Battling comes in a variety of forms on Complex! This guide will show you various methods of obtaining rewards for battling, and provide you with useful information on Clauses, Battle Errors, and more!
Gyms
Basics
Gyms are battle challenges that can be completed against either NPCs or other players to receive rewards. These Gyms can be accessed through /gyms in which information regarding each Gym's typing, rewards, badges, etc.
There are 18 Gyms total for NPC and Player Gyms, 1 for each Pokemon typing. Player Gyms are run by players who have been tested and selected to become Gym Leaders. NPC Gyms are always available, and have set teams that NPCs hold that are to be battled.
To view any earned NPC and Player Gym Badges, use the /gyms menu and click on the View Earned Badges button.
NPC Gyms
NPC Gyms are held by NPC Gym Leaders which have set teams that must be battled in order to completion. All NPC Gyms are Singles with difficulties ranging from Equal to Uncommon, and they have a 15 minute cooldown between each battle. Note: Gyms between Grass to Bug in /gyms only require the Gym Leader to be beaten, while Gyms from Fighting to Poison have other NPCs that must be beaten prior to challenging the Gym Leader.
NPC Gym rewards are given per Gym defeated based on typing. Rewards are claimed automatically upon the defeat of the Gym Leader and can be viewed in the displays above the NPCs. The following rewards are given per NPC Gym defeated:
Grass Gym - 1x Grass Badge, 1x Grassium Z, 1x Drop Booster, $20,000 Coins, 1x Serperior Plushie
Fire Gym - 1x Fire Badge, 1x Firium Z, 1x EXP Booster, $20,000 Coins, 1x Volcarona Plushie
Water Gym - 1x Water Badge, 1x Waterium Z, 1x Shiny Booster, $10,000 Coins, 1 Additional Ranch Slot, 1x Kingdra Plushie
Electric Gym - 1x Electric Badge, 1x Electrium Z, 1x Ability Capsule, $20,000 Coins, 1x Magnezone Plushie
Psychic Gym - 1x Psychic Badge, 1x Psychium Z, 1x Ability Capsule, $20,000 Coins, 1x Galarian Slowking Plushie
Ghost Gym - 1x Ghost Badge, 1x Ghostium Z, 1x Ability Capsule, $30,000 Coins, 1 Additional Ranch Slot, 1x Mega Gengar Plushie
Ground Gym - 1x Ground Badge, 1x Groundium Z, 1x EV Reset Modifier, $30,000 Coins, 1x Gastrodon Plushie
Dragon Gym - 1x Dragon Badge, 1x Dragonium Z, 1x EV Reset Modifier, $30,000 Coins, 1x Mega Altaria Plushie
Rock Gym - 1x Rock Badge, 1x Rockium Z, 1x EV Reset Modifier, $30,000 Coins, 1 Additional Ranch Slot, 1x Rhyperior Plushie
Flying Gym - 1x Flying Badge, 1x Flynium Z, 1x EV Reset Modifier, $40,000 Coins, Togekiss Plushie
Ice Gym - 1x Ice Badge, 1x Icium Z, 1x Pokeball Modifier, $40,000 Coins, 1x Alolan Ninetales Plushie
Steel Gym - 1x Steel Badge, 1x Steelium Z, 1x Pokeball Modifier, $40,000 Coins, 1 Addition Ranch Slot, 1x Corviknight Plushie
Bug Gym - 1x Bug Badge, 1x Buginium Z, 1x Pokeball Modifier, $40,000 Coins, 1x Galvantula Plushie
Fighting Gym - 1x Fighting Badge, 1x Fightinium Z, 1x Pokeball Modifier, $40,000 Coins, 1x Mega Lucario Plushie
Dark Gym - 1x Dark Badge, 1x Darkinium Z, 1x Growth Modifier, 50x Tokens, 1 Additional Ranch Slot, Alolan Muk Plushie
Fairy Gym - 1x Fairy Badge, 1x Fairium Z, 1x Growth Modifier, 50x Tokens, 1 Additional Ranch Slot, 1x Clefable Plushie
Normal Gym - 1x Normal Badge, 1x Normalium Z, 1x Growth Modifier, 50x Tokens, 1x Snorlax Plushie
Poison Gym - 1x Poison Badge, 1x Poisonium Z, 1x Shiny Modifier, 100x Tokens, 1x Drapion Plushie, Gym Master Tag
Player Gyms
As stated above, Player Gyms are run by players who are Gym Leaders. Gym Leaders go through a selection process and have top notch battling skills, and are, therefore, a difficult challenge to face. These Gyms can either be Singles or Doubles, and can only be challenges if a Gym Leader of a typing is on and accepting battles.
To view a Gym's Leaders, go to /gyms and click on the Gym you are looking to battle against. Clicking the View Player Gym Leaders button will show all Gym Leaders of the specified typing, and show their availability/status. To challenge the Player Gym, click the Challenge [Type] Player Gym button to send the Gym Leaders a request. Note that they will only receive said request if they are online.
Player Gyms follow certain rules known as Gym Rules, which both challengers and Gym Leaders must follow. Information on Gym Rules and banned Items/Pokemon/etc., use /gym rules and /gym bans respectively.
