Version 0.54.0

Released 2026-09-28

Battles

  • 81 more abilities from Gens 4 and 5 work in battle, such as Technician, Mold Breaker, Prankster, Regenerator, Moody and Harvest.
  • Simple, Contrary and Defiant change how stats rise and fall, and Sheer Force trades a move's side effect for power.
  • Unnerve keeps the other side from eating Berries, and Unburden doubles Speed once the held item is gone.
  • Magic Bounce sends status moves back, and Dry Skin, Motor Drive and Sap Sipper soak up the moves they like.
  • A Ditto with Imposter turns into its opponent as it enters battle, and lead abilities now play before the first menu.
  • As in PokeMMO, Milotic and the Jigglypuff line can have Competitive, Kecleon can have Protean and Shiftry Wind Rider.

Interface

  • Gamepad Back opens the region map, T opens chat, and running, the pause menu, the region map and chat can all be rebound.
  • Button hints on character select follow the device you last used, with PlayStation and Nintendo button names on those pads.
  • The pause menu now opens the Bag, the region map and your trainer card, so a controller reaches every screen from Start.
  • On a small screen or a large interface scale the pause menu splits into two columns instead of running off the bottom.
  • A Pokemon page (P, or Pokemon in the pause menu) opens summaries, switching, held items and field moves like Fly from a controller.
  • A What's new button on the title screen shows these notes, and they open once on their own the first time you start a new version.

Known issues

  • 79 held item effects, mostly Gen 4 and 5 items, do nothing in battle yet (PO-626).
  • Relic Song, Embargo and ten Gen 3 effect moves such as Transform, Substitute and Mimic are stubs (PO-769).
  • Double battles have no compact layout on small interfaces yet (PO-763).
  • At Interface Scale 2.00x the login card shows through windows opened over the title screen (PO-768).
  • Castform does not change form in weather.