Is anyone else having trouble getting Free Battles on Wi-Fi?

So lately–probably for the last two weeks or so–I have had extremely little success finding opponents on Free Battle via Wi-Fi on Alpha Sapphire. When I try to connect, I am repeatedly getting the “An opposing Trainer could not be found” message, even after several attempts. Usually, I just give up and turn my game off or start Wonder Trading (never any difficulty finding anyone on there).

I play Triple Battle exclusively, which I get is not the most popular format, but I’ve never had this difficult of a time finding a Free Battle. Even when AS/OR were brand new, I was always able to find a battle, but these last two weeks… almost never. And I’m noticing that when I DO get a battle, it is always against someone I’ve battled before.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Is there a reason for it?

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

When they were first introduced in BW, they were all the rage. However, due to their complexity and extreme difficulty to master, they experienced a slow decline over the duration of Gen VI. Rotation Battles are in the same boat, only worse. The most popular battle formats are Singles and Doubles.