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When a Pokémon [[fainting|faints]] in battle, its Trainer may send out another to take its place, drawn from their [[party]].

When a Pokémon [[Fainting|faints]] in battle, it may cause its opponent to gain [[experience]] or [[effort values]]. After all of either side's Pokémon have been defeated, the battle has been won, and the loser must pay out some amount of money to the winner, determined based on the level of the Pokémon and {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class|type of Trainer}} defeated. In the core series games, if the player's Pokémon have all been defeated, the player will [[black out]] (in [[Generation I]] and since [[Generation IV]]) or white out (in [[Generation II]] and [[Generation III]]), and be teleported back to the most recent [[Pokémon Center]] that was visited, or to their home if a Pokémon Center has not yet been visited.

** Generation VI onwards: "the opposing". For instance: "The opposing Rattata used Tackle!"

[[File:Pokémon battle Moves SM.png|thumb|200px|The moves of a Pokémon displayed in the Fight menu]]

Once both sides have selected the moves they will use, the Pokémon currently in battle will make each of their moves in turn, with the move with the highest [[priority]] going first, and the one with the lowest priority going last. If multiple Pokémon use moves of the same priority, then they will move in order of decreasing {{stat|Speed}}, unless {{m|Trick Room}} is in effect, in which case the slowest Pokémon will go first. A Pokémon may be unable to move if it is immobilized by a status condition such as {{status|paralysis}} or another status effect such as {{status|flinch}}ing, it is unable to use its move due to an effect such as {{m|Taunt}} or {{m|Disable}}, or it [[obedience|disobeys]] its Trainer.  

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{{main|Bag}}

If "Bag" is selected, it will bring up the contents of the player's Bag on screen. In Generation I, this command is instead "Item", and in Generation II, it is "Pack". In Generations {{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}, and {{gen|III}}, the Bag menu that is brought up is the same as that in the overworld, with all of a player's items able to be selected (though many cannot be used). Since [[Generation IV]], the games instead feature a separate menu for in-battle use that categorizes the items that the player has depending on their use. If an item is selected to be used, this will take place before any Pokémon makes its move, and the player's Pokémon will not be able to make a move. The Bag selection is sometimes disabled, most notably in link battles and during [[Battle Frontier]] competitions.

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[[File:Pokémon battle Pokémon.png|thumb|200px|Pokémon menu]]

{{main|Party}}

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{{main|Escape}}

:''For different rules used in competitive battles, see [[rule variants]].''

There are several variants or formats of a standard single battle, in which one Pokémon is sent out against an opponent's Pokémon. These differences are mostly in the number of {{pkmn|Trainer}}s and {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} involved in the battle at one time, but battles can also differ due to a set of specific rules or banned Pokémon.

[[File:Alola League Scoreboard.png|thumb|220px|Scoreboard for a Full Battle]]

{{main|Full Battle}}

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[[File:Double Battle VI.png|thumb|220px|A Double Battle]]

{{main|Double Battle}}

Double Battles were introduced in the anime ''very'' early, first appearing in [[EP003|the third episode]] where {{an|Misty}} declared them to be breaking Pokémon League rules. Despite this, {{TRT}} has battled Ash in nearly every episode since in a Double Battle, sending out two Pokémon at once. Later, Ash himself competed in a Double Battle for the {{badge|Jade Star}} in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]''. After the release of Ruby and Sapphire, Double Battles were seen in the anime more often. The first took place in ''[[AG014|All in a Day's Wurmple]]''. [[Forrester Franklin]] introduced the concept to Ash and they had a battle that Ash won. As in the games, Ash's Gym Battle against [[Tate and Liza]] was a Double Battle. The Double Battle style has been used in [[Pokémon Contest]]s; specifically in [[Grand Festival]] tournaments and competitions following the [[Double Performance]] format.

[[File:Multi Battle VII.png|thumb|220px|Fighting {{ga|Red}} and {{ga|Blue}} in a Multi Battle in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]]]]

{{main|Multi Battle}}

In [[Generation III]], up to four players can battle with each other in a Multi Battle via [[Game 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}}. In [[Generation IV]], the Pokémon Cable Club Colosseum was renamed to the Pokémon Communication Club Colosseum, but Multi Battles can still be conducted by selecting 'Multi Battle'.

[[File:Contest battle.png|thumb|220px|A Contest Battle]]

{{main|Contest Battle}}

Contest Battles are usually [[Contest Judge|judged]] by [[Raoul Contesta|Mr. Contesta]], [[Mr. Sukizo]], and [[Nurse Joy]]. They are the ones responsible for subtracting points from a Coordinator's score. Coordinators will generally lose points when their Pokémon are hit by an attack, when their Pokémon's attack fails, when the opponent's Pokémon performs a particularly [[appeal]]ing [[move]] or [[Contest combination|combo]], or when the opponent's Pokémon uses their Pokémon's attack to its own advantage. Contest Battles may also end when the judges rule {{DL|Fainting|Battle Off}} for a Pokémon. In this case, the Coordinator with the remaining Pokémon is declared the winner.

