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Document fix about AI item pointer overflowing #1066

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Document fix about AI item pointer overflowing
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28 changes: 28 additions & 0 deletions docs/bugs_and_glitches.md
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Expand Up @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Fixes in the [multi-player battle engine](#multi-player-battle-engine) category
- [AI makes a false assumption about `CheckTypeMatchup`](#ai-makes-a-false-assumption-about-checktypematchup)
- [AI use of Full Heal or Full Restore does not cure Nightmare status](#ai-use-of-full-heal-or-full-restore-does-not-cure-nightmare-status)
- [AI use of Full Heal does not cure confusion status](#ai-use-of-full-heal-does-not-cure-confusion-status)
- [AI might use its base reward value as an item](#ai-might-use-its-base-reward-value-as-an-item)
- [Wild Pokémon can always Teleport regardless of level difference](#wild-pok%C3%A9mon-can-always-teleport-regardless-of-level-difference)
- [`RIVAL2` has lower DVs than `RIVAL1`](#rival2-has-lower-dvs-than-rival1)
- [`HELD_CATCH_CHANCE` has no effect](#held_catch_chance-has-no-effect)
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ret
```

### AI might use its base reward value as an item

In the `AI_TryItem` routine, an item pointer is set to `wEnemyTrainerItem1` and then increments to `wEnemyTrainerItem2` to see if either of the AI's items are in the `AI_Items` list. However, if the AI has used its first item (or its first one is `ITEM_NONE`) and hasn't used its second item, the item pointer can increment from `wEnemyTrainerItem2` to `wEnemyTrainerBaseReward`. If the value at this address then matches an item in the `AI_Items` list, the AI could mistakenly use it.

**Fix:** Edit `AI_TryItem` in [engine/battle/ai/items.asm](https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/engine/battle/ai/items.asm):

```diff
AI_TryItem:
...
ld a, [wTrainerClass]
dec a
ld hl, TrainerClassAttributes + TRNATTR_AI_ITEM_SWITCH
ld bc, NUM_TRAINER_ATTRIBUTES
call AddNTimes
ld b, h
ld c, l
ld hl, AI_Items
-; BUG: AI might use its base reward value as an item (see docs/bugs_and_glitches.md)
- ld de, wEnemyTrainerItem1
.loop
+ ld de, wEnemyTrainerItem1
ld a, [hl]
and a
inc a
ret z
```


### Wild Pokémon can always Teleport regardless of level difference

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Expand Up @@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ AI_TryItem:
ld b, h
ld c, l
ld hl, AI_Items
; BUG: AI might use its base reward value as an item (see docs/bugs_and_glitches.md)
ld de, wEnemyTrainerItem1
.loop
ld a, [hl]
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