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Location:	West ofOlivine CityC
Region:	Johto
Generations:	II
Location of Battle Tower inJohto.
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TheBattle Tower (Japanese:バトルタワーBattle Tower) inGeneration II was the firstBattle Tower in the Pokémon games, debuting inPokémon Crystal. It isJohto's premierebattle facility, located at the northernmost part ofRoute 40, west ofOlivine City.

As the first battle facility in the series, it introduced many of the special rules that would later be expanded upon for battle facilities introduced later. One addition, introduced inPokémon Emerald, that the Battle Tower in Crystal lacks is a leader who is in charge of the battle facility. Another difference with later battle facilities is that the Battle Tower in Pokémon Crystal is built on the same landmass as the rest of theregion and may be challenged before theplayer has become theChampion. The Battle Tower in Crystal also allows anyLegendary Pokémon to participate, though latergenerations would ban many of them.

In the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal, the Battle Tower utilizes theMobile System GB.

In the games

The original Battle Tower established the basic rules of all Battle Tower challenges. Later Battle Towers would modify some of these basic rules to be somewhat more restrictive.

Its slogan isTake the Ultimate Trainer Challenge! (Japanese:「めざせ！　さいきょう　トレーナー」Become the Strongest Trainer!).

Access

Japanese version

In the Japanese version ofPokémon Crystal, the Battle Tower is unlocked once the player connects toMobile System GB for the first time, which requires theMobile Game Boy Adapter. While the Battle Tower is locked, its doors display the message "The BATTLE TOWER's doors are closed…" (「バトルタワーの　いりぐちは　しまってる⋯」). After being unlocked, they instead return the message "It's open!" (「あいてる！」).

Since the discontinuation of the Mobile System GB in 2002, it is no longer possible to unlock the Battle Tower in the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal. The Battle Tower is also inaccessible in theVirtual Console version.

Western language versions

In the Western language versions ofPokémon Crystal, the Battle Tower is always accessible (even in theVirtual Console version). The doors can no longer be interacted with, so the localized messages from the Japanese version are unused.

Challenges

Battle Tower challenges are made by entering three of the player'sPokémon with the attendant at the front desk. The attendant will then guide the player to a special room where they willbattle against seven opponents in a row, healing between each battle. After the sevenTrainers have been defeated, the player will be rewarded with five of astat-increasingnutritious drink.

Restrictions

The Battle Tower has several restrictions aside from the amount ofPokémon that can be entered.

• All Pokémon must be less than or equal to thelevel of battle challenged. Levels are in intervals of 10, and theplayer can only choose levels 60 to 100 after entering theHall of Fame.
• No two Pokémon can be holding the sameitem.
• Items cannot be used byTrainers on their Pokémon.
• Mewtwo,Mew,Lugia,Ho-Oh, andCelebi are only allowed to be entered if the level chosen is 70 or higher.Eggs are not allowed to enter.

Unobtainable Pokémon

Certain Pokémon cannot normally be obtained at lower enough levels to enter low-level challenges (e.g.Dragonite andZapdos cannot be legitimately obtained at level 10). However, the game does not validate whether a Pokémon is legitimately obtainable at a specific level.

Prizes

Item		Location	Games
	Calcium ×5	For winning 7 battles in a row	C
	Carbos ×5	For winning 7 battles in a row	C
	HP Up ×5	For winning 7 battles in a row	C
	Iron ×5	For winning 7 battles in a row	C
	Protein ×5	For winning 7 battles in a row	C

Japanese Crystal

In Japanese Crystal, the Battle Tower is directly associated with the Mobile System GB. Further multiplayer features are available, including mobilebattles, for which a small price is charged on the players' mobile phones. If the player battled well enough, they could become aRoom Leader (Japanese:ルームリーダーRoom Leader). All Room Leaders would be registered in the Honor Roll of the Mobile Center for posterity.

Trainers

The following Trainers may appear during the Battle Tower challenge. All of them use randomly-determined teams, depending on thelevel of the selected challenge.

See also:List of Battle Tower Pokémon in Generation II

Fisher Hanson

PokéManiac Sawyer

Guitarist Masuda

Scientist Nickel

Pokéfan Olson

Lass Zaborowski

Youngster Wright

Hiker Alexander

Teacher Kawakami

Pokéfan Bickett

Kimono Girl Saito

Boarder Crawford

Picnicker Diaz

Biker Erickson

Juggler Fairfield

Pokéfan Hunter

Firebreather Hill

Swimmer♀ Javier

Swimmer♂ Kaufman

Skier Lancaster

Camper McMahill

Gentleman Obrien

Beauty Frost

Super Nerd Morse

Blackbelt Yufune

Cooltrainer Rajan

Officer Rodriguez

Psychic Santiago

Pokéfan Stock

Scientist Thurman

Beauty Valentino

Camper Wagner

Bird Keeper Yates

Picnicker Andrews

PokéManiac Bahn

Scientist Mori

Sage Buckman

Schoolboy Cobb

Fisher Hughes

Kimono Girl Arita

Psychic Easton

Camper Freeman

Lass Giese

Gentleman Hatcher

Pokéfan Jackson

PokéManiac Kahn

Youngster Leong

Teacher Marino

Sailor Newman

Blackbelt Nguyen

Super Nerd Ogden

Cooltrainer Park

Swimmer♂ Raine

Bird Keeper Sells

Boarder Rockwell

Lass Thornton

Officer Turner

Skier Van Dyke

Schoolboy Walker

Swimmer♀ Meyer

Youngster Johnson

Guitarist Adams

Bug Catcher Smith

Bug Catcher Tajiri

PokéManiac Baker

Scientist Collins

Super Nerd Smart

Swimmer♀ Dykstra

Biker Eaton

Firebreather Wong

Layout

Version	1F	Elevator	Hallway	Battle Arena
Crystal

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

The Battle Tower made a brief appearance inFight for the Light!, whereTeam Rocket mistook it for an office building and tried to get in, but to no avail as the security officers asked forGymBadges.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

InQuerulous Qwilfish, the Battle Tower was under construction and was due to be finished in a month. A tank that was collecting waste from the construction cracked under pressure, spilling its contents into the sea nearby and contaminating the water. As a result,Qwilfish attacked a worker andCrystal out of anger and to protect a baby Qwilfish that became sick due to the pollution. It was also whereSuicune first appeared, purifying the water and curing the baby Qwilfish in the process.

InPopular Pupitar,Silver was revealed to have first metLance at the Johto Battle Tower construction site, wanting to question him if he knew anything about thegiant bird Pokémon that theMasked Man had used to kidnap him nine years earlier.

Platinum arc

InDeprogramming Porygon-Z,Platinum mentioned the Johto Battle Tower (as well as theHoenn Battle Tower) when she was explaining theSinnoh Battle Tower.

Trivia

• InPokémon Crystal, severalTrainers are references to itsdevelopment staff.^[1]
  • Guitarist Masuda is a reference toJunichi Masuda, the game's music director.
  • Bug Catcher Tajiri is a reference toPokémon's creator,Satoshi Tajiri, and his childhood fixation with bug catching.
  • Scientist Mori andTeacher Kawakami are, respectively, a reference to Akito Mori and Naoko Kawakami, who are listed under "special thanks" in the credits.

In other languages

References

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