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Version 1.3.1 - Patch Notes

TPCi_CursedSoup
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edited August 2023 in News & Announcements #1

Hello everyone.

The Pokémon TCG Live game client will be updated on December 6th. The game will be offline starting at 8 AM PDT and is estimated to be down for 8 hours. Please see below for the list of changes:

Features

  • Forest Seal Stone (SIT #156) will be unbanned.
  • Rugged Helmet (CRE #152) will be unbanned.
  • Amoonguss (SIT #12) will be temporarily banned.

Highlights

  • Updated the collection and Credits exchange limit of secret rare and parallel foil basic Energy cards to 59.
  • Fixed an issue where codes can be lost when redeeming codes that give products at the same time as other codes that give Coins.
  • Fixed various issues regarding matchmaking and finding opponents.
  • Fixed an issue where the incorrect card size is shown for Benched Pokémon placed during setup.
  • Fixed an issue where usable Abilities did not highlight under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed an issue where a flash would occur when taking Prize cards.
  • Lost City (LOR #161): Fixed an issue where previous Evolutions moved to the discard pile instead of the Lost Zone.

Cards

  • An issue with various Abilities that could be activated to no effect has been fixed: 
    • Butterfree (FST #003)
    • Weepinbell (BST #002)
    • Dustox (LOT #28)
    • Nihilego-GX (CIN #49)
    • Raichu (BUS #41)
    • Salazzle (GRI #16)
  • Chinchou (CEC #71): Updated the Scout attack so it doesn't reveal cards to the player who's being attacked.
  • Wallace (SIT #166): An issue where an extra card is drawn if the opponent skips choosing to draw a card has been fixed.
  • Mr. Mime (LOR #067): Updated the instruction text for the Rock-Paper-Scissors prompt for clarity.
  • Tyranitar-GX (LOT #121): An issue where the effect of the Lost Out Ability incorrectly applied to all attacks, not just Tyranitar-GX's attacks has been fixed.
  • Parasect (LOR #005): An issue with the Lethargy Spores Ability not activating under certain conditions has been fixed.
  • Malamar (UNB #119): An issue with the Hypnotic Reign attack where it could copy attacks from individual Pokémon V-UNION cards has been fixed.
  • Riley (LOR #166): Updated the effect to automatically discard cards if there are 2 or fewer cards remaining in the deck.
  • Jumpluff (EVS #004): If Jumpluff's player chooses to attack twice using the Fluffy Barrage Ability, they must now flip a coin for the second attack if Jumpluff is under the effect of Smokescreen or similar attacks.
  • Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (BST #086): Updated the G-Max Rapid Flow attack to automatically select targets if there are 2 or fewer possible targets.
  • Will (CEC #208): An issue where the effect prompt did not reappear after the player used an effect that let them flip coins again has been fixed.

General

  • An issue where the level info was missing in the level-up window has been fixed.
  • An issue with the overflow menu where clicking on or around the logo caused the menu to close has been fixed.
  • Buttons at the bottom of the overflow menu now animate when interacted with.
  • In the desktop client, updated the visibility of the copyright info on the boot screen.
  • Fixed alignment for some buttons in the overflow menu.

Gameplay/Battle

  • Enamorus V (LOR #082): An issue with the Guardian of Love Ability where the effect did not get updated when suppressed has been fixed.
  • An issue on iPad devices where copied VSTAR Power attacks did not show the attack name in the attack selection list has been fixed.
  • An issue where drag indicators only showed on one Energy card of each type and not the others in certain menus has been fixed.
  • An issue where the type of a Pokémon was not checked for activating certain card effects during Knock Out has been fixed.
  • In the mobile client, an issue where card art did not display in some overlays under certain circumstances has been fixed.
  • An issue where duplicate entries for attacks and Abilities show up when multiple copies of the same Tool are attached has been fixed.
  • In the mobile client, an issue with text positioning on the result screen has been fixed.
  • In the mobile client, an issue where inspecting cards in a mulligan made them highlighted has been fixed.
  • An issue with the shadows in the discard pile has been fixed.
  • An issue where Status Effects window strings showed up multiple times for certain Abilities has been fixed.
  • An issue where Prize cards could not be viewed while the opponent is taking actions has been fixed.
  • An issue where attacks of Pokémon V-UNION were displayed out of order in certain circumstances has been fixed.

Tutorial (FTUE)

  • An issue with visibility of some arrow indicators has been fixed.

Deck Manager/Editor

  • The incorrect trade value for Hisuian Zoroark V (BSP #SWSH297) has been fixed.
  • In the desktop client, an issue where cards in Big Card View covered certain windows has been fixed.
  • In the mobile client, an issue where the format switching button did not animate when pressed has been fixed.
  • Updated the deck validation icon size.
  • In the desktop client, an issue where cards covered UI in certain situations has been fixed.
  • In the desktop client, an issue with highlighting options for certain sorting options has been fixed.
  • In the desktop client, the buttons in the deck customization menu now respond when hovered over.
  • A visual issue with the filter and sorting menus has been fixed.

Shop

  • An issue where long product names overlap over certain UI has been fixed.
  • Updated the hover animation for the drop rate button.
  • In the mobile client, an issue with the scroll bar on the booster rates menu on certain resolutions has been fixed.

Battle Pass

  • In the desktop client, an issue where the Battle Pass didn't display correctly when the account was logged in on multiple devices has been fixed.

Profile

  • A visual issue with some hair customization thumbnails has been fixed.
  • An issue where the wrong error was shown when adding friends when the friend list is full has been fixed. 
  • An issue where the Rank Badge is not shown for incoming friend requests has been fixed.

Accessories

  • The color for the Gigantamax Charizard: Ultra-Premium Collection coin has been fixed.

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