Version 1.2.0 - Patch Notes

TPCi_CursedSoup · September 2022

Hello everyone.

The Pokémon TCG Live game client will be updated on September 8th. 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

Added support for the Pokémon TCG: Lost Origins expansion releasing on 09/08/2022.

Highlights

Cyrus {*} (UPR #120) can no longer be played to no effect when there are fewer than 3 Pokémon on the opponent's Bench.
Manectric (CES #52): The Electric Start Ability now allows the player going second to place this Pokémon as their Active or Benched Pokémon while setting up to play.
Raihan (EVS #152): This card can now be played if the Pokémon that was Knocked Out was subsequently moved out of the discard pile.
Failure message now shows during card reveal if no cards are revealed.
Sound effects based on damage amount and Energy type have been added to attacks.
A bug that occasionally caused crashing on the opponent's first turn on Android devices has been fixed.
Certain Pokémon Abilities no longer activate when their attached Pokémon Tool is moved.
A rare soft lock that occurred when taking the last Prize card has been fixed.
An issue where certain attacks that block {GX} attacks can block all attacks has been fixed.

Avatar

Avatar catchphrases now scroll to currently equipped option.
The "Swap Avatar" button has been updated to have the whole button interactable.
The Confirm Exchange popup no longer causes the zoom icon to disappear.
The correct title is now displayed for the "Light Blue Shirt" for the female avatar.

Battle Pass

Text for Pokémon and global status conditions have been updated to no longer be in all caps.
Lock icon image no longer shows a white square background when unlocking tiers through currency.

Cards

Janine (UBB #176): The prompt for the card effect has been corrected from "Pokémon" to "cards."
Sylveon (BSP #SWSH211): The Time Out Kick attack no longer proceeds to Energy removal when opponent has protection effects in play.
Banette (CES #065): The Enemy Show attack no longer places an incorrect number of damage counters when using automatic selections.
Banette (CES #065): The Enemy Show attack now places the correct number of remaining damage counters when using automatic selection after placing at least 1 damage counter.
Machoke (GRI #64): The "Daunting Pose" Ability no longer shows placeholder text.
Alolan Geodude (GRI #40): The Rock Polish attack no longer applies Retreat Cost instantly when used.
Togepi & Cleffa & Igglybuff-GX (CEC #12): The Supreme Puff-GX attack will activate its effect when there is an additional 14 Fairy Energy attached in addition to the attack cost.
Venomoth-GX (UNB #12): The Shinobi Mastery attack now displays the correct Positive Effect entry when the attack's effect is active.
Malamar (CRE #070): The card animation during the revealed card menu no longer clips through other UI.
Certain cards with status effects that happen "during your next turn" have been updated so they no longer apply the effect immediately after use.
Certain Expanded cards have been updated to now count Energy cards instead of Energy provided.
Gyarados (DRM #020): The Commotion Ability now activates under valid conditions.
Cutiefly (SUM #093): The Fly Around attack is now properly titled on the attack card view.
Treasure Energy (EVS #165) and Jirachi (CES #097) have been updated to now only activate their effects when taken during the user's turn.
Shining Genesect (SLG #009): The "Done" button no longer appears when using the Energy Reload Ability.
Rhydon (UNB #094): After playing Giovanni's Exile (UNB #174), the Dirty Work attack now correctly discards five cards from the top of the opponent's deck.
User is only prompted to discard Energy when there are valid Energy to discard for certain attacks.
Shining Genesect (SLG #009): The Energy Reload Ability can now move Grass Energy attached to the Active Pokémon.
Giratina (BSP #SM151): The Distortion Door Ability can no longer be used to put this Pokémon onto a full Bench.
Xerneas (LOT #144): The Path of Life Ability activation can now be declined.
Charjabug (UNB #058): The Battery Ability message has been updated to show the correct number of attachment targets.
Jumpluff (EVS #004): The Fluffy Barrage Ability no longer prompts to attack again if no actions are available after the first attack.
Flareon (VIV #026): The Incandescent Awakening Ability no longer blocks Abilities of cards when evolving into Grass-type Pokémon.
Diggersby (RCL #147): The Mining Rush attack damage range has been fixed to display the correct damage values for the range.
Clefable (DAA #075)'s Prankish Ability and Nita (TEU #151) now display the correct prompt for choosing a card to put on top of the deck.

