Changelog: 04/11/2023

The **Halloween 2023** update is a minor update that was released November 04, 2023.  This was a supplemental patch for the 2023 Halloween event.

## Halloween 2023

* Pumpcat has been spotted in the overworld, giving out treats to players who have defeated Pumpking's Easy Mode

### Balancing

* Pumprince now uses Zen Headbutt instead of Shadow Sneak
* Pumpthief's chance to appear has been reduced to 10% (from 20%)
* Li'l Pump's chance to appear has been reduced from a maximum of 10% to a maximum of 7.5%
* Wither can no longer reduce Speed, and may randomly reduce a single stat by 2 stages or two stats by 1 stage
* Pumpking no longer uses Berserk in its second phase
* Fever Dreams' sleep application chance now reduces depending on the number of successful procs per cast
	+ In easy mode, this scales as a 50>30>0% chance for each affected target
	+ In hard mode, this scales as a 50>40>30% chance for each affected target
* In Easy Mode, Pumpking no longer uses a damage reduction shield for Turn 1
* In Easy Mode, Entangling Vines now reapplies after 5 turns instead of 4
* In Easy Mode, Grim Harvest now applies 15 flat damage for each affected stat stage
* Cat Cookie now applies Tailwind as its effect and can not stack with other Tailwind casts

## General Balancing

* Players can now Forfeit from boss battles (Ho-Oh, Giratina, Pumpking, etc.)
* This will function as a whiteout, returning you to a healing center
* Luvdisc's Heart Scale held item rate has been increased from 12% to 15%

## Bug Fixes

* Fixed an issue where roaming legendary capture history wouldn't clear correctly when months changed
* Fixed an issue where, when Aromatherapy/Heal Bell were used, they would only clear adjacent allies' status ailments if the ally was on the field
* Fixed an issue where Transform would not copy overridden elemental types (such as by Soak or Reflect Type)
* Fixed an issue where Grim Harvest would heal based on Pumpking's stat stages
* Fixed several issues related to the Pumpking fight's broadcasting and handling of battle held items while changing phases
* Fixed an issue where, if a player's battle action was rejected by the server during multi-battles, the previously queued actions would not be cleared correctly
* Fixed an issue where bosses, when their stat stages were cleared by moves like Haze or items of similar effect, would still "shrug off" their previous stat drops later on
* Fixed an issue where White Herb would clear all stat stages instead of just stat downs
* Fixed a regression where, after PvP, held items would not automatically re-equip from the bag
* Fixed an issue where Phantom & Shiny Phantom, if played at the same time, would play the wrong particle
* Fixed Wiki Berry's item subcategory in the Bag
* Fixed an issue where particle summaries in the monster summary frame would display item restriction text
* Fixed an issue where Goodie Bags would display text for 2022's items
* Berries which can't be used in-battle are no longer shown in the Bag during battle
* Fixed an issue where the Wisp tracking window would not relieve window focus correctly when pressing A
* Ghastly Vision can no longer be interrupted by Taunt

## Changes

* Players with extremely full mailboxes will no longer be able to make GTL purchases without being at a PC in-game
* This limit is currently 3,000 messages. This limit will become more restrictive over time.

## References

1. ↑ Kyu (31 October 2023). "Changelog: 04/11/2023". *PokeMMO Forums*.