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A '''Pokémon battle''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンバトル''' ''Pokémon battle'', '''ポケモンしょうぶ''' ''Pokémon fight'' in older content) is a form of competition between {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. In these battles, one or more of the Pokémon is typically owned and [[Pokémon training|trained]] by a person, its [[Pokémon Trainer]], in order to win. | A '''Pokémon battle''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンバトル''' ''Pokémon battle'', '''ポケモンしょうぶ''' ''Pokémon fight'' in older content) is a form of competition between {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. In these battles, one or more of the Pokémon is typically owned and [[Pokémon training|trained]] by a person, its [[Pokémon Trainer]], in order to win. | ||
When a Pokémon [[fainting|faints]] in battle, its Trainer may send out another to take its place. After all of a Trainer's [[party]] 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 [[Trainer class|type of Trainer]] defeated. In the main series games, if the player's Pokémon have all been defeated, he or she will [[black out]] ([[Generation I]] and [[Generation | When a Pokémon [[fainting|faints]] in battle, its Trainer may send out another to take its place. After all of a Trainer's [[party]] 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 [[Trainer class|type of Trainer]] defeated. In the main series games, if the player's Pokémon have all been defeated, he or she will [[black out]] ([[Generation I]], [[Generation IV]] and [[Generation V]]) or white out ([[Generation II]] and [[Generation III]]), and be teleported back to the most recent [[Pokémon Center]] that was visited, or to his or her home, if a Pokémon Center has not yet been visited. | ||
Pokémon battles appear in most forms of Pokémon media, being the central gameplay aspect of the [[main series]] games, as well as being a constant focus of the {{pkmn|anime}}. Typically, a Pokémon battle will be a one-on-one fight between two Pokémon, however, variations on this model have been seen since early on in the series, with Pokémon battles featuring multiple Pokémon on each side later being implemented in the games as well. | Pokémon battles appear in most forms of Pokémon media, being the central gameplay aspect of the [[main series]] games, as well as being a constant focus of the {{pkmn|anime}}. Typically, a Pokémon battle will be a one-on-one fight between two Pokémon, however, variations on this model have been seen since early on in the series, with Pokémon battles featuring multiple Pokémon on each side later being implemented in the games as well. | ||