PokéSurvivor Update Log: October 2026 Changes

A dated log of PokéSurvivor updates from launch on October 7 to October 14, 2026: the Arceus endgame, bonds, co-op fixes and balance changes.

Last updated: 2026-10-14

This log summarizes the game's public changelog in plain language, newest first. It is current to October 14, 2026.

14 October: account recovery and co-op fixes

You can link a Gmail address to a name-and-password account, so Google sign-in recovers it if you forget the password.
The weekly and monthly leaderboards reset to match the all-time board. Only runs that reach the Judgment of Arceus count.
Co-op fixes: no more stalls while players wait on each other's choices, enemies hidden for non-hosts after a rift are visible again, and friends' status and invitations work even if a device clock is wrong.

New endgame at minute 30: Arceus descends, takes you to the Ruins of Judgment, and a legendary joins every 5 seconds with double the health and damage of the last. See the boss guide.
Three new achievements, new boss music, and a flag button for reporting suspicious leaderboard records.
The all-time leaderboard was reset, records over 35 minutes were removed, overtime from minute 60 was removed, and rifts stop opening at 28:00.
The server now checks that leaderboard records were really played.
Gacha pulls and rewards are saved to the cloud immediately.

Overtime was added (and removed the next day when the Judgment arrived), plus automatic game updates and a What's new window.
Choose the normal or shiny version of your partner from the main menu.
New per-Pokémon upgrades: Critical Hit, Card reroll and Ban. You can also pin moves to specific slots.
Balance: Rock Slide was weakened, rerolls no longer come from bosses (one free per run, more can be bought), and rift legendaries drop a x10 ticket half the time instead of always.
Healers are capped at 2.5 times, melee attacks reduce damage taken by 25% while active and hit 25% farther for 20% more damage.
Rifts became more predictable, with at most 2.5 minutes between them, and unbeaten legendaries show up four times as often.
Gacha shinies no longer come out as duplicates. See the shiny guide.
The game moved to new servers, so you may need to sign in again. Saves are unchanged.

Bonds: after defeating a legendary you can fuse up to four moves that fire together from one slot.
A button to reroll level-up cards.
More rifts, weaker psychic moves and healers, and limits on how often stat cards can be taken.
Fixes for a black screen in hour-long runs, tickets lost when closing a tab, and an upgrade that was charged but not applied.

Bosses and legendaries gained four telegraphed attacks and enrage at half health.
12 new moves and 8 new attack styles: boomerang, chain, mines, meteors, turret, dash, trail and spray.
Mid-run events: single-type hordes, golden hour, lost Pokémon, and Meowth and Gholdengo running away loaded with coins.
Harder overall: fewer but tougher enemies, slower levelling, rarer tickets, and bosses drop a x10 ticket one time in three.

Play on phones and tablets with a touch joystick, and install the game as an app.
The game is available in English and Spanish, with a settings screen and automatic graphics quality.

Daily and weekly missions, achievements with medals and titles, and a public profile.
Held items, move evolutions, and enemies that heal, shield, summon or explode.
Rifts to 18 legendary arenas, one per type, and weather that changes fights.
Co-op with a friends list, leaderboards, per-Pokémon upgrades, a ticket gacha and a type chart.

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