Trainer Tower (Japanese: トレーナータワーTrainer Tower) is a facility in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen located to north of Quest Island in the Sevii Islands. The area where it is located is the most northern location in Quest Island. It is similar to Battle Towers in that Trainers can be challenged in a variety of different battle types consecutively over a number of floors to reach the top; though the key concept of Trainer Tower is speed. Each battle mode has a default time and if beaten, offers a rare in-game item as a reward. Unlike Battle Towers, the player's Pokémon will not be healed between battles, though recovery items such as Revives and Potions can be used both during and between battles. If necessary, the player can return to the entrance to heal their party at the Pokémon Center, though this will waste more time in comparison to using items.
Battles conducted in Trainer Tower do not award experience or money. The level of the Pokémon used by Trainers will also match the player's highest-leveled Pokémon.
In the original Japanese releases of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Trainer Tower serves as a facility compatible with the e-Reader, in which cards from the Pokémon Battle e FireRed & LeafGreen set can be used to modify the Trainers the player can battle, as well as the prizes they can earn. The default layout of Trainer Tower in the Japanese versions has four floors with the same Trainers on each floor for each playthrough. Scanning cards can increase this to a maximum of eight floors with multiple combinations of opponents. The standard eight-floor layout and different battle types as featured in the localizations incorporate the majority of the Trainers from these cards.
Trainer Hill, a location that shares many similarities with Trainer Tower, was later featured in Pokémon Emerald.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.
Knockout Mode
This mode features three Trainers that must be fought consecutively, each with one Pokémon. If the tower is cleared within the target time players will receive a Metal Coat.
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.
Mixed Mode
This mode features a combination of the battles seen in the other three modes. If the tower is cleared within the target time players will receive a King's Rock.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, the Trainer Tower is named R (Japanese: ｒ) and is a computer that was created by Carr.
R held Professor Oak and Green's parents captive in order to lure Red, Blue and Green to it. After being insulted by Blue, R angrily attacked him and held his Pokémon off. However, Blue had his last Pokémon, his Porygon2, infiltrate its network and shut it down, freeing Professor Oak and Green's parents in the process.
After Giovanni succeeds in trapping Mewtwo with the M2 Bind, R comes back online to explain its use and prevents Porygon2 from moving. As it gloats, Giovanni notes that it was created by Carr, which explains its rude, crass, and arrogant personality.
Eventually, Red, Blue, and Green free Mewtwo from the M2 Bind with a powerful technique involving the attacks Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn and Hydro Cannon. Once freed, Mewtwo uses its spoon to slice R in two, destroying it in the process.
Trivia
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Fisherman Kaden's Shiny Seaking
The map of this area is extremely large and is mostly made up of unreachable water to either side of the navigable route.
