Battle Royal

[Hikamaru]

No-one posted a thread for this yet...

Anyways, we got this new battle mode in Sun & Moon known as Battle Royal. The battles take place in an arena with four colored corners where four trainers battle out each other with teams of three Pokemon, taking them out until the battle ends after one trainer loses all their Pokemon.

What do you guys think of this? Are you hoping to see how it'll change up competitive play?

 

[smocks]

I'm actually pretty happy that we got a FFA battle-mode, it'll be pretty fun w/ friends ^^
Only problem I have with it is that the first person to lose their Pokémon, the battle ends. I can understand why that is so, so it doesn't drag on, but it's kinda lame as well :/

 

[Mega-Charmander]

earthquake discharge surf explosion lava plume sludge wave and...

Teeter dance!

 

[Mega-Charmander]

I was also thinking about this. How would moves like Earthquake, Surf, Blizzard, etc work out? Is it going to hit everyone on the field or is it only going to hit a certain Pokemon, or up to two Pokemon or what?

it will hit everyone and everyone hate u

 

[Hikamaru]

I was also thinking about this. How would moves like Earthquake, Surf, Blizzard, etc work out? Is it going to hit everyone on the field or is it only going to hit a certain Pokemon, or up to two Pokemon or what?

I'm likely guessing it could hit the other three Pokemon at once, since in a double and triple battle it hits everyone adjacent to the user.

 

[Iceshadow3317]

I LOVE the concept of this. I have always wanted a battle style like this.

I really hope they use it some time in the storyline. Having leaders of a evil team or two, the hero and some other random person would just be amazing.

 

[Iceshadow3317]

I think it still is in a way.

They said they were only going to do 1 pokemon so that they don't use a lot of their time. But it was said that each player chooses 3. The battle ends once one trainer loses all 3 pokemon Unless 3 trainers decide to tag team one trainer, the pokemon battle will be fairly long. Especially if it is a true FFA where everyone is attacking someone different.

They say it is an online mode which is disappointing. But maybe they can still get one or two into the game.

 

[Mister Coffee]

I LOVE the concept of this. I have always wanted a battle style like this.

I really hope they use it some time in the storyline. Having leaders of a evil team or two, the hero and some other random person would just be amazing.

Oh man do I love the idea of a battle royale featured as a plot point! Could you imagine the awesome tension within a major battle scene during a battle royale? Having a battle like that would imply that all the fighters in the battle are all trying to stop one another and whoever falls first would lose which would push the story line towards three different possible outcomes based on which person loses first. How would that work with ally NPC's? Would this imply that you could be fighting three different bad guys at the same time all trying to stop one another, and the first one who loses falls out of the evil scheme, while the ones standing get away with continuing their preferred evil scheme?
I'm probably going way out on a limb with these ideas, but a plot based royale battle, wow the possibilities for deep story development are practically built right into the rules of the battle itself.

 

[Mega-Charmander]

They say it is an online mode which is disappointing.

why?

 

[Iceshadow3317]

why?

Because I do not battle online much and would love it to be used in the storyline or just for training.

 

[Mega-Charmander]

Because I do not battle online much and would love it to be used in the storyline or just for training.

FFA cannot be used in storyline most often.

 

[Benermerut]

I'm not into the competitive scene at all, but might moves that require a charging turn (solar beam, razor wind, etc) be a little more viable in Battle Royal than they are in standard vs battles?

 

[EC]

I still like the way TheKingNappy does FFA videos. 2v2, but it's truly a free for all. Attack anyone.

 

[Hikamaru]

I'm not into the competitive scene at all, but might moves that require a charging turn (solar beam, razor wind, etc) be a little more viable in Battle Royal than they are in standard vs battles?

Probably not, since you have three opponents up against you and they can easily gang up on you.

 

[Z25]

I love this modes ideal! looks to be a lot of fun, and I can't wait to try it!

 

[stzy]

The battles take place in an arena with four coloured corners where four trainers battle out each other with teams of three Pokemon, taking them out until one trainer is left standing.

So it's 4 trainers battling at once, free-for-all? Do I have this right?

 

[Iceshadow3317]

So it's 4 trainers battling at once, free-for-all? Do I have this right?

Yes. Once one trainer loses all of his/her pokemon, the battle end and the winner is calculated by the amount of pokemon they have left and how many knock outs they had at the hands of their pokemon.

 

[stzy]

Yes. Once one trainer loses all of his/her pokemon, the battle end and the winner is calculated by the amount of pokemon they have left and how many knock outs they had at the hands of their pokemon.

Why does the battle end once the first trainer is knocked out? If it's a 4-way free-for-all would it not make more sense for the winner to be the last man standing? What am I missing?

 

[Mawa]

This new Battle mechanic is pretty nice, I agree, but I am not too excited about that. I don't think I'll like it very much. I am afraid to see some people getting 2vs1 or something like that (if they know each other in real life or wathever).

 

[Adam Levine]

Battle Royale is awesome. We can finally play FFA-style battles, something I've (kinda) longed to see in Pokémon, especially because the fights might end in disasters. The other battle modes from Gens V and VI weren't exactly that great (especially Horde Battles).

(BTW I wonder if Smogon can make this happen too)