From cc1a0e7cc5053fba7c22c41ccc02c2c193dd67bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: robjlyons <81177492+robjlyons@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:23:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Revert unstable species ownership catch gating

---
 engine/battle/core.asm   | 15 +++++----------
 engine/events/poison.asm | 32 +++-----------------------------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

diff --git a/engine/battle/core.asm b/engine/battle/core.asm
index f13ed4b7..9f45c390 100644
--- a/engine/battle/core.asm
+++ b/engine/battle/core.asm
@@ -1194,18 +1194,13 @@ EnsureEncounterCatchFlagsInitialized:
 	ret
 
 EnableEncounterCatchSRAM_Battle:
-    ld a, $0A
-    ld [$0000], a                 ; enable SRAM
-    ld a, $01
-    ld [$6000], a                 ; MBC1: RAM banking mode (harmless on others)
-    ld a, BANK(sMapEncounterCatchFlags)
-    ld [$4000], a                 ; select SRAM bank that holds the flags
-    ret
+	ld a, BANK(sMapEncounterCatchFlags)
+	call OpenSRAM
+	ret
 
 DisableEncounterCatchSRAM_Battle:
-    xor a
-    ld [$0000], a                 ; disable SRAM
-    ret
+	call CloseSRAM
+	ret
 
 ; asks if you want to use next mon
 ; stores whether you ran in C flag
diff --git a/engine/events/poison.asm b/engine/events/poison.asm
index 9d87b3ca..f3c66345 100644
--- a/engine/events/poison.asm
+++ b/engine/events/poison.asm
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ ApplyOutOfBattlePoisonDamage:
 	callfar PlayPikachuSoundClip
 	callfar_ModifyPikachuHappiness PIKAHAPPY_PSNFNT
 .curMonNotPlayerPikachu
-	call HandlePoisonFaintedMonRanAway
+	ld a, [wWhichPokemon]
+	ld [wPlayerMonNumber], a
+	callfar HandleFaintedPlayerMonRanAway
 	pop de
 	pop hl
 	jr .restartAfterRemoval
@@ -148,34 +150,6 @@ ApplyOutOfBattlePoisonDamage:
 	ld [wOutOfBattleBlackout], a
 	ret
 
-PoisonFaintedMonRanAwayText:
-	text_far _PokemonRanAwayBadTrainingText
-	text_end
-
-HandlePoisonFaintedMonRanAway:
-	ld a, [wPartyCount]
-	cp 1
-	ret z ; don't remove the final party mon to avoid invalid 0-mon party state
-	ld hl, wPartyMonNicks
-	call GetPartyMonName
-	ld hl, PoisonFaintedMonRanAwayText
-	call PrintText
-	xor a
-	ld [wRemoveMonFromBox], a
-	call RemovePokemon
-	ld a, [wPartyCount]
-	and a
-	ret z
-	dec a
-	ld b, a
-	ld a, [wWhichPokemon]
-	cp b
-	jr c, .done
-	ld a, b
-	ld [wWhichPokemon], a
-.done
-	ret
-
 Func_c4c7:
 	ld a, [wStepCounter]
 	and a