undefined method error when creating new move effect

[ego]

Hi there,

 

so here's a little mystery:

I wanted to add a new move for my game. I looked at the move Curse first and decided to copy it and modify it later. Copy, paste, change the function code from 10D to 159, define a new move with code 159 -> Check!
Everything should work since the only thing I changed so far was the function code. Then I went into the game (debug mode) and taught a Pokemon the new move, went into a battle, used it and got the following error message:

 

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Exception: NoMethodError

Message: undefined method `pbEffects' for #<PokeBattle_Move_159:0xd452b88>

PokeBattle_Battler:3149:in `pbUseMove'

PokeBattle_Battler:3148:in `logonerr'

PokeBattle_Battler:3148:in `pbUseMove'

PokeBattle_Battler:3381:in `pbProcessTurn'

PokeBattle_Battler:3380:in `logonerr'

PokeBattle_Battler:3380:in `pbProcessTurn'

PokeBattle_Battle:2897:in `pbAttackPhase'

PokeBattle_Battle:2894:in `each'

PokeBattle_Battle:2894:in `pbAttackPhase'

PokeBattle_Battle:2882:in `times'

 

I researched a lot and couldn't find anyone else with the same problem. There were some similar ones, but that didn't help me fixing my problem. I also tried to make an "empty" move effect by just putting the class and an end line, but it gave me the same effect.

It's really weird that, even though I only copied and paste the whole move effect it gives me this error. Does anyone have an idea what could be going wrong here?
Or does anyone have eperience with adding new move effects?

 

Here's what my copied code looks like now

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################################################################################
# Voodoo Curse
################################################################################

 

class PokeBattle_Move_159 < PokeBattle_Move
def pbEffect(attacker,opponent,hitnum=0,alltargets=nil,showanimation=true)
    failed=false
    if attacker.pbHasType?(:GHOST)
      if opponent.effects[PBEffects::Curse] ||
         opponent.pbOwnSide.effects[PBEffects::CraftyShield]
        failed=true
      else
        pbShowAnimation(@id,attacker,opponent,hitnum,alltargets,showanimation)
        @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("{1} cut its own HP and laid a curse on {2}!",attacker.pbThis,opponent.pbThis(true)))
        opponent.effects[PBEffects::Curse]=true
        attacker.pbReduceHP((attacker.totalhp/2).floor)
      end
    else
      lowerspeed=attacker.pbCanReduceStatStage?(PBStats::SPEED,attacker,false,self)
      raiseatk=attacker.pbCanIncreaseStatStage?(PBStats::ATTACK,attacker,false,self)
      raisedef=attacker.pbCanIncreaseStatStage?(PBStats::DEFENSE,attacker,false,self)
      if !lowerspeed && !raiseatk && !raisedef
        failed=true
      else
        pbShowAnimation(@id,attacker,nil,1,alltargets,showanimation) # Non-Ghost move animation
        if lowerspeed
          attacker.pbReduceStat(PBStats::SPEED,1,attacker,false,self)
        end
        showanim=true
        if raiseatk
          attacker.pbIncreaseStat(PBStats::ATTACK,1,attacker,false,self,showanim)
          showanim=false
        end
        if raisedef
          attacker.pbIncreaseStat(PBStats::DEFENSE,1,attacker,false,self,showanim)
          showanim=false
        end
      end
    end
    if failed
      @battle.pbDisplay(_INTL("But it failed!"))
    end
    return failed ? -1 : 0
  end
  end