Battle Tower (Sinnoh)

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Battle Tower バトルタワー
Battle Tower
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Location: North of Fight Area (Sinnoh)
West of Olivine City (Johto)
Region: Sinnoh and Johto
Generations: IV, VIII
Sinnoh Battle Park Map.png
Location of Battle Tower in Sinnoh.
Pokémon world locations

The Battle Tower (Japanese: バトルタワー Battle Tower) is a battle facility in the Sinnoh and Johto regions. Palmer, Barry's father, is the Tower Tycoon here.

In the core series games

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and their remakes Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the Battle Tower is located in the Battle Park, while in Pokémon Platinum, it is in the Battle Frontier, but both of these locations are accessed from the Fight Area of the Battle Zone. The player cannot travel to the Battle Zone until they have entered the Hall of Fame.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Battle Tower is located in the Battle Frontier west of Olivine City. The player is not allowed to enter the Battle Frontier until they have entered the Hall of Fame.

In Generation IV, the Battle Towers in both regions are functionally identical.

Sign

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl

Battle Tower
Gather, All Ye Greatest!

Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver

Battle Tower
Never Lose! Keep Winning!


Challenges

Battle Tower
バトルタワー Battle Tower
 
"Never Lose! Keep Winning!"
Battles per round
7
Participating Pokémon
Single
3
Double
4
Battle Points obtained
Normal
 
Tower Tycoon Palmer
 
Silver print
 
Gold print
Wins to obtain a commemorative print
Silver
21
Gold
49

In all Battle Tower challenges, the player enters a Battle Room with seven opponents, who the player must defeat all in a row. After beating a room, the player will earn Battle Points. The seventh and final opponent is considered the room's boss.

The middle receptionist offers the Battle Room challenge. The player may choose the Single Battle format, with battles of three on three, or the Double Battle format, with battles of four on four.

Generation IV

The leftmost receptionist offers the Multi Battle Room challenge, a tag team challenge. Before the challenge begins, the player may choose a computer-controlled partner from among the five Stat Trainers, each of whom specializes in a different stat; or the player may partner with a nearby friend using the DS Wireless Communication.

The rightmost receptionist offers the Wi-Fi Battle Room challenge. In this challenge, opposing teams are randomly downloaded via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection from other players who challenged the Wi-Fi Battle Room. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the rightmost receptionist instead offers the Master Class Battle Room challenges, which is unlocked after achieving a 49-win streak in either of the Battle Rooms.

When the player finishes a room, they can choose to upload their results via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The Wi-Fi Battle Rooms are operated on a ranking system, and if the player does well enough, they can become the leader of a room.

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, each of the Star Trainers also appears outside of the Battle Tower in Sinnoh and will temporarily partner with the player to navigate an area. In order for the player to choose one of them as a partner in the Battle Tower, they must have already partnered with that person and cleared their area

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the five Stat Trainers are all always available as computer-controlled partners.

Generation VIII

In this generation, the player is allowed to take breaks until the fifth battle. The Multi Battle Room challenge and the Wi-Fi Battle Room challenge from the earlier games are not available.

Master Class
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In this generation, the Master Class is available for both Single Battles and Double Battles. Opponents in Master Class are more challenging and typically use fully evolved Pokémon. In Master Class Double Battles, the player will face two Trainers at a time in a Multi Battle. The player uses four Pokémon while the opposing pair uses two each.

In Master Class challenges, the player is also assigned a rank, starting from Rank 1. Rank goes up by one for successfully completing a full set, up to Rank 10. If the player repeatedly loses a challenge too many times, the rank will go down by one. The rank determines the boss Trainer that the player will face in the seventh battle, and it does not affect the difficulty of the preceding six battles. The BP reward for completing a challenge also increases with rank.

