Battle effects

In the Pokémon RPG series, battle animations are the visual display of moves used by Pokémon, as well as other in-battle effects such as weather conditions and status infliction.

Some players choose to turn off battle animations as they are unnecessary to the progression of the game, and battles move faster without them. The animations can be turned off in the Options section of the menu of any handheld Pokémon RPG. Other players find battle animations to be aesthetically pleasing or essential to enjoying Pokémon battles.

Pokémon battle simulators, such as NetBattle, don't use battle animations, instead only requiring text detailing the battle and often sprites of Pokémon.

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