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Battle Tower (Battle Frontier)

The Battle Tower is one of seven facilities located in the Battle Frontier, accessible only in Emerald. The Frontier Brain here is Anabel.

Rewards

The player can get the following rewards for victories here. The two Shield items can be used as Secret Base decorations.

Modes

The Battle Tower has options for Single Battles and Double Battles. Unique to the Battle Tower is the mode of Multi Battles. Multi Battles can be conducted with either an AI-controlled partner Trainer or a second player with their own copy of Emerald.

The player can enter three Pokémon in Singles, four in Doubles, and two in Multi (with the AI partner or the other player providing another two).

Mechanics

Mechanics that apply to every Facility are on the Battle Frontier page. Here are mechanics specific to the Battle Tower:

• Two Pokémon of the same species cannot be entered. The exception is in Multi Battles, where Trainers from this list may have a chance of using the same species as you. Trainers that are based off friends you have mixed records with don't seem to be capable of using the same species as you, though.
• Two Pokémon holding the same item cannot be entered, except in Multi Battles, where they must be selected by different Trainers. Even then, using two of the same item is not allowed for two real-life players linking their copies of Emerald.
• Items cannot be used during battle.
• The player's Pokémon will be automatically healed after every battle.
• Battles are conducted in rounds of 7. The player can save between battles in a round, but will not be able to do anything except complete the rest of the round when they load the game. The player can do anything between rounds without it affecting their streak.
• Items used or swapped (via Trick, Thief, Covet, or Knock Off) during the battle will be given back to the Pokémon after the battle.

Resources

• This post has a lot of general information, including AI quirks and opposing Pokémon's speed stats for both Level 50 and Open Level modes (assuming level 100)
• Battle Tower Guide by Kommo-o
• Frontier Assistant by Actaeon

Frontier Brain

The Frontier Brain, Anabel, appears first after 34 battles and again after 69. After defeating her the second time, she will appear every 35 battles with her Gold Symbol team. Her Pokémon have 24 IVs in her Silver Symbol battle and 31 in her Gold Symbol battle. The gender and Ability of her Pokémon are random. Her teams are as follows:

Silver Symbol

Anabel Battle (1st)

Pokémon		Nature	Item	Moves								HP EV	Atk EV	Def EV	SpA EV	SpD EV	Spe EV
	Alakazam	Modest	Brightpowder	Thunderpunch		Fire Punch		Ice Punch		Disable		106	0	152	100	0	152
	Entei	Lonely	Lum Berry	Fire Blast		Calm Mind		Return		Roar		100	152	152	100	6	0
	Snorlax	Adamant	Quick Claw	Body Slam		Belly Drum		Yawn		Shadow Ball		152	152	0	106	100	0

Gold Symbol

Anabel Battle (2nd)

Pokémon		Nature	Item	Moves								HP EV	Atk EV	Def EV	SpA EV	SpD EV	Spe EV
	Raikou	Modest	Lum Berry	Thunderbolt		Calm Mind		Reflect		Rest		158	0	252	0	0	100
	Latios	Modest	Brightpowder	Psychic		Calm Mind		Recover		Dragon Claw		252	0	252	0	0	6
	Snorlax	Adamant	Chesto Berry	Curse		Return		Rest		Shadow Ball		252	252	0	6	0	0

Trainers and Pokémon

The list of Trainers that can be encountered is located here. The list of Pokémon that can be encountered is located here.

Battle Points

In Singles, the player will receive 1 Point for winning the first round of seven battles, 2 for the second round, etc. to a maximum of 15 Points per round. An additional 10 Points are added every time the player faces and defeats Anabel.

In Doubles, the player will receive 2 Points for winning the first round of seven battles, 3 for the second round, etc. to a maximum of 15 Points per round.

In Multis, the player(s) will receive 3 Points for winning the first round of seven battles, 4 for the second round, etc. to a maximum of 15 Points per round.