As far as animations go, I'm not experienced in that area of Brawl hacking so I can't help you there.
But, for transparency, it depends what texture you are trying to make transparent. Use this as a guide for ASH:
http://forums.kc-mm.com/index.php?topic=3329.0If you are using BrawlBox, don't use magenta. Delete that section of the texture in Photoshop/GIMP so you see checkered white and gray boxes instead.