Player Gym rewards are given per Gym defeated and are not based on typing. To claim these rewards, navigate to the View Player Gym Achievements button in /gyms. The following rewards are given per Player Gym defeated:
1 Player Gym - 1x Shiny Spin, $50,000 Coins, 30x Tokens
2 Player Gym - 1x Event Key, $60,000 Coins, 35x Tokens
3 Player Gym - 1x Shiny Spin, $70,000 Coins, 40x Tokens
4 Player Gym - 2x Event Keys, 1x Shiny Spin, 1x Poke Particle Key, $80,000 Coins, 45x Tokens
5 Player Gym - 3x Event Keys, $90,000 Coins, 50x Tokens
6 Player Gym - 4x Event Keys, $100,000 Coins, 55x Tokens
7 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 1x Player Particle Key, $110,000 Coins, 60x Tokens
8 Player Gym - 1x Shiny Spin, 1x Random Exclusive Egg, $110,000 Coins, 60x Tokens
9 Player Gym - 1x Shiny Spin, 4x Event Keys, $120,000 Coins, 65x Tokens
10 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, $120,000 Coins, 65x Tokens
11 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 1x Legendary Spin, 2x Event Keys, $120,000 Coins, 65x Tokens
12 Player Gym - 3x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens
13 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 1x Legendary Spin, 3x Event Keys, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens
14 Player Gym - 3x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, 1x Lunar Spin, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens
15 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, 1x Ultra Key, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens
16 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, 1x Shiny-Legendary Spin, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens
17 Player Gym - 3x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, 1x Lunar Spin, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens
18 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, 1x Ultra Key, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens, 1x Supreme Tag, 1x Conqueror Tag, 1x Victor Tag
To apply to become a Gym Leader, use /apply in game and view the Gym Leader Application. There are a few requirements to apply:
- 2x Days of Playtime (/playtime)
- Defeat all NPC Gyms
- Be 15+ Years of Age
Link to Application: https://www.mc-complex.com/forums/pixelmon/form/gym-leader-application.7/select
Once submitted, a Gym Assistant will review your application and if you pass the pre-screening process, you will be tested on your battling skills. Further information on being a Gym Leader can be found in the application itself.
Elite 4
The Elite 4 is a group of 5 NPCs that can be challenged after all NPC Gyms have been completed. These NPCs consist of 4 Leaders and 1 Champion with ranging difficulties, clauses, etc.
The Elite 4 Leaders have the following difficulties:
E4#1 - Level 105 or Boss Common +5 Level Challenger Pokemon
E4#2 - Level 110 or Boss Uncommon +10 Level Challenger Pokemon
E4#3 - Level 120 or Boss Rare +20 Level Challenger Pokemon
E4#4 - Level 130 or Boss Epic +30 Level Challenger Pokemon
E4 Champion - Level 140 or Boss Legendary +40 Level Challenger Pokemon
Each Elite 4 NPC has different Battle Clauses and difficulty rating. Players are allowed to use items such as Heals and Revives during the battle as well. The Elite 4 can be challenged every 24 hours, therefore if you are defeated, you may only rechallenge after this time.
The following rewards are given upon defeating the Elite 4:
First Time Rewards
E4#1 - $35,000 Coins, 20x Tokens
E4#2 - $40,000 Coins, 25x Tokens
E4#3 - $45,000 Coins, 30x Tokens
E4#4 - $50,000 Coins, 35x Tokens
E4 Champion - $50,000 Coins, 75x Tokens, 1x Shiny Modifier, 1x Lunar Crate Key, Elite 4 Tag
Normal Rewards (After First Time)
E4#1 - $5,000 Coins
E4#2 - $5,000 Coins
E4#3 - $5,000 Coins
E4#4 - $5,000 Coins, 16x Rare Candy
E4 Champion - $5,000 Coins, 32x Rare Candy
Note: If you get a Battle Error during the Elite 4 (i.e. a Waiting Glitch), please make a Ticket on our Discord (/discord) for further assistance!
Challenges
Challenges are located at each of the Gym warps and follow the same Gym typings as well. These can only be challenged once the attached Gym has been defeated. For example, the Grass Challenge cannot be defeated until the NPC Grass Gym Leader has been defeated.
The Challenge Leaders can be defeated every 3 days, and can be accessed through /warp [Type]challenge (i.e. /warp grasschallenge).
The following rewards are given per Gym Challenge defeated:
Grass Challenge - $50,000 Coins, 25x Tokens, 2x Max Revives, 1x HP Up
Fire Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Zinc
Water Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Calcium
Electric Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Carbos
Psychic Challenge - $50,000 Coins, 25x Tokens, 2x Max Revives, 1x Hondew Berry
Ghost Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Grepa Berry
Ground Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Tamato Berry
Dragon Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Kelpsy Berry
Rock Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Qualot Berry
Flying Challenge - $50,000 Coins, 25x Tokens, 1x Pomeg Berry
Ice Challenge - $50,000 Coins, 25x Tokens, 2x Max Revives, 1x PP Up
Steel Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Iron
Bug Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Focus Sash
Fighting Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Protein
Dark Challenge - $50,000 Coins, 25x Tokens, 2x Max Revives, 1x PP Up
Fairy Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x HP Up
Normal Challenge - $50,000 Coins, 25x Tokens, 2x Max Revives, 1x PP Up
Poison Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Ranch Upgrade
Battle Tower
The Battle Tower is another challenge that can be taken on at /warp battletower. Players will use 3 Pokemon and battle against an opponent with 3 Pokemon as well. Once you win, the floor will be completed, and you will be sent up to the next floor. This continues on until you are defeated.
