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Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version - Turn Phases

Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version - Turn Phases

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Every turn consists of these phases:

  1. Each player chooses a command for each Pokémon in battle, at the same time. For each Pokémon in battle he or she controls, a player does one of the following: have the Pokémon use one of its moves; use an item from the Bag (in battles that allow it); or switch it out for another Pokémon (that Pokémon must be an unfainted Pokémon not in battle, and not an Egg, controlled by that player). Triple Battles also include a Shift command, and In Rotation Battles, the "rotate left" and "rotate right" commands are also available, and commands can be chosen only for Pokémon that are rotated in.
  2. Switching (resolved in turn order)
  3. Use of items
  4. Pokémon are rotated in and out, if this is a Rotation Battle. (Resolved in turn order.)
  5. Attacks
  6. End-of-turn effects