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Battle Points are a special sort of currency in the Pokémon world that can be won as a prize for defeating trainers in specific battle areas. They can be traded for many rare items.

When the Battle Tower was first introduced in Pokémon Crystal, each time a group of seven trainers was defeated, the attendants would award the player with a rare item, with the rarity and usefulness of the item increasing as the win streak did. This, however, was very unfair to trainers who could not keep up such a long streak and caused many items to be out of reach. In Pokémon Emerald, with the first sighting of the Battle Frontier, the concept of Battle Points was introduced instead.

The first Battle Points that a player could earn in Emerald came from Scott, who would give them away on the player's first visit to the Battle Frontier depending on how many times he and the player interacted throughout the game. After this, more could be won by challenging, and defeating, the various facilities. These could, in turn, be exchanged for rare items for a secret base or even moves that could be tutored to a Pokémon.

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the concept was retained, even though the battle arena was restored to merely a Battle Tower. This time, EV-enhancing items were included, as well as rare evolutionary items. The Battle Frontier in Platinum also features this.

The Poké Coupons of the console games Pokémon Colosseum, XD, and Pokémon Battle Revolution follow a similar concept. The prizes one can purchase in one game are usually similar to the prizes one can purchase with Battle Points in the game's respective handheld version.