Balancing
Endeavor no longer works against Alpha minibosses
Timer Ball's price has been increased from $800 to $1,200
Alpha Swarm durations have been increased from 60 minutes to 75 minutes
When fleeing from an Alpha miniboss, a 2 minute penalty for respawning now occurs
Note, this penalty does not occur if you white out
Changes
Improved behavior for automated channel swaps during very high load times
Previously, the game server would automatically switch players' channels under very high load conditions very often. This change allows a moderate overflow to channel capacity to prevent unnecessary changes (until an excess channel is closed automatically)
Bug Fixes
Fixed Gender ratio calculation for Alpha minibosses
Fixed an issue where secondary spawns in Alpha Swarms did not have appropriate IVs for Shinies
Fixed stat stage copying for Transform / Imposter
Notes
While this update improves in-game channel behavior, the game is still running at maximum capacity during high load times due to the popularity of the alpha swarm feature.
Please note that players with active Donator Status automatically skip queues and receive privilege when logging in during high player volume times. This is not a new feature, but it's not normally relevant.
PokeMMO's Halloween Event has returned for 2022!
Beat up children and steal their candy! Defeat the Spirits of Halloween and steal theirs too! Feed it to the pumpkin to win a prize.
Swarms have become more frequent for this event! Keep an eye out for new Alpha Swarms.
Mysterious 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 11 new vanity items, with 2 Ultra Rares. Hard Mode winners also get an exclusive particle for their teammates. The boss can be found near Lavender Town, Fallarbor Town, Solaceon Town, and Driftveil City.
The Halloween Event ends on November 9th at 11:59pm UTC+0. Players will have a 2-day turn-in period to return any unspent candy after the main event's over.
Gift Shop
Green & Purple Cthulhu Masks are now for sale for a limited time
Shiny Charms have returned for Halloween 2022
Ghostly Hats & the Hex Cloak Seasonal Items have returned for Halloween
The Black Cat Particle Effect has returned for Halloween
Bug Fixes
Improved server performance during very high load periods
Various minor client fixes
Notes
Players who held Special Candy and Spooky Candy from last year's event have had their items removed during this maintenance. Players who held Special Candy have been reimbursed $75,000 each, the approximate market rate at time of posting.
Special Candy will automatically become untradeable after this event ends.
