Doubles basics

The basics

• TeamBring six, pick four for each battle. Pokémon Champions plays at level 50.
• TargetsA move aims at one foe, your partner, or several at once.
• Both foesRock Slide Icy Wind: spread moves that leave your partner alone.
• EveryoneEarthquake Surf: spread moves that hit your partner too.
• Spread damageA move that hits more than one Pokémon does 75% of its damage to each.
• ProtectBlocks moves aimed at the user for one turn. Using it again straight away usually fails.
• Fake OutGoes first and makes the target flinch, on the turn the user comes in only.
• RedirectionFollow Me and Rage Powder pull single-target moves toward their user.
• IntimidateLowers both foes’ Attack when its holder comes in.

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Keep reading

• Speed controlWho moves first, and the moves that change it.
• How to read usage statsWhere each number comes from, and what it can and can’t tell you.