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[[File:SwSh Prerelease Multi Battle.png|thumb|300px|Fighting two {{tc|Team Yell Grunt}}s in a Multi Battle in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]]]

A '''Multi Battle''' (Japanese: '''マルチバトル''' ''Multi Battle''), usually referred to as a '''Tag Battle''' (Japanese: '''タッグバトル''' ''Tag Battle'') in the anime, is a type of [[Double Battle]] in which each of the four Pokémon is controlled by a separate [[Pokémon Trainer]].

Starting with [[Generation III]], Multi Battles occur when the {{player}} has teamed up with another Trainer. If the player has teamed up with another Trainer as part of the storyline, their Pokémon total as well as that of their opponents may exceed the limit of six Pokémon per team imposed by [[party]] restrictions for other types of [[Pokémon battle]].

In [[Generation VI|Generations VI]] and [[Generation VII|VII]], Multi Battles allow a player to [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]] a Pokémon even if their partner has already done so during the same battle.

In [[Generation VII]], like with Mega Evolution, a player may use a [[Z-Move]] even if their teammate has already done so during the same battle.

In [[Generation VIII]], each team may only [[Dynamax]] or [[Gigantamax]] once per battle. Each turn, only one specific player from each team is given the opportunity to Dynamax a Pokémon; if a player skips their opportunity to use Dynamax, then their teammate will get the opportunity to on the next turn.