Season 3 Balance Changes

HUGE changes:
Type matchups:
Plant type is now immune to Light type
Food type now resists Light type
Beast type now resists Dark type
Food type is no longer super effective against Mythic type
Food type no longer resists Mythic type

New Held Items:
Enchanted Emerald
Boosts speed by 50% at the cost of only being able to use one move.
Obtainable via the UNPAID Battlepass

Jack in the Box
When a Doodle attacks the user holding this item (and the user does not faint), SWITCHES out the attacker with a random Doodle
Obtainable via the UNPAID Battlepass

BUFFS

These will be new scrolls added to the VP Shop.
Mud Wave Scroll:70 BP,100% Accurate,Magical
Distribution: Magmotode, Schemeesh,Bubbull,Umaisho,Octonut,Moyai,Taryonix
Reasoning: Offering those doodles nice earth coverage/STAB.

Amethyst Rush Scroll:+2 priority, 100% Accurate, 90 BP, only works on the first turn the doodle is out(like subterfuge),Physical
Distribution: Flaskit line,Gourmesal,Somberock,Skadean,Rhinostone.
Reasoning: Crystal really needs some more moves,this could come up handy later as it can be distributed to future crystals.

Bakery Rush:80 BP, 100% Accurate, Food type, Magical (Works like Light Hook)
Distribution:Jellupy,Candeigon,Somberock,Skorpiruli,Caramellow,Umaisho,Gigarlic,Meltimaw,Snowclowne.
Reasoning:Magical Food-types aren't that good,this would help them be able to be more threatening offensively.


Mourveil
Calignious > Mushroom Maneuver
No point in Calignious anymore due to the Light changes
Mushroom Maneuver: uses Armillaria on switch in.

Hypnotl-A
Puffball > Mushroom Maneuver

Malotrick-A
+Dark Slash
+Psychic Ram
+Hydraulic Crash
Reasoning:Encourage mixed sets (has a 140 attack stat sitting there)

Ctholos
+Siphon Soul
Reasoning:Helping it become a better tanky doodle with more longevity.

Ribbotl
+New trait: Speedy Recovery
Moves that heal gain +1 priority.
+Mind Drain
+Life Sap
Reasoning: The main issue with Ribbotl is that it's too passive for it to be worth considering putting on a team. With this buff it'll hopefully find a niche as a stronger doodle with longer longevity.

Monolugg
+Icy Bite
Reasoning: Reverting a previous nerf.

Gomutt
+Icy Slash
Reasoning: Slightly helping it become a threatening wallbreaker in rain.

Pompaboar
+Savage Blow
75 Defense > 85 Defense
85 Magical Defense > 90 Magical Defense
Reasoning: Reverting a nerf and making it a more threatening bulky attacker with harder to wall coverage.

Staligant
+Transcendent Power (New signature move, effect changes on gender,Crystal Type,85BP,100% accuracy)
Female: Magical, hits defense stat
Male: Physical, hits mdefense stat
+Flashing Strike
Reasoning:Good moves to make Staligant stand out more while making it a greater wallbreaker.

Arthopex
+Swarm
Reasoning:Giving it a decent bug STAB(Until it gets Mandible Wound)

Klydaskunk
+Aurora Flash
Reasoning: Giving it a nice light STAB it can use with Glow up(Until it gets Radiant Beam)

Pandishi
+Energy Wave
Stop annoying me about this

Tsumo
+Takeout
Reasoning: Its underwhelming, and it would make sense for it to have even more food moves since thats what makes it unique.
It shouldn't be broken, especially since Tsumo has a very bad case of 4 moveslot syndrome.

Vigimante
+Unguarded strike
Reasoning: No late game melee moves in its level up pool. I'd put it in between tidal slam and hydro burst.

Vigimante-A
Ferocity --> Crowd Support (Upgraded Ferocity, now gives +2 Attack on faint)
Reasoning: Having ferocity just makes it worse then base Vigi with the avenger boost almost all of the time.

Artifixie
+Magical Shield
-Snap Freeze, +Crystal Wall
+Combo Support
Reasoning:Would give it a better role on doubles and singles as a good support doodle.

Jellupy
+Sonata of Darkness
75 HP > 90 HP
85 Attack Attack > 90 Attack
77 Magical Attack > 82 Magical Attack
Reasoning:Offering it a niche as a funny perish trapper.

Skadean
+Daze
+Fin Slash
+Icy Slash
+Body Slam
+Amethyst Rush
Reasoning:Diversify the sets of the awakening option(also was supposed to get it at like,S1 I think,lul)

Kibara
+Psychoforce
+Magical Shield
105 Magic Attack > 115 Magic Attack
45 Speed > 35 Speed
Reasoning:Kibara is much more underwhelming compared to Kidere.With those buffs it'll hopefully find a nieche as a very bulky attacker that can support its team with Magical Shield

Taryonix
+Earthquake
+Heat Bash
+Icy Bite
Reasoning:The main issue with Taryonix is that it hits too weak despite having a high attack.With those buffs it'll hopefully help it become a much more threatening check to other physical attackers.

Tufflaze-A
Attack 140 > 150

Somberock
+Feast
Hard Candy
+1 defense when food-type move is used--> +1 defense when food-type move is used+Immunity to fire-type moves
Reasoning:Somberock is bad,this trait would help it be a nieche wall to fire-type doodles.

Somberock-A
Now a Food/Light type
Luminosity
Dark type moves become Light-type, and gain 30% power.

