Full Battle

A Full Battle (Japanese: フルバトル Full Battle), also known as a six-on-six battle, is a Pokémon battle in which both Trainers use a full party of six Pokémon. The first Trainer to completely knock out all of the opposing Trainer's Pokémon wins the battle.

The team Red used in his Full Battle against Blue

These battles are rare, both in the anime and the games. Typically, Trainers will use fewer than the full six, usually one to three.

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In the anime

Most Trainers declare a specific number of Pokémon to be used in a battle. This number is very rarely the full six. The most notable Trainer to do so is Drake, the Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader in the Orange League. Battles in the final rounds of each region's League Conference are usually Full Battles as well.

In the main series

Original series

Episodes	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
EP080	Ritchie	or	Loss
	Assunta	or	Win

Episodes	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
EP111 EP112	Ash		Win
	Drake		Loss

Movie	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
M03	Ash	164s	Win
	Lisa		Loss

Episodes	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
EP269 EP270	Ash		Win
	Gary		Loss

Episodes	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
EP270 EP271 EP272	Ash	164s	Loss
	Harrison		Win

Episodes	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
EP272	Harrison		Loss
	Jon		Win

Episodes	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
EP272	Jon		Win
	Unnamed Trainer		Loss

Advanced Generation series

Episodes	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
AG128 AG129	Ash		Win
	Katie		Loss

Episodes	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
AG129 AG130	Ash		Win
	Morrison		Loss

Episodes	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
AG130 AG131	Ash		Loss
	Tyson		Win

Diamond & Pearl series

Episode	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
DP040	Paul		Forfeit
	Cynthia		Win

Episode	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
DP128	Paul		Loss
	Brandon		Win

Episodes	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
DP131 DP132	Ash		Loss
	Paul		Win

Episodes	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
DP186 DP187 DP188	Ash		Win
	Paul		Loss

Episode	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
DP189	Ash		Loss
	Tobias		Win

Episode	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
DP189	Tobias		Win
	Unnamed Trainer		Loss

Best Wishes series

Episodes	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
BW106 BW107 BW108	Ash		Loss
	Cameron		Win

Episode	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
BW108	Cameron		Loss
	Virgil		Win

Episode	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
BW108	Dino		Loss
	Virgil		Win

XY series

Episode	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
TBC	Ash		Win
	Sawyer		Loss

In Pokémon Origins

Episode	Trainer	Pokémon	Result
PO04	Red		Win
	Blue		Loss

In the games

Unlike the anime, the games allow two Trainers to use different numbers of Pokémon. While the player can have six Pokémon in the party at a time, many NPCs faced will not. Generally only rivals and Champions have a full team during the main storyline, while Gym Leaders and members of the Elite Four may also have a full team in rematches. Some Pokémon Breeders also maintain a full team, although their Pokémon usually have lower levels than other Trainers' Pokémon in the area. Most main series games have at least one Fisherman with a party of six Magikarp. Only on rare occasions do other Trainers have a full team.

Trivia

• The Diamond & Pearl series is the only series in which a Full Battle took place outside of the Pokémon League, excluding movies.
• The Best Wishes series is the only series which did not feature a proper Full Battle. Only small parts of the battles between Cameron and Virgil and Virgil and Dino were shown. Though all of Ash's battle was shown, it was only a 6 on 5 battle.

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