Battle Tower (Generation II)

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Battle Tower バトルタワー
Battle Tower
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Location: West of Olivine CityC
Region: Johto
Generations: II
Johto Frontier Access Map.png
Location of Battle Tower in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

The Battle Tower (Japanese: バトルタワー Battle Tower) in Generation II was the first Battle Tower in the Pokémon games, debuting in Pokémon Crystal. It is Johto's premiere battle facility, located at the northernmost part of Route 40, west of Olivine City.

As the first Battle Tower in the series, it introduced many of the special rules that would later be expanded upon for Battle Towers introduced later. One addition, introduced in Pokémon Emerald, that the Battle Tower in Crystal lacks is a leader who is in charge of the Battle Tower. Another difference with later Battle Towers is that the Battle Tower in Pokémon Crystal is built on the same landmass as the rest of the region and may be challenged before the player has become the Champion. The Battle Tower in Crystal also allows any Legendary Pokémon to participate, though later generations would ban many of them.

In the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal, the Battle Tower utilizes the Mobile System GB.

In the games

The original Battle Tower established the basic rules of all Battle Tower challenges. Later Battle Towers would modify some of these basic rules to be somewhat more restrictive.

Its slogan is Take the Ultimate Trainer Challenge! (Japanese: 「めざせ! さいきょう トレーナー」 Become the Strongest Trainer!).

Access

Japanese version

In the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal, the Battle Tower is unlocked once the player connects to Mobile System GB for the first time, which requires the Mobile Game Boy Adapter. While the Battle Tower is locked, its doors display the message "The BATTLE TOWER's doors are closed…" (「バトルタワーの いりぐちは しまってる⋯」). After being unlocked, they instead return the message "It's open!" (「あいてる!」).

Since the discontinuation of the Mobile System GB in 2002, it is no longer possible to unlock the Battle Tower in the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal. The Battle Tower is also inaccessible in the Virtual Console version.

Western language versions

In the Western language versions of Pokémon Crystal, the Battle Tower is always accessible (even in the Virtual Console version). The doors can no longer be interacted with, so the localized messages from the Japanese version are unused.

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 the seven Trainers have been defeated, the player will be rewarded with five of a stat-increasing nutritious drink.

Restrictions

The Battle Tower has several restrictions aside from the amount of Pokémon that can be entered.

  • All Pokémon must be less than or equal to the level of battle challenged. Levels are in intervals of 10, and the player can only choose levels 60 to 100 after entering the Hall of Fame.
  • 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. Eggs are not allowed to enter.

Unobtainable Pokémon

Certain Pokémon cannot normally be obtained at lower enough levels to enter low-level challenges (e.g. Dragonite and Zapdos cannot be legitimately obtained at level 10). However, the game does not validate whether a Pokémon is legitimately obtainable at a specific level.

Prizes

Item Location Games
Calcium Calcium ×5 For winning 7 battles in a row  C 
Carbos Carbos ×5 For winning 7 battles in a row  C 
HP Up HP Up ×5 For winning 7 battles in a row  C 
Iron Iron ×5 For winning 7 battles in a row  C 
Protein Protein ×5 For winning 7 battles in a row  C 

Japanese Crystal

In Japanese Crystal, the Battle Tower is directly associated with the Mobile System GB. Further multiplayer features are available, including mobile battles, for which a small price is charged on the players' mobile phones. If the player battled well enough, they could become a Room Leader (Japanese: ルームリーダー Room Leader). All Room Leaders would be registered in the Honor Roll of the Mobile Center for posterity.

Trainers

The following Trainers may appear during the Battle Tower challenge. All of them use randomly-determined teams, depending on the level of the selected challenge.

