## Overview<\/p>\n
Better Pok\u00e9dex Scanner expands Cobblemon\u2019s Pok\u00e9dex scanner in numerous ways to present useful information about entities and the environment to assist you on your Pok\u00e9mon journey.<\/p>\n
It keeps the core Cobblemon feel, but adds clearer scan presentation, richer information, better variant handling, environmental reads, non-Pok\u00e9mon scans, and compatibility for scanning special block\/entity cases. <\/p>\n
## What It Adds
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\nImproved Pok\u00e9mon scans <\/p>\n
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\nProper handling for presenting forms, regional variants, aspects and shiny tags<\/p>\n
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\nType-aware labelling and colour-coded type displays<\/p>\n
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\nLevel threat colouring based on your current party range<\/p>\n
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\nConsistent behaviour between live Pok\u00e9mon scans and contained\/block-based Pok\u00e9mon scans<\/p>\n
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\nRicher styling for many Cobblemon form\/aspect labels<\/p>\n
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\nEnvironment feature scanning<\/p>\n
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\nBeehive scanning<\/p>\n
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\nNon-Pok\u00e9mon entity scanning<\/p>\n
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\nResource-pack driven label customisation for Cobblemon aspects\/forms and custom entity accessors<\/p>\n
## Pok\u00e9mon Scanner Features<\/p>\n
### Aspect display<\/p>\n
Resolves forms, aspects, shiny state, and gender correctly. Pokemon with multiple aspects are carouselled through the same label position.<\/p>\n
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### Threat level colouring<\/p>\n
Adds level threat colouring based on your party:<\/p>\n
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\nHigher than your party range trends warm<\/p>\n
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\nLower than your party range trends green<\/p>\n
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\nContained Pok\u00e9mon use a blue high-level indicator<\/p>\n
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### Occupied Pok\u00e9balls Support <\/p>\n
Better Pok\u00e9dex Scanner also supports Pok\u00e9mon that are stored in pokeballs via the occupied pokeballs mod<\/p>\n
A Pokemon’s IV stats, nature and ability can be viewed whilst scanning a placed pokebal.<\/p>\n
Pok\u00e9mon you have not seen yet will be registered when scanned this way<\/p>\n
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### Restoration tanks<\/p>\n
Scan fossils to view the Pok\u00e9mon inside the tank<\/p>\n
Full aspect resolving and shininess display if using a mod like special fossils or custom restoration recipes<\/p>\n
View restoration progress <\/p>\n
Pok\u00e9mon you have not seen yet will be registered when scanned this way<\/p>\n
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### Environment Scanner <\/p>\n
The scanner can also read the world around you, displaying helpful information such as:<\/p>\n
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\nBiome<\/p>\n
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\nDimension<\/p>\n
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\nWeather<\/p>\n
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\nTime of day<\/p>\n
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\nMoon phase<\/p>\n
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\nSky visibility<\/p>\n
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\nSky light<\/p>\n
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\nBlock light<\/p>\n
\u2022 Terrain context such as:
\n– underwater
\n– on water
\n– surface
\n– underground
\n– cave
\n– high altitude<\/p>\n
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### Beehive Scanner <\/p>\n
Beehives and bee nests can be scanned for:<\/p>\n
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\nHoney level<\/p>\n
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\nFlower\/sedation state, where applicable<\/p>\n
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\nInhabitant counts<\/p>\n
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\nCombee presence<\/p>\n
