Battle Frontier (Generation IV)
Template:Infobox town The Battle Frontier is an area introduced in Pokémon Platinum that features five different battle facilities. This is the second Battle Frontier made in the Pokémon world, the other being in Hoenn. The Battle Frontier is located in Sinnoh replacing the Battle Park from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The Battle Tower is still present and the Battle Factory is a returning venue from Emerald, albeit not under the same Frontier Brain. The same Pokémon prohibited from entering Diamond and Pearl's Battle Tower, as well as Giratina's and Shaymin's new formes, are prohibited from being entered here.
Battle Points are awarded to the player for completing venues. All facilities may be challenged with a friend in Multi mode.
Facilities
Battle Tower
- Main article: Battle Tower (Sinnoh)
The Battle Tower is identical to the Battle Tower in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The player battles seven trainers consecutively in a simple knock-out, progressively becoming more difficult. Trainers will choose three Pokémon to battle with having their level reduced to 50. Players are not allowed to bring Pokémon with the same items here. After each battle, the player's Pokémon will be healed completely and have the option to continue, rest or retire. The Battle Tower has four modes:
- Single Battle
- Double Battle
- Multi Battle
- Wi-Fi Battle
Palmer is the Frontier Brain for the Battle Tower.
Battle Factory
The Battle Factory is another battle venue at Sinnoh's Battle Frontier, having basically the same rules as Hoenn's Battle Frontier's Battle Factory. The player will be able to choose three out of six rental Pokémon and battle another trainer with rental Pokémon. Players can trade for their opponent's rental Pokémon after winning in a battle. It is held in a large blue stadium.
Thorton is the Frontier Brain for the Battle Factory.
Battle Arcade
Battles in the Battle Arcade are either 3 vs 3 (single) or 4 vs 4 (double). Prior to battles, all items equipped on the Pokémon used are removed. Trainers play roulette before each match. The choice may affect the player's Pokémon, the opponent's, or even the field. The roulette may land on status ailments, weather changes, level changes, berries, items and more. It may even land on nothing. The status ailments appear to be based on moves with certain types; Template:Type2s are immune to poisoning and Template:Type2s are immune to paralysis.
Dahlia is the Frontier Brain for the Battle Arcade.
Battle Castle
In the Battle Castle, players must fight seven opponents in a row. Like in the Battle Arcade, all held items are removed prior to battling. Winning allows players to receive Castle Points, which are used in multiple ways. The Castle Points, or CP, can allow players to heal their Pokémon's HP, PP, both, or buy items for use inside the Battle Castle, such as berries. It can also allow players to see their opponents' Pokémon and even increase or decrease their levels by five. In the Battle Castle, Pokémon will not be healed automatically after a battle.
Lady Caitlin and her valet, Darach are the Frontier Brains for the Battle Castle.
Battle Hall
The Battle Hall features a series of one on one battles. One Pokémon is entered, and then the player can choose an opponent from a list of types. As the player wins agaist each type, that type raises in rank, causing the Pokémon of that type challenged to raise in level, making this the only facility to feature Pokémon above level 50. The Frontier Brain of this facility is battled after 50 and 170 battles, unlike the others who are battled after 21 and 49. Players must also have ten battles in a row before they're allowed to exit. If doing a Double Battle challenge, the player must enter two of the same species of Pokémon.
Argenta is the Frontier Brain for the Battle Hall.
As the only thing known about an opponent is one of the types of their Pokémon, the game may occasionally throw a curveball, such as if a player chooses to use a Template:Type2 against their Template:Type2 opponent, they may find out that the opponent is using the Ghost/Dark Spiritomb who is immune to Fighting moves.
Other areas of interest
Entrance hall
The entrance to the Battle Frontier. There are many women that will guide and explain venues of the Battle Frontier.
Market area
A market area is located within the Battle Frontier. The player can buy various goods with Battle Points won from the facilities. There is also a stall that sells Scratch-Off Cards in exchange for BP. Using the scratchcards, the player may gamble for items such as Berries.
Prizes
The Battle Frontier's prizes are similar to Diamond and Pearl's Battle Tower's prizes. They also use Battle Points which are won in the Frontier's various facilities. They can be bought at the stalls at the center of the Frontier. The following items are offered as prizes:
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Gallery
- Platinum battle frontier.png
Battle Frontier and the Frontier Brains
- Platbtower.jpg
Battle Tower
- Platbfactory.jpg
Battle Factory
- Battle castle artwork.PNG
Battle Castle
- Battlestage.JPG
Battle Hall
- Battle Roulette.jpg
Battle Arcade
- PlatinumBattle place.gif
The various facilities
Trivia
- The Battle Frontier logo is the color code of the venues corresponding to the five battle venues and their position in the Battle Frontier.
- The color code of each of the venues corresponds approximately to the color codes of each of the five flavors of Berry and to the types of Pokémon Super Contests.
- Due to the pairing of Darach and Lady Caitlin, there is an equal number of male and female Frontier Brains. This is the case with Sinnoh's Gym Leaders as well.
- Taking into consideration the effects that could hinder or help the player's Pokémon and the fact that it looks like St. Basil's Cathedral, the Battle Arcade's Japanese name, Battle Roulette, may have been based on the term "Russian roulette".
In other languages
- French: Zone de Combat
- Spanish: Frente de Batalla
- German: Kampfzone
- Italian: Parco Lotta
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