Double Battle: Difference between revisions

While [[Team Rocket trio|Team Rocket]] had conducted "illegal" Double Battles since [[EP003|the third episode]], the first official Double Battle occurred in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]''. In order to win the {{badge|Jade Star}}, Ash had to defeat [[Luana]]'s {{p|Marowak}} and {{p|Alakazam}} in a Double Battle. While [[Ash's Pikachu]] and {{AP|Charizard}} were initially unwilling to cooperate, they eventually overcame it to win the battle.

After the release of Ruby and Sapphire, Double Battles were seen in the anime more often. The first took place in ''[[AG014|All in a Day's Wurmple]]''. [[Forrester Franklin]] introduced the concept to Ash, and they had a battle that Ash won. As in the games, Ash's Gym Battle against [[Tate and Liza]] was a Double Battle. The Double Battle style has been used in contests; more specifically, all four battle rounds of the Grand Festival. Additionally, in order to qualify for the finals of the [[Ever Grande Conference]], competitors must win three Double Battles in the preliminaries. Double Battles also appeared in the seventh movie, ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''.

''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...! ]]'', ''[[DP051|Glory Blaze!]]'' and ''[[DP052|Smells Like Team Spirit!]]'' featured a [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition|Tag Battle tournament]] in which two Trainers group up to participate. Each Trainer could only use one Pokémon in a battle.