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Double Battles Guide: Best Moves and Tips

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Use moves that attack both opponents in one turn during double battles in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) to take opponents down efficiently. Read on to learn the best moves and other tips on double battles!

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Best Moves for Double Battles
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Best Moves for Double Battles

Attack Both Opponents

It's best to use moves that attack both opponents in one turn. These moves are also good counters to redirection moves since it hits both Pokemon which mitigates its effect. Below are the optimal moves that hit both opponents during Double Battles:

Move	Power	Strengths & Weaknesses
Blizzard	110	・May freeze the oppontents ・Base PP of 5 ・70% accuracy
Earthquake	100	・Strong attack with good PP ・Deals damage to partner Pokemon that is touching the ground
Heat Wave	95	・May also burn the opponent
Muddy Water	90	・May also lower opponent's accuracy ・85% accuracy
Hyper Voice	90	・No extra effect
Rock Slide	75	・May also cause opponents to flinch
Swift	60	・Never misses
Icy Wind	55	・Also lowers opponents' Speed stats
Air Cutter	60	・High critical-hit ratio
Razor Leaf	55	・High critical-hit ratio ・Commonly learned, Grass-type move
Twister	40	・May also cause opponent to flinch

Non-Damaging Moves

There are moves that don't deal direct damage but are still viable and heavily effective for Double Battles. Below is the list of the best non-damaging moves to use:

Move	Type	Strengths & Weaknesses
Tailwind		・Doubles the speed of your side's Pokemon for 3 turns.
Follow Me		・All opponents aim only at the user of this move ・Can be used to distract opponents from weak Pokemon
Stealth Rock		・Damage opponents that switch into battle ・Damage dealt is affected by type match-up against the Rock-type
Toxic Spikes		・Poison opponents that switch into battle ・Doesn't affect Flying, Steel, or Poison-types
Spikes		・Damage opponents that switch into battle ・Doesn't affect Flying-type Pokemon or Pokemon with Levitate ability

Double Battle Tips

Defeat the Strongest Opponent First

We recommend taking down or neutralizing your strongest opponent first to prevent it from sweeping your entire team. Having two of your Pokemon on the field attack the threat in succession withinin 1 round can reduce its HP significantly or even take it down for good.

NPC Partner Heals and Fights Alongside You

Pokemon BDSP Double Battle

Image taken from Pokemon BDSP.

During the main storyline, you'll encounter double battles where you'll be partnered up with an NPC (such as your rival). When this happens, you'll only be able to control 1 Pokemon on your side, even when your partner's Pokemon faints.

If you do a Double Battle with an NPC partner, you'll have your party of up to 6 Pokemon plus their Pokemon.

It's acceptable to let NPC Pokemon faint

It's generally okay to let your NPC partner faint, as their Pokemon is fully restored for the next battle.

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