New shiny-like form

[GreenFax]

Hi, so I'm having trouble here trying to create a new shiny-like form. I'm kind of trying to re-create something like Pokemon Uraniums "Nuclear" form. I also want to be able to make it so only a Pokemon with that form can be encountered in a certain area.

Any idea how to do this?

 

[TechSkylander1518]

What do you mean by "Shiny-like"? Do you want it to be encountered as a matter of random chance, or do you mean just an alternate form that multiple Pokemon have?

Uranium's Nuclear forms are defined the same way as any other Pokemon with an alternate form. To make them appear in the wild, you would just use the alternate form's internal name in the encounter method.

For example:
039 # Route 1
CHYINMUNK,12,15
040 # Power Plant Zeta
CHYINMUNK_1,12,15

Wild Chyinmunk in Route 1 would be in their regular form, and wild Chyinmunk in Zeta would be in their Nuclear form.

 

[GreenFax]

Yeah, I was thinking of an alternate form. I haven't used essentials in a few years, so I'm kind of having to relearn everything, haha.

EDIT: If I want to give it an alternate sprite, do I make it something like: 018_2 and 018_2b?

 

[Morningdew]

Yeah, I was thinking of an alternate form. I haven't used essentials in a few years, so I'm kind of having to relearn everything, haha.

EDIT: If I want to give it an alternate sprite, do I make it something like: 018_2 and 018_2b?

You would want to format it as 018b_2.
The shiny back sprite would be 018sb_2.
And then a female shiny back sprite would be 018fsb_2

Always make sure the letters are before the form # :)