The Battle Tower can be challenges every 24 hours. The following rules are set for this:
- Players can only take in 3 Pokemon. These will be healed between rounds.
- Players cannot use Heals/Revives during battles.
- Pokemon levels are set to 50 as a cap for both the challenger and NPC.
Each floor that is defeated will provide you with 1 Battle Point (the amount given increases every 10th floor). Battle Points can be used at the shop behind /warp battletower to purchase various items. These items include:
- 1x Random Common Egg - 500 BP
- Dynamax Band - 250 BP
- 1x GS Ball - 150 BP
- 1x Beast Ball - 150 BP
- 1x Super Rod - 100 BP
- 1x Elytra - 50 BP
- 1x Master Ball - 20 BP
- 1x Ice Rock - 15 BP
- 1x Moss Rock - 15 BP
- 1x Random Plate - 30 BP
- 1x EXP All - 35 BP
- 1x Random Fossil - 35 BP
- 1x PP Up - 10 BP
- 1x PP Max - 30 BP
- 1x Silver Bottle Cap - 150 BP
- 1x Random Plushy Spin - 500 BP
- 2x Exclusive Limited Time Tag - 1500 BP
Dual Gyms
Dual Gyms has 9 NPC Leaders that must be defeated in order to receive rewards from the final boss. Each NPC has a 20 minute cooldown, and can only be defeated once per cycle. This cycle refreshes monthly, with new teams, new exclusive rewards, etc. being added into this challenge.
Each Leader focuses on a dual typing of Pokemon (i.e. Dragon/Ghost), and can only be challenges once all 18 NPC Gyms have been defeated. The Dual Gyms can be accessed through /warp dualgyms.
The following rewards are given upon defeating Boss:
- 2x Random Common Texture Eggs
- 2x Random Plushy Spins
- 100x Tokens
- $300,000 Coins
- 4x Dungeon Shards
- 1x Special Monthly Tag (Changes with each Dual Gyms reset)
Monthly Hunt Battles
Every month, a new Present Hunt is released in which players need to collect hidden Presents across the map, similar to an Easter Egg hunt. These hunts also have NPCs which can be beaten for their own rewards. There are 4 NPCs in total, 3 of which are Trainers and the 4th is a Final Boss.
The following rewards are given for the 4 NPCs at these warps:
- 3 Trainer NPCs - $40,000 Coins, 15x Tokens
- Final Boss - $70,000 Coins, 35x Tokens, 1x Random Custom Skin Egg
Battle Zones
Docks
This battle warp is located at /warp docks. It contains 10 Battle NPCs (9 Equal Level NPCs and 1 Uncommon Level Boss). All NPCs have a 1 day cooldown.
The following rewards are given per NPC:
- Equal Level NPC - 1x Rare Candy, $5,000 Coins
- Uncommon Level NPC - 5x Lure Balls, 1x Berry Sweet, 1x Wishing Piece, 10x Tokens, 2x Vote Keys, $10,000 Coins
Ivy Cafe
This battle warp is located at /warp ivycafe. It contains 10 Battle NPCs (9 Equal Level NPCs and 1 Uncommon Level Boss). All NPCs have a 1 day cooldown.
The following rewards are given per NPC:
- Equal Level NPC - 1x Rare Candy, $5,000 Coins
- Uncommon Level NPC - 5x Gigaton Balls, 1x Ribbon Sweet, 1x Wishing Piece, 15x Tokens, 2x Vote Keys, $10,000 Coins
Krabby Cafe
This battle warp is located at /warp krabbycafe. It contains 8 Battle NPCs (7 Equal Level NPCs and 1 Uncommon Level Boss). All NPCs have a 1 day cooldown.
The following rewards are given per NPC:
- Equal Level NPC - 1x Rare Candy, $5,000 Coins
- Uncommon Level NPC - 5x Jet Balls, 1x Star Sweet, 1x Wishing Piece, 10x Tokens, 2x Vote Keys, $10,000 Coins
Pirates
This battle warp is located at /warp pirates. It contains 16 Battle NPCs (12 Equal Level NPCs, 3 Uncommon Level Bosses, and 1 Legendary Level Boss). This warp is made up of 3 ships, each containing 5 Equal Level NPCs and 1 Uncommon Level NPC Boss, with the difficulty increasing as you progress through the ships. Once all of the ship captains are beaten, the Final Boss (Legendary) Captain can be defeated.
The Common Pirates have a 1 hour cooldown, and the Ship Captains have a 3 hour cooldown. The Legendary Captain has a 1 day cooldown.
