Battle style (game mechanic)

:For other uses, see Battle style
Battle stylesGester: "[...] you know how everybody has their favorite poses for when they throw Poké Balls and whatnot in battle? Those moves are called your battle style. And I’m the choreographer who came up with all those battle styles, once upon a time." (), referred to as throwing styles in ,"If you donate BP to Blueberry Academy’s Baseball Club, you can change how you throw your Poké Balls. There are many throwing styles to learn." Blueberry Academy League Club - Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet | Official Website are a mechanic that allows the player to customize the animation used when sending out a during , introduced in . They often mimic the animation used by a specific character in the series.
==Generation VII==
In , battle styles were thought up by Gester, who will teach them to the player at the Outer Cape of Malie City, after certain conditions have been met. He will also allow the player to edit their current battle style to whichever they want once unlocked. This will change both the player's idle pose during battle, as well as the animation when sending out their first Pokémon during battle.
The currently selected style is visible in both single-player and multi-player battles. However, the Nihilist style is only visible in . If a player battles an USUM player with the Nihilist style equipped, it will instead display as the Normal style on the SM player's game.
Battle style 	How to learn 	Pose	Throw animation	Mimicked character
Normal style 	Default style 	 	 	N/A
Elegant style 	Taught immediately 	 	 	N/A
Girlish style 	Defeat Lana in Brooklet Hill, after passing Olivia's grand trial/becoming 	 	 	Lana
Reverent style 	Defeat Kiawe on Royal Avenue/Mallow in the Lush Jungle, after passing Olivia's grand trial/becoming	 	 	N/A
Smug style 	Defeat Gladion at the base of Mount Lanakila 	 	 	Gladion (pose only)
Left-handed style	Defeat Ilima at the , after passing Hala's grand trial/becoming 	 	 	Ilima (throw only)
Passionate style 	Win 50 battles in a row in the Battle Tree 	 	 	Shared among numerous NPCs (throw only)
Idol style 	Win a Master Rank Battle Royal 	 	 	N/A
Nihilist style 	Defeat Giovanni in Episode RR 	 	 	Giovanni
==Generation IX==
In the The Indigo Disk Expansion Pass for , the player can contribute BP to Mitch of the Blueberry Academy's Baseball Club in order to change their throwing style. This is done by interacting with the PC at the League Club Room.
By donating 10 BP, the player can change their existing styles. New styles are unlocked by donating 150 BP.
Unlike in Generation VII, this does not influence the player's idle pose when in battle, only changing their throw animation.
Throwing style	BP Cost	Throw animation	Mimicked character
Original 	N/A 	 	Nemona Arven Rika Raifort Miriam Giacomo Crispin
Left-handed 	150 	 	N/A
Reverent 	150 	 	Iono Poppy
Dainty 	150 	 	Tyme Mela Brassius Ryme Tulip Lacey
Smug 	150 	 	Penny Giacomo Kieran
Elegant 	150 	 	Larry Grusha Hassel Dendra Eri Drayton
Twirling 	150 	 	Ortega
Ninja 	150 	 	Atticus Carmine Amarys
Galarian Star 	300 	 	Clavell Geeta Salvatore Cyrano
==In other games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Battle styles appear during co-op when players switch s. However, unlike the mainline games, players cannot switch throwing styles. Though Trainers can be seen returning their Pokémon before other Trainers throw their Poké Balls. 
====Examples====
* Normal Style - Scottie & Bettie, Red, Blue, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Dawn, Hilda (except Special Costume), Nate, Calem, Elio, Selene, Wally, Barry, Bianca, Hau, Gladion, Brock, Lt. Surge, Blaine, Bugsy, Whitney, Clair, Roxanne, Brawly, Flannery, Norman, Liza, Tate, Roark, Gardenia, Maylene, Crasher Wake, Candice, Cheren, Clay, Skyla, Brycen, Marlon, Grant, Korrina, Wulfric, Sophocles, Mallow, Hapu, Lorelei, Bruno, Phoebe, Drake, Marshal, Caitlin, Cynthia, Iris, Noland, Kukui, Masked Royal, Guzma, Lillie (Normal and Anniversary), Dahlia
* Dainty Style - Rosa, Serena, Silver, Flint, Hilda (Special Costume), Lillie (New Year's 2021 and Special Costume), Acerola, Shauntal, Winona, Pryce, Cilan, Ramos, Sidney, Thorton, N, Lusamine, Marley, Ingo, Alder, Tina 
* Elegant Style - Will, Kahili, Karen 
* Nihilist Style - Giovanni, Elesa, Grimsley, Nanu, Agatha, Volkner
* Ninja Style - Zinnia, Koga, Janine, Siebold, Eusine
* Reverent Style - Erika, Jasmine (Special Costume), Iono
* Left-Handed Style - Jasmine (except Special Costume), Viola, Wikstrom, Cheryl, Roxie, Emmet
* Smug Style - Misty, Sabrina, Olivia, Lance, Steven, Wallace, Siebold
* Girlish Style - Lana
* Galarian Star Style - Leon, Marnie
* Unique Style - Kabu, Gordie, Melony, Avery
==References==
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