PBS files

This page lists all the PBS files used in Essentials.

PBS files

A PBS file contains information for the game. This information is written in raw text and is editable directly, and indeed being readily editable is the purpose of a PBS file. A major part of the Compiler is to read these files and convert them into game-usable data which is stored in the "Data" folder - the .txt files themselves are not used by the game itself.

PBS files are so-called because they are all stored in the folder "PBS" in the main game folder.

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

PBS file	What it does
abilities	Defines all Pokémon abilities that exist.
berry_plants	Defines growth information about all plantable berries.
encounters	Defines the various types of wild Pokémon encounters for each map.
items	Defines all items that exist.
map_connections	Defines all map connections, with one line per connection.
map_metadata	Defines map-specific metadata.
metadata	Defines both global metadata (section 000) and player characters.
moves	Defines all Pokémon moves that exist.
phone	Defines the various parts of generic phone call messages.
pokemon	Defines all Pokémon species that exist.
pokemon_forms	Defines all the Pokémon forms that exist.
pokemon_metrics	Defines the positioning of Pokémon sprites in battle.
regional_dexes	Defines all Regional Dex lists that exist.
ribbons	Defines all ribbons that exist.
shadow_pokemon	Defines information about Shadow Pokémon versions of Pokémon species, including the Shadow moves they know and the sizes of their Heart Gauges.
town_map	Defines the region map data, including Fly destinations.
trainer_types	Defines all trainer types that exist.
trainers	Defines all individual trainers that exist.
types	Defines all elemental types that exist.

Battle Frontier PBS files

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

PBS file	What it does
battle_facility_lists	Lists the other PBS files mentioned below, and defines which battle challenges they are used for.
battle_tower_pokemon	Lists all Pokémon usable by trainers in the Battle Tower.
battle_tower_trainers	Lists all trainers that can appear in the Battle Tower.
cup_fancy_pkmn	Unused.
cup_fancy_trainers	Unused.
cup_fancy_pkmn_single	Lists all Pokémon usable by trainers in the Fancy Cup challenge.
cup_fancy_trainers_single	Lists all trainers that can appear in the Fancy Cup challenge.
cup_little_pkmn	Lists all Pokémon usable by trainers in the Little Cup challenge.
cup_little_trainers	Lists all trainers that can appear in the Little Cup challenge.
cup_pika_pkmn	Lists all Pokémon usable by trainers in the Pika Cup challenge.
cup_pika_trainers	Lists all trainers that can appear in the Pika Cup challenge.
cup_poke_pkmn	Lists all Pokémon usable by trainers in the Poké Cup challenge.
cup_poke_trainers	Lists all trainers that can appear in the Poké Cup challenge.