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'''Double Battle''' (Japanese: '''ダブルバトル''' ''Double Battle'') is a battle mode introduced in [[Generation III]]. As the name suggests, in Double Battle mode, players will battle in [[Double Battle]]s, with two Pokémon sent out at any one time.

Double Battle mode is found at the Pokémon Cable Club Colosseum in Generation III and the renamed Pokémon Communication Club Colosseum in [[Generation IV]]. <!-- and Generation V -->

==Quotes==
'''Pokémon Center Receptionist'''
:''"Double Battle is for two Trainers with two or more Pokémon each."''
:''"Each Trainer will send out two Pokémon to battle at a time."''

==Generation III==
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==Generation IV==
===Rule sets available===
* '''No Restrictions''' - Players can have up to six Pokémon on their teams.
* '''[[Standard Cup]]''' - Players have three Pokémon on their team, Lv. 50 and lower.
* '''[[Fancy Cup]]''' - Players have three Pokémon on their team, Lv. 30 and lower, and the combined levels must not exceed 80. Each Pokémon is to have a height of no more than 6 feet and 7 inches (2 meters) and weigh no more than 44.1 lbs (20 kilograms).
* '''[[Little Cup]]''' - Players have three Pokémon on their team, Lv. 5 and lower, and no evolved Pokémon are allowed.
* '''[[Light Cup]]''' - Players have three Pokémon on their team, Lv. 50 and lower, each weighing no more than 220.5 lbs (100 kilograms).
* '''[[Double Cup]]''' - Players have four Pokémon on their team and otherwise follow the Standard Cup rules.

===Specifics on rule sets===
{| class="roundy" style="width:auto; text-align:center; background: #ccf; border: 3px solid blue"
|+ Rulesets for Double Battle mode in all [[Generation IV]] games.
|-
!Rules
!No Restrictions
![[Standard Cup]]
![[Fancy Cup]]
![[Little Cup]]
![[Light Cup]]
![[Double Cup]]
|-
! No. of Pokémon
| style="background:#fff" | 6 || style="background:#fff" | 3 || style="background:#fff" | 3 || style="background:#fff" | 3 || style="background:#fff" | 3 || style="background:#fff" | 4
|-
! Pokémon level
| style="background:#fff" | Max. 100 ||style="background:#fff" | Max. 50 || style="background:#fff" | Max. 30 || style="background:#fff" | Max. 5 || style="background:#fff" | Max. 50 || style="background:#fff" | Max. 50
|-
! Max. Combined level
| style="background:#fff" | Free || style="background:#fff" | Free || style="background:#fff" | Max. 80 || style="background:#fff" | Free || style="background:#fff" | Free || style="background:#fff" | Free
|-
! Height limit
| style="background:#fff" | Free || style="background:#fff" | Free || style="background:#fff" | Max. 6' 07" <br>(2.00m) || style="background:#fff" | Free || style="background:#fff" | Free || style="background:#fff" | Free
|-
! Weight limit
| style="background:#fff" | Free || style="background:#fff" | Free || style="background:#fff" | Max. 44.1 lbs.<br>(20.0kg) || style="background:#fff" | Free || style="background:#fff" | Max. 218 lbs.<br>(99.0kg) || style="background:#fff" | Free
|-
! Evolved Pokémon
| style="background:#fff" | Permitted || style="background:#fff" | Permitted || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Permitted
|-
! Special Pokémon
| style="background:#fff" | Permitted || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned
|-
! Same Pokémon
| style="background:#fff" | Permitted || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned
|-
! Same held items
| style="background:#fff" | Permitted || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned || style="background:#fff" | Banned
|}

==Generation V==
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==In other languages==
{{langtable|color=ccf|bordercolor=ddf
|de=Doppelkampf
|fr_ca=Combat double{{tt|*|Diamond manual}}
|fr_eu=Combat Duo
|it=Lotta in Doppio
|es=Combate doble
|ko=더블배틀 ''Double Battle''
|pt=Batalha Dupla{{tt|*|Platinum manual}}
}}

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