ABOUT BATTLES
When a battle starts, the Pokémon on the top left of your party Pokémon will appear first. If you win, each Pokémon that participated in the battle receives a share of the Experience Points (see page 20). However, if all of your Pokémon faint, you’ll lose the battle, lose some of your prize money, and be returned to the last Pokémon Center you used.
The Battle Screen
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Opponent’s Pokémon |
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HP of Opponent’s Pokémon |
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HP | Pokémon health. When HP is 0, the Pokémon faints and can’t battle anymore. | ||||
EXPERIENCE | Experience Points in the current level. When the gauge fills, the Pokémon gains | ||||
POINTS | a level. |
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| Opponent’s Party Pokémon |
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Your Party Pokémon |
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Run | Attempt to escape from battle. (It may fail.) |
Pokémon Switch Pokémon or look at a Pokémon’s summary.
Switch Pokémon 
Select “POKÉMON” on the battle screen to display your party Pokémon. Choose the Pokémon you want to switch and then touch “SHIFT.”
Fighting Wild Pokémon 
Wild Pokémon may attack in places such as caves and grassy areas. When they do, you can use a Poké Ball (or another type of Ball) to catch them (see page 19).
Battling a Pokémon Trainer 
If you make eye contact with a Trainer, walk in front of one, or talk to one, the Trainer will challenge you to a battle. You cannot run from a battle against a fellow Pokémon Trainer. To win the battle, defeat all of your opponent’s Pokémon. If you are victorious, you will be rewarded with prize money.
Note: You cannot capture an opponent’s Pokémon.
When Status Is Affected 
When your Pokémon gets hit by an opponent’s attack, it might be affected by some of the following status conditions: Poison, Paralysis, Sleep, Frozen, Burned, Confused, and so on. In order to heal these status conditions, use an item or take your Pokémon to a Pokémon Center to help it recover.
FIGHT
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Display the moves your Pokémon knows. As long as a move has Power Points remaining, it can be used, but if the move’s PP is 0, the move cannot be used.
Gain access to helpful items. During Link Battles, this becomes “LAUNCHER.”
Note: Confused status will be cured automatically after the battle ends.
Faint | When its HP reaches 0, the Pokémon faints and can no longer battle. |
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