PBS files

This article describes the PBS files, found in the folder "PBS". They store a lot of information in an easily accessible and editable format, and help make customising various parts of Pokémon Essentials easier.

PBS files

The following is a list of all the PBS files, and what they do:

PBS file	What it does
abilities	Defines all Pokémon abilities, with one line per ability.
berryplants	Defines all of the berries, with one line per berry.
connections	Defines all map connections, with one line per connection.
encounters	Defines the various types of wild Pokémon encounters for each map.
items	Defines all items, with one line per item.
metadata	Defines both global metadata (section 000) and map-specific metadata (all other sections).
moves	Defines all Pokémon moves, with one line per move.
phone	Defines the various parts of phone call messages.
pokemon	Defines all Pokémon species, with one section per species.
pokemonforms	Defines all the Pokemon forms, with one section per form.
shadowmoves	Defines the moves that Shadow Pokémon will know, with one line per species.
tm	Defines which Pokémon can be taught each move in any way other than by levelling up (i.e. by Move Tutor and TM/HM).
townmap	Defines the region map data, including Fly destinations.
trainertypes	Defines all trainer types, with one line per trainer type.
trainers	Defines individual trainers, with one section per trainer.
types	Defines all elemental types, with one section per type.

In addition, there are a number of PBS files that are used for various Battle Challenges:

PBS file	What it does
btpokemon	Battle Tower
bttrainers	Battle Tower Trainers
fancycuppm	Fancy cup
fancycupsinglepm	Fancy cup
fancycupsingletr	Fancy cup single Trainers
fancycuptr	Fancy cup trainers
littlecuppm	Little cup
littlecuptr	Little cup Trainers
pikacuppm	Pika cup
pikacuptr	Pika cup Trainers
pokecuppm	Poke cup
pokecuptr	Poke cup
trainerlists	List of Trainers