A non-fainted Pokémon holding an Exp. Share receives experience even if it did not participate in a battle.
In this Single Battle test, a Grovyle that knows the move Leaf Storm
and a level 5 Treecko that holds an Exp. Share and knows the move Sleep Talk
face a Quagsire that knows the move Sleep Talk and a Magikarp that knows the move Splash.
Turn 1
The Grovyle uses Leaf Storm. The Quagsire faints.
The Magikarp is switched in for the fainted Quagsire.
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We verify that the Treecko is not the same level.
If it is, we verify that the Treecko's current amount of Experience is not the same.