User:Lagnic/Contest move effect data structure (Generation VI)

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The Contest move effect data structure is a 4-byte structure that determines the possible effects moves can have when used in the Generation VI Pokémon Contest Spectaculars.

Structure

Offset	Size (bytes)	Type	Description
0	1	Integer	Effect index (0-35)
1	1	Integer	Effect type (0-7)
2	1	Integer	Appeal
3	1	Integer	Jam

Notes

Effects

Index	Effect Type	Appeal (hearts)	Jam (hearts)	Description
0	0	4	0	Quite an appealing move.
1	0	6	0	A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.
2	0	8	0	A move of huge appeal, but using it prevents the user from taking further contest moves.
3	0	3	0	An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.
4	1	2	0	Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.
5	1	1	0	Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.
6	2	2	3	Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.
7	3	2	2	Startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.
8	2	1	4	Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.
9	3	1	3	Badly startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.
10	4	3	0	Makes audience expect little of other contestants.
11	3	2	1	Badly startles Pokémon that the audience has high expectations of.
12	3	4	4	Startles all other Pokémon. User cannot act in the next turn.
13	3	2	1	Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.
14	4	2	0	Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.
15	4	3	0	Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.
16	5	2	0	Works great if the user goes first this turn.
17	5	2	0	Works great if the user goes last this turn.
18	5	1	0	Shows off the Pokémon’s appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.
19	5	1	0	Shows off the Pokémon’s appeal about as well as the move used just before it.
20	5	1	0	Works better the later it is used in a turn.
21	5	1	0	Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.
22	5	2	0	Works well if it is the same type as the move used by the last Pokémon.
23	5	3	0	Affected by how well the previous Pokémon’s move went.
24	5	1	0	Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.
25	5	1	0	Works well if the user is pumped up.
26	6	3	0	Causes the user to move earlier on the next turn.
27	6	3	0	Causes the user to move later on the next turn.
28	6	3	0	Scrambles the order in which Pokémon will move on the next turn.
29	5	2	0	Excites the audience in any kind of contest.
30	3	2	1	Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.
31	5	1	0	Works better the more the crowd is excited.
32	4	3	0	Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.
33	7	3	0	Excites the audience a lot if used first.
34	7	3	0	Excites the audience a lot if used last.
35	7	4	0	Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

Effect type

Effect Type	Description
0	Move does not interact with other contestants
1	Prevents user from being startled
2	Startles the Pokémon that performed immediately before the user
3	Startles one or multiple Pokémon that have performed this round
4	Negatively affects other Pokémon
5	Appeal varies based on performance order, previous performances, audience excitement, or Pokémon condition
6	Affects performance order in next round
7	Affects audience excitement

Appeal and Jam

To convert to the hearts seen in-game, values of appeal and jam are divided by 10.

Data Location

Contest data is found in a/2/4/2 which unpacks into 11 binary files:

00	Contest move list (621 × 8 bytes)
01	Contest move effects (36 × 4 bytes)
02	Contest combinations (621 × 2 bytes + 1620 bytes)
03	Contestant data (69 × 36 bytes)
04	??? (67 × 4 bytes)
05	??? (36 bytes)
06	??? (180 bytes)
07	??? (204 bytes)
08	??? (312 bytes)
09	??? (732 bytes)
10	??? (720 bytes)

Fingerprint

00 00 28 00 // Quite an appealing move.
01 00 3c 00 // A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.
02 00 50 00 // A move of huge appeal, but using it prevents the user from taking further contest moves.
03 00 1e 00 // An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.
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23 07 28 00 // Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

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