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It's about time we should have a discussion on this. n_n Depending on the game you've chosen, you'll experience more triple or rotational battles within specific trainers. In case you're unsure of how many battles there are in the two:

Black: Location | Option
Opelucid City // Rotation Battle
Driftveil City // Rotation Battle
Marvelous Bridge // Triple Battle
Black City // Rotation Battle
Black City // Rotation Battle

White: Location | Option
Opelucid City // Triple Battle
Driftveil City // Triple Battle
Marvelous Bridge // Rotation Battle
White Forest // Triple Battle
White Forest // Triple Battle


So my questions for you...
→ Which do you prefer out of the two?
→ Do you think there should have been more included in various locations?
→ What's your opinion as a whole on the two battling features?

Discuss. :]

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I prefer Triple battles. Its easier to wipe them all out at once. :D
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→ Which do you prefer out of the two?
I havn't gotten much experience with either, but I just liked the 'newness' of the Rotation Battles over the Triple Battles. Triple Battles were basically doubles for me, but with the restriction of who you can attack, but Rotation Battles add a new aspect of battling along with new strategies and more use of prediction, which I think is great for older players who also want to be competitive battlers.
→ Do you think there should have been more included in various locations?
I think the amount was fine, but I guess there could have been more. I think there should be a place where you can go just to do those types of battles after the main storyline is over with.
→ What's your opinion as a whole on the two battling features?
I like the addition to Generation 3's double battles, but I like the brand new aspect of rotation that was also added even more because of what skills you have to use to succeed.
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Posted April 23rd, 2022
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I hate rotational battles so much. :( They're so confusing - trying to work out where your opponent will rotate to next, whereas triple battles take a little bit longer than normal doubles, but hey, who doesn't enjoy killing three birds with three stones? :D total fail on my part I know, especially since I wouldn't even kill three birds let alone with stones.

I think there should've been waaay more triple battles. :( Rotational ones can go die. lol at the concept of the heartbreaker inventing these forms of battles, though.
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I have a feeling that the ai knows what move I'm going to use next and rotates it's pokemon that is immune to it before it hits
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Posted October 7th, 2011
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I prefer Triple Battles, there's just something I hate about Rotation Battles. I feel GF was just trying to stuff another type of battle, so they just altered Triples. :/
I feel, since it was showcased a lot (or at least I saw them a lot), it should have been a bit more in the games, or at least earlier.
They were a great addition, and I like how in triples, you have specific Pokemon you can attack then just any Pokemon.
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I hate Rotation Battles. Predicting an AI is surprisingly harder than a real person a lot of the time, because sometimes they do things for absolutely no reason. Then I'm left trying to predict and it sucks. Also, it takes forever because it's constant "switch into something the enemy is weak against" over and over, so a ton of not very effective moves.


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I find Rotation Battles much more enjoyable than Triple Battles. They require more strategy, but they're also more irritating.


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Posted May 3rd, 2011
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I prefer rotation battles to triple, it's more of a guessing theme to it as you don't know when they're gonna chance, triple battles are also fun but they're restricted
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I kinda prefer Rotational Battles, on the fact that it adds more of a thoughtful element to the game, making you think hard about strategies if against a friend, kinda like a more primitive chess.


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I personally love the console side games the most because everything is double battles, more than one pokemon out at once creates some amazing synergies.

With that said, I would feel more inclined to triple battles, but I don't feel it is unique enough from double battles. The rotational battles are amazing, in that respect. Instant switching and still able to attack? Awesome. You have to assume your target will switch or not switch, then calculate if you have an attack on any of them that will be super effective depending on who he switches to and if he switches at all. I haven't put that much thought into a battle in ages. Where you have 6 pokemon to keep track of, and to figure out what their moves are and who and when they switch. That's awesome.

And obviously yes, I wish there were more of them, but I understand why they were so few. Least I can always do it at the battle subway. :D

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Either one you do you have to put a lot of strategy into it(on wi-fi) which is why I like the addition of them. I find rotation battles to be a bit too confusing for me sometimes so I usually just stick to regular triple battles because I have a lot of teams that work well together in them.
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iLove Rotational Battles! I didn't get their concept when they were announced but I really like them after playing them. They're so modern and a great addition to the game. It's fun trying to figure out what your opponent will do next and moving accordingly.

Tripple Battles on the other hand are boring and take too long -_-' And the whole "can't hit Pokemon at the other side" thing be annoying.

Yes, I would like there to be more of these around, especially more of the other version's specialty Battle Type. The Trainers at Opelucid are fine to re-battle but there levels are to low for when we'll want to use them to train and battle the same Pokemon daily isn't fun.
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Well, I think that triple battles are great, but I was disappointed by how few there actually are. On the other hand, I find rotation battles annoying and bothersome. I wish they weren't included in the games.
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Rotational battles have this great element of strategy and out-predicting your opponent that I just have to vote for it over triple battles, which are essentially just doubles battles except less fun and more frustrating with most attacks having limited range and all.
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I much preferred the rotation battles, which in my opinion offer a lot of more strategic thinking. Having all the cards laid out on the table, you need to determine which cards to play and how to allow the last half of the game to go to your favour. The whole beauty lies in exactly that: prediction, mind games.
Triple battles were just... a slower, and slightly restricted double battle in my opinion.
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