Battle facility

Artwork of Hoenn's Battle Frontier, featuring seven battle facilities

A battle facility (Japanese: バトル施設 battle facility) is a kind of location in the core series Pokémon games where the player can battle other Trainers without earning experience or prize money. The player cannot access their regular Bag during most of these challenges, but in the Battle Pyramid, the player does have access to a special facility-exclusive Bag known as the Battle Bag.

In several games, multiple battle facilities appear in a dedicated area known as a Battle Frontier. In some battle facilities, the Pokémon that successfully complete certain challenges in a battle facility are awarded with Ribbons.

Battle facilities often require saving before beginning a challenge in order to accurately track the player's streak length; if the player turns the game off during a challenge without using the "Rest" option, they are disqualified and their streak is automatically broken. Since Pokémon Emerald, the player can earn Battle Points at battle facilities, which they can exchange at stores.

List of battle facilities

Sevii Islands

• Trainer Tower^FRLG

Johto

Generation II

• Battle Tower^C

Generation IV

• Battle Frontier
  • Battle Tower
  • Battle Factory
  • Battle Arcade
  • Battle Castle
  • Battle Hall

Hoenn

Generation III

• Battle Tent^E
• Trainer Hill^E
• Battle Frontier
  • Battle Tower
  • Battle Factory^E
  • Battle Arena^E
  • Battle Dome^E
  • Battle Pike^E
  • Battle Palace^E
  • Battle Pyramid^E

Generation VI

• Battle Institute
• Battle Maison

Battle Zone

• Battle Frontier
  • Battle Tower
  • Battle Factory^Pt
  • Battle Arcade^Pt
  • Battle Castle^Pt
  • Battle Hall^Pt

Unova

• Battle Subway
• Battle Institute
• Pokémon World Tournament^B2W2

White Treehollow and Black Tower are unique and not considered true battle facilities, but they are similar. What makes them not true battle facilities is the fact they respect the shift playstyle and you earn experience and money instead of the usual bp.

Kalos

• Battle Chateau
• Battle Institute
• Battle Maison

Alola

• Battle Royal Dome
• Battle Tree
• Battle Agency^USUM

Galar

• Battle Tower
• Master Dojo (The Isle of Armor only)

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 對戰設施 Deuijin Chitsī Mandarin 對戰設施 / 对战设施 Duìzhàn Shèshī Finnish Ottelurakennus French Bâtiment de combat German Kampfeinrichtung Italian Struttura per le lotte Korean 배틀시설 Battle Siseol Brazilian Portuguese Instalação de batalha Spanish Recinto de Combate

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