Battle Frontier (Generation III)

Battle Frontier バトルフロンティア Battle Frontier "The front lines of Pokémon battling!"
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Location:	South of Route 130
Region:	Hoenn
Generations:	IIIE
Location of Battle Frontier in Hoenn.
Pokémon world locations

The logo of Generation III's Battle Frontier

The Battle Frontier (Japanese: バトルフロンティア Battle Frontier) is a special post-Pokémon League area in Pokémon Emerald that features several arenas where powerful Trainers can battle each other.

The Battle Frontier replaces the Battle Tower in its location south of Route 130, and likewise is only accessible by taking the S.S. Tidal from Lilycove City or Slateport City. Unlike the plain Battle Tower in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the Battle Frontier is composed of seven distinct battle facilities, each lead by a Frontier Brain who may be challenged after certain winning streaks have been made through their respective facility.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Battle Resort exists where the Battle Frontier was in Pokémon Emerald. However, there are some other references to the Battle Frontier. In the Battle Maison, a man mentions that the Pike Queen has been scouted and asks if anyone else meets Scott's expectations. A remix of the music for the Hoenn Frontier Brains is used as the battle theme for the Battle Chatelaines.

The Battle Frontier is owned and operated by Scott, whom the player meets throughout the game in Pokémon Emerald. He resides in a house located between the Battle Dome and Battle Tower, and gives the player various rewards as they progress through the Battle Frontier.

Overview

In-game view of the Battle Frontier

Upon the player's first entry into Hoenn's Battle Frontier, their Trainer Card will be upgraded into a Frontier Pass by a woman at the entrance. This pass holds the Trainer Card, as well as a small map of the Battle Frontier and the player's Battle Frontier records, which includes saved-up Battle Points (BP) and any of the seven Frontier Symbols the player has won. Only one battle from any one of the facilities may be recorded and stored on the Frontier Pass, which may be watched or overwritten with another at any time.

Upon winning through a set amount of battles in any given facility, Battle Points will be awarded, usually in small amounts that gradually grow with each consecutive streak. Defeating the Frontier Brain of a given facility for the first time awards the silver Symbol of that facility, as well as 10BP. Defeating the same Frontier Brain a second time, during the same streak, gives the player the golden Symbol and another 10BP. The Frontier Brain will only appear in 3-vs-3 single battle mode.

Restrictions

No two Pokémon entered can be of the same species or hold the same item. Items cannot be used from the Bag during battle (except in the Battle Pyramid, in which the player can use items from their Battle Bag). Battles conducted here do not award experience or money, and any items gained or lost during the challenge are reverted in the end. The following Pokémon cannot be entered for battle:

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

Mewtwo

Mew

Lugia

Ho-Oh

Celebi

Kyogre

Groudon

Rayquaza

Jirachi

Deoxys (Speed Forme)

Egg

Trainers

Main article: List of Battle Frontier Trainers (Generation III)

See also: List of Battle Frontier Pokémon (Generation III)

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Frontier Pass	Gift from a guide in the front gate upon first entering	E
	1-3 BP	Gift from Scott when first talked to at his house	E
	Retro Mail	Held by Meowow, a Meowth the player can receive in a trade	E
	Silver Shield	Gift from Scott after winning 50 battles in a row at the Battle Tower	E
	Gold Shield	Gift from Scott after winning 100 battles in a row at the Battle Tower	E
	Lansat Berry	Gift from Scott after earning all seven silver Symbols	E
	Starf Berry	Gift from Scott after earning all seven gold Symbols	E

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Special Pokémon
Meowth	R		S		E		Trade Skitty	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Sudowoodo	R		S		E		Only one	40	One
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.

Facilities

Facility	Frontier Brain	Symbols
Battle Factory	Factory Head Noland	Silver Knowledge Symbol	Gold Knowledge Symbol
Battle Arena	Arena Tycoon Greta	Silver Guts Symbol	Gold Guts Symbol
Battle Dome	Dome Ace Tucker	Silver Tactics Symbol	Gold Tactics Symbol
Battle Pike	Pike Queen Lucy	Silver Luck Symbol	Gold Luck Symbol
Battle Palace	Palace Maven Spenser	Silver Spirits Symbol	Gold Spirits Symbol
Battle Pyramid	Pyramid King Brandon	Silver Brave Symbol	Gold Brave Symbol
Battle Tower	Salon Maiden Anabel	Silver Ability Symbol	Gold Ability Symbol

Other points of interest

Artisan Cave

Main article: Artisan Cave

The Artisan Cave is a long cave connecting one end of the Battle Frontier to the other. It starts near the Battle Palace and the exit is right next to the Battle Tower. The only wild Pokémon found inside is Smeargle.

