Pokémon Emerald/Battle Frontier

The Battle Frontier is an island added in Pokémon Emerald that specializes in variations of Pokémon battling. After defeating the Elite Four and obtaining the National Pokedex you need to obtain the Frontier Pass in order to roam freely around the Battle Frontier.

After winning at each of the Battle Frontier locations a certain amount of times, the trainer can fight the location's Leader (collectively known as "The Frontier Brains") for a chance to win silver and gold Battle Frontier badges. When the trainer defeats all of the leaders twice, the trainer gets special Berries and an extra star added to the Trainer's Card.

Battle Frontier Challenges
There are seven challenges in the Battle Frontier, each of which have different rules.

Battle Pike
See Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Battle Pike

Battle Dome
Moved to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Battle Dome

Battle Factory
Moved to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Battle Factory

Battle Arena
Moved to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Battle Arena

Battle Palace
In the Battle Palace, the trainer plays a standard, single three-versus-three battle. However, the trainer can't decide which attack that his Pokémon uses. Depending on their nature, they will like certain kinds of moves (offensive, defensive, or supporting). The attitude of the Pokémon may change if their health is low.

After 21 and 42 consecutive wins, the trainer can fight Palace Maven Spenser. Respectively, Spenser will award the trainer the Silver Spirits Symbol or Gold Spirits Symbol, depending on how many times the trainer has seen him previously.

Silver Symbol Team:
 * Crobat
 * Slaking
 * Lapras

Gold Symbol Team:
 * Arcanine
 * Slaking
 * Suicune

Spenser's name comes from spirit, which the Battle Palace tests.

Battle Pyramid
See Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Battle Pyramid

Battle Tower
Moved to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Battle Tower

Artisan Cave
The Artisan Cave is a long cave connecting one end of the Battle Frontier to the other. It starts near the Battle Palace and the exit is right next to the Battle Tower.

The cave is two levels high, contains a Rare Candy, and contains wild Smeargle, which are the only Pokémon you will encounter in that cave.

House
There is a house next to the Battle Tower. Inside, there is a trainer who wants to trade a Skitty for a Meowth. However, the trade should probably only be done if the player doesn't have a Pokémon FireRed or LeafGreen file, due to the fact Skitty is rare in the games it is obtainable in, but Meowth is common in the games it is obtainable in.

Record Hall
The record hall contains all of the records that the trainer set at the Battle Frontier for each ofhe facilities.

If the trainer mix records with another Emerald game, the trainer can also get the Battle Frontier records from the other game.

Catching Sudowoodo
A level 40 Sudowoodo is located in the southeast section of the Battle Frontier; like in Pokémon Gold, Pokémon Silver, and Pokémon Crystal, if it is watered, it will attack. This is one of the only two ways to catch Sudowoodo in the third generation (the other being in Pokémon Colosseum).

Move Tutors
In a house next to the Battle Dome there are two move tutors. They will teach the trainer's Pokémon a selection of attacks for a price in Battle Points.

Betting house
After the trainer gets 3 Silver symbols from any facility, in the house under the Battle Pyramid, there will be four people. One of those is a Hiker, and if the trainer talks to him, he will say that he's looking for someone to go in ????? competition. If the trainer says yes to his request, he'll ask the trainer to give him 5, 10, or 15 battle points. If the trainer wins in whatever he asked, the trainer will get double the battle points back. Below is a list of competitions he wants the trainer to enter. They will change everyday, and go in the order below.

List of competitions he wants the trainer to go in

 * Battle Tower-Single
 * Battle Tower-Double
 * Battle Tower-Multi
 * Battle Dome-Single
 * Battle Dome-Double
 * Battle Factory-Single
 * Battle Factory-Double
 * Battle Palace-Single
 * Battle Palace-Double
 * Battle Arena
 * Battle Pike
 * Battle Pyramid

Battle Frontier Shop
The Battle Frontier Shop sells various goods in exchange for Battle Points earned at other parts of the Battle Frontier. the trainer can purchase goods for the trainer's secret base, items for raising the statistics of the trainer's Pokémon, and items that the trainer can equip to the trainer's Pokémon.