Battle style (game mechanic)

For other uses, see Battle style

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Battle styles^[1] (also referred to as throwing styles^[2]) are a mechanic from the core series Pokémon games that allows the player to customize the animation of sending out a Pokémon during battle, debuting in Pokémon Sun and Moon. They often mimic the animation used by a specific character in the series.

Generation VII

In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Battle Styles were created by Gester,^[1] who will teach them to the player at the Outer Cape of Malie City, after certain conditions have been met. He will also allow the player to edit their current battle style to whichever they want once unlocked. This will change both the player's idle pose during battle, as well as the animation when sending out their first Pokémon during battle.

The currently-selected style is visible in both single-player and multi-player battles. However, the Nihilist style is only visible in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. If a Sun and Moon player battles an USUM player with the Nihilist style equipped, it will instead display as the Normal style on the SM player's game.

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Battle style	How to learn	Pose	Throw animation	Mimicked character
Normal style	Default style			N/A
Elegant style	Taught immediately			N/A
Girlish style	Defeat Lana in Brooklet Hill, after passing Olivia's grand trialSM/becoming ChampionUSUM			Lana
Reverent style	Defeat Kiawe on Royal AvenueSUS/Mallow in the Lush JungleMUM, after passing Olivia's grand trialSM/becoming ChampionUSUM			N/A
Smug style	Defeat Gladion at the base of Mount Lanakila			Gladion (pose only)
Left-handed style	Defeat Ilima at the Route 1 Trainers' School, after passing Hala's grand trialSM/becoming ChampionUSUM			Ilima (throw only)
Passionate style	Win 50 battles in a row in the Battle Tree			Shared among numerous NPCs (throw only)
Idol style	Win a Master Rank Battle Royal			N/A
Nihilist styleUSUM	Defeat Giovanni in Episode RR			Giovanni

Generation IX

In the The Indigo Disk Expansion Pass for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the player can contribute BP to Mitch of the Blueberry Academy's Baseball Club in order to change their throwing style. This is done by interacting with the PC at the League Club Room.

By donating 10 BP, the player can change their existing styles. New styles are unlocked by donating 150 BP.

Unlike in Generation VII, this does not influence the player's idle pose when in battle, only changing their throw animation.

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: who its mimicking, as well as their joint BP costs. What is Nihilist style?

Throwing style	BP Cost	Throw animation	Mimicked character
Original	N/A		Nemona Arven Rika Raifort Miriam Crispin
Left-handed	150		N/A
Reverent	150		Iono Poppy
Dainty	150		Jacq (uses Nihilist style) Saguaro (uses Nihilist style) Tyme Mela Brassius Ryme Tulip Lacey
Smug	150		Penny Giacomo Kieran
Elegant	150		Larry Grusha Hassel Dendra Drayton
Twirling	150		N/A
Ninja	150		Atticus Carmine Amarys
Galarian Star	300		Clavell Geeta Salvatore Cyrano

In Other Games

Pokémon Masters EX

Battle Styles appear in co-op mode when players switch trainers. However, unlike the mainline games, players cannot switch throwing styles. Though trainers can be seen returning their Pokémon before other trainers throw their Poké Balls.

Examples

• Normal Style - Scottie & Bettie, Red, Blue, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Dawn, Hilda (except Special Costume), Nate, Calem, Elio, Selene, Wally, Barry, Bianca, Hau, Gladion, Brock, Lt. Surge, Blaine, Bugsy, Whitney, Clair, Roxanne, Brawly, Flannery, Norman, Liza, Tate, Roark, Gardenia, Maylene, Crasher Wake, Candice, Cheren, Clay, Skyla, Brycen, Marlon, Grant, Korrina, Wulfric, Sophocles, Mallow, Hapu, Lorelei, Bruno, Phoebe, Drake, Marshal, Caitlin, Cynthia, Iris, Noland, Kukui, Masked Royal, Guzma
• Dainty Style - Rosa, Serena, Silver, Flint, Hilda (Special Costume), Lillie (New Year's 2021 and Special Costume), Acerola, Shauntal, Winona, Pryce, Cilan, Ramos, Sidney, Thorton, N, Lusamine, Marley, Ingo, Alder, Tina
  
• Elegant Style - Will, Kahili, Karen
• Nihilist Style - Giovanni, Elesa, Grimsley, Nanu, Agatha, Volkner
• Ninja Style - Zinnia, Koga, Janine, Siebold
• Reverent Style - Erika, Jasmine (Special Costume), Iono
• Left-Handed Style - Jasmine (except Special Costume), Viola, Wikstrom, Cheryl, Roxie, Emmet
• Smug Style - Misty, Sabrina, Olivia, Lance, Steven, Wallace, Siebold
• Girlish Style - Lana
• Galarian Star Style - Leon, Marnie

References

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