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Game Freak patches Pokemon X and Y battle analyser bug - it's super effective!

Patch mandatory for online play

Game Freak patches Pokemon X and Y battle analyser bug - it's super effective!

Back at the end of November, we reported on a nasty cheat in Pokemon X and Y that completely unbalanced its online play.

The so-called "battle analyser" allowed sneaky cheaters to see their opponent's entire party and what moves they chose in combat - effectively taking any challenge out of an online battle.

When we reported on this, we said "It's up to Nintendo and developer GameFreak to find a way to shut this down". Now, just two weeks later, they've done just that.

Pokemon fansite Serebii.net reports that a new patch available for the Platinum Award-winning Pokemon X and Y puts the kibosh on the battle analyser loophole and "fixes various exploits that allowed people to read data through data interception."

The patch, 1.2, is now required to go online - so you might want to head to the eShop and download it now if you've got a weekend of battling and Wonder Trading planned.

Finally, with the battle analyser loophole closed, Rating Battles have been reactivated in the Battle Spot portion of the game.

Matthew Diener
Matthew Diener
Representing the former colonies, Matt keeps the Pocket Gamer news feed updated when sleepy Europeans are sleeping. As a frustrated journalist, diehard gamer and recovering MMO addict, this is pretty much his dream job.