Scripted battle

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A scripted battle is a battle in which the player cannot influence some or any factors of the battle, and it is pre-determined by the game what happens.

In the core series games

• Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen: At the Pokémon Tower, there is a scripted battle against the ghost of a Marowak. In this battle, Marowak cannot be caught, only defeated.
• Pokémon Sword and Shield: At the beginning of the game, there is a scripted battle with Zacian^Sw/Zamazenta^Sh. In this battle, they are only known as ???, and cannot be defeated or caught.
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: At the end of The Way Home, there is a scripted final battle against a Koraidon^S/Miraidon^V. In this battle, the player cannot use any other Pokémon except their Koraidon/Miraidon, who cannot faint from attacks. If the player does not defeat the Koraidon/Miraidon fast enough, the game will automatically force them to Terastallize and use Tera Blast.

In the spin-off games

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: There are some story bosses where the player still loses in the story regardless of whether they defeat the boss.
  • In Crystal Crossing, there is a scripted battle against Grovyle in the first visit. It does not matter whether the player wins or loses this battle; the story progresses the same way with the player's team needing to be saved by Dusknoir.
  • In Star Cave, there is a scripted battle against Snover's team in Bidoof's Wish, exclusive to Explorers of Sky. It does not matter whether the player wins or loses this battle; the story progresses the same way with Bidoof needing to be rescued by the other members of the guild.

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