It’s finally here! The much anticipated Battle Villa is now available to players. This challenge isn’t meant to be taken lightly. Players will have to use their wit to win. So turn off that Auto mode and let’s get into it.
The key to victory is to choose your sync pairs wisely, check out Boss Details before entering a stage, and use the quit strategy! Continue reading for more details.
Battle Villa Tips
- Sync pair limit – There’s a limit of nine sync pairs that you can bring to the Battle Villa each day. So choose them wisely!
- Limited HP and MP is only daily – Once you win or lose a battle, the HP and MP of your sync pairs will remain the same until the daily reset (1:00 a.m. EST). Additionally, your opponents’ HP will remain the same throughout the entire period.
- Turn off Auto Mode and lower your speed – This is the most important thing. You shouldn’t Auto-battle your way through Battle Villa. The reason is, the AI uses up your buffs when it’s not really necessary (see tip above). Also, you may want to lower your speed to give yourself more time to think between moves.
- Quit often – Quitting is actually a strategy because you’ll be reset to before you entered the stage. This means you get another chance to get the outcome you want and you’ll have a chance to change up your lineup without using up the nine sync pair limit.
- Mistakes are okay – There’s plenty of time to go through the halls of the Battle Villa. With nine sync pairs daily (with HP and MP refreshed) you’ll definitely reach the top.
Strategy
Since there’s a daily sync pair limit, you’ll want to choose them carefully. For the current Battle Villa (02/28/20 – 03/16/20) you’ll notice that the early halls are very easy. These halls can be cleared with almost any decent Strike sync pair, but keep in mind the later halls you want to hit for the day. You’ll need type-effective moves and perhaps a decent tank.
It’s important to check Area Details before entering the stage and checking out Boss Details for weaknesses and what to watch out for.
For Halls 1 to 5, here are a couple sync pair choices, ordered roughly in effectiveness:
- Pryce & Dewgong
- Rosa & Serperior
- Player & Torchic
- Cynthia & Garchomp
- Olivia & Lycanroc
- Kris & Feraligator
- Player & Pikachu
- Hau & Raichu
- Phoebe & Dusclops
Keep in mind the limited MP also! I suggest saving your buffs for Halls 4 and 5. You can clear 1 to 3 easily without using any buffs.
For Halls 6 to 10:
- Player & Solgaleo
- Rosa & Serperior
- Player & Torchic (can’t stack with Solgaleo, unfortunately)
- Korrina & Lucario
- Steven & Metagross
- Cynthia & Garchomp
- SS Red & Charizard
- SS Elesa & Rotom
- Karen & Houndoom
When the day is about to end, you’ll want to use up all your remaining power left to chip away at the HP of your opponents because their HP will remain the same even after the daily reset.
To sum it up, you’ll want a daily goal to reach with a team of nine sync pairs. Choose them wisely for the target hall you want to hit. Also, reread the five tips section just in case you missed anything.
Battle Villa Items
There are a couple items that can be used exclusively in Battle Villa to help you out.
| Image | Item | Description |
 | Hearty Stew | Restores 40% of all allied sync pair’s HP. |
 | Replenishing Patty | Recovers all MP of all allied sync pairs. |
 | Almighty Apple Pie | At the start of battle, raises the Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed of all allied sync pairs. |
 | Critical Herb Tea | At the start of battle, makes all allied sync pairs’ next attacks a critical hit. |
 | Preventive Pea Soup | At the start of battle, makes all allied sync pairs nullify status conditions inflicted upon them. |
 | Hard-Shell Taco | At the start of battle, reduces physical damage done to the allied field of play. |
 | Ziti Special | At the start of battle, reduces special damage done to the allied field of play. |
Battle Villa Rewards
Bonus Rewards
Every few halls you’ll receive a bonus reward. You can choose: Extra Rewards (random), Vitality Treats, or Vigor Treats.
The Extra Rewards reward for the first bonus (Hall 5 Rachel), is Gym Leader Notes, so it’s likely more worth it to get either Vitality Treats or Vigor Treats. More on this soon.
Vitality Treats are the Hearty Stew or Replenishing Patty. Vigor Treats are the other items: Almighty Apple Pie, Critical Herb Tea, Preventive Pea Soup, Hard-Shell Taco, or Ziti Special.
Milestone Rewards
These rewards are given to you for reaching a milestone. These rewards may change, but the current Milestone Rewards are as follow:
| Hall Completion | Rewards |
| 1 | 100 x Gems, 100 x Buff Blend, 100 x Tech Tonic, 100 x Aid Ade |
| 5 | 100 x Gems, 100 x Great Buff Blend, 100 x Great Tech Tonic, 100 x Great Aid Ade |
| 10 | 100 x Gems, 100 x Ultra Buff Blend, 100 x Ultra Tech Tonic, 100 x Ultra Aid Ade, 1 x Lucky Scroll |
| 15 | 300 x Gems, 5 x Gym Leader Notes, 1 x 3★ Crunchy Lucky Cookie |
| 20 | 300 x Gems, 100 x Buff Blend +, 100 x Tech Tonic +, 100 x Aid Ade +, 1 x 3★ Creamy Lucky Cookie |
| 25 | 600 x Gems |
That’s a total of 1,500 Gems, for completing the current Battle Villa! You’ll be able to claim all these rewards even after four Battle Villa challenges, so there’s no rush to claim them.
You may ask, what are Lucky Cookies? Well, they have to do with Lucky Skills. Check out our guide on Lucky Skills.
Co-op Battle Villa
There will be more in this section soon.