diff --git a/SysBot.Pokemon.Discord/Commands/Bots/TradeModule.cs b/SysBot.Pokemon.Discord/Commands/Bots/TradeModule.cs
index 6a2c0e35d..4931dad65 100644
--- a/SysBot.Pokemon.Discord/Commands/Bots/TradeModule.cs
+++ b/SysBot.Pokemon.Discord/Commands/Bots/TradeModule.cs
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ public async Task HideTradeAsync([Summary("Trade Code")] int code, [Summary("Sho
         }
         var ignoreAutoOT = content.Contains("OT:") || content.Contains("TID:") || content.Contains("SID:");
         content = ReusableActions.StripCodeBlock(content);
+        content = ConvertMasterBall(content); // Temp fix for Ball: Master being unrecognized by the bot
         var set = new ShowdownSet(content);
         var template = AutoLegalityWrapper.GetTemplate(set);
 
@@ -517,6 +518,7 @@ public async Task TradeAsync([Summary("Trade Code")] int code, [Summary("Showdow
 
         var ignoreAutoOT = content.Contains("OT:") || content.Contains("TID:") || content.Contains("SID:");
         content = ReusableActions.StripCodeBlock(content);
+        content = ConvertMasterBall(content); // Temp fix for Ball: Master not being recognized by the bot
         var set = new ShowdownSet(content);
         var template = AutoLegalityWrapper.GetTemplate(set);
 
@@ -1382,6 +1384,19 @@ private async Task HideTradeAsyncAttach(int code, RequestSignificance sig, Socke
         };
     }
 
+    private string ConvertMasterBall(string content)
+    {
+        var lines = content.Split('\n');
+        for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length; i++)
+        {
+            if (lines[i].StartsWith("Ball:") && lines[i].Contains("Master"))
+            {
+                lines[i] = ".Ball=1";
+            }
+        }
+        return string.Join('\n', lines);
+    }
+
     private async Task AddTradeToQueueAsync(int code, string trainerName, T? pk, RequestSignificance sig, SocketUser usr, bool isBatchTrade = false, int batchTradeNumber = 1, int totalBatchTrades = 1, bool isHiddenTrade = false, bool isMysteryEgg = false, List<Pictocodes>? lgcode = null, PokeTradeType tradeType = PokeTradeType.Specific, bool ignoreAutoOT = false, bool setEdited = false)
     {
         lgcode ??= TradeModule<T>.GenerateRandomPictocodes(3);
diff --git a/SysBot.Pokemon/Helpers/TradeBot.cs b/SysBot.Pokemon/Helpers/TradeBot.cs
index 3d6f54929..ac4ba4477 100644
--- a/SysBot.Pokemon/Helpers/TradeBot.cs
+++ b/SysBot.Pokemon/Helpers/TradeBot.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ public static class TradeBot
 
         public const string ConfigPath = "config.json";
 
-        public const string Version = "v2.8.8";
+        public const string Version = "v2.8.9";
     }
 }
diff --git a/SysBot.Pokemon/deps/PKHeX.Core.dll b/SysBot.Pokemon/deps/PKHeX.Core.dll
index 609849527..ba42a5b14 100644
Binary files a/SysBot.Pokemon/deps/PKHeX.Core.dll and b/SysBot.Pokemon/deps/PKHeX.Core.dll differ