diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2ae45b1e2c2..ce1feb7db41 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "pokemon-rogue-battle",
-	"version": "1.6.3",
+	"version": "1.6.4",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "pokemon-rogue-battle",
-			"version": "1.6.3",
+			"version": "1.6.4",
 			"hasInstallScript": true,
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@material/material-color-utilities": "^0.2.7",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 495815be15d..c9b5798af76 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "pokemon-rogue-battle",
 	"private": true,
-	"version": "1.6.3",
+	"version": "1.6.4",
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
 		"start": "vite",
diff --git a/public/images/pokemon/668-female.json b/public/images/pokemon/668-female.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 13d67c90194..00000000000
--- a/public/images/pokemon/668-female.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"textures": [
-		{
-			"image": "668-female.png",
-			"format": "RGBA8888",
-			"size": {
-				"w": 72,
-				"h": 72
-			},
-			"scale": 1,
-			"frames": [
-				{
-					"filename": "0001.png",
-					"rotated": false,
-					"trimmed": false,
-					"sourceSize": {
-						"w": 63,
-						"h": 72
-					},
-					"spriteSourceSize": {
-						"x": 0,
-						"y": 0,
-						"w": 63,
-						"h": 72
-					},
-					"frame": {
-						"x": 0,
-						"y": 0,
-						"w": 63,
-						"h": 72
-					}
-				}
-			]
-		}
-	],
-	"meta": {
-		"app": "https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker",
-		"version": "3.0",
-		"smartupdate": "$TexturePacker:SmartUpdate:3f88e039152d4a967a218cb721938610:e6991ce9c3bad348cbc05ebf9b440302:d99ed0e84a0695b54e479aa98271aba1$"
-	}
-}
diff --git a/public/images/pokemon/668-female.png b/public/images/pokemon/668-female.png
deleted file mode 100644
index c8f4e205491..00000000000
Binary files a/public/images/pokemon/668-female.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/locales b/public/locales
index f917baa1bb2..58dda14ee83 160000
--- a/public/locales
+++ b/public/locales
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f917baa1bb2fc5071587b7894ce7b4898cc64f36
+Subproject commit 58dda14ee834204c4bd5ece47694a3c068df4b0e
diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index b1e48df5c61..5c6fbb34aea 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -4042,6 +4042,11 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
       }
     }
 
+    if (fusionPixelColors.length === 0) { // ERROR HANDLING IS NOT OPTIONAL BUDDY
+      console.log("Failed to create fusion palette");
+      return;
+    }
+
     let paletteColors: Map<number, number>;
     let fusionPaletteColors: Map<number, number>;
 
@@ -4055,8 +4060,8 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
 
     Math.random = originalRandom;
 
-    paletteColors = paletteColors!; // tell TS compiler that paletteColors is defined!
-    fusionPaletteColors = fusionPaletteColors!; // TS compiler that fusionPaletteColors is defined!
+    paletteColors = paletteColors!; // erroneously tell TS compiler that paletteColors is defined!
+    fusionPaletteColors = fusionPaletteColors!; // mischievously misinform TS compiler that fusionPaletteColors is defined!
     const [ palette, fusionPalette ] = [ paletteColors, fusionPaletteColors ]
       .map(paletteColors => {
         let keys = Array.from(paletteColors.keys()).sort((a: number, b: number) => paletteColors.get(a)! < paletteColors.get(b)! ? 1 : -1);