How to battle other people.

Skill-based matchmaking that pairs you with a Trainer near your rank. This is the ladder — wins push your rank meter up a quarter, losses drain it a quarter, so it takes four net wins to clear a rank.

1. 01Press A on the title screen, then choose Battle.
2. 02Select Ranked Battles.
3. 03Pick Single Battle or Double Battle — they are separate ladders with separate ranks.
4. 04Choose your battle team, then select Begin Matchmaking.

Ranked also pays out VP — the currency that gates Stat Points, moves, and Tera types. Doubles is the competitive tournament format; if you're here to prep for events, ladder Doubles.

Same matchmaking, zero rank stakes. Your rank doesn't move whether you win or lose — this is where you test a new team, learn a matchup, or shake off rust before laddering.

1. 01Press A on the title screen, then choose Battle.
2. 02Select Casual Battles.
3. 03Pick Single or Double Battle.
4. 04Choose your team and select Begin Matchmaking.

Best place to trial a Replica Team you just imported before you risk rank on it.

Battle a specific person — a friend, a training partner, your league. You create a room, share its Room ID, and they enter the code to join. You control the rules, format, and who's in.

1. 01From the menu, open Private Battles and select Make a Room.
2. 02Set your rules and format, then confirm the room.
3. 03Press X to view the Room ID — a shareable code.
4. 04Send the Room ID to whoever you want in. They pick Enter a Room ID, type it, and confirm.
5. 05Once players are in, choose a seat and select Battle.

A room holds up to 12 players, with up to 8 battling at once — two players per battle. Rules are fully yours: format, clauses, team comp.

Heads up — Champions keeps its own in-game friend list — it does not use your Nintendo Switch friends. Add people by sharing user IDs in-game first if you want them saved.