“Scheduled for the top of February 2023”

Shortly after launch, Sport Freak and the powers that be ominously talked about an replace would come finally to handle a few of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet‘s lingering points, and that day has come. Nicely, it’s coming, “by the top of February,” in keeping with the official publish on the Nintendo assist web page. Let’s dig into the large stuff.

Pokemon Packing containers are getting some high quality of life upgrades

Altering up issues like held gadgets and re-ordering strikes goes to be simpler, and also you’ll additionally have the ability to use an “all containers” choice command as soon as the replace hits. Icons for battle groups will probably be just a little extra pronounced now as properly.

It’s a piece of small refinements to make certain, and I hope they do one thing to handle the lag when shopping containers.

Bug fixes are coming

Okay, so right here’s the true meat of the patch, and there’s a number of sides to unpack:

• Tera Raid battles are getting a bug overhaul of kinds, together with the tremendous annoying “HP gauge not correctly displaying” glitch, the bug that stops you from appearing in a Tera Raid, communication error issues, and matchmaking glitches.
• Double battle focusing on points are additionally being checked out outdoors of Tera Raids, in addition to particular person creature bugs that cope with Zoroark and Dondozo.
• The “different” column within the massive repair part is the most important of all, and can handle compelled recreation closures, objects not displaying up within the recreation world, and aesthetic adjustments like not displaying glitched passerby NPCs throughout sure battles.

At first look, it doesn’t seem to be sufficient

There are nonetheless issues that should be addressed, and this patch is simply the beginning. Ideally, extra updates will easy over a whole lot of the sport’s lingering issues, and can assist cement the legacy of this technology, which has already offered gangbusters. There’s affirmation of extra fixes on the best way no less than, as this passage is discovered on the finish of the assist web page: “We’re planning additional options and bug fixes not listed in these patch notes.”

The complete patch notes for Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Ver. 1.2.0 (Scheduled for finish of February 2023)

Thanks for taking part in the Pokémon collection.

Under are some particulars concerning the model 1.2.0 replace deliberate for launch in late February 2023 for the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games.

With this replace, we’re planning so as to add options to Pokémon Packing containers and repair bugs that have an effect on recreation progress, amongst different updates. We are going to proceed to take your suggestions very significantly and take measures to enhance your gameplay expertise.

Characteristic Changes

• Further performance will probably be added for Pokémon Packing containers:
  • From a Pokémon’s abstract, gamers will have the ability to change Pokémon’s nicknames, markings, held gadgets, and mark- or Ribbon-related titles, in addition to having the ability to reorder strikes, have Pokémon keep in mind strikes, have Pokémon neglect strikes, and use TMs.
  • Gamers will have the ability to swap out held gadgets by urgent the Y Button when within the Held Gadgets view.
  • Gamers will have the ability to choose All Packing containers whereas transferring Pokémon or gadgets within the Celebration and Packing containers view and Held Gadgets view.
  • When within the Battle Workforce view, Pokémon in your Packing containers which might be assigned to a Battle Workforce will now have their icons displayed in a darker hue if these Pokémon are members of the Battle Workforce that’s at the moment being displayed.
• The Information display will probably be displayed while you connect with the web from the primary menu, simply as it’s when connecting to the web from the Poké Portal.

Bug Fixes

Tera Raid Battles

• A bug that may stop an opposing Tera Pokémon’s HP gauge from correctly reflecting harm executed by sure strikes (akin to Play Tough) or sure standing circumstances might happen in Tera Raid Battles, ensuing within the Tera Pokémon’s HP gauge fluctuating in an uncommon method. This will probably be fastened.
• A bug that causes all Pokémon in your aspect to faint without delay regardless of their HP gauges indicating that they nonetheless have HP might happen in black crystal Tera Raid Battles in opposition to Pokémon with the Mightiest Mark. This will probably be fastened.
• A bug that may briefly stop a participant from coming into any enter into the sport might happen if a Tera Pokémon takes sure actions whereas the participant is selecting the goal of their transfer. This will probably be fastened.
• A bug that causes a communication error might happen when somebody connecting to a Tera Raid Battle sees a special Pokémon displayed on their display than what the host sees. This will probably be fastened.
• A bug might happen that causes gamers becoming a member of a Tera Raid Battle from the Tera Raid Battles search display to be delivered to a Tera Raid Battle in opposition to a Pokémon completely different from the one they noticed displayed. This will probably be fastened.
• A bug that causes Tera Raid Battle crystals to not seem for a set period of time might happen beneath sure circumstances. This will probably be fastened.

Battles

• Sort matchups in opposition to Pokémon which have fainted will now not seem when deciding on a transfer or goal throughout Double Battles.
• A Zoroark that has Terastallized and is disguised as one other Pokémon through its Phantasm Means will be recognized as a Zoroark by utilizing the Verify Goal possibility. This can be a bug and will probably be fastened.
• When a Zoroark has Terastallized and is disguised as one other Pokémon through its Phantasm Means, the sort matchups of strikes are displayed based mostly on the kind of the Pokémon that Zoroark is disguised as, reasonably than Zoroark’s Tera Sort. This can be a bug and will probably be fastened.
• The stats of a Dondozo with a Tatsugiri in its mouth will enhance when Dondozo makes use of Order Up, even when the transfer ought to have been negated (for instance, by an opponent utilizing Shield). This can be a bug and will probably be fastened.
• If a Pokémon Terastallizes after utilizing Future Bond after which faints, the results of Future Bond will fail to activate. This can be a bug and will probably be fastened.

Different

• We are going to handle a difficulty that may trigger the sport to forcibly shut at sure places. Because of this repair, there could also be a discount of Pokémon and folks displayed in sure cities or within the wild.
• When a Pokémon that’s not part of the Paldea Pokédex is obtained by a Hyperlink Commerce, it’s displayed as being registered to the Paldea Pokédex. This can be a bug and will probably be fastened.
• Sure actions may cause the primary character’s expressions to not change till the sport is closed and reopened. This will probably be fastened.
• A bug occurred for some gamers after Ranked Battles Season 1, whereby visiting the Ranked Battles display instantly after the season’s outcomes had been calculated prompted a communication error proper after these gamers obtained their rewards. Following this error, gamers had been unable to take part in any additional Ranked Battles. This will probably be fastened.
• If a participant has created a number of Battle Groups however doesn’t use the Battle Workforce within the first slot for his or her Ranked Battles, they might not obtain the Grasp Rank Ribbon after profitable Ranked Battles within the Grasp Ball Tier. This will probably be fastened.
• When a Pokémon you caught comes again to you from one other participant by Hyperlink Commerce, it could not hearken to your instructions in accordance with what’s written within the profile app (“Pokémon caught at Lv. XX or under will hearken to your instructions”). This will probably be fastened.
• A bug is stopping the Pokédex from displaying further entries (akin to entries for Shiny Pokémon or Pokémon that had been obtained by Shock Commerce from gamers that play in a special language) for Pokémon species that had been already registered within the Pokédex. This will probably be fastened.
• Objects akin to Poké Balls could also be displayed in sure places of the sphere unintentionally. This will probably be fastened.
• Passersby will now not be displayed throughout sure battles that happen in cities throughout the primary story.
• Different choose bug fixes will probably be applied.

Notes:

• We’re planning additional options and bug fixes not listed in these patch notes. Please examine again right here for full particulars when the replace knowledge is distributed.
• Replace contents and particulars are topic to alter.