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. ... 23 07 28 00 // Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.
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