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Check the run clock first: from 28:00 onward no new rift opens, because the game prepares for Arceus at 30:00. Earlier, the 30-second countdown advances only after 75 seconds. An existing portal or a current arena pauses it. A live boss does not pause it: each expiry resets the countdown to 30 seconds and skips the roll. Only failed valid rolls raise chance from 20% toward 100%; blocked periods do not add misses.
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| What you see | What to do | Success / next step |
|---|---|---|
| Clock is 28:00 or later | Stop waiting for a new rift. Use the remaining time to preserve health and finish choices for Judgment. | No new entrance is expected. An arena already entered may delay Judgment until you return. |
| 75 seconds or less | Keep playing until after 75 seconds and allow an eligible timer to run. A rift is not promised precisely at 1:15. | The planner changes from too-early blocking to eligible conditions when other blockers are clear. |
| Boss alive, in an arena or portal already open | Finish the boss/arena or locate the existing portal marker. Count valid misses only after the blocking condition ends. | Before 28:00, a defeated boss allows a roll at the next countdown expiry; each boss-blocked expiry had already reset it to 30 seconds. An expired portal or finished arena lets the paused countdown resume. None of these blocked periods added misses. |
| Valid checks happened, but no portal appeared | Enter only those failed valid checks in the planner. Chances are 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, then 100%; a successful roll can still fail to find a valid map placement. | At three prior valid misses, the next eligible roll is 80%, not guaranteed. The 28-minute cutoff still overrides it. |
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- https://pokesurvivor.com/en/guide/
- https://github.com/JPTER78/pokesurvivor/blob/a9b21f091d7e2e0b10bc9ef94836447bf63cddeb/README.md
- https://github.com/JPTER78/pokesurvivor/blob/a9b21f091d7e2e0b10bc9ef94836447bf63cddeb/js/systems/rift.js
- https://github.com/JPTER78/pokesurvivor/blob/a9b21f091d7e2e0b10bc9ef94836447bf63cddeb/js/systems/judgment.js