Black out

The player will **black out** (Japanese: **目の前が真っ暗になる** *lose hope*, lit. *plunge into darkness*) when defeated in a battle or, as a Trainer, all the Pokémon on their team faint. This is comparable to a game over screen. It generally occurs in battle but it can also occur in the overworld due to the effects of poison. As a Trainer, the player can also black out by running from an in-game Trainer battle.

## Effects

The player will lose a sum of money. In Trainer battles, money will be given to the winner, while in battles with wild Pokémon, money will be dropped in panic. The money lost depends on the level of the player (and/or their Pokémon and the number of Badges earned if a Trainer). The player receives a message about how much was lost, unless no money was lost at all (because the player had ¥0 before blacking out).

Furthermore, the player will rush back to the Magi Villa (or in the post-game, the last visited healing center) to restore their (and their Pokémon's, if a Trainer) health. This will not occur in special occasions such as the player's initial battle as a Trainer, or in Link Battles and battle facilities. If the player is a Trainer and their Pokémon are the ones to faint, a small cutscene plays featuring a description of the player's rush back to the Magi Villa/healing center and protecting the party from harm. If the last place healed was the player's house, a slightly different description is shown. If the player is the one to black out instead, someone else will take them back to the Magi Villa/healing center while protecting them instead.

Like in *Pokémon Legends: Arceus*, the player can also black out on sustaining enough damage themselves from wild Pokémon attacks, hazards from the environment, or falling from a high place. Upon blacking out (the message "Everything went black!"), they will be returned to the Magi Villa/healing center, having lost some money.

Like in *Pokémon Scarlet and Violet*, players who are Trainers can additionally run from Trainer battles, which causes them to black out immediately.

### Formula for money lost

The money lost is calculated using the following formula:

# Money lost
Level
×
Base payout

{\displaystyle \text{Money lost} = \text{Level} \times \text{Base payout}}

Where *Level* is the level of the either the player themselves or (if a Trainer) the player's highest-level Pokémon and *Base payout* is looked up using the appropriate table below.

#### Trainers

 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8

## Quotes (from the game)

### When running out of usable Pokémon (Trainers only)

* Wild battle:
	+ *"You have no more Pokémon that can fight!"*
	+ *"You panicked and dropped ¥XX,XXX..."*
	+ *"You were so overwhelmed by your defeat that you blacked out!"*
* Trainer battle:
	+ *"You have no more Pokémon that can fight!"*
	+ *"You gave ¥XX,XXX to the winner..."*
	+ *"You were so overwhelmed by your defeat that you blacked out!"*

### When rushing back and protecting the party from any further harm (Trainers only)

* Magi Villa (before post-game): *"You hurry back to the Magi Villa, shielding your exhausted Pokémon from any further harm..."*
* Healing center (post-game): *"You hurry to <name of healing center>, shielding your exhausted Pokémon from any further harm..."*
* Home (post-game): *"You hurry back home, shielding your exhausted Pokémon from any further harm..."*

### When running away from a trainer battle (Trainers only)

* Magi Villa (before post-game): *"You went running back to the Magi Villa to regroup and reconsider your battle strategy..."*
* Healing center (post-game): *"You went running to <name of healing center> to regroup and reconsider your battle strategy..."*
* Home (post-game): *"You went running back home to regroup and reconsider your battle strategy..."*

### When defeated directly in battle

* If transformed: *"You detransformed and blacked out!"*
* If not transformed: *"You blacked out!"*

### When getting rushed back and protected from any further harm

* Magi Villa (before post-game):
	+ Before Bella gains the ability to Magical Change:
		- If the player is a Human, Angel or Demon: *"Eva hurried back to the Magi Villa, shielding you from any further harm..."*
		- If the player is a Merfolk: *"Eva teleported you into the Aqua Pot in order for you to rest..."*
		- Otherwise: *"Eva teleported you back to the Magi Villa in order for you to rest..."*
	+ After Bella gains the ability to Magical Change: *"Bella Magical Changed and hurried back to the Magi Villa, shielding you from any further harm..."*
* Healing center (post-game):
	+ If the player plays as themselves: *"Bella Magical Changed and hurried to <name of healing center>, shielding you from any further harm..."*
	+ If the player plays as a LoC member or a Sekai Heroes member: *"Someone noticed you and hurried to <name of healing center>, shielding you from any further harm..."*
* Home (post-game):
	+ If the player plays as themselves: *"Bella Magical Changed and hurried back to your home, shielding you from any further harm..."*
	+ If the player plays as a LoC member or a Sekai Heroes member: *"Someone noticed you and hurried to your home, shielding you from any further harm..."*

