BatoForge analysis // Features and balance
What this update means for your run
Demo 0.8.5 reworks Membership Card and Berroon, and lowers Shield’s reduction against status damage from 25% to 15%. Item-allowance and berry plans need their shopping sequences updated.
- Duplicators copy only non-unique Trinkets. Selecting a unique Trinket leaves the active duplicator unconsumed.
- Pyronade, Electranade, and Stingarde now finish Multicasting before Knockout, changing how their final casts resolve.
Before using an older guide
Read the revised Item effects before reusing an old economy plan. Boomagon, Guardiant, and other units also have cooldown or cost changes in the entries below.
BatoForge analysis of the announcement below. Read the official Steam source ↗
Official notes. Read the full announcement below for the complete changes.
From the announcement
Some mentions are fixes or explanations rather than balance changes. Read the full announcement for context.
Berroon ↗
Berroon - (Reworked) On Battle Start: The next 1/2/3 item(s) in your shop will be berries.
Boomagon ↗
Boomagon - Cooldown: 6 seconds → 7 seconds
Craghorn ↗
Craghorn - Cost: $25 → $30
Electranade ↗
Pyronade, Electranade, Stingarde: Now will finish multicasting first before Knockout
Formiqueen ↗
Formiqueen - Cooldown Buff: 33/67/100% → 25/50/75%
Guardiant ↗
Guardiant - Cooldown: 3.5 seconds → 4 seconds
Mosslug ↗
Mosslug - Cooldown: 5 seconds → 6 seconds
Pyronade ↗
Pyronade, Electranade, Stingarde: Now will finish multicasting first before Knockout
Stingarde ↗
Stingarde - Cooldown: 5 seconds → 6 seconds
Stingarde ↗
Pyronade, Electranade, Stingarde: Now will finish multicasting first before Knockout
Thorntail ↗
Thorntail - Cooldown: 6.5 seconds → 6 seconds
Read the original official announcement
Official Steam source ↗ · Published August 24, 2026
TL;DW - Batomon Showdown will be released on September 15th! The release will feature a new set with 50+ Batomon, new trainers, new trinkets, and new events!
In the meantime, I just put out a small balance patch to the demo:
- Shield status damage reduction: 25% → 15%
- Membership Card - (Reworked) You can use 1 additional item today. Berroon - (Reworked) On Battle Start: The next 1/2/3 item(s) in your shop will be berries.
- Boomagon - Cooldown: 6 seconds → 7 seconds
- Craghorn - Cost: $25 → $30
- Guardiant - Cooldown: 3.5 seconds → 4 seconds
- Formiqueen - Cooldown Buff: 33/67/100% → 25/50/75%
- Mosslug - Cooldown: 5 seconds → 6 seconds
- Thorntail - Cooldown: 6.5 seconds → 6 seconds
- Stingarde - Cooldown: 5 seconds → 6 seconds Pyronade, Electranade, Stingarde: Now will finish multicasting first before Knockout
- Mini, Mega, Ultra Duplicator: Will only give copies of non-unique trinkets. Choosing a unique trinket with a duplicator active will NOT use up the duplicator.