The update fixed a bug where rental Pokémon in the Battle Agency (a Festival Plaza facility) would retain illegal movesets or abilities from previous players’ save data. This stabilized online co-op battles.
Pokémon Ultra Moon , released for the Nintendo 3DS in November 2017, received its final significant patch, Version 1.2, in April 2018. This paper examines the update’s technical and gameplay modifications, including bug fixes, online functionality changes, and the removal of unintended game mechanics. It argues that Update 1.2 primarily served to enforce competitive balance and patch exploit-based glitches rather than add new content, reflecting Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s post-launch strategy for the 3DS era. pokemon ultra moon update 1.2
: Due to these fixes, the moves mentioned above were officially reinstated for use in the Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC). Compatibility and Requirements The update fixed a bug where rental Pokémon
The most significant functional change in v1.2 was the backend support for Species #808 (Meltan) and #809 (Melmetal). Prior to this update, these Pokémon were not programmed into the data structure of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon in a way that allowed for legitimate acquisition or storage via the Pokémon Bank. This paper examines the update’s technical and gameplay