As ifPokémon Scarlet & Violetdidn’t have enough glitches, they’re now seeping into the turn-based combat gameplay, with players discovering there’s a “fixed RNG seed” in online battles, which allows them to ensure one-hit-KO moves hit every time.First, a user onRedditexpressed their hypothesis that the game’s accuracy checks weren’t working quite right, because, according to them, the move Frost Breath, which has a 90% chance to hit, missed 14 times in a row when it was used as the first accuracy check of the match. Many players are purporting that this is likely the cause of a fixed RNG seed.RELATED:Nintendo Is Now Reportedly Accepting Refunds For Pokémon Scarlet & VioletIn simple terms, a number gets chosen each turn of aPokémonbattle that works to determine whether a missable move will hit or not. These numbers are meant to vary every battle, so they’d each have a different “seed,” but it would seem that for online battles in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s Battle Stadium, the RNG is fixed, meaning that the order of these determining numbers is the same every battle. So, apparently, moves under 91% accuracy will always miss if they’re used in the first turn, as claimed byTwitter user @Sibuna_Switch.This user also showed off a video in which they were able to manipulate the fixed RNG seed in order to get a one-hit-KO move, in this case, Sheer Cold, to hit every time they used it. Sheer Cold will KO the enemy Pokémon it hits, no matter the HP, typing, or level difference. It’s balanced, however, by its accuracy being a mere 30%, meaning it’s most likely to miss when used, though this goes out the window by abusing the fixed RNG seed.
According to @Sibuna_Switch’s video, in a 2v2 battle, using Air Slash with one Pokémon, then using Sheer Cold with the other, will make it so the latter always lands. It can also be paired with the move Fake Out, though it will only work “as long as the opponent does not move before you.” Though the user does not explain how or why this pairing works, his video does show Sheer Cold hitting in various matches, as well as hitting two times back-to-back in one match in the span of less than a minute.
Ever since Pokémon Scarlet & Violet released on November 18, they’ve been the subject of rampant criticism and ridicule due to the games' abysmalvisual performance, though it would seem there is a fun experience hidden beneath all the bugs, asDualShockersgave the title an 8.2/10, stating it was Very Good, despite the notable issues. Furthermore,Nintendorevealedthat the game sold over 10 million units in its launch weekend, making it the fastest-selling Nintendo game of all time.
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