By talking to the attendant next to the arena, the player may start a battle challenge to earn Battle Points and increase their current win streak, which (along with their all time Record win streak) will be displayed on their Vs. Recorder. Battles fought in the Battle Maison differ from regular battles in a number of ways. When challenging the Battle Maison:
All Pokémon above level 50 will be set to level 50. Those under level 50 will remain at their current level.
Pokémon are fully restored after each battle, including any held items lost during battle.
The player may put the challenge on hold at any time without any penalties to their current winning streak.
Battle Format
Number of eligible Pokémon
Single
3
Double
4
Triple
6
Rotation
4
Multi
2 per player
Battle Points
Unlike previous games, the player receives Battle Points at the end of every victorious match. The number of Battle Points awarded after a match varies with the length of the current win streak, as shown in the table below.
Battle Points
Win streak
Normal
Super
1-10
1
2
11-19
2
3
20 (Battle Chatelaine)
20
—
21-29
—
4
31-39
—
5
41-49
—
6
50 (Battle Chatelaine)
—
50
51-onwards
—
7
Pokémon
Banned Pokémon
Regardless of which battle style is chosen, the following Pokémon are not allowed:
Battle Chatelaines are sometimes fought instead of regular Trainers. Unlike regular Trainers who use a set of Pokémon randomly drawn from their roster, Battle Chatelaines have a predetermined team for every battle, although the team order does vary. The Battle Chatelaines also appear in Multi Battles, where they form teams. In Multi Battles, the Battle Chatelaines use 2 Pokémon from their normal parties.