Rank Bosses
Single Battles Double Battles
1 Roark Roark and Byron
2 Gardenia Mira and Cheryl
3 Maylene Gardenia and Fantina
4 Wake Jupiter and Saturn
5 Fantina Maylene and Candice
6 Byron Marley and Riley
7 Candice Buck and Bertha
8 Volkner Flint and Volkner
9 Cynthia Mars and Cyrus
10 Palmer Barry and Palmer

Trainers

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Restrictions

Using two of the same Pokémon species or held item is forbidden.

Regardless of which challenge is taken, the following Pokémon are not allowed:

Generation IV

In Generation IV only:

  • The Soul Dew and Griseous Orb are banned altogether.
  • Rotom's alternate forms cannot be used. If Rotom in its alternate form is entered, it will revert to its base form.

Tower Tycoon

After winning 20 and 48 battles consecutively in the Single Battle Room, Palmer will offer the player a challenge. Defeating him yields 20 BP each time.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

On 21st consecutive Single Battle



On 49th consecutive Single Battle



Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver

Silver Print challenge



Gold Print challenge



Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

On 21st consecutive Single Battle



On 49th consecutive Single Battle



Master Class Single Battles (Rank 10)



Master Class Doubles Battles (Rank 10)



Battle Points

The Battle Points earned for challenging the Battle Tower can be redeemed for prizes at the Exchange Service Corner, in the Battle Park outside the Battle TowerDPBDSP or in the Battle Frontier squarePtHGSS.

Generation IV

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Round Battle No. Singles Doubles Multi (in-game) Multi (link)
1 1 to 7 3 3 3 8
2 8 to 14 3 3 3 9
3 15 to 21 20
(Tower Tycoon)
4 4 11
4 22 to 28 4 4 4 12
5 29 to 35 5 5 5 14
6 36 to 42 5 5 5 15
7 43 to 49 20
(Tower Tycoon)
7 7 18
8+ 50+ 7 7 7 18

Generation VIII

Regular
Round Battle No. Singles Doubles
1 1 to 7 3 3
2 8 to 14 3 3
3 15 to 21 20
(Tower Tycoon)
4
4 22 to 28 4 4
5 29 to 35 5 5
6 36 to 42 5 5
7 43 to 49 20
(Tower Tycoon)
7
Master Class
Rank Singles Doubles Rewards for Clearing Rank
1 10 12 1 random Mint
2 10 12 1 Rare Candy
1 random Mint
3 10 12 2 Rare Candies
1 random Mint
12 BP
1 Bottle Cap
4 12 15 3 Rare Candies
1 random Mint
12 BP
5 12 15 3 Rare Candies
1 random Mint
12 BP
6 12 15 3 Rare Candies
1 random Mint
15 BP
1 Bottle Cap
7 15 20 5 Rare Candies
1 random Mint
15 BP
8 15 20 5 Rare Candies
1 random Mint
20 BP
9 20 30 10 Rare Candies
1 random Mint
50 BP
1 Gold Bottle Cap
10 35
(Tower Tycoon)
50
(Tower Tycoon)
Tower Master Ribbon

Trainer Card level

Upon defeating 100 Trainers in a row (Single Battle mode only in Generation IV), the player will increase their Trainer Card level.

Awards

Generation IV

In this generation, unlike the other facilities at the Battle Frontier, the Battle Tower awards the player Goods and Ribbons for meeting certain conditions. Not only are there prizes for single battle, but also for winning consecutive Double Battles or multi battle in the Wi-Fi battle room.

Goods

Trophies are awarded for reaching certain streaks. These can be used to decorate Secret Bases in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, these trophies are displayed in the player's bedroom in New Bark Town.

