Reverse Mode

This article is about the state Shadow Pokémon enter in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. For its equivalent in Pokémon Colosseum, see Hyper Mode.

This article is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it. Reason: How much damage a Reverse Mode Pokémon deals to itself (is it the same as confusion damage?)

An Articuno entering Reverse Mode

Reverse Mode (Japanese: リバース状態 Reverse State) is a condition Shadow Pokémon will sometimes enter after using a move during Pokémon battle in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. It is the counterpart to Hyper Mode from Pokémon Colosseum.

A Pokémon may be purified even when in Reverse Mode.

Entering Reverse Mode

A Pokémon may enter Reverse Mode after a Shadow move is used (even if it was not used by the Shadow Pokémon itself). While a Pokémon is in Reverse Mode, its status meter turns red and black, and an aura of the same color will appear around the Pokémon, presumably seen with the Aura Reader.

Pokémon remain in Reverse Mode even after the battle ends.

Effects of Reverse Mode

• During every turn a Shadow Pokémon is in Reverse Mode, it will deal damage to itself at the end of the turn.
• Items cannot be used on a Pokémon in Reverse Mode, except Scents.

Unlike Hyper Mode, Reverse Mode does not increase the critical hit ratio of Shadow Rush or cause any effects of disobedience. Additionally, its activation does not use up a Pokémon's turn.

Ending Reverse Mode

Reverse Mode can be ended by either calling to a Pokémon in battle or by using a Scent on it. Doing this will "open the door to its heart" a bit and bring it closer to being purified.

In other languages

Language Title French Mode Retour German Kontra-Modus Italian Stato Reflex Spanish Retroestado

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