The following rewards are given per NPC:
- Grunt NPC (Common Ship 1) - $5,000 Coins, 20x Tokens
- Grunt NPC (Uncommon Ship 2) - $10,000 Coins, 20x Tokens
- Grunt NPC (Rare Ship 3) - $15,000 Coins, 20x Tokens
- Pirates Captain (Legendary) - 1x Gen 9 Plushy Spin, 1x Shiny Booster, 1x Poke Particle Key, Pirate Tag (/tags)
Rock Cafe
This battle warp is located at /warp rockcafe. It contains 8 Battle NPCs (7 Equal Level NPCs and 1 Uncommon Level Boss). All NPCs have a 1 day cooldown.
The following rewards are given per NPC:
- Equal Level NPC - 1x Rare Candy, $5,000 Coins
- Uncommon Level NPC - 5x Ancient Ultra Balls, 1x Clover Sweet, 1x Wishing Piece, 10x Tokens, 2x Vote Keys, $10,000 Coins
Additional Battle Info
There are a few NPC battle challenges which are only meant to be done one time per reset:
- NPC Gyms
- Gym Challenges
- Pirate Leaders
Gym NPC Is Being Fought By Someone Else?
The Server is sharded into multiple zones. If the NPC you are attempting to fight is already in a battle with another player, you can go to another one of these zones. For example, if you are playing on Red, and currently the Spawn 1 NPC is occupied, go to /server red-spawn-2 or /server red-spawn-3 and then go back to the Gym warp to try and fight it there.
What Are Clauses?
Clauses are the rules of a battle that both parties must follow. Make sure to check the Clauses mentioned in the Pokemon Selection Screen prior to a battle to ensure your team is eligible for it. Only selected Clauses are active Clauses in the battle, and each NPC on the Server has a set of them.
The following are Clauses you will see in Pokemon Battles:
- Bag Clause - Players cannot use items from their bags during battle such as medicine. Held items can still be used by Pokemon.
- Baton Pass Clause - Pokemon with the move Baton Pass cannot be used.
- Baton Pass 1 Clause - Only one Pokemon on a team can have the move Baton Pass.
- Chatter Clause - Pokemon with the move Chatter cannot be used.
- Drizzle Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Drizzle Ability.
- Drizzle-Swim Clause - A team cannot have a Pokemon with the Drizzle Ability and another Pokemon with the Swift Swim Ability.
- Drought Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Drought Ability.
- Endless Battle Clause - Pokemon cannot have a combination of held items, moves, and abilities that would allow a battle to proceed endlessly.
- Evasion Ability Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Sand Veil or Snow Cloak Abilities.
- Evasion Clause - Pokemon with the moves Double Team or Minimize cannot be used.
- Inverse Battle Clause - Type matchups are reversed. For example, Fire will become not very effective against Grass. Type immunities will also become 2x more effective against matchups. Immunities from other causes, such as abilities, are not changed.
- Item Clause - A team cannot have multiple Pokemon with the same held item.
- Legendary Clause - Legendary Pokemon cannot be used.
- Mega Clause - Mega Evolution cannot be used. Pokemon holding their Mega Stones are banned from these battles.
- Moody Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Moody Ability.
- OHKO Clause - Pokemon with the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold cannot be used.
- Sand Stream Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Sand Stream Ability.
- Shadow Tag Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Shadow Tag Ability.
- Sky Battle Clause - Imposes the Sky Battle restrictions from Pokemon X and Y.
- Sleep Clause - Only one Pokemon on a team can be put to sleep at a time. Self-imposed sleep from Rest can still be inflicted with this restriction.
- Smash-Pass Clause - Pokemon with the moves Shell Smash and Baton Pass cannot be used.
- Snow Warning Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Snow Warning Ability.
- Soul Dew Clause - Latios and Latias holding a Soul Dew cannot be used.
- Species Clause - A team cannot have multiple Pokemon with the same Poke-Dex number.
- Speed-Pass Clause - A Pokemon cannot have Baton Pass, a Move/Ability that boosts Speed, and a Move/Ability that boosts another stat. For example, a Pokemon cannot have Baton Pass and Shell Smash, or the combination of Baton Pass, Speed Boost, and Swords Dance.
- Swagger Clause - Pokemon with the move Swagger cannot be used.
- Weather Speed Clause - A team cannot have a weather-setting ability and an ability that boosts Speed when that weather is active. This includes the combinations of Drizzle and Swift Swim, Drought and Chlorophyll, and Sand Stream and Sand Rush.
Battle Errors
There are a few common battle errors from Pixelmon such as the Waiting Glitch, no HP damage, not being able to come out of the selection screen once a Pokemon has fainted, a battle not starting, etc. To avoid these battle errors, attempt the following:
- If your battle isn't starting after the Pokemon Selection Screen, press ESC (Escape) and try to start the battle again.
- Don't spam click to move the battle chat faster.
- Try changing up your team's lead Pokemon, or your team in general.
- Try using less moves that force your opponent or yourself to switch Pokemon between the battles.
- Dying by hazards while switching is also known to be one of the reasons that waiting glitches occur.
What to do if you get battle errors?
If you get a battle error on a NPC that has a cooldown that is 1 day or longer, take an uncropped screenshot of it and make a ticket on our Discord (/discord) under the help-and-support channel. Once this Ticket is made, provide your IGN, Server, and send the screenshot/where it happened.
Note: We only reset battle cooldowns for NPCs which have a cooldown that is 1 day or longer. These include the Elite 4, Battle Tower, Pirate Captains, etc.
