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. Battles in the final rounds of each region's League Conference are usually Full Battles.

Main series

Original series

Episode 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        Win
Lisa        Loss


Episodes Trainer Pokémon Result
EP269
EP270
Ash        Win
Gary        Loss


Episodes Trainer Pokémon Result
EP270
EP271
EP272
Ash        Loss
Harrison        Win


Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
EP272 Harrison        Loss
Jon        Win


Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
EP272 Jon        Win
Unnamed
Trainer
       Loss


Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Episodes Trainer Pokémon Result
AG128
AG129
Ash        Win
Katie        Loss


Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
AG129 Morrison        Win
Unnamed
Trainer
       Loss


Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
AG129 Tyson        Win
Unnamed
Trainer
       Loss


Episodes Trainer Pokémon Result
AG129
AG130
Ash        Win
Morrison        Loss


Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
AG130 Tyson        Win
Unnamed
Trainer
       Loss


Episodes Trainer Pokémon Result
AG130
AG131
Ash        Loss
Tyson        Win


Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

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


Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
BW108 Dino        Win
Katharine        Loss


Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
BW108 Ramone        Win
Antonio        Loss


Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
BW108 Virgil        Win
Russet        Loss


Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
BW108 Cameron        Loss
Virgil        Win


Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
BW108 Dino        Loss
Virgil        Win


Pokémon the Series: XY

Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
XY127 Alain        Win
Remo        Loss


Episodes Trainer Pokémon Result
XY127
XY128
Ash        Win
Sawyer        Loss


Episodes Trainer Pokémon Result
XY130
XY131
Ash        Loss
Alain        Win


Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Episodes Trainer Pokémon Result
SM141
SM142
SM143
SM144
Ash          Win
Professor
Kukui
      * Loss


Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
JN122 Leon        Win
Diantha        Loss


Episodes Trainer Pokémon Result
JN123
JN124
JN125
Ash        Win
Cynthia        Loss


Episodes Trainer Pokémon Result
JN129
JN130
JN131
JN132
Ash  /       Win
Leon        Loss


Pokémon Origins

Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
PO04 Red        Win
Blue        Loss

I Choose You!

Movie Trainer Pokémon Result
M20 Corey        N/A*
Neesha        N/A*


Bidoof's Big Stand

Short Trainer Pokémon Result
Bidoof's Big Stand Unnamed
Trainer
       Win
Unnamed
Trainer
       Loss


Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Episode Trainer Pokémon Result
PPW02 Nemona        Win
Aliquis        Loss


In the manga

Full Battle are relatively rare in various mangas, although some Full Battles from the anime have appeared in its manga adaptations.

Ash & Pikachu

Chapter Trainer Pokémon Result
SP16 Ash        Win
Gary        Loss

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Chapters Trainer Pokémon Result
ET17
ET18
Ash        Win
Drake        Loss

Pokémon Adventures

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

Rounds Trainer Pokémon Result
PS273
PS274
Red        N/A*
Blue        N/A*

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. Red also has a full team on the player's first match against him in Generations II, IV, and VII. Some Pokémon Breeders maintain a full team, although their Pokémon usually have lower levels than other Trainers' Pokémon in the area. Several core series games have a Fisher with a party of six Magikarp. The non-experience earning battles in battle facilities also are Full Battles. Only on rare occasions do other Trainers have a full team.

Trivia

  • If movies are not counted, Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl is the only series in which Full Battles took place outside of an official tournament.
  • Pokémon the Series: Black & White is the only series which did not feature a proper Full Battle, as only bits of Cameron versus Virgil and Virgil versus Dino were shown. Though Ash's battle against Cameron was supposed to be a Full Battle and was shown in its entirety, it wasn't a proper Full Battle, as Cameron accidentally handicapped himself by only bringing five Pokémon to the match.
    • This also makes it the only series where Ash is a main character and does not participate in a proper Full Battle of six-on-six.
  • Ash's battle against Gary in the Silver Conference is his only known Full Battle in the anime where he doesn't use Pikachu.
  • Ash's battle against Cynthia marks the first time Ash has participated in a Full Battle without using a traditional regional first partner Pokémon.
  • Paul is the only character in the anime that Ash has had more than one Full Battle against.
    • Paul has also participated in more on-screen Full Battles than any character other than Ash, with a total of four.
  • Pokémon Journeys: The Series is the only series in which Ash partakes in more than one Full Battle and doesn't lose any of them.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 全體對戰 Chyùhntái Deuijin
Mandarin 全面對戰 / 全面对战 Quánmiàn Duìzhàn
  Danish Totalekamp*
Totalkamp*
  Finnish Täysottelu
  Italian Lotta Totale
  Korean 풀배틀 Full Battle
  Norwegian Seks mot seks kamp
  Polish Pełna Bitwa
  Brazilian Portuguese Batalha Total
  Russian Полный битва шесть на шесть*
Битва шесть на шесть Bitva shest na shest*
Spanish   Latin America Batalla completa
  Spain Combate Total
  Swedish Totalstrid
Total Strid*


Pokémon battle variations
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Battle modes


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