is a below average rate. I don't have access to actual chances of certain ally species appearing either, but Decidueye shouldn't be too rare - it takes up the top four ally slots in pk3Ds' editor, so it's about as rare as most other evolved SOS mons.

Yeah, a call rate of 6 is pretty low, but it isn't the lowest. I think the lowest is 3? Anyway, I could also use other mechanics to make the call rate higher, like the adrenaline orb and a pokemon with intimidate or unnerve. I wanna shiny hunt Decidueye through this SOS Call. It's possible, isn't it?

 

[Buffel Saft]

Yeah, a call rate of 6 is pretty low, but it isn't the lowest. I think the lowest is 3? Anyway, I could also use other mechanics to make the call rate higher, like the adrenaline orb and a pokemon with intimidate or unnerve. I wanna shiny hunt Decidueye through this SOS Call. It's possible, isn't it?

I think 3 is the lowest yeah (other than zero of course). It's definitely possible to shiny hunt Decidueye that way, and it's probably faster than the Masuda Method.

 

[BetterToNeverHaveBeen]

Buffel, I apologize again for the bother, but I want to ask something about SOS Calls again. You added many SOS Calls that are custom to these hacks. My question is: did you remove the SOS Calls that were in vanilla USUM? To give just one example, in the vanilla games, Finneon can call other Finneons with a call rate of 9. In your 'Wild Pokemon Locations' document, Finneon cannot be found on any of the SOS Calls table charts. Does this mean that, in these hacks, Finneon can no longer call allies? Or did you simply just not include these info in the document because you didn't want it to be bloated with info that players of the vanilla games would already know?

 

[Buffel Saft]

Buffel, I apologize again for the bother, but I want to ask something about SOS Calls again. You added many SOS Calls that are custom to these hacks. My question is: did you remove the SOS Calls that were in vanilla USUM? To give just one example, in the vanilla games, Finneon can call other Finneons with a call rate of 9. In your 'Wild Pokemon Locations' document, Finneon cannot be found on any of the SOS Calls table charts. Does this mean that, in these hacks, Finneon can no longer call allies? Or did you simply just not include these info in the document because you didn't want it to be bloated with info that players of the vanilla games would already know?

All the vanilla calls are still there I think (there may be some exceptions but I can't recall). The document only lists different species that can be called, but every Pokemon that can be found normally can also call more of its own species in the wild, so that almost everything can be chained. You're spot on as to the reasoning - I didn't list these as it would have just doubled up the wild encounter list and bloated the doc. This also applies to mons that can't normally be found in Alola, which all have a call rate of zero in vanilla; in the hack they've got whatever I thought I was appropriate (e.g. all the regional rodents should have the same call rates).

 

[BetterToNeverHaveBeen]

All the vanilla calls are still there I think (there may be some exceptions but I can't recall). The document only lists different species that can be called, but every Pokemon that can be found normally can also call more of its own species in the wild, so that almost everything can be chained. You're spot on as to the reasoning - I didn't list these as it would have just doubled up the wild encounter list and bloated the doc. This also applies to mons that can't normally be found in Alola, which all have a call rate of zero in vanilla; in the hack they've got whatever I thought I was appropriate (e.g. all the regional rodents should have the same call rates).

Oooh! So, an Alolan Rattata can still call another Alolan Rattata? But in these hacks, you made it so it is possible for it to call also its Kantonian form? And the Charjabug found in the Blush Mountain can still call another Charjabug, and its ally option is not limited to only Vikavolt?

 

[Buffel Saft]

Oooh! So, an Alolan Rattata can still call another Alolan Rattata? But in these hacks, you made it so it is possible for it to call also its Kantonian form? And the Charjabug found in the Blush Mountain can still call another Charjabug, and its ally option is not limited to only Vikavolt?

Yep that's exactly how it works!

 

[BetterToNeverHaveBeen]

Yep that's exactly how it works!

Thank you. I think I finally get it. All Pokemon found in the wild can call their own species and the info that you placed in the SOS Calls table charts simply state that those Pokemon have a chance to call a different species. But that does not mean they cannot call their own species.

I'm so stupid. Before, I thought that the SOS Calls tables mean there are new call allies, and therefore, I thought you completely replaced the vanilla's SOS Call system. But you actually added a lot onto it, instead of removing things.

 

[Buffel Saft]

Thank you. I think I finally get it. All Pokemon found in the wild can call their own species and the info that you placed in the SOS Calls table charts simply state that those Pokemon have a chance to call a different species. But that does not mean they cannot call their own species.

I'm so stupid. Before, I thought that the SOS Calls tables mean there are new call allies, and therefore, I thought you completely replaced the vanilla's SOS Call system. But you actually added a lot onto it, instead of removing things.

No problem! Yep you've got it now, it's an expanded version of the vanilla SOS system.

 

[SonicWindStriker]

Can you link me to a Ultra Sun this one is compatible with? I trying every one I can find but none of them, and every 1.2 update, won't change the title to Photonic Sun like it says in the document for Citra

 

[Buffel Saft]

Can you link me to a Ultra Sun this one is compatible with? I trying every one I can find but none of them, and every 1.2 update, won't change the title to Photonic Sun like it says in the document for Citra

I can't do that as it's against the site's rules and also illegal. The hack will work with any version of Ultra Sun, provided it's not broken in some way. The title isn't changing because it's not supposed to, and the docs don't say it should; I suggest that you try launching the game to see if it's working or not.

 

[NuclearNecro]

Heyo, I'd like to report a bug:

- Pidgeot is supposed to learn Hyper Voice at level 41, but when I used one in my most recent playthrough, it never learned the move at that level.

 

[Buffel Saft]

Heyo, I'd like to report a bug:

- Pidgeot is supposed to learn Hyper Voice at level 41, but when I used one in my most recent playthrough, it never learned the move at that level.

Hey, I assume it was mega evolved at the time? Seems mega Pidgeot's learnset wasn't updated. Thanks for letting me know, will fix it when I can.

 

[edu9999]

(Ultra Sun rebalanced - Citra) I'm having an issue with the buy option inside the first pokemart of the game. When I press A the screen freezes but I can still listen to the music playing

 

[Buffel Saft]

(Ultra Sun rebalanced - Citra) I'm having an issue with the buy option inside the first pokemart of the game. When I press A the screen freezes but I can still listen to the music playing

Hi, please check the FAQ in the first post.

 

[edu9999]

Hi, please check the FAQ in the first post.

Thank you so much, it's working fine rn, I did not see the hidden spoiler when reading the post. Sorry for asking this kind of question

 

[Buffel Saft]

Thank you so much, it's working fine rn, I did not see the hidden spoiler when reading the post. Sorry for asking this kind of question

No problem, hope you enjoy the hack! Maybe I should remove the spoiler.

 

[NuclearNecro]

Hey, I assume it was mega evolved at the time? Seems mega Pidgeot's learnset wasn't updated. Thanks for letting me know, will fix it when I can.

Wait, do Mega Evolved Pokemon actually just not pull from the original Pokemon's learnsets?
If so, that's absolutely bizzare, but also makes sense.