Differentiate status changes by bit mask

action/battle.lua

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ local function recover()
 			end
 		end
 	end
-	if Memory.value("battle", "paralyzed") == 64 then
+	if Combat.isParalyzed() then
 		local heals = Inventory.contains("paralyze_heal", "full_restore")
 		if heals then
 			Inventory.use(heals, nil, true)

ai/combat.lua

@@ -289,6 +289,18 @@ Combat.activePokemon = activePokemon
 
 -- STATUS
 
+local function checkStatus(target, value)
+	return bit.band(Pokemon.info(target, "status"), value) == value
+end
+
+function Combat.isPoisoned(target)
+	return checkStatus(target, 0x8)
+end
+
+function Combat.isParalyzed(target)
+	return checkStatus(target, 0x40)
+end
+
 local function isSleeping()
 	return Memory.raw(0x116F) > 1
 end

ai/red/strategies.lua

@@ -484,8 +484,7 @@ strategyFunctions.equipForBrock = function(data)
 			return Strategies.reset("level8", "Did not reach level 8 before Brock", Pokemon.getExp(), true)
 		end
 		if data.anti then
-			local poisoned = Pokemon.info("squirtle", "status") > 0
+			if not Combat.isPoisoned("squirtle") then
-			if not poisoned then
 				return true
 			end
 			if not Inventory.contains("antidote") then

ai/strategies.lua

@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ Strategies.functions = {
 					return false
 				end
 			else
-				if Pokemon.info("squirtle", "status") > 0 then
+				if Combat.isPoisoned("squirtle")then
 					Inventory.use("antidote", "squirtle")
 					return false
 				end

storage/pokemon.lua

@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ function Pokemon.moveIndex(move, pokemon)
 end
 
 function Pokemon.info(name, offset)
-	return index(indexOf(name), offset)
+	local targetIndex = name and indexOf(name) or 0
+	return index(targetIndex, offset)
 end
 
 function Pokemon.getID(name)