Tower Tycoon (Trainer class)
| Tower Tycoon タワータイクーン Tower Tycoon | |
  Artwork of Anabel (left) and Palmer (right) from Pokémon Emerald and Pokémon Diamond and Pearl respectively | |
| Other names | Salon Maiden (Emerald) |
|---|---|
| Introduced in | Generation III |
| Appears in | Emerald Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
| Gender | Both |
| Notable members | Anabel, Palmer |
| Animated debut | Talking a Good Game |
| TCG debut | Supreme Victors |
| TCG card | Regigigas FB |
| Manga debut | Swanky Showdown with Swalot (Adventures) Introducing the Frontier Brains! (Battle Frontier) Look for Giratina! (Diamond and Pearl Adventure!) |
A Tower Tycoon (Japanese: タワータイクーン Tower Tycoon) is a Pokémon Trainer who presides over their region's Battle Tower. The Tower Tycoon will battle the challenger of the Tower at set intervals. Anabel and Palmer are the only known Tower Tycoons.
In the English version of Pokémon Emerald, the class is called Salon Maiden, used by Anabel.
Gallery
Game assets
| Generation III (Anabel) | |||
| E Sprite |
E Sprite (Overworld) | ||
| Generation IV (Palmer) | |||
| D P Sprite |
Pt HG SS Sprite |
Pt HG SS Sprite (VS) |
D P Pt HG SS Sprite (Overworld) |
| Generation VIII (Palmer) | |||
| BD SP Model |
BD SP Model (Overworld) |
BD SP Sprite (VS) |
BD SP Sticker Template |
Trainer list
Pokémon Emerald
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salon Maiden Anabel | Initial battle | 15 BP |  Lv.50, 60-100 |
 Lv.50, 60-100 |
 Lv.50, 60-100 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
| Second battle | 20 BP |  Lv.50, 60-100 |
 Lv.50, 60-100 |
Lv.50, 60-100 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
- See also: Anabel → Pokémon Emerald
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Tycoon Palmer | Initial battle | 20 BP |  Lv.50 |
 Lv.50 |
 Lv.50 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
| Second battle | 20 BP |  Lv.50 |
 Lv.50 |
 Lv.50 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
- See also: Palmer → Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Tycoon Palmer | Initial battle | 20 BP | Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
| Second battle | 20 BP | Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Tycoon Palmer | Initial battle | 20 BP | Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
| Second battle | 20 BP | Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
Lv.50 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond Diamond and Shining Pearl
| Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Tycoon Palmer | Initial battle | 20 BP |  Lv.50 |
 Lv.50 |
 Lv.50 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
| Second battle | 20 BP |  Lv.50 |
 Lv.50 |
 Lv.50 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
In animation
Pokemon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
Anabel appeared in Talking a Good Game! and Second Time's the Charm!, where she battled Ash twice for his penultimate Battle Frontier challenge. Ash lost their first battle, but he managed to defeat her in a rematch.
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
Palmer debuted in a cameo at the beginning of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, where he battled Cynthia. He made his animated series debut in Historical Mystery Tour!, where he met up with his son Barry. In Challenging a Towering Figure!, he battled Ash at the Twinleaf Festival and won.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Emerald arc
Anabel, along with the rest of the Generation III Frontier Brains, appeared in this arc, assisting in fighting against the villainous Guile Hideout. She is considered to be the strongest of the Hoenn Frontier Brains, being in possession of Raikou.
HeartGold & SoulSilver arc
Palmer made a brief appearance while encountering Cynthia, revealing that he was in possession of Regigigas at the time, though he was planning on releasing it.
Platinum arc
Palmer appeared in this arc, assisting in fighting against Team Galactic in the Distortion World with his Legendary partner Pokémon, Cresselia. By the end of the arc, he remained the only Sinnoh Frontier Brain yet to be challenged by Platinum. He is the father of Pearl, one of Sinnoh's Pokédex holders.
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc
Anabel reappeared alongside the other Hoenn Frontier Brains to help in stopping the Admins of Neo Team Aqua and Neo Team Magma.
Pokémon Battle Frontier
Anabel appeared in the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga. She first appeared dressed up as a photographer, but was later revealed to be the Frontier Brain of the Battle Frontier. She was the last Frontier Brain challenged by Enta; their battle ended in a draw, leaving Enta without his final Frontier Symbol.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Palmer appeared in Look for Giratina! as Hareta and his friends arrived at the Battle Zone. Pretending to be a member of Team Galactic, he challenged Hareta to a battle, but once the battle had ended in a draw, he revealed his true identity and was revealed to be Jun's father and friends with Hareta's father, Kaisei.
Trivia
- Though the word "tycoon" is actually derived from the Japanese word 大君 taikun (a title for the shogun), it is converted into katakana as an English term to match the names of the other Frontier Brains' Trainer classes, rather than using the hiragana たいくん or its respective katakana タイクン (without the lengthening chōonpu).
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Cantonese | 對戰塔大君 Deuijin Taap Daaihgwān * 對戰大君 Deuijin Daaihgwān * |
| Mandarin | 對戰塔大君 / 对战塔大君 Duìzhàn Tǎ Dàjūn * 對戰大君 / 对战大君 Duìzhàn Dàjūn * | |
| Finnish | Salonkineito (III) Tornijohtaja (IV) | |
| French | As du Salon (III) Aigle Tour (IV) | |
| German | Kampfkoloss | |
| Italian | Dama Torre (III) Boss Torre (IV) | |
| Korean | 타워타이쿤 Tower Tycoon | |
| Polish | Potentat Wieży (IV) | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | General da Torre | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Señorita de Salón (III) Magnate de la Torre (IV) |
| Spain | Dama Torre (III) Amo Torre (IV) | |
| Swedish | Torn-magnat (IV) | |
| Vietnamese | Bá chủ Tòa tháp | |
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