Style Change (MMBN2)

Style Change (スタイルチェンジ) is the main transformation system of Mega Man Battle Network 2. MegaMan will receive his first Style Change in Chapter 4, during ShadowMan's stage. Up to 2 Styles can be stored at a time.

How to Obtain

During battle, depending on actions you perform, a number of Action Points will go towards the different Styles. The Style that has the most accumulated Action Points at the end of a battle will give +1 Style Point.

If multiple Styles had the same highest value, all those Styles give +1 Style Point. If all Styles got 0 Action Points (e.g. when you flinched at least once and killed all enemies with at most 1 non-NaviChip and/or elemental B Button PowerAttacks), then all Styles are given +1 Style Point. There is no cap to the amount of Style Points that can be accumulated.

During the next Style Change opportunity, MegaMan will transform into the Style that accumulated the most Style Points. However, if the Style Point count comes to a tie, the game will prioritize based on the order: Shield > Team > Custom > Guts.

The element MegaMan gets with the Style is random. Once MegaMan encounters 280 battles with a reward screen, he will receive a new Style Change the next time he wins a battle with a results screen. Battles that MegaMan loses or runs away from also count towards the 280 battles.

If MegaMan already encountered 280 battles before getting his first Style, the Style Point count will stop.

Styles can be leveled up into higher Versions and increase their B Button PowerAttack. This requires finishing non-story battles in the Style, the number required is dependent on the Style type.

Elements

There are 4 possible elements for a Style to have. The Style's element determines MegaMan's new B Button PowerAttack. The attack power is dependent on the Style’s Version. There is also 1 special BattleChip that MegaMan can use if he's a specific element.

Heat

Body: Fire
Weakness: Aqua
MegaMan can walk over Lava panels.
Can use BgRedWav.
B Button PowerAttack: Flamethrower.

V1	V2	V3
50	75	100

Aqua

Body: Aqua
Weakness: Elec
Can use FreezBom.
B Button PowerAttack: Bubbler.

V1	V2	V3
30	40	50

Elec

Body: Elec
Weakness: Wood
Can use Sparker.
B Button PowerAttack: Zap Ring. Paralyzes.

V1	V2	V3
10	20	30

Wood

Body: Wood
Weakness: Fire
MegaMan will recover HP while on Grass panels.
Can use GaiaSwrd.
B Button PowerAttack: Twister. Can hit up to 8 times.

V1	V2	V3
10	15	20

Style Types

There are 4 different types for a Style to have.

Guts Style

Guts Style

Action Point Requirement	1 pt: Use the MegaBuster normal shot. (Maximum: 255 shots) If the Custom Gauge is full, 1 shot counts as 5 shots. 10 pt: Use B Button Power Attack ChargeShot. (Maximum: 255 shots) If the Custom Gauge is full, 1 shot counts as 5 shots. Elemental B Button PowerAttack does not count.
Abilities	Buster Attack Level is x2, up to 10. Rapid is always set to 1. Super Armor, MegaMan does not flinch aback.
Level Up	120 battles

Custom Style

Custom Style

Action Point Requirement	Send a number of chips to MegaMan in one turn, regardless if the chips are used or not: 5 pt: Send 2 chips in one turn. 25 pt: Send 3 chips in one turn. 50 pt: Send 4 chips in one turn. 60 pt: Send 5 chips in one turn. 20 pt: Form a Program Advance. This stacks with points obtained from number of chips sent (including PA components). 30 pt: Use ADD function. Number of chips selected does not matter.
Abilities	Start the battle with 7 slots in the Custom Screen.
Level Up	160 battles

Team Style

Team Style

Action Point Requirement	Counts the total number of Navi Chips sent to MegaMan throughout the battle, regardless if the chips are used or not: 50 pt: If 1 or 2 Navi Chips is sent in one battle. 50 pt x (NaviChips -2): If 3 or more Navi Chips is sent in one battle.
Abilities	Up to 8 Navi Chips can be put in your folders. (JP) You can insert up to 8 of the same Navi Chip. (EN) You can only insert up to 5 of the same Navi Chip.
Level Up	130 battles

Shield Style

Shield Style

Action Point Requirement	45 pt x (# of chips): Send any number of the following chips to MegaMan each turn, regardless if the chips are used or not: Defense-type: CrsShld1, CrsShld2, CrsShld3, Guard, PanlOut1, PanlOut3, Invis1, Invis2, Invis3, DropDown, PopUp, StoneBod, Shadow1, Shadow2, Shadow3 Barrier-type: Barrier, UnderSht, BblWrap, LeafShld, AquaAura, FireAura, WoodAura, ElecAura, LifeAur1, LifeAur2, LifeAur3 Recovery-type: Recov10, Recov30, Recov50, Recov80, Recov120, Recov150, Recov200, Recov300 5pt: Don't flinch aback in battle.
Abilities	Start battles with a Barrier. B+Left: Shield.
Level Up	100 battles

Non-Elemental Styles

These special styles do not have any elemental weaknesses and are not obtained like the above styles.

Non-elemental

Body: None
Weakness: No weakness
B Button PowerAttack: ChargeShot. (5 x Buster Attack)

Normal Style

Normal Style

Requirement	None. MegaMan's initial form.
Abilities	Always available to switch to. Can use FtrSword, KngtSwrd, HeroSwrd.

Hub Style

Hub Style

Requirement	Must have 2 or more LV1 Styles, or at least 1 LV2 or LV3 Style. Obtain Busting LV. S against all V3 Navis except Bass (to check, talk to the girl behind the trees in ACDC Town). Once the above conditions are fulfilled, MegaMan's next Style Change will be Hub Style. Hub Style is only offered once and will not appear again. So declining it means it can never be received, however it can be traded from other players.
Abilities	MegaMan's HP is halved and gains the following abilities: Buster Attack Level is x2, up to 10. Rapid is always set to 1. SuperArmor, MegaMan does not flinch aback. Start the battle with 10 slots in the Custom Screen. Up to 8 Navi Chips can be put in your folders. Start battles with a Barrier. B+Left: Shield.

Trading

You can trade Styles in the Network menu. If you trade the same Style to each other, MegaMan will comment on it.

In the Legacy Collection, Hub Style can no longer be traded to another player.

Glitches

Trivia

If MegaMan already has Hub Style (from trading) when he hasn't obtained Hub Style in his game normally yet, another Style Change into Hub Style can occur. When you accept, depending on which Style you choose to overwrite, one of two things can happen:
- If you overwrite the existing Hub Style, it will instead be deleted and Hub Style will be lost. If you are already in Hub Style, you will stay in Hub Style until you switch to a different Style from the MegaMan screen, at which point Hub Style will be lost.
- If you overwrite your other Style, that Style will simply be deleted and you keep Hub Style.