Gyms
Basics
Gyms are battle challenges that can be completed against either NPCs or other players to receive rewards. These Gyms can be accessed through /gyms in which information regarding each Gym's typing, rewards, badges, etc.
There are 18 Gyms total for NPC and Player Gyms, 1 for each Pokemon typing. Player Gyms are run by players who have been tested and selected to become Gym Leaders. NPC Gyms are always available, and have set teams that NPCs hold that are to be battled.
To view any earned NPC and Player Gym Badges, use the /gyms menu and click on the View Earned Badges button.
NPC Gyms
NPC Gyms are held by NPC Gym Leaders which have set teams that must be battled in order to completion. All NPC Gyms are Singles with difficulties ranging from Equal to Uncommon, and they have a 15 minute cooldown between each battle. Note: Gyms between Grass to Bug in /gyms only require the Gym Leader to be beaten, while Gyms from Fighting to Poison have other NPCs that must be beaten prior to challenging the Gym Leader.
NPC Gym rewards are given per Gym defeated based on typing. Rewards are claimed automatically upon the defeat of the Gym Leader and can be viewed in the displays above the NPCs. The following rewards are given per NPC Gym defeated:
Grass Gym - 1x Grass Badge, 1x Grassium Z, 1x Drop Booster, $20,000 Coins, 1x Serperior Plushie
Fire Gym - 1x Fire Badge, 1x Firium Z, 1x EXP Booster, $20,000 Coins, 1x Volcarona Plushie
Water Gym - 1x Water Badge, 1x Waterium Z, 1x Shiny Booster, $10,000 Coins, 1 Additional Ranch Slot, 1x Kingdra Plushie
Electric Gym - 1x Electric Badge, 1x Electrium Z, 1x Ability Capsule, $20,000 Coins, 1x Magnezone Plushie
Psychic Gym - 1x Psychic Badge, 1x Psychium Z, 1x Ability Capsule, $20,000 Coins, 1x Galarian Slowking Plushie
Ghost Gym - 1x Ghost Badge, 1x Ghostium Z, 1x Ability Capsule, $30,000 Coins, 1 Additional Ranch Slot, 1x Mega Gengar Plushie
Ground Gym - 1x Ground Badge, 1x Groundium Z, 1x EV Reset Modifier, $30,000 Coins, 1x Gastrodon Plushie
Dragon Gym - 1x Dragon Badge, 1x Dragonium Z, 1x EV Reset Modifier, $30,000 Coins, 1x Mega Altaria Plushie
Rock Gym - 1x Rock Badge, 1x Rockium Z, 1x EV Reset Modifier, $30,000 Coins, 1 Additional Ranch Slot, 1x Rhyperior Plushie
Flying Gym - 1x Flying Badge, 1x Flynium Z, 1x EV Reset Modifier, $40,000 Coins, Togekiss Plushie
Ice Gym - 1x Ice Badge, 1x Icium Z, 1x Pokeball Modifier, $40,000 Coins, 1x Alolan Ninetales Plushie
Steel Gym - 1x Steel Badge, 1x Steelium Z, 1x Pokeball Modifier, $40,000 Coins, 1 Addition Ranch Slot, 1x Corviknight Plushie
Bug Gym - 1x Bug Badge, 1x Buginium Z, 1x Pokeball Modifier, $40,000 Coins, 1x Galvantula Plushie
Fighting Gym - 1x Fighting Badge, 1x Fightinium Z, 1x Pokeball Modifier, $40,000 Coins, 1x Mega Lucario Plushie
Dark Gym - 1x Dark Badge, 1x Darkinium Z, 1x Growth Modifier, 50x Tokens, 1 Additional Ranch Slot, Alolan Muk Plushie
Fairy Gym - 1x Fairy Badge, 1x Fairium Z, 1x Growth Modifier, 50x Tokens, 1 Additional Ranch Slot, 1x Clefable Plushie
Normal Gym - 1x Normal Badge, 1x Normalium Z, 1x Growth Modifier, 50x Tokens, 1x Snorlax Plushie
Poison Gym - 1x Poison Badge, 1x Poisonium Z, 1x Shiny Modifier, 100x Tokens, 1x Drapion Plushie, Gym Master Tag
Player Gyms
As stated above, Player Gyms are run by players who are Gym Leaders. Gym Leaders go through a selection process and have top notch battling skills, and are, therefore, a difficult challenge to face. These Gyms can either be Singles or Doubles, and can only be challenges if a Gym Leader of a typing is on and accepting battles.
To view a Gym's Leaders, go to /gyms and click on the Gym you are looking to battle against. Clicking the View Player Gym Leaders button will show all Gym Leaders of the specified typing, and show their availability/status. To challenge the Player Gym, click the Challenge [Type] Player Gym button to send the Gym Leaders a request. Note that they will only receive said request if they are online.
Player Gyms follow certain rules known as Gym Rules, which both challengers and Gym Leaders must follow. Information on Gym Rules and banned Items/Pokemon/etc., use /gym rules and /gym bans respectively.