See also: List of Battle Tower Pokémon in Generation II
Spr GS Fisher.png Fisher
Hanson
Spr GS PokéManiac.png PokéManiac
Sawyer
Spr GS Guitarist.png Guitarist
Masuda
Spr GS Scientist.png Scientist
Nickel
Spr GS Pokéfan M.png Pokéfan
Olson
Spr GS Lass.png Lass
Zaborowski
Spr GS Youngster.png Youngster
Wright
Spr GS Hiker.png Hiker
Alexander
Spr GS Teacher.png Teacher
Kawakami
Spr GS Pokéfan M.png Pokéfan
Bickett
Spr GS Kimono Girl.png Kimono Girl
Saito
Spr GS Boarder.png Boarder
Crawford
Spr GS Picnicker.png Picnicker
Diaz
Spr GS Biker.png Biker
Erickson
Spr GS Juggler.png Juggler
Fairfield
Spr GS Pokéfan F.png Pokéfan
Hunter
Spr GS Firebreather.png Firebreather
Hill
Spr GS Swimmer F.png Swimmer♀
Javier
Spr GS Swimmer M.png Swimmer♂
Kaufman
Spr GS Skier.png Skier
Lancaster
Spr GS Camper.png Camper
Mcmahill
Spr GS Gentleman.png Gentleman
Obrien
Spr GS Beauty.png Beauty
Frost
Spr GS Super Nerd.png Super Nerd
Morse
Spr GS Blackbelt.png Blackbelt
Yufune
Spr GS Cooltrainer F.png Cooltrainer
Rajan
Spr GS Officer.png Officer
Rodriguez
Spr GS Psychic.png Psychic
Santiago
Spr GS Pokéfan M.png Pokéfan
Stock
Spr GS Scientist.png Scientist
Thurman
Spr GS Beauty.png Beauty
Valentino
Spr GS Camper.png Camper
Wagner
Spr GS Bird Keeper.png Bird Keeper
Yates
Spr GS Picnicker.png Picnicker
Andrews
Spr GS PokéManiac.png PokéManiac
Bahn
Spr GS Scientist.png Scientist
Mori
Spr GS Sage.png Sage
Buckman
Spr GS Schoolboy.png Schoolboy
Cobb
Spr GS Fisher.png Fisher
Hughes
Spr GS Kimono Girl.png Kimono Girl
Arita
Spr GS Psychic.png Psychic
Easton
Spr GS Camper.png Camper
Freeman
Spr GS Lass.png Lass
Giese
Spr GS Gentleman.png Gentleman
Hatcher
Spr GS Pokéfan F.png Pokéfan
Jackson
Spr GS PokéManiac.png PokéManiac
Kahn
Spr GS Youngster.png Youngster
Leong
Spr GS Teacher.png Teacher
Marino
Spr GS Sailor.png Sailor
Newman
Spr GS Blackbelt.png Blackbelt
Nguyen
Spr GS Super Nerd.png Super Nerd
Ogden
Spr GS Cooltrainer F.png Cooltrainer
Park
Spr GS Swimmer M.png Swimmer♂
Raine
Spr GS Bird Keeper.png Bird Keeper
Sells
Spr GS Boarder.png Boarder
Rockwell
Spr GS Lass.png Lass
Thornton
Spr GS Officer.png Officer
Turner
Spr GS Skier.png Skier
Van Dyke
Spr GS Schoolboy.png Schoolboy
Walker
Spr GS Swimmer F.png Swimmer♀
Meyer
Spr GS Youngster.png Youngster
Johnson
Spr GS Guitarist.png Guitarist
Adams
Spr GS Bug Catcher.png Bug Catcher
Smith
Spr GS Bug Catcher.png Bug Catcher
Tajiri
Spr GS PokéManiac.png PokéManiac
Baker
Spr GS Scientist.png Scientist
Collins
Spr GS Super Nerd.png Super Nerd
Smart
Spr GS Swimmer F.png Swimmer♀
Dykstra
Spr GS Biker.png Biker
Eaton
Spr GS Firebreather.png Firebreather
Wong

Layout

Version 1F Elevator Hallway Battle Arena
Crystal Battle Tower C 1F.png Battle Tower C Elevator.png Battle Tower C 2F.png Battle Tower C Battle Room.png
 

In the anime

The Battle Tower in the anime

The Battle Tower made a cameo appearance in Fight for the Light!, where Team Rocket mistook it for an office building and tried to get in, but to no avail as the security officers asked for Gym Badges.

In the manga

The Battle Tower in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

In Querulous Qwilfish, the Battle Tower was under construction and was due to be finished in a month. A tank that was collecting waste from the construction cracked under pressure, spilling its contents into the sea nearby and contaminating the water. As a result, Qwilfish attacked a worker and Crystal out of anger and to protect a baby Qwilfish that became sick due to the pollution. It was also where Suicune first appeared, purifying the water and curing the baby Qwilfish in the process.

In Popular Pupitar, Silver was revealed to have first met Lance at the Johto Battle Tower construction site, wanting to question him if he knew anything about the giant bird Pokémon that the Masked Man had used to kidnap him nine years earlier.

Platinum arc

In Deprogramming Porygon-Z, Platinum mentioned the Johto Battle Tower (as well as the Hoenn Battle Tower) when she was explaining the Sinnoh Battle Tower.

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 對戰塔 Duìzhàn Tǎ *
鬥技塔 Dòujì Tǎ *
France Flag.png French Tour de Combat
Germany Flag.png German Duellturm
Italy Flag.png Italian Torre Lotta
South Korea Flag.png Korean 대결탑 Daegyeol TapGS
시합타워 Sihap Tawo
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Kamptårn
Poland Flag.png Polish Wieża Walki
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Torre da Batalha
Spain Flag.png Spanish Torre Batalla
Torre Combate*
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Tháp Thi Đấu

References



Johto
Zephyr Badge.png Hive Badge.png Plain Badge.png Fog Badge.png Storm Badge.png Mineral Badge.png Glacier Badge.png Rising Badge.png
Settlements
New Bark TownCherrygrove CityViolet CityAzalea TownGoldenrod CityEcruteak City
Olivine CityCianwood CityMahogany TownBlackthorn CitySafari Zone GateFrontier Access
Routes
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Landmarks
Dark CaveSprout TowerRuins of AlphUnion CaveSlowpoke WellIlex ForestRadio TowerGlobal Terminal
Goldenrod TunnelNational ParkPokéathlon DomeBell TowerBellchime TrailBurned TowerMoomoo FarmOlivine Lighthouse
Battle Tower (CrystalHGSS)/FrontierCliff Edge GateCliff CaveEmbedded TowerSafari ZoneWhirl Islands
Mt. MortarLake of RageTeam Rocket HQIce PathDragon's DenS.S. AquaMt. Silver (Cave)
Access to
Sinjoh RuinsKanto


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