From 1cc2c7f2a02c350c0d724ab661ea0b78d108df51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ariel A <24759293+aarant@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:57:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: destroy shadows during battle transition intro

---
 src/battle_transition.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/battle_transition.c b/src/battle_transition.c
index 0d66dfbf01..dbee25968f 100644
--- a/src/battle_transition.c
+++ b/src/battle_transition.c
@@ -1068,6 +1068,9 @@ static void Task_BattleTransition(u8 taskId)
 static bool8 Transition_StartIntro(struct Task *task)
 {
     SetWeatherScreenFadeOut();
+    // cause all shadow sprites to destroy themselves,
+    // freeing up sprite slots for the transition
+    gWeatherPtr->noShadows = TRUE;
     CpuCopy32(gPlttBufferFaded, gPlttBufferUnfaded, PLTT_SIZE);
     if (sTasks_Intro[task->tTransitionId] != NULL)
     {