Full Battle

A full battle (Japanese: フルバトル full battle), also known as a six-on-six battle, is a Pokémon battle in which both trainers use a full party of six Pokémon. The first trainer to completely knock out all of the opposing trainer's Pokémon wins the battle.

These battles are rare, both in the anime and the games, as usual trainers will have less than the full six, or at least, battle with only that many.

Most battles that take place in the anime involve one trainer declaring how many of their Pokémon will face the same amount of their foe's, very few have declared a full battle. The most notable of those to do so is Drake, the final leader in the Orange League. Battles in the final rounds of each region's League Conference are usually full battles as well.

Unlike in the anime, the games allow two trainers to use different amounts of Pokémon. While the player will more often than not have six Pokémon with them at a time, many NPCs they face, including Gym Leaders and members of the Elite Four, will not.

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