Taisen route

A Taisen Route (対戦(たいせん)ルート, Taisen Rūto, lit. Competition route), also known as Challenge Route or Extra Route Competition, is a game mechanic introduced in Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryakusha. It is a system where various teams can be challenged following a route, on completion of which, rare items are awarded. The rewards depend upon the rank obtained in all of the route's previous matches. Drop items can also be obtained individually from every team in any route.

Until Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!!, beating a story opponent in their taisen route match would allow you to then recruit its members through the machines. Starting with Inazuma Eleven GO, these members can be recruited after progressing past certain points of the story via community masters, although many players require a specific kizuna item dropped by specific taisen route teams to fulfil their kizuna card requirements.

For the kizuna items in GO, see List of kizuna items in Inazuma Eleven GO.

For the kizuna items in Chrono Stone, see List of kizuna items in Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone.

For the kizuna items in Galaxy, see List of kizuna items in Inazuma Eleven GO Galaxy.

Ranks

After beating a team, one of the following ranks are given based on the score:

• B: Match won.
• A: Score difference is greater than or equal to three.
• S: Five or more goals are scored without conceding any.

Trivia

• Taisen routes were initially absent from the Inazuma Eleven game, with the only postgame team being Ura Zeus. The European version had one included due to it being based off the engine of its sequel, although the American version does not include it.