Topic: help with XC2 NG+! im stuck in Mor Ardian without Wulfric

I'm in chap 4 at the old factory at the heart of Mor Ardian without Wulfric.

The issue here is the only way for me to get into the factory to progress the story is to go through a ventilation fan. To do that, I need SuperStrength Lv. 2 and Focus. The issue is the SuperStrength. In the original playthrouhg you never encounter this problem as by playing the story alone, you get both Poppi and Wulfrec on your team, each one providing SuperStrength Lv. 1. you combine both to get to Lv. 2. since the game glitched and didn't give me Wulfrec in the NG+, I don't know how I can progress the story.

I tried bonding with more core crystals, but at this point of the game, I can only bond with 10, and none of them have SuperStrength besides Poppi. I thought maybe if I release some of the blades I have, I can bond with others that might have SuperStrength. The issue is that I only have the option to release generic blades, and of course, just my luck, I start drawing unique blades which don't have SuperStrength. since poppy is the only one i have with superstrength, I looked into how to get Poppi's SuperStrength Lv.1 to Lv.2 for that to happen she needs a specific pouch item, which I found and bought the max of. However, I quickly realized that there is no way to give it to her as I have not yet unlocked the ability to give pouch items...

I tried to look for answers online, but that didn't seem to help. Does anyone know a way how to fix this issue? If you do, please let me know.Thank you in advance for any help you can give.

Just level up Poppi's Superstrength lol. What do you even mean by "unlocking the ability to give pouch items"? You can do it at any point in the game, even Chapter 1 on a FRESH game. You have the items already, just use them.

But even then if you're still somehow stumped, just send Poppi on a few Merc Missions and that node will clear.

You're not under a glitch at all.