Messages.json

Messages.json

Player-facing chat message templates and the Tera-Terastallization toast popup. Located at GenesisForms/messages.json.

Note

All strings in this file support MiniMessage formatting tags (<green>, <gray>, <light_purple>, hex colors like <#35DEC6>, etc.) instead of legacy & color codes. Like config.json, this file is auto-merged on load — updating the mod adds any new message keys without overwriting the wording you've already customized. /genesis reload (see Commands) reloads it live.

📄 Full default file

{
  "prefix": "<dark_gray>[<#35DEC6>Genesis<dark_gray>]",
  "tera_toast_settings": {
    "toast_title": "Tera Type: %pokemon.tera_type%",
    "toast_description": "",
    "use_shard_icon": true,
    "display_seconds": 3.0
  },
  "messages": {
    "reload_command": "%prefix% <green>Reloaded!",
    "has_gmax_factor": "<green>%pokemon% can Gigantamax!",
    "dynamax_level_changed": "<green>%pokemon%'s dynamax level is now %pokemon.dmax_level%!",
    "gmax_factor_removed": "<red>%pokemon% can no longer Gigantamax!",
    "give_command_received": "%prefix% <green>Received %item%!",
    "give_command_feedback": "%prefix% <green>Gave %item% to %player%!",
    "tera_type_changed": "<green>Set %pokemon%'s tera type to %pokemon.tera_type%!",
    "cube_mode_feedback": "<gray>Cube Mode: <green>%cube_mode%",
    "gmax_factor_applied": "<green>%pokemon% can now Gigantamax!",
    "does_not_have_gmax_factor": "<red>%pokemon% can not Gigantamax!",
    "reset_data_command": "%prefix% <green>Reset %player%'s Internal Form Data!"
  }
}

Placeholders

Every message is run through TextUtils.parse(...), which substitutes placeholders before the string is deserialized as MiniMessage. Not every placeholder is available in every message — see the per-key tables below for which ones actually get filled in for that message.

Placeholder	Resolves to	Available in
%prefix%	The prefix field, below.	Every message (substituted first, so prefix itself may not usefully reference other placeholders).
%player%	The target player's name (getNameForScoreboard()).	Any message parsed with a player context.
%player.uuid%	The target player's UUID.	Any message parsed with a player context.
%item%	The item's display name, resolved from its translation key (item.genesisforms.<item_id>).	give_command_received, give_command_feedback.
%count%	The quantity given.	give_command_received, give_command_feedback (present in the parser but not used in either default string — safe to add manually, e.g. Received %count%x %item%!).
%pokemon%	The Pokémon's display name.	Any message parsed with a Pokémon context.
%pokemon.uuid%	The Pokémon's UUID.	Any message parsed with a Pokémon context.
%pokemon.tera_type%	The Pokémon's current Tera type display name.	Any message parsed with a Pokémon context (notably tera_type_changed and the Tera toast title).
%pokemon.dmax_level%	The Pokémon's Dynamax level.	Any message parsed with a Pokémon context (notably dynamax_level_changed).
%cube_mode%	Literal Ability or Form, hardcoded by the Zygarde Cube's own logic rather than TextUtils.	cube_mode_feedback only.

Top Level

Field	Type	Default	Description
prefix	string	"<dark_gray>[<#35DEC6>Genesis<dark_gray>]"	Prepended anywhere a message string contains %prefix%. Not every message includes it — plain feedback lines like the Gigantamax/Tera messages omit it by default.

Tera Toast Settings — tera_toast_settings

Controls the advancement-style "toast" popup shown in the top-right corner when a Pokémon Terastallizes.

Field	Type	Default	Description
toast_title	string	"Tera Type: %pokemon.tera_type%"	Toast title line. Parsed with the Terastallizing Pokémon as context, so %pokemon%, %pokemon.tera_type%, etc. all work.
toast_description	string	""	Toast subtitle/description line. Same placeholder support as toast_title. Empty by default.
use_shard_icon	boolean	true	Use the Tera Shard item matching the Pokémon's Tera type (genesisforms:<type>_tera_shard) as the toast's icon. When false, the toast is shown with no icon.
display_seconds	float	3.0	How long the toast stays on screen.

Messages — messages

Field	Type	Default	Triggered when...
reload_command	string	"%prefix% <green>Reloaded!"	An admin runs /genesis reload.
reset_data_command	string	"%prefix% <green>Reset %player%'s Internal Form Data!"	An admin resets a player's internal form/gimmick data via command. Parsed with that player as context (%player%).
give_command_received	string	"%prefix% <green>Received %item%!"	Sent to the player who receives an item from a /genesis give-style command. Supports %item% and %count%.
give_command_feedback	string	"%prefix% <green>Gave %item% to %player%!"	Sent back to the command sender confirming the give. Supports %item%, %count%, and %player% (the recipient).
cube_mode_feedback	string	"<gray>Cube Mode: <green>%cube_mode%"	A player switches the Zygarde Cube's mode (Ability/Form). %cube_mode% is Ability or Form.
gmax_factor_applied	string	"<green>%pokemon% can now Gigantamax!"	A Max Soup (or equivalent) grants a Pokémon the Gigantamax Factor.
gmax_factor_removed	string	"<red>%pokemon% can no longer Gigantamax!"	A Max Soup (or equivalent) removes the Gigantamax Factor.
has_gmax_factor	string	"<green>%pokemon% can Gigantamax!"	A Dynamax accessory is used to check a Pokémon that already has the Gigantamax Factor.
does_not_have_gmax_factor	string	"<red>%pokemon% can not Gigantamax!"	Same check, but the Pokémon lacks the Gigantamax Factor.
tera_type_changed	string	"<green>Set %pokemon%'s tera type to %pokemon.tera_type%!"	A Tera Shard is used to set/change a Pokémon's Tera type.
dynamax_level_changed	string	"<green>%pokemon%'s dynamax level is now %pokemon.dmax_level%!"	Dynamax Candy is used to change a Pokémon's Dynamax level.

Tip

These are plain feedback messages, not action bar/title effects — they're sent with sendMessage(..., true) in most cases (action bar) except the two command-feedback lines, which go to normal chat. If a message doesn't seem to appear where you expect, check whether it's an action-bar message that got overwritten by something else firing right after it.

See Also

• Config.json — gimmick toggles and general settings.
• Commands — the /genesis reload, give, and reset-data commands that trigger several of these messages.