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Bond697 at 18:27, 24 June 2013

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	and when they need to retrieve data from a PKM file, they use this:		and when they need to retrieve data from a PKM file, they use this:

	u32 ~~getPKMStat~~(void* pPkm, PkmField field, int data) <br>		u32 getPkmStat(void* pPkm, PkmField field, int data) <br>
	(data is basically always 0 in the "get" function- unless they're retrieving a string, in which case it's a string buffer pointer)		(data is basically always 0 in the "get" function- unless they're retrieving a string, in which case it's a string buffer pointer)

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	getPkmStat(pkm_pointer, IS_EGG, 0);		getPkmStat(pkm_pointer, IS_EGG, 0);

	The switch statements for these functions are large. In B2W2 a ~~PKM~~ file has 180 fields. In BW ~~PKM~~ files had 176 fields.		The switch statements for these functions are large. In B2W2 a pkm file has 180 fields. In BW pkm files had 176 fields.

	The following is a partial list of field values for these functions:		The following is a partial list of field values for these functions:

Bond697 at 18:26, 24 June 2013

2013-06-24T18:26:26Z

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	PKM files have been ripped from saved and traded online for roughly the last 5 years or so by players. Pulling them out of games is very easy and makes trading or giving out pokemon to friends a simple task. When GameFreak needs to get or set specific data ~~for~~ a pokemon, they do it using a switch statement and a series of fields. They do it like so:		PKM files have been ripped from saved and traded online for roughly the last 5 years or so by players. Pulling them out of games is very easy and makes trading, legal checking specific bits of data, or giving out pokemon to friends a simple task.

			When GameFreak needs to get or set specific data from a pokemon file, they do it using a switch statement and a series of fields. They do it like so:

	(starting from 0, obviously)<br>		(starting from 0, obviously)<br>

Bond697 at 17:57, 12 June 2013

2013-06-12T17:57:31Z

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	(all are in hexadecimal)		(all are in hexadecimal)
	<pre>		<pre>
	0x0 pid		0x0 pid
	0x1 (sanity) pkm party data is decrypted		0x1 (sanity) pkm party data is decrypted
	0x2 (sanity) pkm box data is decrypted		0x2 (sanity) pkm box data is decrypted
	0x3 (sanity) is pkm species egg		0x3 (sanity) is pkm species egg
	0x4 checksum		0x4 checksum
	0x5 species		0x5 species
	0x6 item		0x6 item
	0x7 sidtid		0x7 sidtid
	0x8 exp		0x8 exp
	0x9 happiness		0x9 happiness
	0xA, 10 ability		0xA, 10 ability
	0xB, 11 markings		0xB, 11 markings
	0xC, 12 region		0xC, 12 region
	0xD, 13 hp ev		0xD, 13 hp ev
	0xE, 14 atk ev		0xE, 14 atk ev
	0xF, 15 def ev		0xF, 15 def ev
	0x10, 16 spe ev		0x10, 16 spe ev
	0x11, 17 spa ev		0x11, 17 spa ev

Bond697 at 17:56, 12 June 2013

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	u32 getPKMStat(void* pPkm, PkmField field, int data) <br>		u32 getPKMStat(void* pPkm, PkmField field, int data) <br>
	(data is basically always 0 in the "get" function)		(data is basically always 0 in the "get" function- unless they're retrieving a string, in which case it's a string buffer pointer)

	So to get a piece of data from a pokemon, say if the pokemon is an egg(0x4C), it would look something like this:		So to get a piece of data from a pokemon, say if the pokemon is an egg(0x4C), it would look something like this:

Bond697 at 02:14, 12 June 2013

2013-06-12T02:14:28Z

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	0xAA, 170 is egg(both sanity bits)		0xAA, 170 is egg(both sanity bits)
	0xAB, 171 get species if filled slot is egg(ret 0 otherwise)		0xAB, 171 get species if filled slot is egg(ret 0 otherwise)
	0xAC, 172		0xAC, 172 get IVs as u32, no is_egg or is_nicknamed included
	0xAD, 173 is species NOT nido F/M		0xAD, 173 is species NOT nido F/M
	0xAE, 174 pkm type		0xAE, 174 pkm type