House

There is a house next to the Battle Tower. Inside, there is a Trainer who wants to trade a Meowth for a Skitty.

Record Hall

The Record Hall

The record hall contains all of the records that the player has set at the Battle Frontier. There are three rooms. The one on the left contains records for the Battle Pike, Dome, and Factory, the one in the center has records for the Battle Tower, and the one on the right contains records for the Battle Palace, Pyramid, and Arena.

If the player mixes records with another Emerald game, Battle Frontier records will be copied over from the other game and compared.

Sudowoodo

A level 40 Sudowoodo is located in the southeast section of the Battle Frontier. Much like in Generation II, NPCs will talk about it as if it is a tree. However, when the player uses the Wailmer Pail on it, it will spring to life and battle the player. This Sudowoodo blocks the path to the Artisan Cave until it is battled. This is the only location a wild Sudowoodo can be battled in the Generation III handheld games.

Betting man

In the house south of the Battle Pyramid a man can be visited. After receiving at least 3 silver Symbols, he will ask the player to compete in a random facility, which changes daily. The player can give him 5, 10, or 15 Battle Points. If the player wins, the man will give him back twice the amount the player gave him. If the player loses, the Battle Points are lost.

Stats judge

Main article: Stats judge

In the house above the Pokémon Center is an old man who can judge one of the player's Pokémon's stats. He examines the Pokémon's IVs and gives feedback on how high or low they are. First he describes the Pokémon's "ability", which is based on the sum of all six of its IVs. Then he indicates which stat has the highest IV and what range it falls in. If 2 or more IVs are tied for the highest then he will choose one randomly.

Pokémon's ability	IV total
Average	0 to 90
Better-than-average	91 to 120
Quite impressive	121 to 150
Wonderfully outstanding	151 to 186

Highest IV	Range
Relatively good	0 to 15
Quite impressive	16 to 25
Outstanding	26 to 30
Flawless	31

Move Tutors

In a house next to the Battle Dome, there are two Move Tutors. They will teach a Pokémon a selection of attacks for a price in Battle Points.

List of Move Tutor moves

Left Tutor Move Type Price Softboiled  Normal  16BP Seismic Toss  Fighting  24BP Dream Eater  Psychic  24BP Mega Punch  Normal  24BP Mega Kick  Normal  48BP Body Slam  Normal  48BP Rock Slide  Rock  48BP Counter  Fighting  48BP Thunder Wave  Electric  48BP Swords Dance  Normal  48BP

Right Tutor Move Type Price Defense Curl  Normal  16BP Snore  Normal  24BP Mud-Slap  Ground  24BP Swift  Normal  24BP Icy Wind  Ice  24BP Endure  Normal  48BP Psych Up  Normal  48BP Ice Punch  Ice  48BP ThunderPunch  Electric  48BP Fire Punch  Fire  48BP

Battle Point Exchange Service Corner

The Battle Point Exchange Service Corner

The Battle Point Exchange Service Corner, or simply the Exchange Service Corner, sells various goods in exchange for Battle Points earned at other parts of the Battle Frontier. Players can purchase decorations for their Secret Base or room, vitamins, and held items.

Leftmost cashier
Kiss Poster 16 BP	Kiss Cushion 32 BP
Smoochum Doll 32 BP	Togepi Doll 48 BP
Meowth Doll 48 BP	Clefairy Doll 48 BP
Ditto Doll 48 BP	Cyndaquil Doll 80 BP
Chikorita Doll 80 BP	Totodile Doll 80 BP

Second cashier from left
Lapras Doll 128 BP	Snorlax Doll 128 BP
Venusaur Doll 256 BP	Charizard Doll 256 BP
Blastoise Doll 256 BP

Inside the Exchange Service Corner

Second cashier from right
Protein 1 BP	Calcium 1 BP
Iron 1 BP	Zinc 1 BP
Carbos 1 BP	HP Up 1 BP

Rightmost cashier
Leftovers 48 BP	White Herb 48 BP
Quick Claw 48 BP	Mental Herb 48 BP
BrightPowder 64 BP	Choice Band 64 BP
King's Rock 64 BP	Focus Band 64 BP
Scope Lens 64 BP

Poké Mart

Poké Mart
Ultra Ball $1200	Hyper Potion $1200
Max Potion $2500	Full Restore $3000
Full Heal $600	Revive $1500
Max Repel $700	Protein $9800
Calcium $9800	Iron $9800
Zinc $9800	Carbos $9800
HP Up $9800

In the anime

In Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

The locations of the first six Kanto Battle Frontier facilities in the anime

In the anime, this Battle Frontier, rather than being on one of Hoenn's many small islands, is spread across the Kanto region, presumably so as to reflect on the then-recent releases of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen as well as Emerald. Much like the Gyms do not have a requirement that Ash beats anyone besides the Gym Leader, Ash is not required to compete in any matches besides those against the Frontier Brain.

