The Battle Tower (Japanese: バトルタワー Battle Tower) is Johto's premiere battle facility, located at the northernmost part of Route 40 west of Olivine City. It only appears in Pokémon Crystal, being separated from the route itself by a gatehouse. Being the first Battle Tower for the series, it introduced many of the special rules that would later be expanded upon for Battle Towers in Hoenn and Sinnoh, as well as the Battle Frontiers that eventually joined them.
Challenges
Battle Tower challenges are made by entering three of the player's Pokémon with the attendant at the front desk. The attendant will then guide the player to a special room where they will battle against seven opponents in a row, healing between each battle. After each of the seven Trainers has been defeated, the player will have beaten the streak and be rewarded with five of one of the vitamins.
Restrictions
The Battle Tower has several restrictions aside from the amount of Pokémon which can be entered.
- All Pokémon must be less than or equal to the level of battle challenged. Levels are in intervals of 10.
- No two Pokémon can be holding the same item.
- Items cannot be used by Trainers on their Pokémon.
- Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, and Celebi are only allowed to be entered if the level chosen is 70 or higher. Pokémon eggs are not allowed to enter.
Trivia
- This is the first Battle Tower to have appeared in the games. Later Battle Towers tweaked the rules somewhat, and since Pokémon Emerald have had a person in charge of them like a Gym Leader.
- This is the only Battle Tower that allows all legendary Pokémon, as later generations would ban powerful legendaries like Mewtwo and event legendaries like Mew.
- This is also the only Battle Tower that appears on the same landmass as the rest of the region: later Battle Towers are on islands that can only be accessed by boat, or after having visited, by using Fly.
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