Pokémon Scarlet and Violet fix coming for Dondozo-Tatsugiri bug

The Pokémon Company and developer Game Freak have a Pokémon Scarlet and Violet update scheduled for the end of February, a patch that’s intended mostly to fix some bugs. Among those bugs is one that made one of the most powerful Pokémon even more powerful than intended.

That Pokémon is Dondozo, specifically, Dondozo combined with Tatsugiri. The popular pair has a unique strategy unlike anything in previous Pokémon games: When both these Pokémon are on the field in a double battle, they combine using Tatsugiri’s ability, Commander, which puts the little fish in the big fish’s mouth. Dondozo remains on the field alone, Tatsugiri being immune to attack, and boosters All of Dondozo’s stats.

Dondozo’s signature move, Order Up, does damage itself, but when combined with Tatsugiri, using Order Up will also boost one of Dondozo’s stats based on which form of Tatsugiri is in its mouth. Dondozo is powerful on its own, but when set up properly with Tatsugiri, it’s incredibly hard to counter. This bug is in Scarlet Violet is apparently making things worse in that regard: Even if Order Up doesn’t connect — when the target uses Protect, for instance — Dondozo is still getting the stat boost from it, according to the patch notes.

Patch notes for Tera Raid Battles also address a number of bugs. Not only will the game stop crashing, but there may be fewer new creatures that spawn. As for feature adjustments, Pokémon boxes have been improved for ease of use. Here’s the rundown:

Additional functionality will be added for Pokémon Boxes:

– From a Pokémon’s summary, players will be able to change Pokémon’s nicknames, markings, held items, and mark- or Ribbon-related titles, as well as being able to reorder moves, have Pokémon remember moves, have Pokémon forget moves, and use TMs.

When in the Held Items view, players will be able swap items out by pressing Y Button.

– Players will be able to select All Boxes while moving Pokémon or items in the Party Boxes view and Held Items view.

– When in the Battle Team view, Pokémon in your Boxes that are assigned to a Battle Team will now have their icons displayed in a darker hue if those Pokémon are members of the Battle Team that is currently being displayed.

Scarlet and Violet will automatically update when the patch is released in late February, as long as you’ve got that feature selected. Otherwise, you’ll have to go in and manually download it. Full patch notes can be found on the Nintendo Website.