pokecrystal/docs/text_commands.md

# Text Commands

Defined in [macros/scripts/text.asm](/macros/scripts/text.asm) and [home/text.asm:TextCommands](/home/text.asm).


## `$00`: `text` *text*

Start writing text until `"@"`.


## `$4E`: `next` *text*

Move a line down.


## `$4F`: `line` *text*

Start writing at the bottom line.


## `$50`: `page` *text*

Start a new Pokédex page.


## `$51`: `para` *text*

Start a new paragraph.


## `$55`: `cont` *text*

Scroll to the next line.


## `$57`: `done`

End a text box.


## `$58`: `prompt`

Prompt the player to end a text box (initiating some other event).


## `$01`: `text_from_ram` *address*

Write text from a RAM address.


## `$02`: `text_bcd` *address*, *flags*

Write [BCD](bcd) from an address, typically RAM.

[bcd]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary-coded_decimal


## `$03`: `text_move` *address*

Move to a new tile.


## `$04`: `text_box` *address*, *height*, *width*

Draw a box.


## `$05`: `text_low`

Write text at (1, 16).


## `$06`: `text_waitbutton`

Wait for button press; show arrow.


## `$07`: `text_scroll`

Pushes text up two lines and sets the `bc` cursor to the border tile below the
first character column of the text box.


## `$08`: `start_asm`

Start interpreting assembly code.


## `$09`: `deciram` *address*, *bytes*, *digits*

Read *bytes* bytes from *address* and print them as a *digits*-digit number.


## `$0A`: `interpret_data`

Exit.


## `$0B`: `sound_dex_fanfare_50_79`

Play `SFX_DEX_FANFARE_50_79`.


## `$0C`: `limited_interpret_data` *number*

Print *number* `"…"`s.


## `$0D`: `link_wait_button`

Wait for button press; show arrow.


## `$0E`: `sound_dex_fanfare_20_49`

Play `SFX_DEX_FANFARE_20_49`.


## `$0F`: `sound_item`

Play `SFX_ITEM`.


## `$10`: `sound_caught_mon`

Play `SFX_CAUGHT_MON`.


## `$11`: `sound_dex_fanfare_80_109`

Play `SFX_DEX_FANFARE_80_109`.


## `$12`: `sound_fanfare`

Play `SFX_FANFARE`.


## `$13`: `sound_slot_machine_start`

Play `SFX_SLOT_MACHINE_START`.


## `$14`: `text_buffer` *id*

Write text from one of the following addresses (listed in `StringBufferPointers`):

0. `StringBuffer3`
1. `StringBuffer4`
2. `StringBuffer5`
3. `StringBuffer2`
4. `StringBuffer1`
5. `EnemyMonNick`
6. `BattleMonNick`


## `$15`: `current_day`

Print the weekday.


## `$16`: `text_jump` *address*

Write text from a different bank.