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Mechanic Changes
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For any mechanic that’s not described in here, assume Generation 8 mechanics.
Battle style is forced to set.
Bag is unacessible during trainer battles.
Gym Trainers and Gym Leaders will heal your party to full before battle.
EVs are removed from the game.
TMs are consumed on use.
HMs do not need to be taught, obtaining them plus the required badge for use is enough.
HMs can be used inside the Trick House even without ever acquiring them.
Critical hit chance: 1/16.
Critical hit damage multiplier: 1.5.
Infatuation: Status condition not limited by gender.
Paralysis: Speed decreases by 75%.
Sleep: If a Pokémon enters a battle asleep it’s sleeping turns count is reset.
Gale Wings: Will always boost the priority of Flying-type moves, regardless of HP.
Magma Armor: Prevents critical-hits on top of it’s existing effects.
Moody: Can still raise Accuracy and Evasion.
Synchronize: Leading with a Synchronize Pokémon gives you a 50% chance to force their nature on a wild encounter.
Weather abilities: Will set Weather permanently.
Terrain abilities: Will set Terrain permanently.
Terrain damage boost: Electric/Grass/Psychic Terrains will boost damage of moves of the matching type by 50%.
Terrain removal: Not removed by Defog, still removed by Steel Roller.
Held items: Items that get consumed or removed from your Pokémon in any way during battle will not be restored.
Confuse inducing berries: Restore half HP, triggering at 1/4 HP.
Berries still trigger their effect before being removed after being hit by Knock Off.
Custap Berry will not be consumed if the opposing Pokémon switches out as you attack.
Soul Dew: Boosts Latias and Latios SpA/SpD by one stage.
Safari Balls: 100% catch rate.
Berries cannot be planted.
Pokémon with Magic Guard or Poison Heal as an ability will not take overworld damage from being poisoned.
Fishing always guaranteed to heel without precise timing.
Old Rod and Good Rod have been removed, fishing table reworked so the Super Rod table has 10 possible encounters.
Overworld Weather
Rainy – summons permanent Rain Dance, seen in Routes 119, 120, 123, 129, 130, 131.
Thunderstorm – summons permanent Rain Dance and Electric Terrain, seen in Routes 119 and 129.
Drought – summons permanent Sunny Day, seen in routes 129 and 131.
Snow – summons permanent Hail, seen in Sootopolis Gym underground.
Other Unique Overworld Effects
Permanent Tailwind running against you – seen in Mt. Pyre’s peak.
Permanent Magma Storm affecting all of your party – seen in Groudon’s room at Magma Hideout .
Permanent Aurora Veil set up for the opponent (can still be broken or Defogged away) – seen in Seafloor Cavern.
Level Cap
Once a Pokémon reaches a level cap the Endless Candy item will no longer work and the Pokémon will not gain any experience in battles or Day Care. The level cap is tied boss fights and raised as you defeat them, progressing through the story. The boss fights are noted in documentation and are also noticeable by the battle transition as they start. You can overcome the cap by using Rare Candies, but those are rare and limited.
Here is a list of all the bosses and their matching level caps:
Route 104 Aqua Grunt lvl 12
Museum Aqua Grunts lvl 17
Leader Brawly lvl 21
Leader Roxanne lvl 25
Route 117 Chelle lvl 32
Leader Wattson lvl 35
Cycling Road Rival lvl 38
Leader Norman lvl 42
Fallarbor Town Vito lvl 48
Mt. Chimney Maxie lvl 54
Leader Flannery lvl 57
Weather Institute Shelly lvl 65
Route 119 Rival lvl 66
Leader Winona lvl 69
Lilycove City Rival lvl 73
Mt. Pyre Archie lvl 76
Magma Hideout Maxie lvl 79
Aqua Hideout Matt lvl 81
Leaders Tate & Liza lvl 85
Seafloor Cavern Archie lvl 89
Leader Juan lvl 91
Victory Road Vito lvl 95
Champion Wallace lvl 99
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Move Changes
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Dark Void: Usable by any Pokémon that can learn it, instad of being exclusive to Darkrai.
