Animation ID

Every overworld Monster Sprite includes multiple animations, each with their own unique Animation ID. This ID can be found in the AnimData.xml file of the sprite (from either exporting the sprite or downloading the sprite from the PMD Sprite Repository).

In cutscenes, the animations can be called using the SetAnimation Opcode with a parameter from the SetAnimation table based on the Animation ID and desired animation settings.

Dungeon Animations

All Pokémon require the following animations to be playable or featured as enemies in dungeons.

Animation ID	Name	Conditions it Plays Under
0	Walk	Basic movement across tiles. Also plays when moving in overworld.
1	Attack	Basic attack animation, plays when using a move or the regular attack.
5	Sleep	Inflicted with Sleep or spawning asleep.
6	Hurt	Taking damage from an attack or status effect.
7	Idle	Plays without any input, both in dungeons and overworld.
8	Swing	Used by moves such as Faint Attack, Thief and Flame Wheel.
9	Double	Used by moves such as Double Team, Agility and the Evasion Orb.
10	Hop	Used by moves such as Dig and Bounce.
11	Charge	Used by moves such as Glare, Detect and Bulk Up.
12	Rotate	Used while throwing items or many moves.

Some Pokémon will have extra animations, filling IDs 2, 3, and/or 4. These animations are entirely optional but are alternate attacking animations that will play when using specific moves. Some examples include Shoot, Twirl, and Strike. A full list of animation names for each Chunsoft Monster Sprite can be found here.

Starter-Specific Animations

These animations are specific to Explorers of Sky starter Pokémon. Note that while some Monster Sprites may contain one or more of these animations, if they are not starter Pokémon, then they may have different Animation IDs than normal starters, causing different animations to play. The PMD Sprite Repository contains Starter versions of Pokémon with correct IDs in these cases.

Animation ID	Name	Cutscene Usage
13	EventSleep	Sleeping in bed.
14	Wake	Waking up.
15	Eat	Eating dinner, also eating the food the fellow apprentices sneak to you in Chapter 6.
16	Tumble	Tumbling into Waterfall Cave.
17	Pose	End of morning cheers, also used at the end of certain cutscenes.
18	Pull	Pulling the gigantic gem in Waterfall Cave.
19	Pain	Many fight cutscenes.
20	Float	Floating in the Hot Springs after being launched out of Waterfall Cave.
21	DeepBreath	Yawning, on the night before the final expedition announcement. "DeepBreath" is a bit of a misnomer.
22	Nod	Used in multiple cutscenes, often nodding to teammate.
23	Sit	Used after the Crystal Lake fight, and after The Nightmare. "Sit" is a bit of a misnomer; in the base game's context, a more accurate description would be fainting or collapsing in exhaustion.
24	LookUp	Looking up at Fogbound Lake, Pelipper, and Quicksand Cave after sinking.
25	Sink	Sinking into Quicksand Cave.
26	Trip	Unused, and not referenced by any script. The animation is very similar to "HitGround", with occasional unique sprites.
27	Laying	Laying on the beach, bed, etc.
28	LeapForth	Leaping into the Passage of Time.
29	Head	Tied up on pillars in the future, getting slashed by Sableye while tied up.
30	Cringe	Unused, and not referenced by any script. It is a simple bobbing animation of the down-facing "Hurt" sprite.
31	LostBalance	Losing balance after earthquake at Temporal Pinnacle.
32	TumbleBack	Tumbling backwards down stairs at Temporal Pinnacle.
33	Faint	The partner collapsing in despair or fainting, when the hero both disappears and returns.
34	HitGround	The partner tripping, while returning to the Rainbow Stoneship during the ending.