Code Card Redemption

Code card redemption for the Melmetal V Deck now grants the correct product.

Deck Manager/Editor

The "Exchange" button now displays an Invalid Icon when extra not owned copies are in a deck.
Filter indicator in the Deck Editor is now only active when filters are applied.
The "Currently Showing" popup now displays the correct deck accessory names in the description when being previewed.
The close button in Deck Accessories has been updated to match style on other screens.
On the mobile client, various visual issues have been fixed in the Full Card Overlay menu.
The Deck Manager header has been updated to stay within bounds when text is two lines.
On the desktop client, card library search has been updated to show empty search messages when no results are found.
The left and right arrows on the Add/Remove Overlay have been updated for better alignment.
On the desktop client, Pokémon, Trainers, and Energy tabs in the Deck Editor now display correct highlighting behavior.

Gameplay/Battle

Prize cards discarded by Billowing Smoke no longer count toward the taken Prize card count.
An issue where certain cards ask the player to choose 2 Energy cards instead of 1 has been fixed.
Effects that allow a Pokémon to evolve immediately, such as Adaptive Evolution, no longer override timing restrictions on certain Evolution effects, such as Rare Candy.
Hexagons no longer appear under cards on the board when players interact with them.
Card attachment animations have been updated to be consistent.
On the mobile client, the Prize card reveal flow has been updated to fit all cards revealed on the screen when two or more Prize cards are claimed.
An animation error that appeared when attaching cards to Pokémon under certain conditions has been resolved.
On the mobile client, the Stack Card Overlay has been updated to make Pokémon names visible.
Prize card count text now resizes for double digits in the Battle Info Overlay.
An issue where card slots were overlapping when copying a search action under certain circumstances no longer occurs.
When the player uses an attack that does damage to 2 or more Pokémon, and the number of possible targets is less than or equal to that number, auto selection now works correctly.
The Lost Zone scroll list is now scrollable.
Offline AI has been updated to prioritize using Special Energy.
The card back no longer flashes briefly when selecting a card from the hand for investigation.
Certain cards that bring Pokémon into play no longer bypass effects that prevent them from being brought in.

General

Text in the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy now fit within the bounds of the UI during the consent flow.
In-game settings menu now fits within the screen on thin devices.
Unnecessary scroll bars removed across the app.
The Rewards overlay no longer closes when selecting main controller tab and can navigate the app without being affected by previous behavior.
On the desktop client, art on the Privacy Notice and Terms of Service page has been updated.
Inbox messages visuals have been updated.
On the desktop client, an issue that prevented the user from returning to the home screen after a battle has been fixed.
On the iPad, the volume sliders in the settings menu are now properly aligned.
On the mobile client, the notification dot for Overflow Menu Button is now removed after player views all inbox messages.

Matchmaking

On a notched device, the "STANDARD MATCH" banner is aligned vertically in the correct position when selecting a deck when challenging a Friend.

Profile

On the mobile client, users are no longer erroneously navigated to the Match Settings overlay when going through the profile menu.
Visuals have been adjusted to clarify online and offline friends.
Player profile names have been updated to no longer be in all caps.
Pose and catchphrase categories have been updated to Versus/Victory for consistency.

Quests/Player Progression

User now receives the correct amount of XP for cards played during all stages of the match.

Shop

Trainer's Toolkit now only appears once in the all bundles tab.
On the mobile client, the selection marker position in the Expansion Gallery has been updated.
Items in the All Bundles shop gallery have been updated to be centered.
On the desktop client during item collection, the green Collect Item VFX has been updated to fill out the bottom of the client.

Tutorial

On the mobile client, the back button in the Avatar Customization portion of the tutorial is now disabled.
The Professor's Tooltip for Credits has been updated for more accuracy.
Visual effects now trigger when the Professor's cards are flipped in the tutorial.

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