We may be seeing the first fruits of Nintendo’s lawsuit against Palworld as the survival game has changed the way players summon its totally-not-Pokémon pocket monsters. According to the latest patch notes that went live Nov.

In the latest patch update v0.3.11, Palworld devs, Pocket Pair, removed the Pal Sphere throwing mechanic and now when you summon a Pal it just appears next to your player character. Before the change,

According to the release, instead of throwing a 'Pal Sphere,' a device that houses a creature to stow and bring up, the 'Pal' will now appear near a player when it is summoned from their party. This detail is best known in Nintendo's game as throwing a PokeBall to bring out a previously caught Pokemon.

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Palworld developer Pocket Pair has released an update for the creature-catching survival game removing the ability to summon creatures by throwing Pokéball-style Pal Spheres - all as its continues to fight Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's patent infringement lawsuit.