Lusamine

Here are the main files that are relevant to anyone who wants to make their own damage calculator for LZA.

pml_battle_logic_calc_DamageBase.c
pml_battle_logic_EventLauncher_Event_CalcDamage.c

Damage Tests showing exact values with gdb

Datamined Information is uploaded to za-textport.

These are all from LZA 1.0.3, but I haven't seen any major changes compared to 1.0.0.
Symbols are mine or inspired by previous games such as BDSP.

pml_Capture_JudgeCapture.c - main function
pml_Capture_CalcCaptureIndicator.c
get_ball_capture_ratio - used for ball capture modifiers

Capture Config Flatbuffer Files
capture_ball_data.json - Timer, Heavy, Level, Quick ball modifiers. Overrides values in exefs.
capture_data.json - Various multipliers

I did some manual testing to check what the different Canari Plush bonuses are. Let me know if any of these differ from your observations in game.

These boost Exp. Points.

1. Level 1: 5% more Exp.
2. Level 2: 10% more Exp.
3. Level 3: 15% more Exp.

These boost the conversion of Prize Medals to Pokedollars and direct earnings from trainer battles.

In Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu and Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee, there is a minor feature where your following Pokémon can give you an item as a gift when you talk to it. Note that this is distinct from your following Pokémon finding items in bushes and craters, and does not include your partner Pikachu or Eevee. Simply talking to your follower is enough for this event to happen. Serebii has some initial information about this.

SBCoop told me that he had been approached about this feature and wanted more information. Some preliminary testing has revealed that the item pool is location-dependent and is typically berries, the Pokémon evolution stage does not matter, and at least some ride Pokémon (e.g. Starmie) may not be able to give an item at all.

Assorted list of functions I looked at that affect the camp behavior in SWSH. All of this is from Sword 1.3.2. Most labels are mine, some are copied from BDSP.

• camp_determine_initial_behavior: used to decide what behavior a Pokémon should be doing when entering camp or leaving a curry
• camp_decide_groups: decides which Pokémon should be doing group activities prior to randomly picking initial behavior
• camp_get_random_behavior_enum: affects random behaviors when wandering around camp
• camp_check_run_up_to_player: decides if they need to run up to the player (not item-related)
• camp_item_get_success: checks if a Pokémon successfully finds an item
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Each day in Legends: Arceus lasts 24 minutes, and each real-time minute is one in-game hour.

In-game time is saved; if you save and reboot your game, it will start at the same time. The save block for in-game time is 203A7F34 and stores a double value equal to the number of minutes. The function that converts this to the hour is at sub_71024AB9F0 in version 1.1.1.

There are 4 different times of day, which I will call Dawn, Day, Dusk, and Night. I do not believe that there are official names, but you may see other names such as Dawn = Morning, Day = Midday, Dusk = Evening on various fansites.

Times will be written as 24-hour time. You can subtract 12 to get the 12-hour time if you prefer.

I recorded a video of the full day cycle, which also shows when Night starts and ends [video]. The hour is displayed on the top right. You may notice the hour actually ticks to 24 very briefly, and the game immediately corrects it to 0 [[video](https://youtu.be/bOxToygZIl8

Most of this research was done by wwwwwwzx in 2018: https://x.com/wwwwwwzx/status/979949167224045568

Since most of this was already done, I used the XY radar as an introduction to debugging 3DS games. I won't be providing much info on how to play the game because I literally haven't done anything in-game besides look at the Poké Radar the moment my cartridge arrived. Huge thanks to SirToastyToes for helping me understand this part of the game!

I was able to solve the unknown condition that causes 4% upbeat music rate--it's the player's birthday!

We found some methods to force it to be your birthday ingame:

• The birth date that matters is in the 3DS bio, not the one attached to the NNID. You can change this birth date without penalty.

This code is executed when the Poké Radar item is used and when finishing a battle that continues the chain.

• Each time the chain continues, there is a chance for the radar music to change into a more upbeat tune. The chance for this to occur is 2% normally and 4% if it is the player's birthday.
• When the upbeat music is playing, the shiny rate is maxed out at 1/100, which is the normal rate after a chain of 40+.
• The upbeat music cannot start with a chain of 0 or when the Poké Radar is used.
• If the upbeat music is already playing, each time the radar is used or an encounter to +1 the chain finishes, there is a 50% chance the upbeat music changes back to the regular music.