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Pokémon Masters cheats, tips - How to win tough battles

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Pokémon Masters cheats, tips - How to win tough battles

Smash through trainers with these tips

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To battle in Pokémon Masters, we must first understand why we battle in Pokémon Masters. And we do it so we can become the champion. Ah, case solved then.

Battling in Pokémon Masters isn't like what you're used to with the mainline Pokémon games. It's not bad, just very different, and that's why we're here to give you the tips you need.

If you want to make sure you can win when going against the big bad enemies of the Pokémon world in this brand new region, then you will want to make sure you're fully prepared, and we've got the knowledge you need to succeed.

Read through this guide and take all of the information on board, and you are sure to be a more capable, and powerful, Pokémon trainer in no time at all. Just read ahead for everything you could wish to know about battling in Pokémon Masters.

Smart support moves

Pokémon can have up to four moves, but at the start most will have just two, and one of those is likely to be a support move of some kind.

A power or defense boost to yourself, a boost of either kind to the whole team, a status effect heal, a potion, there's a variety, and luckily they don't take up any of the energy you need to actually do attacks to the other team. Though, they are limited use in each scenario.

It's smart to boost the strength of your party, or the Pokémon you're immediately using, at the start of a fight, just as it is to heal any Pokémon that look like they might faint, but of course this can give the opponent to attack a few more times without taking damage, which can be disastrous.

It differs from battle to battle, but being smart about using these support moves really can make all of the difference.

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Better energy usage

It's tempting to just whack out strong attack after strong attack, using up two blocks of energy at a time, and then waiting for the meter to refill for the next… but it's probably smarter to mix it up.

If you know that your two-bar attack is the best way to do damage, go right ahead, but if you don't need all that damage, maybe just swap to a different Pokémon?

Yes, it's obvious, but sometimes attack frequency is better than attack strength, especially when you're trying to build up that sync gauge for a strong attack…

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Power over preference

Say the scenario calls for you to use flying and electric Pokémon, and you only have one of each, leaving you with a free slot in your squad. What do you fill the last spot with?

It should always be the highest level, or most powerful, Pokémon you have access to, without a doubt. More than that, sometimes that's preferable to having a type advantage Pokémon.

If your Pokémon with a type advantage is at a lower level, it's just a liability, especially as the game gets harder. You should make sure to have as much power as possible when facing off against enemies, so maybe go back and level them up first.

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Auto mode…

Auto battle is present in this game, but honestly? It's not recommended.

If you're going up against Training or Events or whatever, and you know you're more than capable of winning, then by all means, use auto battle and just coast through combat.

However, if you're facing off against tougher trainers and bosses, then you should be battling yourself. Auto battle often makes the wrong move, attacks the wrong Pokémon with the wrong type, and therefore can't be trusted in these tougher situations.

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Dave Aubrey
Dave Aubrey
Dave served as a contributor, and then Guides Editor at Pocket Gamer from 2015 through to 2019. He specialised in Nintendo, complaining about them for a living.