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In [[Generation III]], up to four players can battle with each other in a Multi Battle via [[link cable]] by choosing the "Multi Battle" mode in the Pokémon Cable Club Colosseum. Players decide which side to battle. This was the only way to have a Multi Battle in {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}.

Since {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, Multi Battles have been possible at various points throughout the games. Other such battles happen at specific points in the game.

* In {{v2|Emerald}}, [[Steven Stone]] battles [[Maxie|two]] [[Tabitha|members]] of [[Team Magma]] alongside the player in the [[Mossdeep Space Center]]. This is the only battle when a partner Trainer receives experience points from defeating a Pokémon. It's also the only Multi Battle in which the player can use items on or knock out the partner Trainer's Pokémon and get experience points.

* Multi Battles are also conducted in Hoenn's {{Gdis|Battle Tower|III}}. Players have the option of teaming up with either a [[Non-player character|NPC]] or a friend via [[link cable]]. All [[Battle Tower]]s in subsequent games feature the opportunity to enter Multi Battles.

* In {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, the player teams up with:

** [[Stat Trainers|five unique Trainers]]: [[Cheryl]], [[Mira]], [[Riley]], [[Marley]], and [[Buck]]; the same Trainers can later be selected to act as the player's partner in Sinnoh's {{Gdis|Battle Tower|IV}}

** Professor Rowan's assistant (the NPC player character—{{ga|Lucas}} or {{ga|Dawn}}) twice, in [[Jubilife City]] and [[Veilstone City]].

** the {{ga|Barry|rival}} at [[Spear Pillar]] against [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]], and (in Platinum only) in the [[Fight Area]] against {{EF|Flint}} and [[Volkner]] upon entering the [[Battle Zone]] for the first time

** [[Lance]] against [[Ariana]] and one of the {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s in the [[Team Rocket HQ]]

** {{ga|Silver}} against [[Clair]] and [[Lance]] in the [[Dragon's Den]]

* In {{game|Black and White|s}}, the player teams with:

** [[Cheren]] twice, once against two {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s, and the other against two {{tc|Preschooler}}s at [[Alder]]'s request

** the NPC player character—{{ga|Hilbert}} or {{ga|Hilda}}—or with a friend via local wireless in the [[Battle Subway]]

* In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, the player teams up with:  

** [[Hugh]] in the [[Castelia Sewers]], on the [[Plasma Frigate]] (when at the {{DL|Plasma Frigate|Pokémon World Tournament}} and at the {{DL|Plasma Frigate|Seaside Cave}}), and in [[Lacunosa Town]]

** the NPC player character—{{ga|Nate}} or {{ga|Rosa}}—against {{tc|Subway Boss}}es {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}} and {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}} outside of [[Battle Subway|Gear Station]]; the player also battles with him or her in the Multi Train if they do not choose to battle with a friend

** [[Bianca]] at [[Reversal Mountain]]

** [[Cheren]] on the [[Plasma Frigate]] and in [[Pinwheel Forest]]

** [[Cilan]], [[Chili]], or [[Cress]] and battles the two not chosen

*In {{pkmn|X and Y}}, the player teams up with:

**the NPC player character—{{ga|Calem}} or {{ga|Serena}}—against [[Tierno]] and [[Trevor]] on [[Kalos Route 7|Route 7]], [[Bryony]] and [[Celosia]] in [[Poké Ball Factory]], and a series of {{tc|Team Flare Grunt}}s and {{tc|Team Flare Admin|Admins}} inside [[Team Flare Secret HQ|Team Flare's Secret HQ]].

**Tierno, Trevor, [[Shauna]], a character representing a "friend" of the player's (using his or her 3DS Friend List), and characters representing "friends" of the player's registered Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Network friends, or a friend via local wireless, at the [[Battle Maison]] in Multi Battles

Ash and {{an|Brock}} have also been shown to work well together as a team, with {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Brock|Sudowoodo}} easily taking down a {{p|Snorlax}}/{{p|Munchlax}} husband/wife combination in ''[[DP076|A Full Course Tag Battle]]''. In the same episode, May and Dawn teamed up and were also victorious in their Tag Battle. ''[[DP147|Bagged Then Tagged!]]'' also featured a Tag Battle, with Ash and Dawn defeating {{an|Lyra}} and [[Khoury]].  

A special type of Tag Battle was introduced in ''[[XY042|Battling Into the Hall of Fame!]]'' known as a Team Battle, which consists of 3, 5 or 7 Trainers battling as a team using various types of formations. These battles usually occur when many Trainers get together, and are often accompanied with a strategy meeting which involve comparing personalities and skills of Pokémon while deciding on battle formations and battle-combo moves. In this episode, Ash, {{an|Serena}}, and {{an|Clemont}} were victorious against [[Shauna]], [[Tierno]], and [[Trevor]] in a [[Triple Battle|Triple]] Tag Battle with {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Serena|Fennekin}}, and {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}} facing {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Squirtle}}, and {{p|Charmander}}.

Tag Battles were uncommon prior to [[Generation III]] and {{Gen|IV}} due to the fact that they hadn't been formally introduced yet, although multiple Trainers battling a single opponent (such as [[Sabrina]] vs. {{adv|Red}}, {{adv|Blue}}, and {{adv|Green}} or [[Bill]] and [[Lt. Surge]] vs. [[Bruno]]) were common. The first true Tag Battle occurs when {{adv|Gold}} and {{adv|Crystal}} fought against [[Sham]] and [[Carl]]'s two Pokémon together.

* The Multi Battle against [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]] in the {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} games has the potential to be a twelve-on-six fight, due to {{ga|Barry}}'s full party. All other Multi Battles in the game have numbers that are more even.