v21.1 - Encounter list UI (v19+)

Pokémon Essentials Version: v21.1 ✅

Also compatible with

v21.1
v21
v20.1
v20
v19.1
v19

With permission from raZ, this is a reworked version of the simple encounter list UI script, now available for v21/21.1!

Here's the original resource from raZ and friends: https://reliccastle.com/resources/401/
That resource works with v18/v18.1 if you're using either of those versions.

You should also check out the DexNav UI script from phantombass, recently updated for v19 and a great practical application of the original script: https://reliccastle.com/resources/520/

Features

If a Pokémon has not been seen, it appears as the ? sprite. If a Pokémon has been seen, but is not owned, the sprite appears greyed out. If a Pokémon is owned, the sprite appears in full colour. Note: owning a Pokémon is shared across all forms, seeing is not.
One page of possible encounters per encounter type, allowing you to separate land-like encounters from water encounters, etc.
The UI supports up to 21 sprites, but there's no actual limit if you have more than 21 unique encounters for a particular encounter type, it'll just look weird.
Customise the name of the encounter types by editing the USER_DEFINED_NAMES hash at the top of the script.
Easy to customise the background into whatever you like by editing the bg.png graphic (please do, it's literally a white box).
Sprite and text positions are agnostic to screen resolution.

Here's what the UI looks like with the default graphics:

In this screenshot, I own Turtwig, so its sprite is show in full colour. I have seen, but do not own, Squirtle, Kantonian Sandshrew and Alolan Rattata, so their sprites are greyed out. I have neither seen nor do I own Kantonian Rattata or Alolan Sandshrew, so their sprites appear as the ? sprite.

It's not the most beautiful thing in the world, so I encourage you to edit the graphics that come with the resource.

Installation (v21/21.1)
1. Download the .zip file from the MediaFire link by clicking on "Go to download" in the top right of this page.
2. Once downloaded, open the .zip file.
3. Drag the two folders you see into your project's main folder (where you have Game.exe), allowing them to merge with your existing folders.
4. (Optional) Start a new save.

Installation (v20/20.1)
1. Download the .zip file from this MediaFire link.
2. Once downloaded, open the .zip file.
3. Drag the two folders you see into your project's main folder (where you have Game.exe), allowing them to merge with your existing folders.
4. (Optional) Start a new save.

Installation (v19/v19.1)
1. Download the .zip file from this MediaFire link.
2. Once downloaded, open the .zip file.
3. Drag the two folders you see into your project's main folder (where you have Game.exe), allowing them to merge with your existing folders.
4. (Optional) Start a new save.

How to use
I'll explain how to set up this resource with the default pause menu. Setting it up with other pause menus will be different. If you like cool pause menus, Voltseon's Pause Menu has this resource built in, so no effort required!

Put the following code at the bottom of the UI_PauseMenu script:

Ruby:

MenuHandlers.add(:pause_menu, :encounters, {
  "name"      =>  _INTL("Encounters"),
  "order"     => 50,
  "effect"    => proc { |menu|
    pbPlayDecisionSE
    pbFadeOutIn {
      scene = EncounterList_Scene.new
      screen = EncounterList_Screen.new(scene)
      screen.pbStartScreen
      menu.pbRefresh
    }
    next false
  }
})

Feel free to rename "Encounters" to whatever you like to suit your game. Edit the value defined by order to change where the UI element appears (a value of 50 puts it between the trainer card and Save).

For pre-v20 only!
For the default pause menu, go to the UI_PauseMenu script and find this line:

Ruby:

cmdEndGame   = -1

Add this line under it:

Ruby:

cmdEncounter = -1

Next, find this line:

Ruby:

commands[cmdPokegear = commands.length]  = _INTL("Pokégear") if $Trainer.has_pokegear

Add this line under it:

Ruby:

commands[cmdEncounter = commands.length] = _INTL("Encounters")

You can add a condition to the above line if you want the "Encounters" option to appear only under certain conditions, e.g. a game switch being active.
Finally, find this block of code:

Ruby:

elsif cmdPokegear>=0 && command==cmdPokegear
  pbPlayDecisionSE
  pbFadeOutIn {
    scene = PokemonPokegear_Scene.new
    screen = PokemonPokegearScreen.new(scene)
    screen.pbStartScreen
    @scene.pbRefresh
  }

Paste this below it:

Ruby:

elsif cmdEncounter>=0 && command==cmdEncounter
  pbPlayDecisionSE
  pbFadeOutIn {
    scene = EncounterList_Scene.new
    screen = EncounterList_Screen.new(scene)
    screen.pbStartScreen
    @scene.pbRefresh
  }

You can play around with where these new lines go to make the "Encounters" option appear in a different position on the pause menu. How I've set it up makes it appear between "Pokégear" and "Red" (or whatever your player name is).

Controls
Press the left/right arrows to move between pages.
Press "Use" or "Back" to close the UI. By default, this would be C/Space/Enter or X/Esc.

Please let me know if there are any issues/questions either here or via Discord (ThatWelshOne_#3324). I'm always happy to help where I can.

As always, thanks for reading!

Credits: ThatWelshOne_
raZ
Marin
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Nuri Yuri
PurpleZaffre
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