Pokémon battle/Battle variants/SOS Battle



An SOS Battle is a kind of battle introduced in Generation VII wherein wild Pokémon calls for help from allies, turning a one-on-one wild battle to a two-on-one battle. Totem Pokémon always calls for help and their calls are always answered. Non-Totem Pokémon can also call for help; however, its call is not always answered. Most Pokémon can summon allies of the same species, but some can summon other Pokémon in their family, and some can summon other unrelated Pokémon. For some species, the Pokémon that a wild Pokémon can call varies with location.