Multi Battle
A tag battle is a type of double battle where two Pokémon Trainers team up against one or two others. In this type of battle, all Trainers may use three Pokémon each except in the event in which the battle is two-on-one, at which point, the solo Trainer may use the usual six. Unlike regular double battles, there are no specific Trainer classes encountered for tag battles. Instead, two seemingly unrelated Trainer classes must both see the player at the same time.
In the games
Since FireRed and LeafGreen, Tag battles have been possible at various points throughout the games. Other such battles happen at specific points in the game.
- In Emerald, Steven Stone battles two members of Team Magma alongside the player in the Mossdeep Space Center.
- Tag battles are also conducted in Hoenn's Battle Tower. Players have the option of teaming up with either computer-controlled partners or a friend via link cable.
- At various points throughout Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, five Trainers partner up with the player for a short time. As long as they are with the player, all wild battles will be conducted as double battles. Trainers in these areas are also set up to favor two-on-two tag battles. The same Trainers can later be selected to act as the player's partner in Sinnoh's Battle Tower.
- Professor Rowan's assistant and the player's rival will also team up with the player at certain times, often during confrontations with Team Galactic.
- Battles at the Seven Stars Restaurant are all two-on-one tag battles.
- In Platinum, the player and his/her rival are challenged to a tag battle by Flint and Volkner upon entering the Battle Zone for the first time.
In the anime
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Tag battles have also been featured in the anime. The most notable of these being the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition which consisted entirely of tag battles. Unlike the games, each trainer may only use one Pokemon.
