Battleground

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Battleground しょうぶどころ Match Place "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
File:Battleground.png
Map description:	{{{mapdesc}}}
Location:	Survival Area
Region:	Sinnoh
Generations:	IV
File:Survival Area.png Location of Battleground in Sinnoh.
Pokémon world locations

The Battleground (Japanese: しょうぶどころ Match Place) is a building owned by Buck that is located in the Survival Area of the Battle Zone, and only available in Pokémon Platinum. After the Stark Mountain subquest with Team Galactic, players can battle Gym Leaders and tag battle partners from earlier in the game. Up to four of these Trainers appear each day and they can be battled only once a day. Resetting before entering the Battleground would change the Trainers who are inside.

According to Buck's grandfather, only Gym Leaders and those vouched for by them are allowed here.

Trainers

Gym Leaders

Roark

File:RoarkPlatinum.gif Leader Roark Battleground Platinum Leader and Professor Roark Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Types: Rock Flying Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Aerodactyl♂ Lv.62 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Types: Rock Steel Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Probopass♂ Lv.61 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Discharge Electric Special   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Type: Rock Unknown Ability: Mold Breaker Held item: None Rampardos♂ Lv.63 Head Smash Rock Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Golem♂ Lv.61 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Types: Rock Dark Ability: Sand Stream Held item: Sitrus Berry Tyranitar♂ Lv.65 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --

Gardenia

File:GardeniaPlatinum.gif Leader Gardenia Battleground Platinum Leader and Professor Gardenia Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Jumpluff♀ Lv.61 Silver Wind Bug Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Bounce Flying Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Flower Gift Held item: None Cherrim♀ Lv.62 SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Bellossom♀ Lv.61 Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Ingrain Grass Status   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Types: Grass Ground Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Torterra♂ Lv.63 Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Sitrus Berry Roserade♀ Lv.65 Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --

Fantina

File:FantinaPlatinum.gif Leader Fantina Battleground Platinum Leader and Professor Fantina Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Type: Ghost Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Banette♀ Lv.61 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Ghost Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Mismagius♀ Lv.63 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Magical Leaf Grass Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Ghost Flying Ability: Aftermath Held item: None Drifblim♀ Lv.61 Ominous Wind Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Silver Wind Bug Special   --       Baton Pass Normal Status   --       Type: Ghost Unknown Ability: Pressure Held item: None Dusknoir♀ Lv.62 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Shadow Punch Ghost Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Ghost Poison Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Gengar♀ Lv.65 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Thunder Electric Special   --

Maylene

File:MaylenePlatinum.gif Leader Maylene Battleground Platinum Leader and Professor Maylene Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7920

Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Hitmontop♂ Lv.62 Triple Kick Fighting Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Fighting Ability: Effect Spore Held item: None Breloom♀ Lv.62 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Spore Grass Status   --       Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: None Medicham♀ Lv.63 Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Hi Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Machamp♂ Lv.64 Cross Chop Fighting Physical   --       Rock Climb Normal Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Fighting Steel Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Lucario♂ Lv.66 Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical   --       Bone Rush Ground Physical   --

Crasher Wake

File:CrasherWakePlatinum.gif Leader Wake Battleground Platinum Leader and Professor Wake Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Types: Water Dark Ability: Rough Skin Held item: None Sharpedo♂ Lv.61 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Endure Normal Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Damp Held item: None Quagsire♂ Lv.61 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Surf Water Special   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Floatzel♂ Lv.63 Brine Water Special   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.62 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Sitrus Berry Ludicolo♂ Lv.65 Surf Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --

Byron

File:ByronPlatinum.gif Leader Byron Battleground Platinum Leader and Professor Byron Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.61 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magnezone Lv.62 Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Types: Steel Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Steelix♂ Lv.61 Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       DragonBreath Dragon Special   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Rock Steel Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Bastiodon♂ Lv.63 Metal Burst Steel Physical   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: Sitrus Berry Aggron♂ Lv.65 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Metal Burst Steel Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --

Candice

File:CandicePlatinum.gif Leader Candice Battleground Platinum Leader and Professor Candice Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Types: Dark Ice Ability: Pressure Held item: None Weavile♀ Lv.62 Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Types: Ice Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Mamoswine♀ Lv.61 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: None Abomasnow♀ Lv.61 GrassWhistle Grass Status   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Ingrain Grass Status   --       Types: Ice Ghost Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: None Froslass♀ Lv.63 Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Ominous Wind Ghost Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: Sitrus Berry Glaceon♂ Lv.65 Mirror Coat Psychic Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --

Volkner

File:VolknerPlatinum.gif Leader Volkner Battleground Platinum Leader and Professor Volkner Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Volt Absorb Held item: None Jolteon♂ Lv.61 Charge Beam Electric Special   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.61 Charge Beam Electric Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Rivalry Held item: None Luxray♂ Lv.62 Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Types: Water Electric Ability: Volt Absorb Held item: None Lanturn♂ Lv.63 Discharge Electric Special   --       Surf Water Special   --       Signal Beam Bug Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Motor Drive Held item: Sitrus Berry Electivire♂ Lv.65 ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --

