Remove Blank Leader Names - pret/pokered GitHub Wiki

In the japanese versions, the Trainer Card display the names of Gym Leaders above face. Instead removing relevant code, the name graphics were erased.

gfx\trainer_card.asm

TrainerInfoTextBoxTileGraphics:  INCBIN "gfx/trainer_card/trainer_info.2bpp"
TrainerInfoTextBoxTileGraphicsEnd:

-BlankLeaderNames: INCBIN "gfx/trainer_card/blank_leader_names.2bpp"

CircleTile: INCBIN "gfx/trainer_card/circle_tile.2bpp"

BadgeNumbersTileGraphics: INCBIN "gfx/trainer_card/badge_numbers.2bpp"

Delete gfx\trainer_card\blank_leader_names.png.

engine\menus\draw_badges.asm

DrawBadges:
; Draw 4x2 gym leader faces, with the faces replaced by
; badges if they are owned. Used in the player status screen.

-; In Japanese versions, names are displayed above faces.
-; Instead of removing relevant code, the name graphics were erased.
...
...
; Draw two rows of badges.
	ld hl, wBadgeNumberTile
	ld a, $d8 ; [1]
	ld [hli], a
-	ld [hl], $60 ; First name

	hlcoord 2, 11
	ld de, wTempObtainedBadgesBooleans
	call .DrawBadgeRow

	hlcoord 2, 14
	ld de, wTempObtainedBadgesBooleans + 4
	; fallthrough

.DrawBadgeRow
; Draw 4 badges.

	ld c, 4
.DrawBadge
	push de
	push hl

; Badge no.
	ld a, [wBadgeNumberTile]
	ld [hli], a
	inc a
	ld [wBadgeNumberTile], a
+	ld a, [wBadgeNameTile]
+	inc a
+	inc a
+	inc hl

-; Names aren't printed if the badge is owned.
-	ld a, [de]
-	and a
-	ld a, [wBadgeNameTile]
-	jr nz, .SkipName
-	call .PlaceTiles
-	jr .PlaceBadge

-.SkipName
-	inc a
-	inc a
-	inc hl

.PlaceBadge
	ld [wBadgeNameTile], a
	ld de, SCREEN_WIDTH - 1
	add hl, de
	ld a, [wBadgeOrFaceTiles]
	call .PlaceTiles
	add hl, de
	call .PlaceTiles
...

DrawTrainerInfo in engine\menus\start_sub_menus.asm

...
; loads tile patterns and draws everything except for gym leader faces / badges
DrawTrainerInfo:
	ld de, RedPicFront
	lb bc, BANK(RedPicFront), $01
	predef DisplayPicCenteredOrUpperRight
	call DisableLCD
	hlcoord 0, 2
	ld a, " "
	call TrainerInfo_DrawVerticalLine
	hlcoord 1, 2
	call TrainerInfo_DrawVerticalLine
	ld hl, vChars2 tile $07
	ld de, vChars2 tile $00
	ld bc, $1c tiles
	call CopyData
	ld hl, TrainerInfoTextBoxTileGraphics ; trainer info text box tile patterns
	ld de, vChars2 tile $77
	ld bc, 8 tiles
	push bc
	call TrainerInfo_FarCopyData
-	ld hl, BlankLeaderNames
-	ld de, vChars2 tile $60
-	ld bc, $17 tiles
+       ld hl, CircleTile
+       ld de, vChars2 tile $76
+       ld bc, 1 tiles
	call TrainerInfo_FarCopyData
	pop bc
	ld hl, BadgeNumbersTileGraphics  ; badge number tile patterns
	ld de, vChars1 tile $58
	call TrainerInfo_FarCopyData
	ld hl, GymLeaderFaceAndBadgeTileGraphics  ; gym leader face and badge tile patterns
	ld de, vChars2 tile $20
	ld bc, 8 * 8 tiles
...