Hidden Power: Type determined by the Pokémon IVs, always has 60 BP.
Thunder Wave: Electric-types cannot miss with the move (similar to Poison-types using Toxic).
Explosion, Misty Explosion and Self-Destruct: Halves target’s defense on damage calculation.
Thief and Covet: No longer steal items.
BP PP Accuracy Effect Chance Type
Absorb 20 > 40 None None None None
Aeroblast None None 95% > 100% None None
Air Cutter None None 95% > 100% None None
Air Slash None None 95% > 100% None None
Aqua Tail None None 90% > 95% None None
Astonish 30 > 40 None None None None
Baby-Doll Eyes None 30 > 10 None None None
Barrage None None 85% > 100% None None
Belch None None 90% > 100% None None
Bind None None 85% > 100% None None
Blaze Kick None None 90% > 100% None None
Blizzard None None 70% > 80% None None
Blue Flare None None 85% > 90% None None
Bolt Strike None None 85% > 90% None None
Bone Club None None 85% > 100% None None
Bonemerang None None 90% > 100% None None
Bounce None None 85% > 95% None None
Captivate None 20 > 5 None None None
Charge Beam 50 > 40 None 90% > 100% 70% > 100% None
Charm None 20 > 5 None None None
Circle Throw None None 90% > 95% None None
Clamp None None 85% > 100% None None
Comet Punch None None 85% > 90% None None
Confide None 20 > 10 None None None
Covet None None None None Normal > Fairy
Crabhammer None None 90% > 100% None None
Cross Chop None None 80% > 90% None None
Cut None None 95% > 100% None None
Dark Void None None 50% > 80% None None
Diamond Storm None None 95% > 100% None None
Double Hit None None 90% > 100% None None
Double Slap None None 85% > 100% None None
Draco Meteor None None 90% > 100% None None
Dragon Rush None None 75% > 85% None None
Dragon Tail None None 90% > 95% None None
Drill Run None None 95% > 100% None None
Dual Chop None None 90% > 100% None None
Dual Wingbeat None None 90% > 100% None None
Eerie Impulse None 15 > 5 None None None
Electroweb None None 95% > 100% None None
Fake Out None 10 > 5 None None None
Fake Tears None 20 > 5 None None None
Feather Dance None 15 > 5 None None None
Fire Fang None None 95% > 100% None None
Fire Spin None None 85% > 100% None None
Flash None None 100% > 70% None None
Fleur Cannon None None 90% > 100% None None
Fly None None 95% > 100% None None
Flying Press None None 95% > 100% None None
Focus Blast None None 70% > 80% None None
Freeze Shock None None 90% > 100% None None
Frenzy Plant None None 90% > 100% None None
Frost Breath None None 90% > 100% None None
Frustration ?? > 102 None None None None
Fury Attack None None 85% > 100% None None
Fury Swipes None None 80% > 90% None None
Gear Grind None None 85% > 100% None None
Giga Impact None None 90% > 100% None None
Glaciate None None 95% > 100% None None
Grass Whistle None None 55% > 70% None None
Growl None 40 > 10 None None None
Gunk Shot None None 80% > 85% None None
Hammer Arm None None 90% > 100% None None
Harden None 40 > 5 None None None
Head Smash None None 80% > 85% None None
Heat Wave None None 90% > 100% None None
High Horsepower None None 95% > 100% None None
Hurricane None None 70% > 80% None None
Hydro Cannon None None 90% > 100% None None
Hydro Pump None None 80% > 85% None None
Hyper Beam None None 90% > 100% None None
Hyper Fang None None 90% > 100% None None
Hypnosis None None 60% > 70% None None
Ice Burn None None 90% > 100% None None
Ice Fang None None 95% > 100% None None
Ice Hammer None None 90% > 100% None None
Icicle Crash None None 90% > 100% None None
Icy Wind None None 95% > 100% None None
Iron Tail None None 75% > 85% None None
