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:''For other uses, see [[Battle style]]''
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'''Battle styles'''<ref name="Battlestyles">'''[[Gester]]''': ''"[...] you know how everybody has their favorite poses for when they throw Poké Balls and whatnot in battle? Those moves are called your battle style. And I’m the choreographer who came up with all those battle styles, once upon a time."'' ({{game4|SMUSUM}})</ref> (also referred to as '''throwing styles'''<ref name=Throwingstyles>''"If you donate BP to Blueberry Academy’s Baseball Club, you can change how you throw your Poké Balls. There are many throwing styles to learn."'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20231207224507/https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/blueberry_academy_club/#:~:text=Throwing%20Styles Blueberry Academy League Club - Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet | Official Website]</ref>) are a mechanic from the [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]] that allows the player to customize the animation of sending out a Pokémon during battle, debuting in {{g|Sun and Moon}}. They often mimic the animation used by a specific [[List of game characters|character]] in the series.

==Generation VII==
In {{game4|SMUSUM}}, Battle Styles were created by [[Gester]],<ref name="Battlestyles"/> who will teach them to the player at the Outer Cape of [[Malie City]], after certain conditions have been met. He will also allow the player to edit their current battle style to whichever they want once unlocked. This will change both the player's idle pose during battle, as well as the animation when sending out their first Pokémon during battle.

The currently-selected style is visible in both single-player and multi-player battles. However, the Nihilist style is only visible in {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}. If a {{pkmn|Sun and Moon}} player battles an USUM player with the Nihilist style equipped, it will instead display as the Normal style on the SM player's game.
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{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align:center; background: #{{alola color}}; border: 3px solid #{{alola color dark}}"
! style="background:#{{alola color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Battle style
! style="background:#{{alola color light}}" | How to learn
! style="background:#{{alola color light}}" | Pose
! style="background:#{{alola color light}}" | Throw animation
! style="background:#{{alola color light}}" | Mimicked character
|-
| Normal style || Default style || [[File:USUM Normal pose.png|90px]] || [[File:USUM Normal Battle Style.png]] || N/A
|-
| Elegant style || Taught immediately || [[File:USUM Elegant pose.png|90px]] || [[File:USUM Elegant Battle Style.png]] || N/A
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| Girlish style || Defeat [[Lana]] in [[Brooklet Hill]], after passing [[Olivia]]'s [[island challenge|grand trial]]{{sup/7|SM}}/becoming {{pkmn|Champion}}{{sup/7|USUM}} || [[File:USUM Girlish pose.png|90px]] || [[File:USUM Girlish Battle Style.png]] || [[Lana]]
|-
| Reverent style || Defeat [[Kiawe]] on [[Royal Avenue]]{{sup/7|SUS}}/[[Mallow]] in the [[Lush Jungle]]{{sup/7|MUM}}, after passing [[Olivia]]'s [[island challenge|grand trial]]{{sup/7|SM}}/becoming {{pkmn|Champion}}{{sup/7|USUM}} || [[File:USUM Reverent pose.png|90px]] || [[File:USUM Reverent Battle Style.png]] || N/A
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| Smug style || Defeat [[Gladion]] at the base of [[Mount Lanakila]] || [[File:USUM Smug pose.png|90px]] || [[File:USUM Smug Battle Style.png]] || [[Gladion]] <small>(pose only)</small>
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| Left-handed style || Defeat [[Ilima]] at the {{rt|1|Alola}} {{al|Trainers' School}}, after passing [[Hala]]'s [[island challenge|grand trial]]{{sup/7|SM}}/becoming {{pkmn|Champion}}{{sup/7|USUM}} || [[File:USUM Left-handed pose.png|90px]] || [[File:USUM Left-handed Battle Style.png]] || [[Ilima]] <small>(throw only)</small>
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| Passionate style || Win 50 battles in a row in the [[Battle Tree]] || [[File:USUM Passionate pose.png|90px]] || [[File:USUM Passionate Battle Style.png]] || Shared among numerous NPCs <small>(throw only)</small> 
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| Idol style || Achieve Master Rank in the [[Battle Royal]] || [[File:USUM Idol pose.png|90px]] || [[File:USUM Idol Battle Style.png]] || N/A
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| Nihilist style{{sup/7|USUM}}|| Defeat Giovanni in [[Episode RR]] || [[File:USUM Nihilist pose.png|90px]] || [[File:USUM Nihilist Battle Style.png]] || [[Giovanni]]
|}

==Generation IX==
In the [[The Indigo Disk]] [[The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero|Expansion Pass]] for {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}, the player can contribute [[Blueberry Point|BP]] to Mitch of the [[Blueberry Academy]]'s Baseball Club in order to change their '''throwing style'''. This is done by interacting with the PC at the [[League Club Room]].

