Pokémon Browser data

The Pokémon Browser, or just Browser, is one of the Styler's many menu applications. It is a digital encyclopedia that contains information about all Pokémon in the Fiore region. Functionally, this is the Ranger series' equivalent of the Pokédex. Each Pokémon in the Fiore region is assigned a Browser page with detailed information such as assist and field moves, typings, height, weight and battle behavior.

Quite a few data files are used for the Browser:

• pokemon_zukan_csv: Specifies general Browser information for all Pokémon species.
• pokemon_filename: Contains the lists of sprites that Pokémon species use on their Browser page.
• pokemon_sort: Configures how to sort entries in the Pokémon Browser depending on sort criteria.
• pokemon_bunrui: A text file containing the categories for each Pokémon species. For example, BULBASAUR is the SEED Pokémon.
• message_pokemove: Another text file containing the Browser descriptions for each Pokémon species.

pokemon_zukan_csv

• File: menu/pokemon_zukan_csv
• Compressed? No
• Wrapped in flatbuffer? Yes
• Uses pointer fix list? No

This file configures general Browser information for all Pokémon species. It consists of the pokemon_zukan section which contains one entry for every Pokémon species. The order of the entries corresponds to the number in the Browser. Each entry is labeled with a string containing the Browser index number. These labels are stored among the sections, for some reason. Each entry is 14 bytes:

Offset	Type	Name	Description
0x00	short	variant	ID of the Pokémon variant which should be used as the base This is necessary for retrieving data like field and assist moves.
0x02	short	species	Pokémon species ID that specifies which texts and graphics should be displayed.
0x04	short	height	Pokémon's height. (54 corresponds to 5.4m)
0x06	short	weight	Pokémon's weight. (9998 corresponds to 999.8kg)
0x08	byte	type1	The Pokémon's primary type. This has no effect in-battle and serves cosmetic purposes only.
0x09	byte	type2	The secondary type.
0x0A	short	spriteOffX	X offset at which the sprite should be displayed.
0x0C	short	spriteOffY	Y offset at which the sprite should be displayed.

pokemon_filename

• File: menu/pokemon_filename
• Compressed? No
• Wrapped in flatbuffer? Yes
• Uses pointer fix list? Yes

This file specifies the sprites that are displayed on a Browser page for every Pokémon species. It contains four sections, all sharing the same format. Every section contains int offsets to a sprite file path in the data block. These offsets need to be referenced in the pointer fix list. The sprites are usually found in the pz folder.

Section	Description
pokemon_filename	Contains the file paths for each Pokémon species. There is only one entry for each Pokémon species.
pokemon_unknown_filename	File paths for each of Unown's 28 forms. This is unused as Unown has been removed from the final game.
pokemon_deoxys_filename	File paths for each of Deoxys's forms. The game cycles through these four entries when displaying Deoxys' Browser page.
pokemon_powarun_filename	Same as above, although this is for Castform's four forms. Like Unown, Castform has been removed from the game.

pokemon_sort

• File: menu/pokemon_sort
• Compressed? No
• Wrapped in flatbuffer? Yes
• Uses pointer fix list? No

This is a 14x214 table that specifies how to sort entries in the Browser depending on the selected sort criteria. For the European version, there are separate files for each language. Each entry (or row) is 28 bytes and consists of 14 fields. Each field is an index of the Browser entry to be displayed. 0x0 marks the end of a list.

Offset	Type	Name	Description
0x00	short	smallest	Smallest
0x02	short	tallest	Tallest
0x04	short	lightest	Lightest
0x06	short	heaviest	Heaviest
0x08	short	atoz	A to Z
0x0A	short	abc	ABC
0x0C	short	ghi	GHI
0x0E	short	mno	MNO
0x10	short	stu	STU
0x12	short	yz	YZ
0x14	short	def	DEF
0x16	short	jkl	JKL
0x18	short	pqr	PQR
0x1A	short	vwx	VWX