Horde and Inverse Battles

Learn about Horde and Inverse Battles in pokemon omega ruby alpha sapphire. Force Hordes with Sweet Scent or Honey; Inver offers reversed Type Match-Ups.

Horde Battles

In certain Routes, you may encounter a horde of Pokémon when moving through grass. In pokemon omega ruby alpha sapphire, you can even encounter a horde of Pokémon trainers, though this is very rare. When a horde battle occurs, you’ll be beset by five Pokémon at once, typically of the same species. These Pokémon will be weaker than usual. To make Horde battles easier, ensure your Pokémon has wide-area moves like Surf or Earthquake. If you want to catch a Pokémon from its horde, you’ll need a durable Pokémon that can withstand up to five (albeit weak) attacks or ailments per turn.

You can force a Horde battle by using the Sweet Scent move (learned by certain Grass-type Pokémon) or the Honey item, provided you can encounter Hordes in that location and it’s not raining.

The benefits of Horde battles include:

• Pokémon in Hordes are more likely to have a Hidden Ability.
• Since you encounter 5 Pokémon for the price of 1, you can earn 5 times the EVs (Effort Values) per battle, vastly speeding up EV training.
• For the same reason, your rate of finding a Shiny Pokémon is multiplied by 5.

Inverse Battles

Towards the east side of Mauville City, you can speak to Inver inside the Inverse Battle Stop once a day to participate in unique Inverse Battles. In these battles, the Type Match-Up charts are reversed, so moves that are normally super-effective (x2 damage) are now not effective (x0.5 damage) and vice versa. Additionally, moves that originally did no damage now do normal (x1) damage. By flipping Type Match-Ups, your game plan will change drastically and you’ll have to be very mindful of your moves and Type choices.