Tag battle partners

Cheryl

File:CherylPlatinum.gif Pokémon Trainer Cheryl Battleground Platinum Pokémon Trainer and Professor Cheryl Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Shadow Tag Held item: None Wobbuffet♀ Lv.61 Counter Fighting Physical   --       Mirror Coat Psychic Special   --       Safeguard Normal Status   --       Encore Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: None Wailord♀ Lv.63 Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Water Spout Water Special   --       Brine Water Special   --       Types: Ghost Flying Ability: Aftermath Held item: None Drifblim♀ Lv.61 Protect Normal Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Ominous Wind Ghost Special   --       Fly Flying Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Hariyama♂ Lv.62 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Sitrus Berry Blissey♀ Lv.65 Counter Fighting Physical   --       Softboiled Normal Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --

Mira

File:MiraPlatinum.gif Pokémon Trainer Mira Battleground Platinum Pokémon Trainer and Professor Mira Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Adaptability Held item: None Porygon-Z Lv.61 Tri Attack Normal Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Ghost Poison Ability: Levitate Held item: None Gengar♀ Lv.61 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magnezone Lv.62 Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Hustle Held item: None Togekiss♂ Lv.63 Aura Sphere Fighting Special   --       ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: Sitrus Berry Alakazam♂ Lv.65 Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --

Riley

File:RileyPlatinum.gif Pokémon Trainer Riley Battleground Platinum Pokémon Trainer and Professor Riley Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Pressure Held item: None Absol♂ Lv.61 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Salamence♂ Lv.63 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: None Metagross Lv.62 Meteor Mash Steel Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Ursaring♂ Lv.61 Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Types: Fighting Steel Ability: Steadfast Held item: Sitrus Berry Lucario♂ Lv.65 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Blaze Kick Fire Physical   --       ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical   --       Bone Rush Ground Physical   --

Marley

File:MarleyPlatinum.gif Pokémon Trainer Marley Battleground Platinum Pokémon Trainer and Professor Marley Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Types: Bug Flying Ability: Speed Boost Held item: None Ninjask♀ Lv.61 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Pressure Held item: None Weavile♀ Lv.63 Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Electrode Lv.61 Double Team Normal Status   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Crobat♀ Lv.62 Double Team Normal Status   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: Sitrus Berry Arcanine♂ Lv.65 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

Buck

File:BuckPlatinum.gif Pokémon Trainer Buck Battleground Platinum Pokémon Trainer and Professor Buck Oak Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Types: Bug Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Shuckle♂ Lv.61 Toxic Poison Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Umbreon♂ Lv.62 Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Ghost Unknown Ability: Pressure Held item: None Dusknoir♂ Lv.63 Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: White Smoke Held item: None Torkoal♂ Lv.61 Protect Normal Status   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Eruption Fire Special   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Claydol Lv.65 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --

Trivia

• Two groups of Trainers can be battled on one day by saving inside the Battleground the day before. Then, the player battles the Trainers, walks out, walks back in, and the Trainers have changed.
  • If some of the Trainers have not changed, those Trainers will not be able to be rebattled.
• During the time Gym Leaders appear here, they can still be found in their respective gyms and possibly also the Villa. This is probably due to the Battleground not being part of the main storyline; the game randomly determines which four characters can be challenged on any particular day.
• Candice is the only Trainer to use Generation IV Pokémon only.
• Maylene, Crasher Wake, and Marley are the only Trainers to use Pokémon from all four then-released generations.
• All of the Trainers in the Battleground have Pokémon between levels 61 and 65, except for Maylene, whose Pokémon are between levels 62 and 66.
  • Maylene is also the only Trainer in the Battleground whose party does not consist of two level 61 Pokémon, one level 62 Pokémon, one level 63 Pokémon, and one level 65 Pokémon, instead consisting of two level 62 Pokémon, one level 63 Pokémon, one level 64 Pokémon, and one level 66 Pokémon.
  • Maylene is the only Trainer without any Pokémon holding an item.
  • Maylene also offers more prize money than any other Trainer in the Battleground. When the player defeats the other Trainers, he/she receives $7,800, however beating Maylene earns the player $7,920.
• When both Roark and Byron appear at the same time, their after-battle dialog changes from what it normally would be; Roark tells the player that when he became a Gym Leader, he realized how great a Trainer his dad is, but that he would never admit it in front of his father. Byron talks to himself about how Roark thinks he can "show up his old man", and that he, Byron, will need to get better to prevent that from happening.
• A small graphical glitch occurs with the counter and TV on the right side of the room. When the player (or even an NPC) is next to either object, it can cause the colors to "jump" out of line.

In other languages

• German: Duellareal
• Italian: Casa Lotta
• Spanish: Café Revancha

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