Cryotera
+Crunch
+Icy Slash
+Hit-n-Run
Reasoning:idk why it doesn't have those moves tbh

Cacmeow
+Life Sap
+Sharpen
Reasoning:No good magical plant STAB,would also make the awakening a bit better as it would heal from the tankier doodles it cuts the healing off.
Sharpen is to help its physical set be a much more-immediate threat.

Arachniak
+Heal
Reasoning:Make the HT set actually worth considering/using.

Runewt
+Energy Wave
85 Attack > 50 Attack
90 Defense > 115 Defense
85 HP > 100 HP
Reasoning:Make it be able to take hits better as it sets up Reverse Singularity (+Last longer as it burns and less weak to priority) while also giving it a bit more coverage.

Swoptar
+Venom Lacerate
+Icy Slash
Reasoning:Offering it  better coverage and making it a more threatening wallbreaker.

Reliconis(Reformed Form)
110 Speed > 115 Speed
Reasoning:Make this a better late-game cleaner that is harder to naturally outspeed but slightly easier to stop with priority.

Moss
58 Attack > 48 Attack
73 Magic Attack > 83 Magic Attack
Reasoning:Making it a better bulky attacker.

Lumiline-A
65 Attack > 55 Attack
150 Magic Defense > 140 Magic Defense
115 Magic Attack > 135 Magic Attack
Reasoning:This is to make Lumiline-A a much more offensively threatening doodle that is more able to setup crystal wall and threaten stuff out.

Marking Bite/Marking Shot
20/40 BP --> 80 BP
Reasoning:Marking is a nice status but the moves are kinda bad

Nyanto
+Protect
Reasoning:Letting it have somewhat reliable healing in the form of Louis Prayer+Protect

Ostigon
+Shale
80 Magic Atk > 60 Magic Attack
80 Speed > 100 Speed
Reasoning:Giving sand another decent option for shale setup and making Ostigon a more competent attacker.

Antenaflight
+Dark Blast
+Vine Grasp
+Taser
+10 Speed
Reasoning:Helping Antenaflight become a better wallbreaker by giving its code moves.

Nimbell
+Aerial
+Tsunami
Reasoning:Nimbell's main issue is that it overly relies on the more unfortunate Light/Spark coverage.With this buff it'll hopefuly be able to become a much more threatening wallbreaker.

Velodo
+Fur Coat(As a third trait)
-20 Matk
+10 Speed
+10 Attack
Reasoning:Velodo's main problem is its stats being spread too thin.With this change hopefully it can find a role as a very powerful physical attacker.

Qilintel
+Psychoforce

Gigarlic
HP 100 > 110
Attack 80 > 90
Magic Attack 80 > 90
Reasoning: matches BST with Meltimaw again.

Banautilus
Defense 115 > 130
Magical Defense 115 > 130
Banana Peel now makes Doodles miss 10% more often.

Freeze
No longer removed by fire-type moves
Reasoning:Fire moves getting rid of freeze was added when the status was overwhelming.Now with the rework it's incredibly easy to remove freeze.This change is meant to make freeze a more-lasting status.


REWORKS
Junipyro
-Guilt, +Refresh

Radiant Beam
It is now a 100 accurate 90 base power move with a 20% chance to lower accuracy.

Dimwitted
25% Damage Boost > 50% Damage Boost
The user can no longer use held items as well.

Artifixie-Mech
HP 85 > 100
Attack 115 > 110
Defense 105 > 110
Magic Attack 120 > 110
Magic Defense 100 > 110
Speed 75 > 60

Magnificent Tophat
+12 Speed,-20 Attack,-20 Defense --> +5 speed,+10 magical attack
Reasoning:Useless equip,would offer magical attackers their own "Decorated Hairclip" alternative

Geode Pendant
+4 everything except speed,-14 speed ---> +7 HP,+7 Attack,+7 Defense
Reasoning:Outshined by Stone Necklace,would offer physical attackers a physical a "Rock Candy" alternative

Whatchamacallit
+10 Speed,-10 Defense,-10 Mdefense -->+12 Attack
Reasoning:Outshined by Sandstone Necklace/Dusty Bandana,would offer physical attackers a "Dark Brooch" alternative

Toxic Vial
+10 attack,+10 Defense -->+10 attack,+15 Defense
Reasoning:Outclassed by other equips like Swag Juice(and the new reworked ones),this is to make it equal to them.


Vulnerable
-1 Defense/Mdefense,removeable via switching-->-1 Defense/Mdefense every turn,removeable via healing (with Feast, Shock Therapy, Storm Heal, Louis Prayer, Heal)


NERFS
Roadterra
Confidence has been reworked entirely.
It now reads:
Boosts moves used consectively by 10%. Its effect is reset if the user switches out or uses another move.
So if you use Earth Surge 3 times in a row, the next Earth Surge will be 30% stronger.
Reasoning: Confidence was bad design (you shouldn't have to remember Doodle's exact BST to battle it LOL) and it was a nightmare to balance.

Grimantle
-Hit-n-Run
Reasoning: Has the highest winrate in history

Conductor
No longer boosts magical attack
Reasoning: discouraged Pylons use

Fluppy
Superluminal now only works at 100% health

Mantiscald
115 Attack > 105 Attack

Partybug
Marshmallow Fedora no longer has a changed effect when used on Partybug
This was an inside joke, but since Partybug-A is now meta the joke has ran its course.

Partybug-A
The user's Archmage will go away when Partybug-A faints