Bond697 at 16:58, 9 May 2013

2013-05-09T16:58:45Z

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	(starting from 0, obviously)<br>		(starting from 0, obviously)<br>
	typedef enum{<br>		typedef enum PkmField {<br>
	<br>		<br>
	~~PID~~,<br>		FIELD_PID,<br>
	~~sanity1_1~~,<br>		FIELD_PARTY_DECRYPT,<br>
	~~sanity2_2~~,<br>		FIELD_BOX_DECRYPT,<br>
	~~sanity_egg_3~~,<br>		FIELD_EGG_SPECIES,<br>
	~~CHECKSUM~~,<br>		FIELD_SUM,<br>
	~~SPECIES~~,<br>		FIELD_SPECIES,<br>
	~~ITEM~~,<br>		FIELD_ITEM,<br>
	ID,<br>		FIELD_ID,<br>
	~~EXP~~,<br>		FIELD_EXP,<br>
	~~HAPPINESS~~,<br>		FIELD_HAPPY,<br>
	<br>		<br>
	-and so forth-<br>		-and so forth-<br>
	<br>		<br>
	} ~~PkmField~~;<br>		};<br>

	When they need to write data to the pkm file, they use this function:		When they need to write data to the pkm file, they use this function:

Bond697 at 07:20, 9 May 2013

2013-05-09T07:20:17Z

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	0x6B, 107 earth ribbon		0x6B, 107 earth ribbon
	0x6C, 108 world ribbon		0x6C, 108 world ribbon
	0x6D, 109		0x6D, 109 fateful encounter
	0x6E, 110 gender(0 male, 1 female)		0x6E, 110 gender(0 male, 1 female)
	0x6F, 111 form		0x6F, 111 form

Bond697 at 07:15, 9 May 2013

2013-05-09T07:15:23Z

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	-and so forth-<br>		-and so forth-<br>
	<br>		<br>
	} ~~PKMField~~;<br>		} PkmField;<br>

	When they need to write data to the pkm file, they use this function:		When they need to write data to the pkm file, they use this function:

	void ~~setPKMStat~~(void* ~~pPKM~~, ~~PKMField~~ field, int data)		void setPkmStat(void* pPkm, PkmField field, int data)

	and when they need to retrieve data from a PKM file, they use this:		and when they need to retrieve data from a PKM file, they use this:

	~~PKMField~~ getPKMStat(void* ~~pPKM~~, ~~PKMField~~ field, int data) <br>		u32 getPKMStat(void* pPkm, PkmField field, int data) <br>
	(data is basically always 0 in the "get" function)		(data is basically always 0 in the "get" function)

	So to get a piece of data from a pokemon, say if the pokemon is an egg(0x4C), it would look something like this:		So to get a piece of data from a pokemon, say if the pokemon is an egg(0x4C), it would look something like this:

	~~getPKMStat~~(pkm_pointer, IS_EGG, 0);		getPkmStat(pkm_pointer, IS_EGG, 0);

	The switch statements for these functions are large~~. In gen 3 they used 2 switches, one for party data and one for box data. In gens 4 and 5 they switched to a single massive switch that can retrieve anything~~. In B2W2 a PKM file has 180 fields. In BW PKM files had 176 fields.		The switch statements for these functions are large. In B2W2 a PKM file has 180 fields. In BW PKM files had 176 fields.

	The following is a partial list of field values for these functions:		The following is a partial list of field values for these functions:
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	0x8D, 141 OT name in		0x8D, 141 OT name in
	0x8E, 142 OT name out		0x8E, 142 OT name out
	0x8F, 143 year ~~met~~ (0-99)		0x8F, 143 year egg received (0-99)
	0x90, 144 month ~~met~~(1-12)		0x90, 144 month egg received(1-12)
	0x91, 145 day ~~met~~(1-end of month)		0x91, 145 day egg received(1-end of month)
	0x92, 146 ~~egg~~ year met(0-99)		0x92, 146 year met/egg hatched(0-99)
	0x93, 147 ~~egg~~ month met(1-12)		0x93, 147 month met/egg hatched(1-12)
	0x94, 148 ~~egg~~ day met(1-end of month)		0x94, 148 day met/egg hatched(1-end of month)
	0x95, 149 location		0x95, 149 location met/egg received
	0x96, 150 egg ~~met~~ location		0x96, 150 egg hatch location
	0x97, 151 pokerus		0x97, 151 pokerus
	0x98, 152 poke ball		0x98, 152 poke ball

Bond697 at 13:05, 8 May 2013

2013-05-08T13:05:25Z

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