diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/EncounterSlot/EncounterSlot8.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/EncounterSlot/EncounterSlot8.cs
index d55a81566..6b32b00a1 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/EncounterSlot/EncounterSlot8.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Legality/Encounters/EncounterSlot/EncounterSlot8.cs
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ private int GetFlawlessIVCount()
 
         public override EncounterMatchRating GetMatchRating(PKM pkm)
         {
-            var rating = base.GetMatchRating(pkm);
-            if (rating != EncounterMatchRating.Match)
-                return rating;
-
             // Glimwood Tangle does not spawn Symbol encounters, only Hidden.
             if (Location is 76 && ((EncounterArea8)Area).PermitCrossover)
                 return EncounterMatchRating.PartialMatch;