Changelog: Halloween 2023

The **Halloween 2023** update is a major update that was released October 31, 2023. Kyu (31 October 2023). "Changelog: Halloween 2023". *PokeMMO Forums*.

## Features

### Halloween 2023

* PokeMMO's Halloween Event has returned for 2023!
* Beat up children and steal their candy! Defeat the Spirits of Halloween and steal theirs too! Feed it to the pumpking to win a prize.
* Swarms have become more frequent for this event. Keep an eye out for new Alpha Swarms.
* File:Icon Wisp.png Wisps have been spotted around the world. Collect them all and capture special seasonal Halloween Alphas!
* Special ghosts may also be found with their Hidden Ability unlocked.
* Challenge Pumpking for a fight over his Goodie Bags, containing new vanity items exclusive to 2023. The boss can be found near Lavender Town, Fallarbor Town, Solaceon Town, Driftveil City, and Ecruteak City.
* The Halloween Event ends on November 12th at 11:59pm UTC+0. Players will have until November 14th at 11:59pm UTC+0 to claim prizes for any unspent candy after the main event's over.

### Gift Shop

* The  Flaming Motorcycle is now available in the Gift Shop for the Halloween 2023 season
* The File:Vanity Hat Yellow.pngPumpcat and Trick Kitty are now available in the Gift Shop exclusively for Halloween 2023
	+ These companions feature multiple styles which can be toggled through the Use button
* Additionally, they feature unique animations when in the overworld:
* Other Halloween Seasonal items have been extended for the remainder of the event

## General Features

* Added an option to hide Ditto from GTL search results
* Berries are now separated into various categories in the Bag menu

## Balancing

* X items are now limited to 2 usages per Pokémon while on the field.
* Haze effects (those which clear stat stages) will reset this limit
* Taunt can no longer be applied consecutively against bosses
* When a boss redirects their move usage via Taunt, they now apply a 1.5x base power modifier
* True damage (e.g. Psywave) is now halved and capped at 10% max HP against bosses
* Luvdisc's Heart Scale held item rate has been increased from 8% to 12%
* When used versus Pumpking:
	+ Bat Cookies now cause Reflect and Light Screen to become active on the allied field for 3 turns
	+ Broom Cookies now clear stat stage drops on the allied field, clear stat stage ups on the opponent's field, and cloaks the allied field with Mist for 2 turns
* Trace now attempts to activate whenever a shift occurs (in Triple Battles), a battle slot is activated (in Rotation Battles), or an opponent swaps in
* Bosses can no longer be damaged by Rocky Helmet after 3 activations against them
* Bosses can no longer be damaged by Rough Skin / Iron Barbs after 3 activations against them

## Bug Fixes

* **iOS**: Fixed a crash which could occur with controllers
* Fixed an issue where Field of Fire would apply to semi-invulnerable targets
* Fixed an uninteractable Rock Smash rock on Johto's Route 40
* Fixed an issue where Toxic Orb / Flame Orb would broadcast their activation message every turn
* Fixed an issue where Field of Fire would broadcast its activation even if there were no valid targets
* PP is no longer healed when using Mooncakes
* Mooncakes now allow multiple to be used at a time
* Improved server performance when handling very large amounts of logins occurring at the same time
* Fixed an issue where, when Liquid Ooze would activate, the message target would be the ability owner instead of the damaged victim
* Fixed an invisible wall in Johto's Route 47
* Fixed an issue where, if Dry Skin caused damage at the end of a turn, the ability owner's held item would activate before damage was applied
* Fixed an issue where players could fish off the cliff in Johto's Route 47
* Fixed an issue where White Herb would not activate on an opponent swapping in with Intimidate
* Fixed an issue where, if a wild monster steals and Flings an item from your party, and the player had another of the item in their bag, they would opt to replace the item with the one in their bag instead of restoring it from the battle
* Fixed an issue where Trace/Role Play would not update tooltips with the active ability
* Typing overrides are now shown in battle tooltips
* Fixed Future Sight / Doom Desire animation playback
* Fixed an issue where the "Show Affordable" button would show in the PC's Advanced Settings menu
* Fixed ability description rendering on Chinese/Japanese/Korean platforms
* When challenging Ho-Oh, Giratina, and Red boss battles, the player's party is now healed on battle start
* Fixed an overpriced Fluffy Tail entry in Hoenn's marts
* When Heal Block is applied, it now halts usages of moves which would be affected by it (such as Rest)
* Sacred Fire☆ can no longer be absorbed by foes

## Notes

* Reward Points Vouchers have been delisted from the GTL during this update.

## Unnoted Changes

* Sewaddle learns Switcheroo as a special move instead of an egg move
* Swadloon learns Switcheroo as a special move
* Leavanny learns Switcheroo as a special move