Player Gym rewards are given per Gym defeated and are not based on typing. To claim these rewards, navigate to the View Player Gym Achievements button in /gyms. The following rewards are given per Player Gym defeated:
1 Player Gym - 1x Shiny Spin, $50,000 Coins, 30x Tokens
2 Player Gym - 1x Event Key, $60,000 Coins, 35x Tokens
3 Player Gym - 1x Shiny Spin, $70,000 Coins, 40x Tokens
4 Player Gym - 2x Event Keys, 1x Shiny Spin, 1x Poke Particle Key, $80,000 Coins, 45x Tokens
5 Player Gym - 3x Event Keys, $90,000 Coins, 50x Tokens
6 Player Gym - 4x Event Keys, $100,000 Coins, 55x Tokens
7 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 1x Player Particle Key, $110,000 Coins, 60x Tokens
8 Player Gym - 1x Shiny Spin, 1x Random Exclusive Egg, $110,000 Coins, 60x Tokens
9 Player Gym - 1x Shiny Spin, 4x Event Keys, $120,000 Coins, 65x Tokens
10 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, $120,000 Coins, 65x Tokens
11 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 1x Legendary Spin, 2x Event Keys, $120,000 Coins, 65x Tokens
12 Player Gym - 3x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens
13 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 1x Legendary Spin, 3x Event Keys, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens
14 Player Gym - 3x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, 1x Lunar Spin, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens
15 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, 1x Ultra Key, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens
16 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, 1x Shiny-Legendary Spin, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens
17 Player Gym - 3x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, 1x Lunar Spin, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens
18 Player Gym - 2x Shiny Spins, 2x Event Keys, 1x Ultra Key, $130,000 Coins, 70x Tokens, 1x Supreme Tag, 1x Conqueror Tag, 1x Victor Tag
To apply to become a Gym Leader, use /apply in game and view the Gym Leader Application. There are a few requirements to apply:
- 2x Days of Playtime (/playtime)
- Defeat all NPC Gyms
- Be 15+ Years of Age
Link to Application: https://www.mc-complex.com/forums/pixelmon/form/gym-leader-application.7/select
Once submitted, a Gym Assistant will review your application and if you pass the pre-screening process, you will be tested on your battling skills. Further information on being a Gym Leader can be found in the application itself.
Elite 4
The Elite 4 is a group of 5 NPCs that can be challenged after all NPC Gyms have been completed. These NPCs consist of 4 Leaders and 1 Champion with ranging difficulties, clauses, etc.
The Elite 4 Leaders have the following difficulties:
E4#1 - Level 105 or Boss Common +5 Level Challenger Pokemon
E4#2 - Level 110 or Boss Uncommon +10 Level Challenger Pokemon
E4#3 - Level 120 or Boss Rare +20 Level Challenger Pokemon
E4#4 - Level 130 or Boss Epic +30 Level Challenger Pokemon
E4 Champion - Level 140 or Boss Legendary +40 Level Challenger Pokemon
Each Elite 4 NPC has different Battle Clauses and difficulty rating. Players are allowed to use items such as Heals and Revives during the battle as well. The Elite 4 can be challenged every 24 hours, therefore if you are defeated, you may only rechallenge after this time.
The following rewards are given upon defeating the Elite 4:
First Time Rewards
E4#1 - $35,000 Coins, 20x Tokens
E4#2 - $40,000 Coins, 25x Tokens
E4#3 - $45,000 Coins, 30x Tokens
E4#4 - $50,000 Coins, 35x Tokens
E4 Champion - $50,000 Coins, 75x Tokens, 1x Shiny Modifier, 1x Lunar Crate Key, Elite 4 Tag
Normal Rewards (After First Time)
E4#1 - $5,000 Coins
E4#2 - $5,000 Coins
E4#3 - $5,000 Coins
E4#4 - $5,000 Coins, 16x Rare Candy
E4 Champion - $5,000 Coins, 32x Rare Candy
Note: If you get a Battle Error during the Elite 4 (i.e. a Waiting Glitch), please make a Ticket on our Discord (/discord) for further assistance!
Challenges
Challenges are located at each of the Gym warps and follow the same Gym typings as well. These can only be challenged once the attached Gym has been defeated. For example, the Grass Challenge cannot be defeated until the NPC Grass Gym Leader has been defeated.
The Challenge Leaders can be defeated every 3 days, and can be accessed through /warp [Type]challenge (i.e. /warp grasschallenge).
The following rewards are given per Gym Challenge defeated:
Grass Challenge - $50,000 Coins, 25x Tokens, 2x Max Revives, 1x HP Up
Fire Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Zinc
Water Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Calcium
Electric Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Carbos
Psychic Challenge - $50,000 Coins, 25x Tokens, 2x Max Revives, 1x Hondew Berry
Ghost Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Grepa Berry
Ground Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Tamato Berry
Dragon Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Kelpsy Berry
Rock Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Qualot Berry
Flying Challenge - $50,000 Coins, 25x Tokens, 1x Pomeg Berry
Ice Challenge - $50,000 Coins, 25x Tokens, 2x Max Revives, 1x PP Up
Steel Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Iron
Bug Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Focus Sash
Fighting Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Protein
Dark Challenge - $50,000 Coins, 25x Tokens, 2x Max Revives, 1x PP Up
Fairy Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x HP Up
Normal Challenge - $50,000 Coins, 25x Tokens, 2x Max Revives, 1x PP Up
Poison Challenge - $20,000 Coins, 5x Tokens, 1x Ranch Upgrade
Battle Tower
The Battle Tower is another challenge that can be taken on at /warp battletower. Players will use 3 Pokemon and battle against an opponent with 3 Pokemon as well. Once you win, the floor will be completed, and you will be sent up to the next floor. This continues on until you are defeated.
