Xenoblade Chronicles 3: How to Run Away from Battles

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has a sprawling open world with tons of different creatures roaming about, some of them more hostile than others. There may be times when players encounter over-leveled creatures while exploring the land that can attack players without hesitation, sometimes able to knock out the entire team with a move or two. When players are thrown into a combat encounter they are not prepared for, running away might be the best option in most cases.

Of course, players should make sure to battle as many monsters as they can early on so that they can be at a good enough level for the first main bosses. However, if there's a tough monster that players don't want to fight, this guide will go over the different ways to escape a battle in Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

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So, if players would like to escape from a monster they have no business facing off against, there are several ways to get out of the battle.

The first thing that players can do to get away from a fight is to simply run away. A red line will appear connecting the monster to the player character, indicating who the monster is targeting. However, if players have their weapon sheathed by holding down the A button, they can move from the fight, and the red line will eventually disappear.

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The second method for getting away from a hard fight is to hold the Minus button on the Switch controller during combat to open up the Battle Menu. There will be two options here:

It seems that the retry option can only be used during key boss battles and not during regular monster encounters on the field. As for the Give Up option, it can be selected any time during