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Battle Tower バトルタワー Battle Tower "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	South of Route 130
Region:	Hoenn
Generations:	III
Location of Battle Tower in Hoenn.
Pokémon world locations

The Battle Tower (Japanese: バトルタワー Battle Tower) in Generation III is located in the Hoenn region, and is a post-Pokémon League battle arena located in Hoenn's southeastern sea, inaccessible except by boat, as it connects to no routes. Its purpose is to provide a challenge to all comers, with the best and brightest Trainers from all over flocking to it to see who is the strongest.

Carrying over its functions from the Battle Tower in Pokémon Crystal into Ruby and Sapphire, the Battle Tower is expanded on in Pokémon Emerald where it becomes one of the seven facilities in the Hoenn Battle Frontier and allows for Double Battles as well as Multi Battles (with the player being able to partner up with a computer-controlled Trainer or a linked human-controlled one).

Modes

Single battles

This battle mode carries over the same rules and regulations as the Battle Tower that appears in Pokémon Crystal, expanded to include Generation III Pokémon. Players go through a series of seven battles in a row, with three Pokémon per side, with the levels varying depending on which mode is chosen. In level 50 and level 100 modes, all opponent Pokémon will be of the specified level, however, in "open level" mode, which replaces level 100 mode in Emerald, all will be the level of the player's highest-level Pokémon (with a minimum of level 60). No two Pokémon used by the same Trainer can be holding the same item.

In Emerald, Salon Maiden Anabel appears as the 35th and 70th opponent, the last battles in the fifth and tenth passes through the tower, respectively.

Double Battles

The rules of Single Battle mode apply to Double Battles as well, however, each Trainer uses a party of four, rather than three, and battles with two Pokémon at once. This mode appears only in Pokémon Emerald, however, Anabel does not appear, as she only challenges the player during Single Battle mode.

Multi battles

In multi battles, rather than having two Trainers using two Pokémon at a time, four Trainers use one Pokémon apiece in a Double Battle. Only two of the player's Pokémon are allowed to compete at once (with the same rules followed as before). This mode can either be used alone (where the player is accompanied by an apprentice or another computer-controlled Trainer) or when linked to another copy of Pokémon Emerald (via the Game Link Cable or Wireless Adapter accessories for Game Boy Advance), where another player contributes his or her Pokémon.

Restrictions

Any Pokémon can be entered for battle, except for the following Pokémon:

	Mewtwo		Mew		Lugia		Ho-Oh		Celebi
	Kyogre		Groudon		Rayquaza		Jirachi		Deoxys
					Egg

Prizes

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, a prize will be given away after each set of seven matches. A single, random prize will be given away, depending on the length of the player's winning streak. In Pokémon Emerald, like all other facilities in the Battle Frontier, Battle Points are awarded instead of prizes.

Streak of 7-35

Item		Location	Games
	Protein	Random prize for a win streak of 7 to 35	R  S
	Iron	Random prize for a win streak of 7 to 35	R  S
	Carbos	Random prize for a win streak of 7 to 35	R  S
	Zinc	Random prize for a win streak of 7 to 35	R  S
	HP Up	Random prize for a win streak of 7 to 35	R  S

Streak of 35 or more

Item		Location	Games
	Leftovers	Random prize for a win streak of 35 or more	R  S
	White Herb	Random prize for a win streak of 35 or more	R  S
	Quick Claw	Random prize for a win streak of 35 or more	R  S
	Mental Herb	Random prize for a win streak of 35 or more	R  S
	BrightPowder	Random prize for a win streak of 35 or more	R  S
	Choice Band	Random prize for a win streak of 35 or more	R  S
	King's Rock	Random prize for a win streak of 35 or more	R  S
	Focus Band	Random prize for a win streak of 35 or more	R  S
	Scope Lens	Random prize for a win streak of 35 or more	R  S

Awards

After reaching streaks of certain lengths, special prizes will be given out.

Item		Location	Games
	Silver Shield	50 wins	R  S
	Gold Shield	100 wins	R  S
	Winning Ribbon	Awarded to all participating Pokémon after 56 straight wins in level 50 mode	R  S
	Victory Ribbon	Awarded to all participating Pokémon after 56 straight wins in level 100 mode	R  S

In Pokémon Emerald

In Pokémon Emerald, the Battle Tower is now a part of the Battle Frontier.

Pokémon

Silver Symbol challenge

Salon Maiden Anabel Battle Tower Emerald Reward: 15BP

Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize or Inner Focus Held item: BrightPowder Alakazam♂/♀ Lv.50, 60-100 Ice Punch Ice   --       ThunderPunch Electric   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       Disable Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Pressure Held item: Lum Berry Entei Lv.50, 60-100 Fire Blast Fire   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Return Normal   --       Roar Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Immunity or Thick Fat Held item: Quick Claw Snorlax♂/♀ Lv.50, 60-100 Body Slam Normal   --       Belly Drum Normal   --       Yawn Normal   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --

Gold Symbol challenge

Salon Maiden Anabel Battle Tower Emerald Reward: 20BP

Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Pressure Held item: Lum Berry Raikou Lv.50, 60-100 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Rest Psychic   --       Types: Dragon Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: BrightPowder Latios♂ Lv.50, 60-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Dragon Claw Dragon   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Immunity or Thick Fat Held item: Chesto Berry Snorlax♂/♀ Lv.50, 60-100 Curse ???   --       Return Normal   --       Rest Psychic   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --

Glitches

Main article: Cloning glitches#Generation III

In Pokémon Emerald, players may exploit the Battle Tower to clone their Pokémon.

Layout

Version	Exterior	Inside the Battle Tower	Hallway after exiting the elevator	Before battle in the Battle Tower
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald

In the anime

The Battle Tower in the anime

A Battle Tower appeared in Destiny Deoxys, in LaRousse City, where Ash and Tory Lund battled Rafe and Sid. Like most locations in the city, this Battle Tower was almost completely high-tech.

Another Battle Tower appeared in Talking a Good Game! and Second Time's the Charm! as the site of Ash's sixth Battle Frontier challenge against Anabel.

In the manga

The Battle Tower in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Never Spritz a Knotty Sudowoodo, it was revealed that the Battle Tower had been constructed before six other battle facilities were added around it to form the Battle Frontier.

During the climax of the Emerald arc, the Battle Tower acted as the location for the Pokédex holders' final confrontation with Guile Hideout.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, a woman in the Sinnoh Battle Tower mentions that she is from Hoenn where another Battle Tower is located. In Platinum, her comment could also be taken to reference the Hoenn Battle Frontier.
• In Pokémon Emerald, there is an apprentice who asks the player questions.
• The Battle Tower music in Pokémon Emerald is a remix of the Battle Tower music in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. In Emerald, the Ruby and Sapphire version of the Battle Tower music can be heard inside a Battle Tent, Trainer Hill or any building in the Battle Frontier that isn't the Pokémon Center, Poké Mart or a Frontier facility itself.
• In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, a model of the Battle Tower can be found at the Battle Resort, being the first facility of the upcoming Battle Frontier planned to be constructed.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 對戰塔 Duìzhàn Tǎ Danish Kamptårnet Dutch Strijdtoren Finnish Ottelutorni French Tour de Combat German Duellturm Indonesian Menara Pertarungan Italian Torre Lotta Korean 배틀타워 Battle Tower Brazilian Portuguese Torre da Batalha Spanish Latin America Torre de Batalla Spain Torre Batalla Thai แบทเทิลทาวเวอร์ Battle Tower Vietnamese Tháp giao đấu

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