Dinodragon's simple guide to create a pokemon from scratch
Includes screenshots and simple instructions
OK I've done a lot of research these last few weeks and I found that most of the guides on this forum are too hard to understand. There is just too much jargon that only die-hard pokemon fans can understand. Hopefully this will shed some answers on the most simple questions.
Note: This guide was created mainly for HG/SS, although it should work about the same for all the games. This guide is also for normal wild pokemon; for legendaries, you're better off just catching and editing it rather than trying to create it.
OK, enough chit-chat. Lets start.
Requirements:
Pokesav: http://projectpokemon.org/editing/pokesav/pokesavdownload.php
Legality Checker: http://projectpokemon.org/editing/legalitychecker.php
A brain: http://www.ebay.com/ :wink:
Guide:
First go to http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page and do some basic research on your pokemon.
You need to know:
The level and area where it can be caught
The moves it can learn at that level
The abilities it can have
Make sure that there is enough space in your party for the number of pokemon you want to create
Open pokesav and calculate the number of pokemon there will be in your party and put that number in Party Members Amount
Click the edit button on the first empty slot
1. Choose your pokemon, click input own OT, click input own ID. Click original name or the text box beside it and enter a nickname; if you enter a nickname, check the nickname box.
2. Put the date when you caught the pokemon. Then choose the location and level where it can be caught. If you are playing HG/SS, chances are you won't find your location there. If you do not see it, put 3002 in the text box (Farawayplace). We'll get back to that later.
3. Put the level you want the pokemon to currently be. Make sure it is higher than the level you caught it at. You might also want to give it a happiness rating. Caught pokemon start at 70 happiness; maxed happiness is 255. It's a safe bet to put a number between that.
4. Change it to the game you're currently playing.
5. Choose the ball that you caught it in. If it is an apricorn ball, choose pokeball instead and we'll get back to that later. Also give it an ability that it can have. If the pokemon can have 2 abilities, input one, and check wraith89's class ID thread and find out the class for the abilities; we'll need the class info later. If it can only have 1 ability, just input it there and forget about the class.
6. Choose the moves that it will have. Make sure that the pokemon can have those moves at that level. Give it some PP Up if you wish, but it is easier to leave all the PP Left at 0. You can go to the pokemon center after and it will restore the moves to the correct PP amount.
7. Choose the country that your game is in. Since you're reading this guide, you're probably playing the US version so the language is ENG.
8. OK. We finally get to the hardest part in the guide. Read Preston's hex value thread and read all about what the numbers mean.
For all you lazy people, here is the short version: :creep:
9. Input any value you want for your additional stats. The highest amount for each stat is 31.
10. Click the PID/IV button and then click on generate in the tab that pops up. Find a line with the type 1 algorithm and has the nature and gender that you want. Also, in step 5, if the pokemon had 2 abilities and you chose one, the ability has to match the class. Class 1 = Abil 1, Class 2 = Abil 2; if the pokemon only has 1 ability, then it doesn't matter. If you do not get a combo that you like, change the numbers around in step 9 and try again; it's a trial and error process to find the right combo.
11. Click stats edit, all max, and then ok.
12. We're all done! Click OK to save your changes, save the PKM file, check it with the legality checker and make sure everything is right.
This is my Staryu that I created from scratch if anybody is interested. It was supposedly caught with a good rod in Cianwood using a net ball.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will you create a guide for Platinum/Diamond/Pearl?
Probably not. I'm finished with my platinum for now and am gonna be playing soulsilver for a while. But the only difference I can imagine from this guide is the hex values, mainly changing 86h value to 00 and finding the location values for 46h and 47h. Preston's hex value guide explains how to find the 46h and 47h.
What about hatching pokemon?
Maybe I'll create one in the future. But not today. I guess it all depends on how well this thread goes. If lots of people like it, I might make another one. If nobody replies, I might think people don't care.....
Credits
Dinodragon - Creating this guide
Preston - Hex value guide
TheBeunhaas - HG/SS hex locations guide
wraith89 - Class ID guide
Sabresite - Legality Checker
Project Pokemon - For creating Pokesav
Bulbapedia - Great pokemon resource