## Quotes (from the characters)

### After the first Team Storm battle

* If the player is a Trainer:
	+ *Gracie: **What the-***
	+ *[Player]: (They're way too strong...)*
	+ *Gracie: **It looks like we're out of Pokémon!***
	+ *[Player]: (Yeah... We could use our magic as backup, but if we did, we might not win!)*
* If the player isn't a Trainer:
	+ *Kanchi: **Waaaaaaaaahhh!!! [Player] was defeated!!!***
	+ *[Player]: [struggling to stay conscious] (What the...?! They're way too strong for me to handle...)*

### When running out of usable Pokémon (Trainers only)

* Wild battle: *Bella: **[Player], what happened?!***
* Trainer battle: *Bella: **[Player], why did you lose?!***

### When rushing back and protecting the party from any further harm (Trainers only)

* Magi Villa (before post-game):
	+ *Parallel!Adaman: **You didn't want to watse your time, but look at what happened!***
	+ *Parallel!Elizabeth: **At least your Pokémon are fully rested!***
* Healing center (post-game):
	+ *Nurse: **First, let's restore your Pokémon to full health.***
	+ *(After the quick cutscene...)*
	+ *Nurse: **There! All healthy and happy! Good luck and take care!***
* Home (post-game):
	+ *Bella: **Joyful Laughter! Jewel Flash!***
	+ *(Bella heals the player's Pokémon with her Jewel Flash, and then turns into her Dream Crystal state in order to recharge.)*
	+ *[Player]: **Thanks, Bella! I should've been more prepared. But here I am, fully rested!***

### When running away from a trainer battle (Trainers only)

* Magi Villa (before post-game):
	+ *Bella: **Seriously?! You wanted to quit battling?!***
	+ *[Player]: **Reconsidering things.***
	+ *Eva: **Darn.***
* Healing center (post-game):
	+ *Nurse: **First, let's restore your Pokémon to full health.***
	+ *(After the quick cutscene...)*
	+ *Nurse: **There! All healthy and happy! Good luck and take care!***
* Home (post-game):
	+ *Bella: **Why did you quit so suddenly?!***
	+ *[Player]: **Kinda needed to reconsider things.***
	+ *Bella: Oh. Now, let me heal your Pokémon.*
	+ *[Player]: **If you say so...***
	+ *Bella: **Joyful Laughter! Jewel Flash!***
	+ *(Bella heals the player's Pokémon with her Jewel Flash, and then turns into her Dream Crystal state in order to recharge.)*

### When taking too much damage

*Bella: **[PLAYER]!!! NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!***
### When getting rushed back and protected from any further harm

* Magi Villa (before post-game):
	+ *(First-person POV shot of the player opening their eyes and seeing their worried guardians and Dream Animal partner.)*
	+ *Parallel!Adaman: **[Player], what happened to you?***
	+ *Parallel!Elizabeth: **Are you okay?***
	+ *Bella: **I was so worried...***
* Healing center (post-game): TBA
* Home (post-game): TBA

## Gallery

"You were so overwhelmed by your defeat that you blacked out!""You hurry back to the Magi Villa, shielding your exhausted Pokémon from any further harm..."Blackout3.png"You hurry to the Pokémon Center, shielding your exhausted Pokémon from any further harm..."Blackout4.png"You hurry back home, shielding your exhausted Pokémon from any further harm...""You went running back to the Magi Villa to regroup and reconsider your battle strategy..."Blackout6.png"You went running to the Pokémon Center to regroup and reconsider your battle strategy..."Blackout7.png"You went running back home to regroup and reconsider your battle strategy...""Everything went black!""You detransformed and blacked out!""You blacked out!""Eva hurried back to the Magi Villa, shielding you from any further harm..."Blackout12.png"Eva teleported you into the Aqua Pot in order for you to rest..."Blackout13.png"Eva teleported you back to the Magi Villa in order for you to rest..."Blackout14.png"Bella Magical Changed and hurried back to the Magi Villa, shielding you from any further harm..."Blackout15.png"Bella Magical Changed and hurried to the Pokémon Center, shielding you from any further harm..."Blackout16.png"Someone noticed you and hurried to the Pokémon Center, shielding you from any further harm..."Blackout17.png"Bella Magical Changed and hurried back to your home, shielding you from any further harm..."Blackout18.png"Someone noticed you and hurried to your home, shielding you from any further harm..."