The Battle Frontier is owned and operated by Scott, whom Ash first met in The Scheme Team.

• The Battle Factory appeared in Numero Uno Articuno and The Symbol Life. It is located near Cerulean City and was the first facility Ash challenged.
• The Battle Arena appeared in Wheel of Frontier!. It is located near Saffron City and was the second facility Ash challenged.
• The Battle Dome appeared in Tactics Theatrics!!. It is located south of Lavender Town, possibly on Route 12, and was the third facility Ash challenged.
• The Battle Pike appeared in Queen of the Serpentine!. It is located near Fuchsia City and was the third facility Ash challenged.
• The Battle Palace appeared in Cutting the Ties that Bind! and Ka Boom with a View!. It is located on Metallica Island, near the Seafoam Islands, and was the fifth facility Ash challenged.
• The Battle Tower appeared in Talking a Good Game! and Second Time's the Charm!. It is located near Tohjo Falls and was the sixth facility Ash challenged.
• The Battle Pyramid appeared in Battling the Enemy Within!, Overjoyed!, and Pace - The Final Frontier!. It was the last facility Ash challenged. Unlike the other facilities, this facility is mobile, being able to fly in order to keep its location a secret to all those who haven't defeated the six other facilities. It was initially located near Pewter City and was later also seen in Fennel Valley. It also reappeared in Snowpoint City during Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.

In Pokémon Journeys: The Series

The Hoenn Battle Frontier in Pokémon Journeys: The Series

The proper Hoenn Battle Frontier appeared in Serving Up the Flute Cup!, where Ash and Goh traveled there to participate in the Battle Frontier Flute Cup, a small tournament with a set of flutes as its prize. There they met Hodge, a Trainer from Lavaridge Town who was also there to compete. Ash eventually emerged victorious and brought back the flutes to Cerise Laboratory. While on the island, Goh also caught a Taillow and three Wurmple.

In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

The Battle Frontier first appeared in Off To The Battle Frontier!!. Unlike the anime, only the Battle Factory, Battle Arena, and Battle Pike appeared.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The Battle Frontier in Pokémon Adventures

In the Emerald arc, a Pokédex holder named Emerald challenged the Battle Frontier during its seven-day opening ceremony. Eventually it was revealed that he had been sent to the Battle Frontier by Professor Oak in order to catch the Mythical Wish Pokémon Jirachi, which he had predicted to be awake at the site during the same seven days that the Battle Frontier opening ceremony would take place. It turned out that an armored villain named Guile Hideout was also planning to catch Jirachi for his own evil ambitions, even stealing all the rental Pokémon from the Battle Factory to be used against anyone getting in his way.

During his Battle Factory challenge, Emerald rented a Sceptile, which turned out to be on a higher level than the other rental Pokémon. This made Emerald realize that Sceptile was not a rental Pokémon to begin with, but had been snuck into the facility by someone. Thus, he decided to take it with him. During Emerald's Battle Dome challenge, Ruby revealed that Sceptile was actually the very same Treecko that Emerald had once been supposed to receive from Professor Birch.

Despite Emerald and the Frontier Brains' best efforts, Jirachi was eventually caught by Guile Hideout. Using Jirachi's wish, he summoned a giant Kyogre-shaped mass of water to sink the Battle Frontier into the ocean. However, thanks to Emerald's own wish to Jirachi, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, and Silver were freed from their petrified states, and all ten Pokédex holders and their Pokémon united their strengths to defeat Guile Hideout and save the Battle Frontier. Shortly before Jirachi fell asleep again, Scott used the last one of its three wishes to summon thousands of people to visit the Battle Frontier.

Accompanying Emerald during his Battle Frontier challenge were also reporter Todd Snap, as well as Latios and Latias, Emerald's close friends.

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

The Battle Frontier in Pokémon Battle Frontier

The Battle Frontier in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

The Pokémon Battle Frontier manga featured a boy named Enta being invited to the Battle Frontier by Scott. Once there, he was tutored by Pokémon League Champion Rald, and begun to challenge the Frontier Brains. In the end, he managed to defeat six of the seven facilities.

The manga concluded with Enta's battle with Anabel, which ended in a draw. Despite Enta's challenge of the Frontier Brains being a major focus, Noland, Greta, and Brandon didn't appear within the actual series, only appearing on the title page of the fourth chapter.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

The Battle Frontier appeared in The Selected Trainer?!.