Kinesis None None 80% > 100% None None
Leaf Storm None None 90% > 100% None None
Leaf Tornado None None 90% > 100% 50% > 30% None
Leech Seed None None 90% > 100% None None
Leer None 30 > 10 None None None
Lick 30 > 40 None None None None
Light of Ruin None None 90% > 100% None None
Lovely Kiss None None 75% > 80% None None
Magma Storm None None 75% > 90% None None
Mega Drain 40 > 60 None None None None
Mega Kick None None 75% > 85% None None
Mega Punch None None 85% > 100% None None
Megahorn None None 85% > 90% None None
Metal Claw None None 95% > 100% None None
Metal Sound None 40 > 5 85% > 100% None None
Meteor Beam None None 90% > 100% None None
Meteor Mash None None 90% > 100% None None
Mirror Shot None None 85% > 100% 30% > 20% None
Misty Explosion 100 > 200 None None None None
Mud Bomb None None 85% > 100% 30% > 20% None
Muddy Water None None 85% > 95% None None
Nature’s Madness None None 90% > 100% None None
Night Daze None None 95% > 100% 40% > 30% None
Noble Roar None 30 > 10 None None None
Octazooka 65 > 80 None 85% > 100% 50% > 30% None
Origin Pulse None None 85% > 100% None None
Overheat None None 90% > 100% None None
Pin Missile None None 95% > 100% None None
Play Nice None 20 > 10 None None None
Play Rough None None 90% > 100% None None
Poison Powder None None 75% > 90% None None
Power Whip None None 85% > 90% None None
Precicipe Blades None None 85% > 100% None None
Psycho Boost None None 90% > 100% None None
Razor Leaf None None 95% > 100% None None
Razor Shell None None 95% > 100% None None
Return ?? > 102 None None None None
Roar of Time None None 90% > 100% None None
Rock Blast None None 90% > 100% None None
Rock Climb None None 85% > 95% None None
Rock Slide None None 90% > 100% None None
Rock Smash None None None 50% > 100% None
Rock Throw None None 90% > 100% None None
Rock Wrecker None None 90% > 100% None None
Rolling Kick None None 85% > 100% None None
Roost None 10 > 5 None None None
Sacred Fire None None 95% > 100% None None
Sand Tomb None None 85% > 100% None None
Sand-Attack None 15 > 5 None None None
Scale Shot None None 90% > 100% None None
Screech None 15 > 5 85% > 100% None None
Seed Flare None None 85% > 90% None None
Sing None None 55% > 70% None None
Skitter Smack None None 90% > 100% None None
Sky Attack None None 90% > 100% None None
Sky Uppercut None None 90% > 100% None None
Slam None None 75% > 90% None None
Sleep Powder None None 75% > 80% None None
Smog None None 70% > 90% 40% > 100% None
Snarl None 15 > 10 95% > 100% None None
Sonic Boom None None 90% > 100% None None
Spacial Rend None None 95% > 100% None None
Steam Eruption None None 95% > 100% None None
Steel Beam None None 95% > 100% None None
Steel Wing None None 90% > 100% None None
Stone Edge None None 80% > 85% None None
Strange Steam None None 95% > 100% None None
Struggle Bug None 20 > 10 None None None
Stun Spore None None 75% > 90% None None
Submission None None 80% > 100% None None
Super Fang None None 90% > 100% None Normal > Dark
Supersonic None None 55% > 70% None None
Swagger None None 85% > 90% None None
Sweet Kiss None None 75% > 80% None None
Tail Slap None None 85% > 100% None None
Take Down None None 85% > 100% None None
Tearful Look None 20 > 10 None None None
Thunder None None 70% > 80% None None
Thunder Cage None None 90% > 100% None None
Thunder Fang None None 95% > 100% None None
Tickle None 20 > 10 None None None
Whirlpool None None 85% > 100% None None
Wrap None None 90% > 100% None None
Zen Headbutt None None 90% > 100% None None