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| [[Image:Walreinknockout.jpg|thumb|right|An example of being "unable to battle"]] | | #REDIRECT [[Fainting#In the anime]] |
| Being '''unable to battle''' (Japanese: '''戦闘不能''' ''sentō funō'') is a condition that occurs when a [[Pokémon]] receives enough damage so that it can no longer participate in a [[Pokémon battle|battle]]. In the [[Pokémon anime|anime]], a Pokémon is shown to be unable to battle when its eyes are "swirly" - presumably to emulate dizziness. During a [[Pokémon League]] match, once a Pokémon is deemed unable to battle by an official League judge, it must be [[recall]]ed and cannot be used again; however, this only true in the [[Pokémon anime]] and some of the [[manga]], not the [[games]].
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| In the English version of the [[Pokémon games|games]], the term is translated, a little more loosely, as the [[faint]] [[status condition|status]]. This occurs when a Pokémon's [[Stats#Hit Points|Hit Points]] are depleted.
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| This can happen in any number of ways, though the most common is to merely attack the opponent with moves like Tackle, which inflict damage without other side effects.
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| However, attack power isn't the only way to faint a Pokémon, as there are a few other status conditions which can do the trick. Confusion is a simple way, as it will sometimes cause the confused Pokémon to hurt itself when attacking. Another good way is to cause the Pokémon to receive a Burn, which will both lower its attack power slightly, as well as cause damage every turn to it. The most common way, though, is to Poison a Pokémon, which not only lowers their HP in battle like a Burn, but also causes one HP of damage for every step the trainer takes outside of battle.
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 17 July 2010