In the TCG

The EX Emerald expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game featured two Battle Frontier-related cards:

Card	Type	Rarity	Expansion	Set No.
Scott	T		EX Emerald	84/106
Battle Frontier	T		EX Emerald	75/106

Trivia

• It's possible for the Trainers fought in the Battle Frontier to have Shiny Pokémon.
• All enemy Trainers in the Battle Frontier, except the Frontier Brains, greet the player character before battle with a string of up to six preset words, phrases, or characters from the easy chat system. After the battle, the enemy gives out another message of the same format which depends on whether they have won or lost. This is also the case for all enemies in the Battle Tents or Trainer Hill.
  • However, this is not the case for the greetings of any Apprentices that have been mentored by the player or other individuals. When greeting the player prior to battling in the Battle Tower, the Apprentice will typically state the name of his or her mentor, as well as his or her numerical position in the line of all Apprentices tutored by someone (such as being the 7th apprentice tutored by the player).
  • Messages are also altered for enemy Trainers present within the Battle Pyramid. After a battle, they provide the player with contextual hints on certain aspects of the challenge, such as the location of a given floor's exit, the number of remaining Trainers to be fought on a floor, or the number of remaining items on a given floor.
• According to an interview with Junichi Masuda, the Battle Frontier did not make a return in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire for the following reason: "Put simply, the Battle Frontier wasn't included because only a tiny number of players would have appreciated and used this game feature. Players get fed up more easily than they did in the past and aren't attracted by these 'demanding' challenges."

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 對戰開拓區 Deuijin Hōitokkēui Mandarin 對戰開拓區 / 对战开拓区 Duìzhàn Kaītuòqū * 战斗边疆 Zhàndòu Biānjiāng * Danish Frontaldysterne Kampgrænsen* Dutch Strijd der Grenzen (S08) Battle Frontier (S09) Finnish Taistelurintama (S08) Battle Frontier (S09) French Zone de Combat German Kampfzone Indonesian Garis Pertarungan Italian Parco Lotta Korean 배틀프런티어 Battle Frontier Polish Strefa Walk Portuguese Brazil Batalha da Fronteira (anime) Fronteira da Batalha (manga) Portugal Fronteira de Batalha* Russian Боевой Рубеж Boyevoy Rubezh Spanish Latin America Batalla de la Frontera Spain Frente Batalla Frente de Batalla* Swedish Batalj Stridsgräns Stridsgränsområdet* Thai แบทเทิลฟรอนเทียร์ Battle Frontier Vietnamese Biên giới giao đấu

Hoenn Battle Frontier
Battle Tower Salon Maiden Anabel	Battle Palace Palace Maven Spenser	Battle Factory Factory Head Noland	Battle Pyramid Pyramid King Brandon	Battle Dome Dome Ace Tucker	Battle Arena Arena Tycoon Greta	Battle Pike Pike Queen Lucy

Hoenn
Settlements Littleroot Town • Oldale Town • Petalburg City • Rustboro City • Dewford Town • Slateport City • Mauville City • Verdanturf Town Fallarbor Town • Lavaridge Town • Fortree City • Lilycove City • Mossdeep City • Sootopolis City • Pacifidlog Town • Ever Grande City Battle Frontier • Battle Resort Routes 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • Underwater Landmarks Petalburg Woods • Rusturf Tunnel • Island Cave • Granite Cave • Abandoned Ship • Sea Mauville • Oceanic Museum Seaside Cycling Road • Trick House • Mauville Game Corner • New Mauville • Trainer Hill • Desert Ruins • Mirage Tower • Fiery Path Jagged Pass • Mt. Chimney • Desert Underpass • Meteor Falls • Weather Institute • Scorched Slab • Ancient Tomb • Safari Zone • Mt. Pyre Lilycove Museum • Shoal Cave • Team Aqua Hideout • Team Magma Hideout (Lilycove • Jagged Pass) • Mossdeep Space Center • Seafloor Cavern Cave of Origin • Mirage Island • Sky Pillar • Victory Road • Pokémon League • Sealed Chamber • Artisan Cave • Altering Cave • Southern Island Marine Cave • Terra Cave • Contest Hall • Battle Maison • Battle Tower • Battle Tent • Secret Islet • Secret Meadow • Secret Shore Mirage spots Mirage Caves • Mirage Forests • Mirage Islands • Mirage Mountains Crescent Isle • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den • Nameless Cavern • Pathless Plain • Trackless Forest Access to Birth Island • Faraway Island • Navel Rock • Sky

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