[[File:Triple Battle VI.png|thumb|220px|A Triple Battle]]

{{main|Triple Battle}}

The Pokémon on the left and right have the option to shift position with the Pokémon currently in the middle. Shifting has no [[priority]] and none of the effects of [[Recall|switching]] apply to shifting. A Pokémon can move even if it is the last Pokémon on its [[Party|team]]. When there are only two Pokémon left on the field and they are non-adjacent to each other, then both Pokémon will automatically be shifted to the center of the field.

[[File:Rotation Battle.png|thumb|220px|A Rotation Battle]]

{{main|Rotation Battle}}

Rotating can be done during both the player's and the opponent's turns and has a priority of +6. Rotating is different to switching in that it doesn't use up a turn, reset [[status condition]]s like {{status|confusion}} and {{status|bad poison}}, or reset Ability counters like {{a|Slow Start}}. Only the active Pokémon plays any part in the battle. Moves and Abilities that affect more than one Pokémon will only affect the opponent's active Pokémon, and Abilities like {{a|Flower Gift}} will only activate if the user is active. Also status damage is not received while a Pokémon is inactive.

{{main|Wonder Launcher}}

A Launcher Battle is a type of multiplayer battle in the [[core series]] [[Generation V]] {{pkmn|games}} in which both {{player}}s have the Wonder Launcher enabled, allowing them to purchase the use of certain [[item]]s using points that are accumulated each turn.

[[File:Team Battle anime.png|thumb|220px|A Team Battle with seven Trainers on a team]]

Team Battles (Japanese: チームバトル ''Team Battle'') are an anime-exclusive battle variant introduced in ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''. A Team Battle consists of three, five, or seven [[Pokémon Trainer]]s battling as a team using various types of formations.

Team Battles usually occur when a large number of 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 ''[[XY042|Battling Into the Hall of Fame!]]'', {{Ash}}, {{an|Serena}}, and {{an|Clemont}} were victorious against {{an|Shauna}}, {{an|Tierno}}, and {{an|Trevor}} in a Team Battle with {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Serena|Fennekin}}, and {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}} facing {{TP|Shauna|Bulbasaur}}, {{TP|Tierno|Squirtle}}, and {{TP|Trevor|Charmander}}.

[[File:XY Prerelease Axew horde.png|220px|thumb|A horde of Axew]]

{{main|Horde Encounter}}

The Pokémon found in horde battles are normally at half of the level of this same Pokémon when find alone in the area, or are a lower [[evolution]]ary stage of the most common Pokémon. Horde Encounters can be forced by [[Honey]] and {{m|Sweet Scent}} if the weather is clear.

[[File:XY Prerelease Sky Battle.png|220px|thumb|A Sky Battle]]

{{main|Sky Battle}}

At certain points in the game, the player can encounter {{tc|Sky Trainer}}s on top of cliffs or other distant areas who will challenge them to a Sky Battle. All Sky Battles are optional, since the player may not have any eligible Pokémon to use. If all eligible Pokémon in the battle faint, the player will black out, but will resume the game standing where they were before battle. In this event, [[List of glitches (Generation VI)#Sky Trainer interaction glitch|due to a current glitch]], the Sky Trainer is unable to be re-challenged or even spoken to, even if the player's eligible Pokémon are restored, until the player exits and reenters the area.

{{main|Inverse Battle}}

An Inverse Battle is a kind of battle introduced in [[Generation VI]]. During an Inverse Battle, type matchups are reversed. This type of battle is only conducted with [[Inver]], who can be battled once per day at [[Kalos Route 18]] in [[Pokémon X and Y]] and [[Mauville City]] in [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]. A {{DL|Secret Base|Generation VI|Super-Secret Base}} can also hold Inverse Battles.

[[File:SM Prerelease Battle Royal.png|220px|thumb|A Battle Royal]]

{{main|Battle Royal}}

A Battle Royal is a kind of battle introduced in [[Generation VII]] in which four Trainers face one another simultaneously. Each Trainer brings up to three Pokémon into the ring, using one Pokémon at a time. At the end of a turn, if a Trainer has no Pokémon left, the Battle Royal ends. All participants are scored based on the number of Pokémon they [[Fainting|knocked out]], and the number of Pokémon they have remaining.

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[[File:SM Prerelease SOS Battle.png|220px|thumb|An SOS Battle with a Totem Pokémon and its ally.]]

{{main|SOS Battle}}

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[[File:SwSh Prerelease Max Raid Battle.png|220px|thumb|A Max Raid Battle against a Dynamaxed {{p|Gyarados}}]]

{{main|Max Raid Battle}}

A '''Max Raid Battle''' (Japanese: '''マックスレイドバトル''' ''Max Raid Battle'') is a Pokémon battle in which four Trainers battle against a {{pkmn2|wild}} [[Dynamax]]/[[Gigantamax]] Pokémon, which remains Dynamaxed or Gigantamaxed for the whole battle.

The player can start a Max Raid Battle by interacting with an active [[Pokémon Den]], indicated by a beam of light shooting up from it. If a den is inactive, the player can throw a [[Wishing Piece]] into it to summon a Dynamax Pokémon.

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