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Rules

By
Vincent Lau

You can’t just waltz in with your overpowered Solgaleo or Lunala etc.

The Battle Tree has some rules that you’re going to have to abide by. For those used to playing the main game, they might come as a bit of a shock, so this section will give you a thorough explanation of what to expect so that you aren’t caught off guard!

The Battle Tree offers Single, Double , and Multi battles. No more Triple or Rotation. Single and Double are obvious, but Multi means you will have an AI partner or a real life friend bringing Pokemon and so it will be two trainers versus two trainers.

Additionally, you can select any of 16 tracks of music to play during the battles, making it as least-boring as possible.

Lv 50 Cap

All battles will have all Pokemon scaled down to Level 50 . This, naturally, evens the playing field by making sure everyone is at the same level, and is also the biggest reason you absolutely will have to train your Pokemon properly and prepare a solid strategy beforehand.

In addition to this, you and your opponent will have the same number of Pokemon, so you no longer have a numerical advantage.

Single battles are three vs three, doubles and multi are four vs four. In doubles you will bring four Pokemon, but in Multi you only bring two and your AI partner will contribute another two (or your real life friend, if you’ve got one willing to join you).

No duplicates…of anything

Not being able to bring two of the same species of Pokemon is probably a no-brainer, but you also cannot equip two of the same item to two Pokemon either. Leftovers teams aren’t going to be a thing, sadly. This means you’ll have to be more creative with your item sets to ensure that you can enter.

Note that duplicate Pokemon means they have the same Pokedex number. So bringing multiple forms of "Oricorio" IconOricorio, for instance, isn’t allowed (why would you do that anyways, though?). Same goes for "Lycanroc" IconLycanroc’s two evolutions, and so on.

As an addendum, you also cannot bring certain Legendary Pokemon or “Mythical” Pokemon. The list is as follows and includes National Dex Pokemon:

Note that not all legendary Pokemon are banned. Here are the ones that you can bring into the Battle Tree:

Streaks are everything

The first 20 battles are just a warm up for the “Super” variants.

The most important thing about the Battle Tree is your win streak . This means you have to win consecutive matches without a single loss. Just one loss will put you back at 0 streak!

When you first enter the Battle Tree, you will have to fight the standard Single and standard Double/Multi, which maxes out at 20 battles. After that, you will unlock the Super versions, and that’s where you will find the true difficulty.

Similar to the Battle Maison in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, you can save and stop anytime instead of having to go through seven battles before saving.

Every 10 matches at the Super level, you will fight a Battle Legend . These are characters that debuted in this game, or nostalgia characters from previous games. If you successfully defeat a Battle Legend, you can scout for them in Multi Battles at the cost of 10 Battle Points (BP).

The next section details the Battle Legends you can face.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Nintendo
  • Platforms,
    DS
  • Genre
    RPG
  • Guide Release
    12 December 2016
  • Last Updated
    7 December 2020
  • Guide Author
    Vincent Lau, Cassie Sun

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Welcome to Alola, a region of tropical islands, filled with gorgeous natural beauty and Pokemon never seen before. Having recently moved to Alola, your journey begins soon afterwards. Your adventures will be filled with fascinating and colorful people with quirky island traditions and of course Pokémon. Delight in the mysteries of the brand new Alola region as your travels take you the length and breadth of the region and the secrets of the legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala are finally unveiled.

Our massive and comprehensive guide includes the following:

  • A full route and trial battle guide covering your journey from Pokémon novice to eventual Champion.

  • All dungeons and Rite of the Island challenges covered.

  • Detailed breeding and capture guide, including locations for every Pokémon as well as information on the new Alolan forms.

  • Gameplay strategies to maximise your team potential as well as details on Hyper Training.

  • Minigames and secrets uncovered.

  • An explanation of the brand new Rotom Pokédex and loads more!

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