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A '''Multi Battle''' (Japanese: '''マルチバトル''' ''Multi Battle''), 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]].

In ''[[DP147|Bagged Then Tagged!]]'', Ash and Dawn had a Tag Battle against {{an|Lyra}} and [[Khoury]] inside the {{DL|Lilypad Town|Lilypad Colosseum}}. They managed to defeat the [[Johto]] {{pkmn|Trainer}}s despite the unexpected [[Evolution]] of [[Khoury's Totodile]]. While visiting [[Emeragrove Town]] in ''[[DP054|Once There Were Greenfields]]'', Ash and Dawn paired up to battle [[James]] and [[Gardenia]]. Using their {{AP|Aipom}} and {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}} against [[James's Cacnea]] and Gardenia's {{p|Turtwig}}, they won the match.

In ''[[XY105|Party Dancecapades!]]'', [[Monsieur Pierre]] prepared a surprise Tag Battle for the {{pkmn|Performer}}s attending his dance party. Entrants were given a card upon registration, and four of these cards had a special mark so the people who received them would take part in a Tag Battle. The special cards ended up with Ash, Serena, [[Miette]], and [[James]] and they faced off near the end of the party, with the team of Ash and Serena emerging victorious.

In ''[[HZ020|Kabu's Battle Training!]]'', [[Liko]] and [[Roy]] participated in a Tag Battle using {{TP|Liko|Sprigatito}} and {{TP|Roy|Fuecoco}}, respectively, against [[Kabu]] and {{OBP|Wakaba|HZ020}}, who used {{p|Centiskorch}} and {{p|Rolycoly}}, at the [[Motostoke Stadium]]. Roy ended up being defeated by Kabu, while Liko forfeited despite doing well, much to everyone's surprise.

In [[HZ036]], [[Liko]] and [[Roy]] participated in a Tag Battle using {{TP|Liko|Sprigatito}} and {{TP|Roy|Fuecoco}}, respectively, against [[Yuno]] and [[Renta]], who used their respective {{p|Oinkologne}}, in [[Pigton Town]], though, the results remain unknown.

In ''[[PS361|Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas]]'', {{adv|Diamond}} and {{adv|Pearl}} battled and defeated {{tc|Gentleman}} Leonardo and {{tc|Socialite}} Rebecca at the [[Seven Stars Restaurant]].

* When battling alongside Steven in Emerald, his Pokémon are shown to gain experience after the defeat of an opponent Pokémon. This does not happen to a partner's Pokémon in the Multi Battles of Generation IV.

** If the player brings a team of three Pokémon that all use {{m|Self-Destruct}} or {{m|Explosion}}, then all experience will be granted to Steven's Metang. If this is performed on all opposing Pokémon in this battle, then Steven's Metang can earn enough experience to level up once. If a cheating device is used to level up Metang enough so it will evolve after the battle, it will trigger the evolution screen where the player can watch it evolve into a {{p|Metagross}}. Doing so will register Metagross as “caught” by the player whenever or not the player already had one.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC61os9NKUI "I Tested UNCONFIRMED Pokemon Facts 2" - BlueBoyPhin - YouTube]</ref>.

** Having the player's party be defeated in the Multi Battle with Steven will cause the player to [[black out|white out]] whenever or not Steven still has Pokémon left. This was also changed in Generation IV, where a white out will not occur until both the player's and the partner's Pokémon are all knocked out.

** The player and Steven are both limited to 3 Pokémon each, unlike later generations where the player and all allies can combine their teams to use more than 6 Pokémon in total. Defeating Steven’s Pokémon also rewards exp points for the player and they can use items on his Pokémon. This is not possible in later generations.

* The Multi Battle against [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]] in {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} as well as the battle against [[Flint]] and [[Volkner]] in {{game|Platinum}} have the potential to be twelve-on-six fights, due to {{ga|Barry}}'s full [[party]].