The Battle Tower can be challenges every 24 hours. The following rules are set for this:
- Players can only take in 3 Pokemon. These will be healed between rounds.
- Players cannot use Heals/Revives during battles.
- Pokemon levels are set to 50 as a cap for both the challenger and NPC.
Each floor that is defeated will provide you with 1 Battle Point (the amount given increases every 10th floor). Battle Points can be used at the shop behind /warp battletower to purchase various items. These items include:
- 1x Random Common Egg - 500 BP
- Dynamax Band - 250 BP
- 1x GS Ball - 150 BP
- 1x Beast Ball - 150 BP
- 1x Super Rod - 100 BP
- 1x Elytra - 50 BP
- 1x Master Ball - 20 BP
- 1x Ice Rock - 15 BP
- 1x Moss Rock - 15 BP
- 1x Random Plate - 30 BP
- 1x EXP All - 35 BP
- 1x Random Fossil - 35 BP
- 1x PP Up - 10 BP
- 1x PP Max - 30 BP
- 1x Silver Bottle Cap - 150 BP
- 1x Random Plushy Spin - 500 BP
- 2x Exclusive Limited Time Tag - 1500 BP
Dual Gyms
Dual Gyms has 9 NPC Leaders that must be defeated in order to receive rewards from the final boss. Each NPC has a 20 minute cooldown, and can only be defeated once per cycle. This cycle refreshes monthly, with new teams, new exclusive rewards, etc. being added into this challenge.
Each Leader focuses on a dual typing of Pokemon (i.e. Dragon/Ghost), and can only be challenges once all 18 NPC Gyms have been defeated. The Dual Gyms can be accessed through /warp dualgyms.
The following rewards are given upon defeating Boss:
- 2x Random Common Texture Eggs
- 2x Random Plushy Spins
- 100x Tokens
- $300,000 Coins
- 4x Dungeon Shards
- 1x Special Monthly Tag (Changes with each Dual Gyms reset)
Monthly Hunt Battles
Every month, a new Present Hunt is released in which players need to collect hidden Presents across the map, similar to an Easter Egg hunt. These hunts also have NPCs which can be beaten for their own rewards. There are 4 NPCs in total, 3 of which are Trainers and the 4th is a Final Boss.
The following rewards are given for the 4 NPCs at these warps:
- 3 Trainer NPCs - $40,000 Coins, 15x Tokens
- Final Boss - $70,000 Coins, 35x Tokens, 1x Random Custom Skin Egg
Battle Zones
Docks
This battle warp is located at /warp docks. It contains 10 Battle NPCs (9 Equal Level NPCs and 1 Uncommon Level Boss). All NPCs have a 1 day cooldown.
The following rewards are given per NPC:
- Equal Level NPC - 1x Rare Candy, $5,000 Coins
- Uncommon Level NPC - 5x Lure Balls, 1x Berry Sweet, 1x Wishing Piece, 10x Tokens, 2x Vote Keys, $10,000 Coins
Ivy Cafe
This battle warp is located at /warp ivycafe. It contains 10 Battle NPCs (9 Equal Level NPCs and 1 Uncommon Level Boss). All NPCs have a 1 day cooldown.
The following rewards are given per NPC:
- Equal Level NPC - 1x Rare Candy, $5,000 Coins
- Uncommon Level NPC - 5x Gigaton Balls, 1x Ribbon Sweet, 1x Wishing Piece, 15x Tokens, 2x Vote Keys, $10,000 Coins
Krabby Cafe
This battle warp is located at /warp krabbycafe. It contains 8 Battle NPCs (7 Equal Level NPCs and 1 Uncommon Level Boss). All NPCs have a 1 day cooldown.
The following rewards are given per NPC:
- Equal Level NPC - 1x Rare Candy, $5,000 Coins
- Uncommon Level NPC - 5x Jet Balls, 1x Star Sweet, 1x Wishing Piece, 10x Tokens, 2x Vote Keys, $10,000 Coins
Pirates
This battle warp is located at /warp pirates. It contains 16 Battle NPCs (12 Equal Level NPCs, 3 Uncommon Level Bosses, and 1 Legendary Level Boss). This warp is made up of 3 ships, each containing 5 Equal Level NPCs and 1 Uncommon Level NPC Boss, with the difficulty increasing as you progress through the ships. Once all of the ship captains are beaten, the Final Boss (Legendary) Captain can be defeated.
The Common Pirates have a 1 hour cooldown, and the Ship Captains have a 3 hour cooldown. The Legendary Captain has a 1 day cooldown.
