Species Editing

Species Editing

Edit species data in depth with safe Preview/Save.

Overview tab (fields)

• Identity (read‑only): Name, National Dex #, Internal ID
• Base stats (0–255): HP, Attack, Defense, Speed, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def; Total is computed
• Types: Type 1 and Type 2 (Type 2 can be none)
• Abilities: Ability 1, Ability 2, Hidden Ability (written to hidden ability table)
• Capture & experience: Catch Rate (0–255), Base EXP (prefers table over mondata)
• EV yields: 6 numbers (HP/Atk/Def/Spd/SpA/SpD)
• Breeding & growth: Gender Ratio, Egg Cycles, Base Friendship, Growth Rate
• Egg groups: one or two groups for breeding compatibility
• Wild items: up to two items held by wild encounters
• Run chance: wild battle escape chance
• Pokédex text: Classification, Entry (multiline), Height (e.g., 2'04"), Weight (e.g., 15.2 lbs)

TM/HM tab

• Search and toggle compatibility for TM001–TM092 and HM001–HM008 (project‑specific)
• Preview shows the precise changes to tmlearnset.txt; Save applies

Tutor Moves tab

• Search and toggle tutor compatibility; tutor costs are defined by the project
• Preview/Save updates tutordata.txt accordingly

Learnsets, Evolutions, Egg Moves (read‑only UI)

• Level‑up moves: grouped by level; multiple moves can share a level
• Evolutions: shows method, parameter (level/item/etc.), and target species
• Egg moves: species‑specific breeding moves
• Current version: these are displayed as summaries for stability; Preview/Save can still write controlled changes, but full GUI editing is not yet enabled

Workflow

1. Open Species → select a species from the searchable list
2. Edit Overview fields (stats/types/abilities/exp/catch/EVs/breeding/dex/…)
3. Adjust TM/HM and Tutor compatibility as needed
4. Preview to review per‑file diffs → Save to write (backups created automatically)

Files touched

• armips/data/mondata.s (overview fields and dex text)
• data/BaseExperienceTable.c (Base EXP, preferred over mondata.s)
• data/HiddenAbilityTable.c (Hidden Ability)
• armips/data/tmlearnset.txt (TM/HM)
• armips/data/tutordata.txt (Tutors)
• armips/data/levelupdata.s, armips/data/evodata.s, armips/data/eggmoves.s (summaries/Preview/Save)

Validation & notes

• Stat ranges are validated (0–255); gender/egg cycles/friendship also range‑checked
• Types, abilities, items, moves must exist in your project constants
• Base EXP is written to BaseExperienceTable.c to avoid duplication with mondata.s
• Hidden Ability is written to HiddenAbilityTable.c (fallbacks respected if absent)

Tips

• Use search and keyboard navigation to move quickly; Ctrl+S saves on editor pages
• Preview first to verify exact diffs; .bak backups are automatic
• If lists are empty, confirm project path and required files exist and are parsable