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An '''Air Battle''' is a type of a Pokémon battle featured only in the [[Pokémon anime|anime]]. Debuting in ''[[BW067|Cilan Takes Flight!]]'', [[Skyla]] invented and followed this battle mechanic in her [[Gym]] Battles, until the events of the mentioned episode.

==History==
Prior to the events of ''[[BW067|Cilan Takes Flight!]]'', Skyla battled in the traditional manner and was quite good. As a result, she received floods of challengers each day. However, this left her with little time to pilot her plane and do her air shows. So she invented ''Air Battles'' as a quick method of battling, wherein, Skyla determines in her mind, whether her [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] would be able to overwhelm the challengers', based on [[Type#Type chart|type advantages and disadvantages]] and the combination of moves. If she felt her team would have a disadvantage, she would give the challenger the {{Badge|Jet}}. However, if she felt her team had the advantage, she would deny the challenger a Badge. This method worked well and allowed her time for her flight hobbies, until {{Ash}} and {{an|Cilan}} questioned the credibility and effectiveness of the method. As a [[Gym Leader]] himself, the Air Battles were simply unacceptable to {{an|Cilan}} and he challenged Skyla to Gym battle.

Skyla decided to battle Cilan first seeing that it would be the first time she battled another Gym Leader. She performed her "Air Battle" first and concluded that she was the winner. However, Cilan persuaded her to battle the traditional way. Like she had predicted in her head, she came out victorious in the real battle and thus did not feel she needed to change her methods at all.

In order to help make her realize the true meaning of being a Gym Leader, Ash battled Skyla himself in ''[[BW068|An Amazing Aerial Battle!]]''. He eventually won with his Tranquill evolving into Unfezant, earning himself the Jet Badge. She then learned not to take Gym battles so lightly and promised to be a proper Gym Leader from then on, thus disbanding Air Battles.

==Known Battles conducted==
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! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}" colspan="6" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Result}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Skyla]]
| {{MSP|528|Swoobat}}
| {{p|Swoobat}}
| {{MSP|521|Unfezant}}
| {{p|Unfezant}}
| {{MSP|581|Swanna}}
| {{p|Swanna}}
| Loser
|- style="background:#fff"
| Unknown Trainer
| {{MSP|523|Zebstrika}}
| {{p|Zebstrika}}
| {{MSP|525|Boldore}}
| {{p|Boldore}}
| {{MSP|587|Emolga}}
| {{p|Emolga}}
| Winner
|}{{-}}
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{flying color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{flying color}}; width: 35%;"
|-
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}" colspan="6" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Result}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Skyla]]
| {{MSP|528|Swoobat}}
| {{p|Swoobat}}
| {{MSP|521|Unfezant}}
| {{p|Unfezant}}
| {{MSP|581|Swanna}}
| {{p|Swanna}}
| Winner
|- style="background:#fff"
| Unknown Trainer
| {{MSP|540|Sewaddle}}
| {{p|Sewaddle}}
| {{MSP|513|Pansear}}
| {{p|Pansear}}
| {{MSP|542|Leavanny}}
| {{p|Leavanny}}
| Loser
|}{{-}}
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{flying color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{flying color}}; width: 35%;"
|-
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}" colspan="6" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Result}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Skyla]]
| {{MSP|528|Swoobat}}
| {{p|Swoobat}}
| {{MSP|521|Unfezant}}
| {{p|Unfezant}}
| {{MSP|581|Swanna}}
| {{p|Swanna}}
| Winner
|- style="background:#fff"
| Unknown Trainer
| {{MSP|522|Blitzle}}
| {{p|Blitzle}}
| {{MSP|551|Sandile}}
| {{p|Sandile}}
| {{MSP|000}}
| Unknown Pokémon
| Loser
|}{{-}}
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{flying color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{flying color}}; width: 35%;"
|-
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}" colspan="6" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Result}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Skyla]]
| {{MSP|528|Swoobat}}
| {{p|Swoobat}}
| {{MSP|521|Unfezant}}
| {{p|Unfezant}}
| {{MSP|581|Swanna}}
| {{p|Swanna}}
| Winner
|- style="background:#fff"
| Unknown Trainer
| {{MSP|505|Watchog}}
| {{p|Watchog}}
| {{MSP|572|Minccino}}
| {{p|Minccino}}
| {{MSP|507|Herdier}}
| {{p|Herdier}}
| Loser
|}{{-}}
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{flying color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{flying color}}; width: 35%;"
|-
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}" colspan="6" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Result}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Skyla]]
| {{MSP|528|Swoobat}}
| {{p|Swoobat}}
| {{MSP|521|Unfezant}}
| {{p|Unfezant}}
| {{MSP|581|Swanna}}
| {{p|Swanna}}
| Winner
|- style="background:#fff"
| Unknown Trainer
| {{MSP|517|Munna}}
| {{p|Munna}}
| {{MSP|590|Foongus}}
| {{p|Foongus}}
| {{MSP|546|Cottonee}}
| {{p|Cottonee}}
| Loser
|}{{-}}
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{flying color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{flying color}}; width: 35%;"
|-
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}" colspan="6" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Result}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Skyla]]
| {{MSP|528|Swoobat}}
| {{p|Swoobat}}
| {{MSP|521|Unfezant}}
| {{p|Unfezant}}
| {{MSP|581|Swanna}}
| {{p|Swanna}}
| Winner
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Cilan}}
| {{MSP|618|Stunfisk}}
| [[Cilan's Stunfisk|Stunfisk]]
| {{MSP|511|Pansage}}
| [[Cilan's Pansage|Pansage]]
| {{MSP|558|Crustle}}
| [[Cilan's Crustle|Crustle]]
| Loser
|}{{-}}
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{flying color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{flying color}}; width: 35%;"
|-
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}" colspan="6" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Pokémon}}
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{flying color dark}}|Result}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[Skyla]]
| {{MSP|528|Swoobat}}
| {{p|Swoobat}}
| {{MSP|521|Unfezant}}
| {{p|Unfezant}}
| {{MSP|581|Swanna}}
| {{p|Swanna}}
| Winner
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{Ash}}
| {{MSP|552|Krokorok}}
| [[Ash's Krookodile|Krokorok]]
| {{MSP|520|Tranquill}}
| [[Ash's Unfezant|Tranquill]]
| {{MSP|025|Pikachu}}
| [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]]
| Loser
|}{{-}}