The following rewards are given per NPC:
- Grunt NPC (Common Ship 1) - $5,000 Coins, 20x Tokens
- Grunt NPC (Uncommon Ship 2) - $10,000 Coins, 20x Tokens
- Grunt NPC (Rare Ship 3) - $15,000 Coins, 20x Tokens
- Pirates Captain (Legendary) - 1x Gen 9 Plushy Spin, 1x Shiny Booster, 1x Poke Particle Key, Pirate Tag (/tags)
Rock Cafe
This battle warp is located at /warp rockcafe. It contains 8 Battle NPCs (7 Equal Level NPCs and 1 Uncommon Level Boss). All NPCs have a 1 day cooldown.
The following rewards are given per NPC:
- Equal Level NPC - 1x Rare Candy, $5,000 Coins
- Uncommon Level NPC - 5x Ancient Ultra Balls, 1x Clover Sweet, 1x Wishing Piece, 10x Tokens, 2x Vote Keys, $10,000 Coins
Additional Battle Info
There are a few NPC battle challenges which are only meant to be done one time per reset:
- NPC Gyms
- Gym Challenges
- Pirate Leaders
Gym NPC Is Being Fought By Someone Else?
The Server is sharded into multiple zones. If the NPC you are attempting to fight is already in a battle with another player, you can go to another one of these zones. For example, if you are playing on Red, and currently the Spawn 1 NPC is occupied, go to /server red-spawn-2 or /server red-spawn-3 and then go back to the Gym warp to try and fight it there.
What Are Clauses?
Clauses are the rules of a battle that both parties must follow. Make sure to check the Clauses mentioned in the Pokemon Selection Screen prior to a battle to ensure your team is eligible for it. Only selected Clauses are active Clauses in the battle, and each NPC on the Server has a set of them.
The following are Clauses you will see in Pokemon Battles:
- Bag Clause - Players cannot use items from their bags during battle such as medicine. Held items can still be used by Pokemon.
- Baton Pass Clause - Pokemon with the move Baton Pass cannot be used.
- Baton Pass 1 Clause - Only one Pokemon on a team can have the move Baton Pass.
- Chatter Clause - Pokemon with the move Chatter cannot be used.
- Drizzle Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Drizzle Ability.
- Drizzle-Swim Clause - A team cannot have a Pokemon with the Drizzle Ability and another Pokemon with the Swift Swim Ability.
- Drought Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Drought Ability.
- Endless Battle Clause - Pokemon cannot have a combination of held items, moves, and abilities that would allow a battle to proceed endlessly.
- Evasion Ability Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Sand Veil or Snow Cloak Abilities.
- Evasion Clause - Pokemon with the moves Double Team or Minimize cannot be used.
- Inverse Battle Clause - Type matchups are reversed. For example, Fire will become not very effective against Grass. Type immunities will also become 2x more effective against matchups. Immunities from other causes, such as abilities, are not changed.
- Item Clause - A team cannot have multiple Pokemon with the same held item.
- Legendary Clause - Legendary Pokemon cannot be used.
- Mega Clause - Mega Evolution cannot be used. Pokemon holding their Mega Stones are banned from these battles.
- Moody Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Moody Ability.
- OHKO Clause - Pokemon with the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold cannot be used.
- Sand Stream Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Sand Stream Ability.
- Shadow Tag Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Shadow Tag Ability.
- Sky Battle Clause - Imposes the Sky Battle restrictions from Pokemon X and Y.
- Sleep Clause - Only one Pokemon on a team can be put to sleep at a time. Self-imposed sleep from Rest can still be inflicted with this restriction.
- Smash-Pass Clause - Pokemon with the moves Shell Smash and Baton Pass cannot be used.
- Snow Warning Clause - Pokemon are not to have the Snow Warning Ability.
- Soul Dew Clause - Latios and Latias holding a Soul Dew cannot be used.
- Species Clause - A team cannot have multiple Pokemon with the same Poke-Dex number.
- Speed-Pass Clause - A Pokemon cannot have Baton Pass, a Move/Ability that boosts Speed, and a Move/Ability that boosts another stat. For example, a Pokemon cannot have Baton Pass and Shell Smash, or the combination of Baton Pass, Speed Boost, and Swords Dance.
- Swagger Clause - Pokemon with the move Swagger cannot be used.
- Weather Speed Clause - A team cannot have a weather-setting ability and an ability that boosts Speed when that weather is active. This includes the combinations of Drizzle and Swift Swim, Drought and Chlorophyll, and Sand Stream and Sand Rush.
Battle Errors
There are a few common battle errors from Pixelmon such as the Waiting Glitch, no HP damage, not being able to come out of the selection screen once a Pokemon has fainted, a battle not starting, etc. To avoid these battle errors, attempt the following:
- If your battle isn't starting after the Pokemon Selection Screen, press ESC (Escape) and try to start the battle again.
- Don't spam click to move the battle chat faster.
- Try changing up your team's lead Pokemon, or your team in general.
- Try using less moves that force your opponent or yourself to switch Pokemon between the battles.
- Dying by hazards while switching is also known to be one of the reasons that waiting glitches occur.
What to do if you get battle errors?
If you get a battle error on a NPC that has a cooldown that is 1 day or longer, take an uncropped screenshot of it and make a ticket on our Discord (/discord) under the help-and-support channel. Once this Ticket is made, provide your IGN, Server, and send the screenshot/where it happened.
Note: We only reset battle cooldowns for NPCs which have a cooldown that is 1 day or longer. These include the Elite 4, Battle Tower, Pirate Captains, etc.
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