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\nRare individual detection, such as shiny\/female Combee, where available<\/p>\n
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### Slowpoke Tail Health Scanner<\/p>\n
Check the status of Slowpoke’s tail regrowth!<\/p>\n
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### Non-Pok\u00e9mon Entity Scanner <\/p>\n
The scanner can also identify and present data for non-Pok\u00e9mon entities.<\/p>\n
This includes:<\/p>\n
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\nclean scanner snapshots for supported entities<\/p>\n
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\ncolor-aware presentation for many vanilla color\/material states<\/p>\n
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\npersistent short-term cache behaviour, so brief focus loss does not always force a full rescan<\/p>\n
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\nsupport for custom accessor-driven labels through resource packs<\/p>\n
Examples of built-in presentation support include things like:<\/p>\n
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\ndye\/color states<\/p>\n
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\nhorse\/llama\/cat\/rabbit\/axolotl variants<\/p>\n
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\narmour stand equipment materials<\/p>\n
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\nOther explicit non-Pok\u00e9mon display cases, the mod already knows how to present<\/p>\n
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## Customization <\/p>\n
The mod supports client-resource based customization for:<\/p>\n
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\nCobblemon forms and aspects<\/p>\n
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\nnon-Pok\u00e9mon entity accessor values<\/p>\n
This means you can add, rename, localise, or color labels without editing code.<\/p>\n
### Variant Label Files <\/p>\n
Place JSON files at:<\/p>\n
`assets\/better_pokedex_scanner\/variant_labels\/*.json`<\/p>\n
These are used for Cobblemon form\/aspect labels.<\/p>\n
Supported label methods:<\/p>\n
1. Literal text<\/p>\n
2. Translation keys<\/p>\n
3. Styled parts<\/p>\n
4. Styled translated templates with translationKey + args<\/p>\n
Example:<\/p>\n
{
\n “groups”: [
\n {
\n “headerLabel”: “Flower Color”,
\n “species”: [“cobblemon:flabebe”],
\n “aspectDisplays”: {
\n “flower-red”: {
\n “parts”: [
\n { “text”: “Red”, “color”: “FF0000” },
\n { “text”: ” Flower” }
\n ]
\n }
\n }
\n }
\n ]
\n }<\/p>\n
You can also target:<\/p>\n
\u2022 baseFormDisplay<\/p>\n
\u2022 formDisplays<\/p>\n
\u2022 aspectDisplays<\/p>\n
Priority is:<\/p>\n
1. styled display<\/p>\n
2. translation key<\/p>\n
3. literal label<\/p>\n
### Entity Accessor Label Files <\/p>\n
Place JSON files at:<\/p>\n
assets\/better_pokedex_scanner\/entity_accessor_labels\/*.json<\/p>\n
These are used for non-Pok\u00e9mon entities with stable accessor values.<\/p>\n
Example:<\/p>\n
{
\n “groups”: [
\n {
\n “entities”: [“examplemod:example_mob”],
\n “accessor”: “variant”,
\n “accessorHeaderLabel”: “Mutation”,
\n “valueDisplays”: {
\n “red”: {
\n “parts”: [
\n { “text”: “Red”, “color”: “FF0000” }
\n ]
\n }
\n }
\n }
\n ]
\n }<\/p>\n
Supported accessor behavior:<\/p>\n
\u2022 explicit entity declarations only (the scanner doesn’t add accessors automatically)<\/p>\n
\u2022 dot-path traversal<\/p>\n
\u2022 accessor resolution through:<\/p>\n
– zero-arg methods
\n– getters
\n– boolean getters
\n– public fields<\/p>\n
Value priority is:<\/p>\n
1. styled display
\n2. translation key
\n3. literal label
\n4. formatted raw accessor value fallback<\/p>\n
For more information on adding support for your mod, check out the readmes here on the gitlab<\/p>\n
### Compatibility<\/p>\n
**Required**<\/p>\n
Cobblemon<\/p>\n
**Optional Supported Mods**<\/p>\n
Cobblemon Special Fossils<\/p>\n
Cobblemon Occupied Pokeballs<\/p>\n
### Installation environment<\/p>\n
**Single player** – Works completely with client-side installation<\/p>\n
**Multiplayer** – Works client-side, but some information is limited unless installed on the server too. For best results, install on both<\/p>\n
### Feature requests<\/p>\n
Want features added, aspect support, or default support for your mod? Leave a comment here or on Gitlab!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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