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If I am in a triple battle and I have 2 Oranguru and they both use instruct on my Shuckle who is using bugbite (shuckle has also used bugbite the previous turn), will shuckle use bugbite three times instead of two times?

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Are there any games that have both instruct and triple battles?
I don't believe so but it was more of a hypothetical question.
You could test this using a Tera Taid
I would say yes, the description never says anything about a limit on how many times you can instruct. Of course the target pokemon would have to be slower than the user
you could test this on showdown in gen 9 triple battles
Isn't gen 9 triples a fan-made format?
I believe I actually saw someone using instruct twice in a Tera Raid before but I don't have the clip.

Also couldn't this just be tested in a double battle, or does Instruct not work on opposing Pokemon?
@sumwun it is, but the mechanics should still be accurate?
If Instruct and Triple Battles were never in the same game, than a fan-made format might have an inaccurate portrayal of how the move actually works in game. It's best to test in-game just in case.
Bulbapedia says instruct does work on opponents in double battles.

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