Eventually, I decided to do a WikiHow page on
how to defeat the Battle Tower in Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire and the
following is the outline for that page:
How To Defeat The LV. 100 Battle Tower in
Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire and win the Ribbon in 9 Steps
Do you find yourself getting frustrated in the
Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire Battle Tower? Never fear because the answer
to all your troubles is in the next 9 steps. For all you battle lovers, and for
all you ribbon collectors you can finally defeat the Battle Tower that has
haunted many since 2003. This guide is a sure fire way for you to finally win
Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire for the Game
Boy Advance were released in America in 2003. They were the first game to bring
the introduction of ribbons into mainstream Pokemon society and ribbons have
been a staple of the franchise ever since. Ribbons can be awarded for special
battles, contests, and of course, the Battle Tower.
1. Defeat the main story of the game, by beating
the Elite Four and the Champion.
2. In post-game, after defeating the Champion,
Professor Birch will award you with a S.S. Ticket, this item allows you to
board a cruise ship to the final frontier of the game: the Battle Tower. Take
either the cruise ship to the Battle Tower or have a pokemon use fly to the
location if you have already taken the ship.
3. Gather a team of strong pokemon. You want to
make sure they are each within the LV. 85 - 100 range, otherwise it will most
definitely be impossible to beat the Tower. Anything lower will generally
result in a one-hit KO from the opposing pokemon. Pokemon eggs and legendary
pokemon are forbidden by Tower rules. However, lower-tier legendries are
allowed. The lower tier legendries tend to be legendary pokemon that run in
trios. The entire list for this game
is as follows: Articuno, Moltres, Zapdos, Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Regirock,
Registeel, Regice, Latios and Latias.
4. Equip each one of the Pokemon with a hold
item (many hold items can be won in the Tower after battle 42, for each
consecutive win of 7.) Leftovers, Choice Band, and Focus Band are generally a
good three to use. Leftovers, because of the healing properties it has (it will
heal some HP (hit points) to your pokemon at the end of every turn), Choice
Band because it will significantly raise the attack of one move your pokemon
can use, the key here is to attach the band to a pokemon you know only one move
is necessary for, (Ex. I used it on my Hariyama and usually had him use Brick
Break which is pretty effective universally except for on ghost-types.) Focus
Band is a great decision because it will save your pokemon from fainting
occasionally when hit by an opponent giving you the extra attack you may need
to win. In addition a pokemon specializing in defense, one specializing in
special attack, and one specializing in attack are a sure-fire way to win.
5. Choose your team, the order cannot be
switched until you either lose or you have won consecutively seven times in a
row. Be wary the enemies increase in difficulty as you advance. Their attacks
will become more competent, they will target your weaknesses, and the opposing
trainer will begin to use specific strategies, for example one being that all
three of their pokemon know explosion/self-destruct which is extremely harmful
to you and your team.
6. Battle! Pay attention to type match-ups,
switch out team members if need be and win. The key during the battle step is
to focus, and not make any mistakes such as using ineffective attacks.
7. After winning seven consecutive rounds of
seven battles (49 Battles), the desk attendant will tell you that for each
seven battles you win from this point on, you will get awarded with a ribbon.
Which is of course, the goal you are striving for.
8. Win the next seven matches, be extremely
careful, the enemies are ruthless and many are lower-tier legendries like
Latios or Regirock. The game at this point especially, is trying to get you to
lose as this ribbon is a grand prize of sorts for the game.
9. After winning Battle 56, each one of the
three pokemon you used for the last seven matches will each get a ribbon and as
long as you don’t lose, each consecutive win of 7 will get the ribbon for other
pokemon. Good luck, and remember that it may take more than one try.
Sources:
http://www.serebii.net/pokemon_advance/ (reasearch source.)
Tips:
· Don’t give up, even when things look bleak! Sometimes, the
opponent will use attacks that have no effect on your pokemon. Even when the
odds are not in your favor, the computer trainer may command the opposing
pokemon to use an attack that makes absolutely no sense. That is when it is
your opprutunity to strike back!
· Sometimes, you may lose during a pivotal battle, or even battle
56, the last battle in a set tends to be more difficult. At that point, “keep
on keeping on!” You will have to start from scratch and with how randomized the
trainers are each challenge is a completely different challenge.
· If you have a Gameboy Advance, and a Nintendo GameCube or Nintendo
Wii, it may be in your best interest to purchase a copy of either Pokemon
Coliseum or Pokemon XD for the GameCube. (Wii is backwards compatible with
GameCube.) With a GBA Transfer Cable you can transfer your pokemon from the Ruby
cartridge and level them up on the GameCube games. This is also a great way to
get other pokemon not native to the Hoenn Region as depicted in Pokemon Ruby
and Pokemon Sapphire. The opponents in general in these GameCube games are much
higher so beating them will award you with more experience points, there is
also an extra boost in experience points from traded pokemon.
Warnings:
· The LV. 50 and LV.100 challenges are two completely different
ballparks. Both will award you ribbons but one (LV. 50) is much easier.
· It is recommended that if you are a ribbon collector, that you use
the same pokemon for both LV. 50 and LV. 100, which obviously has a whole lot
of leveling up and training in between the two levels.
· There are no lower-tier legendaries in LV.50 so be prepared for
that going into LV. 100. Bringing your own, such as Articuno or Entei is never
a bad idea.
Things You’ll Need:
· A Pokemon Ruby or Pokemon Sapphire Game Cartridge/ Program
· A Gameboy Advance, SP, or Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite/
Emulator
· TIME (Be ready to devote at least 4 hours to this, however you can
save in between matches!)
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