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Yajirobe Has Been Nerfed Twice in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

Yajirobe’s Ki recovery speed was listed as reduced in two Bandai Namco updates, but neither notice quantifies the change or names Senzu Bean.
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Yes—Bandai Namco’s official notes list reduced Ki recovery speed for Yajirobe in both the April 2025 update and a May 2026 update for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Neither notice quantifies the reduction or says that Senzu Bean itself was changed.

What changed for Yajirobe?

The named adjustment is reduced Ki recovery speed. Bandai Namco’s April 2025 update notice groups Yajirobe with Master Roshi and Mr. Satan under that change. It confirms a balance adjustment, but does not give a percentage or other numerical measure of how much slower Ki recovery became.

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The distinction matters because player discussion often focuses on Yajirobe’s healing and ability to stall. The notes cited here identify Ki recovery speed—not a direct change to his Senzu Bean skill. They therefore do not establish that Senzu Bean was nerfed.

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Which updates list the adjustment?

Update notice Platform and version context Yajirobe adjustment stated
April 2025 The cited notice does not specify platform versions. Reduced Ki recovery speed; no amount stated.
May 2026, scheduled for May 26 at 08:00 UTC Nintendo Switch version 2013.012.003.009.011; Nintendo Switch 2 version 2A013.012.003.009.011. Reduced Ki recovery speed; no amount stated.

Bandai Namco’s May 25, 2026 update notice identifies the Switch and Switch 2 versions and repeats the Ki recovery adjustment for Yajirobe, Master Roshi, and Mr. Satan. Its schedule is specific to that notice: the free update was set for May 26 at 08:00 UTC. Do not treat that platform-specific entry as proof that the same version numbers or timing apply to other platforms.

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What the patch notes do—and do not—prove

  • Confirmed: Bandai Namco listed reduced Ki recovery speed for Yajirobe in April 2025 and again in its May 2026 Switch/Switch 2 update notice.
  • Not quantified: Neither cited entry gives a numerical reduction.
  • Not established: Neither cited entry says Yajirobe’s Senzu Bean skill was directly changed.
  • Not a match-outcome guarantee: The notices do not say the change makes Yajirobe unusable or predict how it will affect particular matchups.

Community posts have used phrases such as “Yajirobe needs a nerf,” but that wording reflects individual player discussion, not a poll or evidence of consensus. The official evidence is the mechanic named in the update notes.

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Why platform and date belong in the claim

“Yajirobe got nerfed” is broadly accurate as shorthand for the listed Ki recovery change, but a precise account should name the update and platform context. The April 2025 notice records the earlier adjustment; the May 2026 notice specifically schedules a Switch and Switch 2 update and supplies separate version numbers. Bandai Namco’s launch announcement identifies PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam as the game’s platforms, but it does not establish current availability of any particular update on those platforms.

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Bandai Namco’s launch announcement also identifies Spike Chunsoft as the developer. That release context does not add details about Yajirobe’s balance changes; those come from the update notices.

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