[Error] Expected species name

[Pokefreak2005]

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Pokemon Essentials
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[Pokémon Essentials version 17.2]

Exception: RuntimeError

Message: Expected a species name: HIKER

File PBS/trainers.txt, line 32

HIKER



Compiler:2560:in `pbCompileTrainers'

Compiler:2553:in `each'

Compiler:2553:in `pbCompileTrainers'

Compiler:2530:in `loop'

Compiler:2667:in `pbCompileTrainers'

Compiler:4401:in `pbCompileAllData'

Compiler:4515



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Whenever i attempt to play test this error pops up, I have tried a lot of things for the past half hour, any help?

 

[Jazzy]

On line 32 in your Trainers.txt, you seem to be missing a name for a trainer. You currently have it as

Hiker
1
GEODUDE,7

or something similar. change it:

Hiker
Mark
1
GEODUDE,7

and whatever team you have for the trainer.

 

[Pokefreak2005]

Uhm, Funny thing is I actually do have a name for him, it's ford.

 

[Pokefreak2005]

Funny thing is, It only applies to that one line, i even tried deleting that trainer entirely from both trainer and trainertypes.txt and it still has that error message.

 

[Diverscope]

Maybe it's the trainer before the Hiker that's messed up. Can you attach the whole trainers.txt file?

 

[pansygum]

Yeah, it definitely looks like an issue with the previous trainer. Specifically, it seems like you listed out too few Pokemon for the trainer before your HIKER trainer. See where it says "Message: Expected a species name: HIKER"? That means that on the line (line 32 for you) where HIKER is, it's expecting there to be the name of a Pokemon species. Instead, HIKER is there, and that is not a Pokemon species, so it throws an error.

To illustrate, your error spot probably looks something like this:

BUGCATCHER
Pansygum
3
WEEDLE,5
CATERPIE,5

HIKER
Ford
2
etc, etc...

Since Bug Catcher Pansygum is supposed to have 3 Pokemon, but has only two, it just reads the HIKER as the next Pokemon after Caterpie.