By default level 125 (Funky in the original game) will change the OW palettes to the "special world passed" palettes.
To disable this, on the OW editor, go to Overworld > Change Special World Levels and change "Change Overworld Colors if passed level" to some level you aren't using. You can also disable the game from changing the enemy graphics and Koopa palettes there.
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