diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 68c26f5803..6cbedf7238 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ dependencies {
 	modCompileOnly "org.embeddedt:embeddium-${minecraft_version}:${embeddium_version}"
 	compileOnly "maven.modrinth:distanthorizons:2.0.1-a-1.20.1"
 
-	modCompileOnly "curse.maven:pixelmon-389487:4782028"
-
 	forgeRuntimeLibrary(implementation(shadow(project(path: ":glsl-relocated", configuration: "bundledJar")))) {
 		transitive = false
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/coderbot/iris/mixin/compat/pixelmon/MixinNormalizedFace.java b/src/main/java/net/coderbot/iris/mixin/compat/pixelmon/MixinNormalizedFace.java
index 10369d9bf6..8e24b31063 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/coderbot/iris/mixin/compat/pixelmon/MixinNormalizedFace.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/coderbot/iris/mixin/compat/pixelmon/MixinNormalizedFace.java
@@ -1,52 +1,23 @@
 package net.coderbot.iris.mixin.compat.pixelmon;
 
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexConsumer;
-import com.pixelmonmod.pixelmon.client.models.smd.DeformVertex;
-import com.pixelmonmod.pixelmon.client.models.smd.NormalizedFace;
-import com.pixelmonmod.pixelmon.client.models.smd.TextureCoordinate;
-import com.pixelmonmod.pixelmon.client.models.smd.Vertex;
-import org.joml.Matrix3f;
-import org.joml.Matrix4f;
-import org.joml.Vector3f;
-import org.joml.Vector4f;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.BufferBuilder;
+import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Overwrite;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Pseudo;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Coerce;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Redirect;
 
-@Mixin(value = NormalizedFace.class, remap = false)
+@Pseudo
+@Mixin(targets = {"com/pixelmonmod/pixelmon/client/models/smd/NormalizedFace"})
 public class MixinNormalizedFace {
-
-    @Shadow
-    public DeformVertex[] vertices;
-
-    @Shadow
-    public TextureCoordinate[] textureCoordinates;
-
-    @Shadow
-    public Vertex faceNormal;
-
-    @Shadow
-    public Vertex calculateFaceNormal() {
-        return null;
-    }
-
     /**
-     * @author Asek3
-     * @reason We should deal with this...
+     * @author embeddedt (original idea by NanoLive)
+     * @reason Pixelmon manipulates the buffer of a {@link BufferBuilder} directly which causes problems.
+     * We bypass that code path.
      */
-    @Overwrite
-    public void addFaceForRender(PoseStack matrixStack, VertexConsumer bufferBuilder, int packedLight, int packedOverlay, boolean smoothShading, float partialTick, float r, float g, float b, float a) {
-        if (!smoothShading && this.faceNormal == null)
-            this.faceNormal = calculateFaceNormal();
-        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-            Matrix4f pose = matrixStack.last().pose();
-            Matrix3f normal = matrixStack.last().normal();
-            DeformVertex vertex = this.vertices[i];
-            Vector4f transformedPosition = pose.transform(new Vector4f(vertex.getX(partialTick), vertex.getY(partialTick), vertex.getZ(partialTick), 1.0F));
-            Vector3f transformedNormal = normal.transform(new Vector3f(vertex.getXN(partialTick), vertex.getYN(partialTick), vertex.getZN(partialTick)));
-            bufferBuilder.vertex(transformedPosition.x(), transformedPosition.y(), transformedPosition.z(), r, g, b, a, this.textureCoordinates[i].u, this.textureCoordinates[i].v, packedOverlay, packedLight, transformedNormal.x(), transformedNormal.y(), transformedNormal.z());
-        }
+    @Redirect(method = "addFaceForRender", at = @At(value = "FIELD", opcode = Opcodes.GETFIELD, target = "Lcom/pixelmonmod/pixelmon/client/models/smd/DeformVertex;id2:I"))
+    public int hideBufferBuilderId(@Coerce Object instance) {
+        return -1; // prevent using "optimized" code path
     }
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}