EarthBound/PSI Abilities Table

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PSI Abilities Table
Game	EarthBound
Start Address	0x158C50
End Address	0x158F6A
# of Entries	53
Entry Length	15
Total Length	795 bytes (0x31B)
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The PSI Abilities Table stores data for PSI spells, specifically the levels for when they are learned, which Greek letters are used, menu positioning, and so on.

Format

[AA BB CC DD EE EE FF GG HH II JJ KK KK KK KK]

[AA] – PSI name. Uses the PK Hack PSI Listing, without the Greek letter strength designation.

[BB] – The Greek letter used by the PSI spell.

• 01 - α (alpha).
• 02 - β (beta).
• 03 - γ (gamma).
• 04 - Σ (sigma).
• 05 - Ω (omega).

[CC] – Type of PSI spell.

• 01 - Offense.
• 02 - Recover.
• 04 - Assist.
• 08 - Other.

[DD] – Whom the PSI is targeted at.

• 01 - No one (Teleport).
• 02 - Enemies.
• 03 - Allies (Lifeup, Healing).

[EE EE] – Effect that the PSI uses.

[FF] – Level at which Ness learns this PSI spell.

[GG] – Level at which Paula learns this PSI spell.

[HH] – Level at which Poo learns this PSI spell.

[II] – Position to the right of the name where the Greek letter is placed (in the PSI selection menus).

• 09 - First position (typically α (alpha)).
• 0B - Second position (typically β (beta)).
• 0D - Third position (typically γ (gamma)).
• 0F - Fourth position (typically Ω (omega)).

[JJ] – Lines from the top of the PSI selection box to draw the name from, vertically.

• 00 - First line.
• 01 - Second line.
• 02 - Third line, and so forth.

[KK KK KK KK] – Pointer to the PSI description text. Uses the standard 4-byte reversed SNES pointer format.