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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet launched final November with a really hilarious and mind-boggling quantity of graphical glitches and bugs. However don’t have any worry: Nintendo simply introduced an enormous February replace that ought to deliver us nearer to the standard we normally count on from the Pokémon sequence. The builders additionally added high quality of life enhancements to the Pokémon storage field system.
This is what the builders promised to repair:
Graphical and different efficiency points
- Most of us have been there: You are taking part in Scarlet and Violet usually, then the sport randomly force-closes. The builders promised to repair this. The catch is that there might be fewer NPCs and wild Pokémon showing on this planet.
- You’ll be able to smile once more understanding the builders will repair a bug the place your coach’s facial features does not change.
- Random passersby in cities will cease showing throughout Pokémon battles.
Battle fixes
- Scarlet and Violet normally advocate strikes based mostly on type-matchups, Beforehand, the battle interface would recommend assaults based mostly on double battle opponents that had already fainted. That is an error, and might be mounted after the following patch
- Taking part in Ranked Battles will not stop you from taking part in additional rank battles. Beforehand, gamers would obtain a communication error after visiting the Ranked Battles display screen after the seasonal awards had been calculated.
- Usually disguised as a unique Pokémon, a Terastalized Zororark will now not be identifiable by the “Test Goal” possibility. Its kind matchups will now correctly show as its Tera Kind, somewhat than the Pokémon that it is disguised as.
- If a Dondozo with a Tatsugiri makes use of Order Up, its stats will now not improve if the assault is canceled out by a transfer like Shield.
- Future Bond will now not be canceled out by Terastalization.
Tera Raids
- The enemy well being bar did not account for some strikes like Play Tough. The interface ought to show harm correctly after the sport updates.
- The patch will repair a bug the place all the Pokémon on the gamers’ aspect would faint regardless of nonetheless having well being factors.
- The sport will cease disconnecting if two folks see completely different Pokémon throughout a Tera Raid
- The builders will eliminate a bug the place the sport did not register any button inputs whereas the participant was selecting a goal.
- The sport would randomly generate a unique Pokémon from the one chosen within the Tera Raid search display screen. It ought to deliver you to the suitable Pokémon after the patch.
- Tera Raid crystals will seem at their regular charges.
Field enhancements
- It is possible for you to to alter nicknames, strikes, held objects, and ribbons from the field menu.
- The Y button can now be used to swap held objects.
- You’ll be able to choose all bins whereas shifting Pokémon and objects round.
- Battle Groups might be displayed in a barely darker colour.
Different updates
- Pokémon you traded away and introduced again won’t take heed to you throughout battle, performing as in the event that they had been initially obtained by way of commerce..
- Extra Pokédex info for Shiny Pokémon might be displayed usually. Pokémon from different areas will now not be registered to the Paldea area.
It is best to obtain the patch robotically when you’ve set your Nintendo Swap to auto-update. If not, you may manually replace the sport by urgent the + or – button whilst you’re on the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet icon on your house display screen. This replace will deploy someday on the finish of February.