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>With this demo, I got to get a look at the battle system for Trainer battles. In the Z-A Royale, I was given the task of defeating three trainers in order to earn points and a Challengers Ticket in order to access the Royale.
>As this was early game, the trainers were fairly simple with a Weedle, Bunnelby and Bellsprout so they were fairly simple to beat but gave a good look at the battle system. Being able to sneak up on trainers really gives an advantage, but when you're the recipient of it, it can be devastating; alongside the three trainers there was a fourth that was nearly 10 levels higher than my Pokémon. I hoped to bruteforce it but they snuck up on me and wiped out all of my Pokémon in one hit with me not dealing much damage.
>The second part of the demo was a Rogue Mega Evolution battle. In this segment, I chased Zygarde 10% Forme throughout Lumiose City until it took me to a rooftop where an Absol was. It started to Mega Evolve on its own causing AZ to send a Lucario with a Mega Ring up to help.
>This battle is reminiscent of the Noble Pokémon battles and battles with Arceus from Legends Arceus in that you're in an area with the Pokémon going for you. More than your Pokémon, the Absol went for me and could knock me out which would cause me to lose the battle. It had moves of both close range and distance so you need to act accordingly.
>As moves land on the Absol, it starts to drop some energy orbs. These are picked up in order to charge your Mega Gauge which, once full enough, allows for you to Mega Evolve. This allows for you to do even more damage but the gauge will gradually deplete so it is only for a limited time but Absol does drop more the more damage you inflict so in theory you could keep it Mega Evolved until defeating.