{"id":1873772,"date":"2026-04-09T09:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1873772"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:02:20","slug":"the-gender-of-some-pokemon-in-the-tutorial-is-incorrect-pokemon-champions-bug-fixes-to-tackle-mega-evolution-issues-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1873772","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The gender of some Pok\u00e9mon in the tutorial is incorrect&#8221; &#8211; Pok\u00e9mon Champions bug fixes to tackle mega evolution issues and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-champions\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Pok\u00e9mon Champions<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">&#8220;The gender of some Pok\u00e9mon in the tutorial is incorrect&#8221; &#8211; Pok\u00e9mon Champions bug fixes to tackle mega evolution issues and more<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Seeding problems.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/pokemon-champions-tyranitar.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"pokemon champions tyranitar\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"pokemon-champions-tyranitar.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-09T09:02:20+00:00\">April 9, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-champions-bug-fixes-announced?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          3 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"790811af-ed21-40d3-929d-98dae3ad7ae4\" data-name=\"Poku00e9mon Champions\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Poku00e9mon Champions\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Poku00e9mon Champions\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Poku00e9mon Champions\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Poku00e9mon Champions\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Pok\u00e9mon Champions\" title=\"Follow Pok\u00e9mon Champions\"><br \/>\n  Follow Pok\u00e9mon Champions<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-champions\">Pok\u00e9mon Champions<\/a> will be receiving some substantial bug fixes in upcoming patches, developer The Pokemon Works has announced.<\/p>\n<p>Announced in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.pokemon-home.com\/ja\/page\/758.html\">a new blog post<\/a>, these changes affect certain moves which weren&#8217;t working correctly, mega evolutions problems, and incorrect genders for certain tutorial Pok\u00e9mon .<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Pokemon Champions - Official Overview Trailer | Pokemon Presents July 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KmK964mnh1w?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/KmK964mnh1w\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Pokemon Champions &#8211; Official Overview Trailer | Pokemon Presents July 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Watch this Pok\u00e9mon Champions overview trailer for an idea of what this game&#8217;s all about!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KmK964mnh1w\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The full list of fixes is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The description of the &#8220;Leech Seed&#8221; state is incorrect.<\/li>\n<li>Incorrect: Takes damage equal to 1\/16 of maximum HP<\/li>\n<li>Correct: Takes damage equal to 1\/8 of maximum HP (However, the calculation is correct during battle.)<\/li>\n<li>Under certain conditions, when both Pok\u00e9mon Mega Evolve simultaneously, the order may be unintended.<\/li>\n<li>The gender of some Pok\u00e9mon in the tutorial is incorrect.<\/li>\n<li>The gender of some Pok\u00e9mon in the released coordinated teams is incorrect.<\/li>\n<li>When in Encore state, the ability &#8220;Lightning Rod&#8221; may not activate correctly.<\/li>\n<li>When viewing move details during battle, if you hover the cursor over &#8220;Mega Evolution&#8221; and press the B button, you cannot select the move.<\/li>\n<li>*If this phenomenon occurs, you can avoid the inability to select the move by opening and closing the surrender window with the &#8220;-&#8221; button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, the blog announced a bug involving communication errors popping up when sending Pok\u00e9mon on expeditions from Pok\u00e9mon Home.<\/p>\n<p>This post comes only a day following the game&#8217;s release. It has been met with a mixed reception from fans, many of whom were pushed away <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-champions-reception-performance-woes-competitive-changes\">due to performance problems and missing items and Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-champions\">Pok\u00e9mon Champions<\/a> will be receiving some substantial bug fixes in upcoming patches, developer The Pokemon Works has announced.<\/p>\n<p>Announced in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.pokemon-home.com\/ja\/page\/758.html\">a new blog post<\/a>, these changes affect certain moves which weren&#8217;t working correctly, mega evolutions problems, and incorrect genders for certain tutorial Pok\u00e9mon .<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Pokemon Champions - Official Overview Trailer | Pokemon Presents July 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KmK964mnh1w?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/KmK964mnh1w\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Pokemon Champions &#8211; Official Overview Trailer | Pokemon Presents July 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Watch this Pok\u00e9mon Champions overview trailer for an idea of what this game&#8217;s all about!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KmK964mnh1w\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The full list of fixes is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The description of the &#8220;Leech Seed&#8221; state is incorrect.<\/li>\n<li>Incorrect: Takes damage equal to 1\/16 of maximum HP<\/li>\n<li>Correct: Takes damage equal to 1\/8 of maximum HP (However, the calculation is correct during battle.)<\/li>\n<li>Under certain conditions, when both Pok\u00e9mon Mega Evolve simultaneously, the order may be unintended.<\/li>\n<li>The gender of some Pok\u00e9mon in the tutorial is incorrect.<\/li>\n<li>The gender of some Pok\u00e9mon in the released coordinated teams is incorrect.<\/li>\n<li>When in Encore state, the ability &#8220;Lightning Rod&#8221; may not activate correctly.<\/li>\n<li>When viewing move details during battle, if you hover the cursor over &#8220;Mega Evolution&#8221; and press the B button, you cannot select the move.<\/li>\n<li>*If this phenomenon occurs, you can avoid the inability to select the move by opening and closing the surrender window with the &#8220;-&#8221; button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, the blog announced a bug involving communication errors popping up when sending Pok\u00e9mon on expeditions from Pok\u00e9mon Home.<\/p>\n<p>This post comes only a day following the game&#8217;s release. It has been met with a mixed reception from fans, many of whom were pushed away <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-champions-reception-performance-woes-competitive-changes\">due to performance problems and missing items and Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Pok\u00e9mon Champions &#8220;The gender of some Pok\u00e9mon in the tutorial is incorrect&#8221; &#8211; Pok\u00e9mon Champions bug fixes to tackle mega evolution issues and more Seeding problems. 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