By donating 10 BP, the player can change their existing styles. New styles are unlocked by donating 150 BP.

Unlike in [[Generation VII]], this does not influence the player's idle pose when in battle, only changing their throw animation.

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{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align:center; auto; background: #{{factory color}}; border: 3px solid #{{factory color dark}}"
! style="background:#{{factory color light}}" | Throwing style
! style="background:#{{factory color light}}" | BP Cost
! style="background:#{{factory color light}}" | Throw animation
! style="background:#{{factory color light}}" | Mimicked character
|-
| Original|| N/A || [[File:SV HTAZ Original Throwing Style.png|x150px]] || [[Rika]] <br> [[Crispin]]
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| Left-handed|| 150 || [[File:SV HTAZ Left-handed Throwing Style.png|x150px]] || [[Katy]]
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| Reverent|| 150 || [[File:SV HTAZ Reverent Throwing Style.png|x150px]] || [[Iono]] <br> [[Poppy]]
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| Dainty|| 150 || [[File:SV HTAZ Dainty Throwing Style.png|x150px]] || [[Mela]] <br> [[Brassius]] <br> [[Ryme]] <br> [[Tulip]] <br> [[Lacey]]
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| Smug || 150 || [[File:SV HTAZ Smug Throwing Style.png|x150px]] || [[Giacomo]] <br> [[Amarys]] <br> [[Kieran]]
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| Elegant|| 150 || [[File:SV HTAZ Elegant Throwing Style.png|x150px]]  ||  [[Larry]] <br> [[Grusha]] <br> [[Hassel]] <br> [[Drayton]]
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| Twirling || 150 || [[File:SV HTAZ Twirling Throwing Style.png|x150px]] || N/A
|-
| Ninja || 150 || [[File:SV HTAZ Ninja Throwing Style.png|x150px]] || [[Atticus]]
|-
| Galarian Star || 300 || [[File:SV HTAZ Galarian Star Throwing Style.png|x150px]] || [[Salvatore]]
|}

==In Other Games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Battle Styles appear in co-op mode when players switch trainers. However, unlike the mainline games, players cannot switch throwing styles. Though trainers can be seen returning their Pokémon before other trainers throw their Poké Balls. 

====Examples====
Normal Style - Scottie & Bettie, Red, Blue, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Dawn, Hilda (except Special Costume), Nate, Calem, Elio, Selene, Wally, Barry, Bianca, Hau, Gladion, Brock, Lt. Surge, Blaine, Bugsy, Whitney, Clair, Roxanne, Brawly, Flannery, Norman, Liza, Tate, Roark, Gardenia, Maylene, Crasher Wake, Candice, Cheren, Clay, Skyla, Brycen, Marlon, Grant, Korrina, Wulfric, Sophocles, Mallow, Hapu, Lorelei, Bruno, Phoebe, Drake, Marshal, Caitlin, Cynthia, Iris, Noland, Kukui, Masked Royal, Guzma, <br> 
Dainty Style - Rosa, Serena, Silver, Flint, Hilda (Special Costume), Lillie (New Year's 2021 and Special Costume), Acerola, Shauntal, Winona, Pryce, Cilan, Ramos, Sidney, Thorton, N, Lusamine, Marley, Ingo, Alder, Tina <br>
Elegant Style - Will, Kahili, Karen <br> 
Nihilist Style - Giovanni, Elesa, Grimsley, Nanu, Agatha, Volkner <br>
Ninja Style - Zinnia, Koga, Janine, Siebold <br>
Reverent Style - Erika, Jasmine (Special Costume), Iono <br>
Left-Handed Style - Jasmine (except Special Costume), Viola, Wikstrom, Cheryl, Roxie, Emmet <br>
Smug Style - Misty, Sabrina, Olivia, Lance, Steven, Wallace, Siebold <br>
Girlish Style - Lana <br>
Galarian Star Style - Leon, Marnie <br>

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