Battle Frontier (Generation IV): Difference between revisions

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|mapdesc=The Battle Frontier--where the best of the best Trainers gather to test their skills--is located here. {{sup/4|Pt}}

|location=[[Battle Zone]] (Sinnoh)<br>{{rt|40|Johto}} (Johto)

|region=Sinnoh

|generation={{gen|IV}}

|map=Sinnoh Battle Park Map.png

The '''Battle Frontier''' (Japanese: '''バトルフロンティア''' ''Battle Frontier'') is a special post-[[Pokémon League]] area featured in the [[Generation IV]] games, {{game|Platinum}}, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}. It is similar to the Battle Frontier featured in {{game|Emerald}}, the [[Hoenn]] {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}. The key difference is the number of facilities and the challenges they hold.

[[File:Johto Frontier Access Map.png|thumb|250px|Battle Frontier location in Johto]]

==Overview==

Upon the player's first entry into the Battle Frontier, their [[Vs. Recorder]] will be upgraded with a {{DL|Vs. Recorder|Frontier Record}} by a woman at the entrance. The Vs. Recorder keeps the amount of [[Battle Point]]s the players has. It also contains the commemorative prints obtained from the Battle Frontier. One {{pkmn|battle}} from within one of the facilities may be recorded and stored on the Frontier Record, which may be watched or overwritten with another at any time.

[[File:Battle Frontier center Pt.png|thumb|200px|The center of the Battle Frontier, with a map showing the five battle facilities]]

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==Facilities==

|image=Battle Tower IV.jpg

|color=tower

|bpr=7

|partsing=3

|gold=49

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The player battles seven {{pkmn|Trainer}}s consecutively in a simple knock-out, progressively becoming more difficult. Before entering, Trainers will choose three Pokémon to battle, their [[level]] reduced to 50. Players are not allowed to bring Pokémon with the same items here. Consumed items, such as [[Berry|Berries]], will be replaced after each battle. The player's Pokémon will also be healed completely after each battle. Players will then have the option to continue, rest, retire, or get their most recent battle recorded on their [[Vs. Recorder]]. The difficulty of battles here is based on how many rounds the player endures; the first round features fast opponents, the second round has opponent's Pokémon holding items, and starting in the third round, opponents begin to use strategic battle combinations. 

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| width="33%" | [[File:Battle Tower exterior DP.png|200px]]

| width="33%" | [[File:VS Palmer.png|200px]]

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|image=Battle Factory IV.jpg

|color=factory

|bpr=7

|partsing=3

====Staff information====

=====Single Battle=====

|image=Battle Roulette.jpg

|color=arcade

|bpr=7

|partsing=3

|image=Battle Castle.png

|color=castle

|bpr=7

|partsing=3

|image=Battle Hall.jpg

|color=hall

|bpr=10

|partsing=1

====Raising records====

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{hall color dark}}; {{roundy}}; border: 5px solid #{{hall color}}"

! style="background: #{{hall color}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{hall color dark}}|Total}}

! style="background: #{{hall color}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{hall color dark}}|BP received}}

====Gallery====

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{hall color}}; {{roundy}};" width="250px"

| width="33%" | [[File:Battle Hall Exterior.png|200px]]

| width="33%" | [[File:Battle Hall Interior.png|200px]]

| width="33%" | [[File:VS Argenta.png|200px]]

| <small>Outside the Battle Hall</small>

| <small>Inside the Battle Hall</small>

===Entrance hall===

[[File:Sinnoh Battle Frontier Brain artwork.png|thumb|left|220px|Artwork of the Battle Frontier, featuring the Frontier Brains]]

* The top left woman will explain the Battle Castle

===Stats judge===

{{main|Stats judge#In Generation IV|Stats judge}}

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #505050; {{roundy}}; border: 2px solid #6f6f6f"

! style="background: #6f6f6f; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Pokémon's Potential

! style="background: #6f6f6f; {{roundytr|5px}}" | IV Total

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{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #505050; {{roundy}}; border: 2px solid #6f6f6f"

! style="background: #6f6f6f; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Highest IV

! style="background: #6f6f6f; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Range

===Exchange Service Corner===

{{shop|Left corner}}

{{shopfooter|multiple=yes}}

{{shop|Right corner}}

{{shoprow|{{shopitem|TM30|64|BP||TM Ghost|Shadow Ball}}|{{shopitem|TM53|64|BP||TM Grass|Energy Ball}}}}

{{shoprow|{{shopitem|TM36|80|BP||TM Poison|Sludge Bomb}}|{{shopitem|TM59|80|BP||TM Dragon|Dragon Pulse}}}}

{{shopfooter}}

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #505050; {{roundy}}; border: 2px solid #6f6f6f"

! style="background: #6f6f6f; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Prize

! style="background: #6f6f6f; {{roundytr|5px}}" | No. won

* All Frontier Brains with a fixed team have at least one legendary Pokémon in their party when they are battled for the gold commemorative print.

* Although Pokémon under level 30 are banned from use by the player at the Battle Hall, opponent Trainers can use Pokémon under this level.

** Also, it is the first one to appear in the mainland of one region, in this case, the Johto region.

* {{p|Rotom}}'s forms, {{p|Phione}}{{tt|*|which is debatably a legendary Pokémon}}, and the [[Spiky-eared Pichu]] are the only non-[[legendary Pokémon]] that aren't allowed in the Frontier.

* Trainers that received different overworld sprites in HeartGold and SoulSilver still use their Platinum sprites here.

** Additionally, {{tc|Scientist}}s use their Platinum battle sprite and a {{tc|School Kid}} overworld sprite.

* Aside from the stat-enhancing vitamins, which each have a price of only 1 BP, all prizes buyable with Battle Points have a price that is divisible by 8.

==In other languages==

|it=Parco Lotta

|ko=배틀프런티어 ''Battle Frontier''

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|it=Torre Lotta

|ko=배틀타워 ''Battle Tower''

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|it=Azienda Lotta

|ko=배틀팩토리 ''Battle Factory''

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|it=Palco Lotta

|ko=배틀스테이지 ''Battle Stage''

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|it=Maniero Lotta

|ko=배틀캐슬 ''Battle Castle''

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|it=Arena Lotta

|ko=배틀룰렛 ''Battle Roulette''

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{{Sinnoh}}

{{Johto}}<br>