Current mechanic

Permanent vs Battle-only

Permanent effects carry into later battles; effects marked for this battle expire afterward.

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Exact rules

A change explicitly marked permanently remains on that Batomon across later battles in the run.
A change marked for this battle ends after that battle.
A plain copy keeps only the copied species, level, and shiny state; permanent bonuses, added types, and tracked progress are not copied.
A transformation can be persistent or battle-only, but it is still the same Batomon and keeps its persistent state.

Batomon

Level 1On Cast · +35 Damage permanently.

Bambudo's On Cast Damage gain is permanent.

Batomon

Level 1On Cast · +20 Damage for this battle.

Mosslug's On Cast Damage gain lasts for this battle.

Item

Gain an exact copy of the enemy's top middle Batomon in the next battle.

Magic Lasso grants an exact copy of the enemy's top middle Batomon.