One of the lakes that is symbolic of the water-rich Sinnoh Region. There is an odd legend associated with it. A high-class restaurant is located on a hill overlooking the lake.
Valor Lakefront (Japanese: リッシ湖のほとりRisshi Lakefront) is one of Sinnoh's lakefronts and links Routes213, 214, 222, and Lake Valor.
After the player has earned both the Cobble Badge and the Fen Badge and defeated the Team Galactic Grunts outside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City, another Grunt in Pastoria City will spook after the player talks to him and run all the way to Valor Lakefront, where the Grunt will finally battle the player. After the player defeats the Grunt, he will run away to Lake Valor. Just before the blocked entrance to Lake Valor, the player will then meet Cynthia. She is worried about the group of Psyduck on Route 210. She gives the player a SecretPotion to cure the Psyduck of their headaches. She also tells the player a legend about a mirage Pokémon that lives inside the lake.
The southern portion of Valor Lakefront is part of Hotel Grand Lake, a resort comprising several small bungalows. Trainers may heal their Pokémon at the reception by talking to the receptionist.
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.
Five of nine possible pairs of guests appear in the restaurant, randomly selected each day. Each pair can be fought in a Double Battle once per day.
In the anime
Valor Lakefront in the anime
In the anime, Ash, Dawn, and Brock first arrived at Port Valor, a large pier situated on the Valor Lakefront, in A Full Course Tag Battle!. There, they met up with May, and the four of them battled at the Sinnohregion's most popular restaurant, the Seven Stars Restaurant, for a chance to enjoy some free fine dining.