Champion of the League, really? Prove it where the world’s best Trainers gather. Ruby and Sapphire offer the Battle Tower; Emerald goes much further with the Battle Frontier, seven facilities with completely different rules and seven formidable Frontier Brains.
- Access
- the S.S. Tidal ferry, from Slateport City or Lilycove City (S.S. Ticket)
- Available
- after entering the Hall of Fame
- Styles
- Level 50 or Open Level
- Rewards
- Battle Points, symbols, rare items
⛴️Boarding the S.S. Tidal
The S.S. Ticket that your father gave you after the League (step 16) opens the doors of the S.S. Tidal ferry, at the ports of Slateport City and Lilycove City.
In Ruby and Sapphire, the ferry drops you off at the foot of the Battle Tower. Register three Pokémon and take on seven battles in a row; your Pokémon are healed between opponents. There are two styles: Level 50, or Open Level, where opponents adapt to the level of your Pokémon. The longer your winning streak, the tougher the opponents and the better the rewards.
In Emerald, the ferry serves the Battle Frontier, an entire island southeast of Hoenn, near Route 130. On your first visit, the Reception Gate turns your Trainer Card into a Frontier Pass, which keeps track of your symbols, your Battle Points and one recorded battle.
📜The Frontier rules
- Two styles: Level 50 (opponents at level 50) or Open Level (opponents at level 60 at minimum, adjusted to your team).
- No two of the same Pokémon, and no two of the same held item, on a team.
- Banned: Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys and Eggs. The Soul Dew has no effect.
- Each streak of consecutive wins earns you Battle Points (BP), and a long streak makes the facility’s Brain appear.
🏟️The seven facilities and their Brains
Each facility has its own rule and its own Frontier Brain, who appears after a certain number of consecutive wins. Beat them once to earn their Silver Symbol, and a second time (further into the streak) for their Gold Symbol.
Battle Tower
The great classic: seven opponents in a row, in Singles (3 Pokémon), Doubles (4 Pokémon) or Multi with a partner. Anabel appears at the end of the 5th and 10th Singles challenges.
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Battle Dome
A single-elimination tournament. You look over the profiles of your future opponents and pick, before each match, two of your three Pokémon. Tucker awaits in the final of the 5th and 10th tournaments.
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Battle Arena
Duels lasting three turns at most, with no switching of Pokémon. If nobody faints, the referee judges on mind, skill and body: attack hard and with the right type! Greta shows up at the 4th and 8th challenges.
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Battle Pike
The challenge of luck: pick one room among several, without knowing whether it hides a healing spot, a status condition or a tough Trainer. Lucy appears after 28, then 140 rooms.
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Battle Pyramid
Climb labyrinthine floors plunged into darkness, with three Pokémon, a very limited bag and Trainers around every corner. Brandon challenges you at the top, on your 3rd then 10th successful climb in a row.
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Battle Palace
Here, your Pokémon fight on their own: they choose their moves according to their nature. A nature that fits their moves makes all the difference. Spenser appears at the 21st and 42nd battles.
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Battle Factory
None of your Pokémon are allowed in: you battle with rental Pokémon, and can swap one for a defeated opponent’s. Noland awaits you at the 21st and 42nd battles.
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In the Frontier, Battle Points can be exchanged for highly sought-after held items, decorations for your Secret Base, and even moves taught by move tutors. Scott, the mysterious talent scout you met during your adventure, is also waiting for you on the island:
- After 50 consecutive wins at the Battle Tower, he gives you the Silver Shield, a decoration; after 100, the Gold Shield.
- Once you have collected all seven Silver Symbols, he hands you a Lansat Berry.
- After all seven Gold Symbols, he hands you a Starf Berry.
Battle Frontier
🌿Wild Pokémon
🎒Items
- 🎁Retro MailHeld by the Meowth traded for a Skitty.
- 🍓Lansat BerryGiven by Scott after obtaining all seven Silver Symbols.
- 🍓Starf BerryGiven by Scott after obtaining all seven Gold Symbols.
🎪Practicing first: the Battle Tents
In Emerald, the Contest Halls of Verdanturf Town, Fallarbor Town and Slateport City have been replaced by Battle Tents, available from the very start of the adventure. Each one offers a simplified version of one of the Frontier’s facilities: ideal for learning the rules.
Verdanturf Tent
Modeled on the Battle Palace: your Pokémon act according to their nature.
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