Battle Royale

This article is about the mode in the Pokémon Rumble series. For the battle format in Generation VII, see Battle Royal.

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Battle Royale		バトルロイヤル Battle Royale
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Location:

Pokémon Rumble

Region:

Unknown

Generations:

IV, V, VI, VII

Pokémon world locations

The Battle Royale (Japanese: バトルロイヤル Battle Royale) is a mode in Pokémon Rumble and Pokémon Rumble Blast similar to a Gym found in the core series Pokémon games. It takes place in an environment similar to that of a ring in which boxing matches take place. In order to compete in a Battle Royale, the player must have befriended and recruited at least one Pokémon whose power is at or above a given level. For example, the Normal Mode rank C Battle Royale requires at least one Pokémon of power 100 or higher. To complete a Battle Royale, a lot of Pokémon must be defeated in a row without the player losing all three Wonder Keys due to fainting. The exact number of Pokémon that must be defeated ranges widely, from around 50 in the first few battles to over 250 in the later, more difficult battles.

The player and up to three other players may fight with their choice of Pokémon. Often near the ending of the Battle Royale, up to six fully evolved Pokémon with a lot of strength and HP appear and challenge the player. These Pokémon are referred to as Powerful Rivals by the game and are warned about at the beginning of the match by showing their attack and defenses (by displaying circular icons) and a silhouette of them. The player is also given the Pokémon's type on this warning screen.

Unlike other places in Pokémon Rumble, the player is not allowed to switch out Pokémon until their Pokémon is defeated. The game will pause when a player is selecting, and it will resume when the Pokémon selection is complete.

Defeating all the Pokémon and winning the Battle Royale will reap a big reward, although small to begin with. The prizes start at 500P in Normal Mode, Rank C, and will eventually reach 18,000P in EX Mode.

Rules

The Battle Royale consists of only three basic, given rules that can be checked immediately before entering the Battle Royale.

Defeat all other Pokémon!
Can't switch until Pokémon faint.
If time runs out, you lose.

There are some other "rules" that players may figure out over the course of a Battle Royale match that aren't explicitly stated.

The fence along the edges of the field is electric. Any Pokémon that touches it will receive damage.
The event is timed. Defeating an opponent will make a stopwatch-like icon appear in their place (instead of a coin, which would appear in the six mini-stages). Grab those to add 5 seconds to the clock per stopwatch.
Unless multiplayer mode is used, any Pokémon on the field not being controlled by the player must be defeated.

Pokémon

Pokémon will appear on the field every now and then in batches of eight, except for the Powerful Rivals who appear at special times and in their own unique groups. They are the species found in the six mini-stages accessible from the Terminal: Silent Forest, Rocky Cave, Bright Beach, Windy Prairie, Fiery Furnace, and Eternal Tower. Any Pokémon that would appear in one of those six stages within a rank should be expected to appear on the Battle Royale field for that rank. (Maybe not the first time, but at some point, they will show up.)

Normal Mode

The first series of Battle Royales takes place in the Normal Mode, which is unlocked at the start of the game. The Normal Mode has four ranks, C, B, A, and S, from easiest to hardest. Players start at the C Rank and move up as they progress through and win Battle Royale competitions.

Rank C

Rank C's Battle Royale requires that Pokémon have a power greater than or equal to 100. The Rattata used as the player's first Pokémon tries to compete in it at power 19, but fails quickly. The prize for winning this Battle Royale is 500P. The order of opponents are as follows, the ones from Silent Forest, then Windy Prairie, Bright Beach, Rocky Cave, Eternal Tower, and finally Fiery Furnace.

	Types	Move	Rank encountered in
Vaporeon	Water	Water Gun	C
Jolteon	Electric	Thunder Fang	C
Flareon	Fire	Fire Fang	C

Rank B

Rank B's Battle Royale requires that Pokémon have a power greater than or equal to 200. The prize for winning it is 1,500P. This Battle Royale's Powerful Rivals appear one at a time, as opposed to all at once like the Rank C Battle Royale. They are organized in the table below in order of entry into the Battle Royale. The order of opponents are as follows, the ones from Fiery Furnace, then Eternal Tower, Silent Forest, Bright Beach, Rocky Cave and finally Windy Prairie.

	Types		Move	Rank encountered in
Golem	Rock	Ground	Rock Blast	B (First Powerful Rival)
Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	B (Second Powerful Rival)
Gengar	Ghost	Poison	Shadow Ball	B (Third Powerful Rival)
Machamp	Fighting		Cross Chop	B (Fourth Powerful Rival)

Rank A

Rank A's Battle Royale requires that Pokémon have a power greater than or equal to 400. Its prize is 3,000P. The order of opponents are as follows, the ones from Rocky Cave, then Windy Prairie, Silent Forest, Eternal Tower, Fiery Furnace and finally Bright Beach

	Types		Move	Rank encountered in
Venusaur	Grass	Poison	Petal Dance	A
Charizard	Fire	Flying	Flamethrower	A
Blastoise	Water		Hydro Pump	A

Rank S

Rank S's Battle Royale is the last of the Normal Mode. It requires that Pokémon have a power greater than or equal to 600. Its prize is 5,000P. Mewtwo is a Powerful Rival in this Battle Rival, but its silhouette is not shown like the others. When it appears, the background music changes to an arrangement of Battle! (Wild Pokémon) from Pokémon Red and Green. Mewtwo appears a while after the three other Powerful Rivals appear. The order of opponents are as follows, the ones from Windy Prairie, then Silent Forest, Bright Beach, Fiery Furnace, Rocky Cave, and finally Eternal Tower.

	Types		Move	Rank encountered in
Articuno	Ice	Flying	Ice Beam	S (First Powerful Rival)
Zapdos	Electric	Flying	Thunder	S (First Powerful Rival)
Moltres	Fire	Flying	Heat Wave	S (First Powerful Rival)
Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic and Psycho Cut	S (Final Powerful Rival)

Advanced Mode

After players have completed Normal Mode, Advanced Mode unlocks. It, like the Normal Mode, is composed of four ranks: C, B, A and S. The Advanced Mode features Pokémon from Sinnoh, along with the original 150 encountered previously. Most Battle Royales of the Advanced Mode consist of multiple rounds of Powerful Rivals, similar to that of Normal Mode's B rank.