Can you find the winning line?
BattleLab is a library of community-made Pokémon battle puzzles. Drop into a real mid-battle position and outplay the AI.
BW — Volcarona vs Jellicent
Gen 5 OU battle. Volcarona tries to sweep past a bulky Water.
ObjectiveDefeat N's team.
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Two turns. One correct sequence. The shortest scenario in the library and a good place to start if you have never played a position like this before.
Example 3v3
Sample scenario: 3 mons each, two starting with reduced HP. Both sides AI-driven.
DPPt — Garchomp vs Bronzong
Gen 4 OU battle. Garchomp faces Bronzong with Stealth Rock up.
XY -- Charizard X vs Aegislash
Gen 6 OU battle. Mega Charizard X faces Aegislash.
SM -- Tapu Lele vs Toxapex
Gen 7 OU battle. Tapu Lele faces Toxapex on Psychic Terrain.
SwSh -- Dragapult vs Clefable
Gen 8 OU battle. Dragapult faces Clefable in a speed vs bulk matchup.
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Exactly Lethal
Two turns. One correct sequence. The shortest scenario in the library and a good place to start if you have never played a position like this before.
Swift Swim
Gen 5 doubles, permanent rain era. Drizzle plus Swift Swim was strong enough that it shaped an entire generation of competitive play. Here is what it felt like from the wrong side.
Restricted Access
Modern VGC restricted doubles. Two legendaries a side, open teamsheet, and a speed tier that punishes one wrong click. This is what current-format play actually demands.
Bring It Home
Two Pokémon each, both sides low. In a real tournament this is where the clock starts mattering and players win on remaining HP rather than knockouts. Close it out cleanly.
Last Mon Standing
Hardcore Nuzlocke, final fight, one Pokémon left. It is not the one you wanted. Every other option fainted three gyms ago and there is no box to fall back on.
No Second Chances
Nuzlocke rules: anything that faints is gone forever. You are three Pokémon up on paper and one bad turn away from losing the run. Winning is not the hard part — winning without losing anybody is.
Solo Run
One Pokémon. Four opponents. No switching, no backup, no items in the bag. The purest form of the challenge run, and it comes down to whether you understand your own moveset better than the AI understands its own.
Turn an interesting battle into a scenario
Pick the teams, set the field and starting state, then share the puzzle.