Pokémon battle/Battle variants/Triple Battle



Triple Battles debuted in Pokémon Battrio, but were only introduced to the core series in. Unlike Double Battles, the positioning of the Pokémon in-battle will be important as the Pokémon on the left will be unable to target the Pokémon on the right and vice-versa, while the Pokémon in the middle is free to attack any other Pokémon in the field, making it the prime attacking position. Also, moves like and  can damage any of the three Pokémon, or all of them.

The Pokémon on the left and right have the option to shift position with the Pokémon currently in the middle. Shifting has no priority and none of the effects of switching apply to shifting. A Pokémon can move even if it is the last Pokémon on its team. When there are only two Pokémon left on the field and they are non-adjacent to each other, then both Pokémon will automatically be shifted to the center of the field.