Good Achievement
Bronze Trophy Win 20 consecutive Single Battles
Silver Trophy Win 50 consecutive Single Battles
Gold Trophy Win 100 consecutive Single Battles

Commemorative Ribbons
Ribbon Achievement
  Ability Ribbon Defeat Tower Tycoon Palmer in Single Battle on the 21st battle
  Great Ability Ribbon Defeat Tower Tycoon Palmer in Single Battle on the 49th battle
  Double Ability Ribbon Win 50 consecutive Double Battles
  Multi Ability Ribbon Win 50 consecutive Multi Battles
  Pair Ability Ribbon Win 50 consecutive Multi Battles with two players
  World Ability Ribbon Attain Rank 5 at the Wi-Fi Battle Room

Generation VIII

Commemorative Ribbons
Ribbon Achievement
  Tower Master Ribbon Defeat Tower Tycoon Palmer in a Master Class Battle

Layout

Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
       
 

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Battle Tower is seen in Palmer's mindscape.

Palmer & Regigigas
 

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring the Battle Tower in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Battle Tower
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Regigigas     Supreme Victors   9/147 Beat of the Frontier   087/100
Dragonite     Supreme Victors   56/147 Beat of the Frontier   073/100
      DPt-P Promotional cards   018/DPt-P
Other related cards
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Battle Tower St Supreme Victors   134/147 Beat of the Frontier   094/100
Palmer's Contribution Su Supreme Victors   139/147 Beat of the Frontier   091/100
 

In the anime

 
The Battle Tower in Pokémon Evolutions

Main series

The Battle Tower was mentioned in Challenging a Towering Figure!, where Barry introduced his father, Palmer, as its leader to Ash and his friends.

Pokémon Evolutions

The Battle Tower appeared in The Rival, where Barry challenged his father there, eventually emerging victorious.

In the manga

 
The Battle Tower in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Platinum arc

The Battle Tower first appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z as a part of the Battle Frontier. By the end of the arc, it remained the only Battle Frontier facility yet to be challenged by Platinum, although she was seen accepting Palmer's invitation to face him there in The Final Dimensional Duel XI.

Trivia

  • Although the sprites for the attendants of the Battle Tower in Pokémon Platinum had been changed to match the rest of the Battle Frontier, while choosing a partner for a Multi Battle, the attendant's sprite was accidentally left unchanged from what it was in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The same applies for when an attendant appears to award a trophy.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 對戰塔 Deuijin Taap
Mandarin 對戰塔 / 对战塔 Duìzhàn Tǎ
  French Tour de Combat
  German Duellturm
  Italian Torre Lotta
  Korean 배틀타워 Battle Tower
  Polish Wieża Walk
  Brazilian Portuguese Torre de Batalha
  Spanish Torre Batalla
  Vietnamese Tháp giao đấu


  Sinnoh and Johto Battle Frontier  
Battle Castle
 
Castle Valet
Darach
Battle Hall
 
Hall Matron
Argenta
Battle Tower
 
Tower Tycoon
Palmer
Battle Factory
 
Factory Head
Thorton
Battle Arcade
 
Arcade Star
Dahlia


Sinnoh
               
Settlements
Twinleaf TownSandgem TownJubilife CityOreburgh CityFloaroma TownEterna CityHearthome City
Solaceon TownVeilstone CityPastoria CityCelestic TownCanalave CitySnowpoint CitySunyshore City
Pokémon LeagueFight AreaSurvival AreaResort Area
Routes
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Landmarks
Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh GateOreburgh MineOreburgh Mining MuseumGlobal Terminal/Global Wonder Station
Ravaged PathFloaroma MeadowValley WindworksEterna ForestOld ChateauUnderground/Grand Underground
Wayward CaveMount CoronetAmity SquareLost TowerHallowed TowerSolaceon RuinsManiac TunnelLake Valor (Lakefront)
Great MarshPokémon MansionTrophy GardenFuego IronworksIron IslandLake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear PillarVictory Road
Pal Park/Ramanas ParkContest HallBattle ZoneBattle ParkBattle Tower/Battle FrontierStark MountainSnowpoint Temple
Spring PathSendoff SpringTurnback CaveFullmoon IslandNewmoon IslandSeabreak PathFlower ParadiseHall of Origin
Access to
Distortion World
See also
Hisui


Johto
               
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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