Pokémon Emerald - Frontier Brain Battle Music (HQ)

[@givecamichips]

Everybody gangsta till NPCs start using competitive strats

[@holm9832]

I see the battle frontier as a way for casual players to enjoy competitive with out actually needing to go to this complex events and stuff.

[@OutrideMaro]

@Pablo Jimenez lmao

[@Brian-rx9sp]

@@holm9832 That, and it also puts a new spin on Pokemon battles by introducing unique gimmicks to battles, like the knockout/point based fights in the Battle Arena, the tournament brackets in Battle Dome (basically a vanilla version of World Tournament from B2W2 before it was even a thing) or the dungeon crawler-esque aspect of the Battle Pyramid. That the NPCs use competitive strats is just the icing on the cake.

[@Brian-rx9sp]

@Snails You could legit cut out the entirety of the Battle Frontier from Emerald and make it its own game.

[@karana2833]

And dont forget they start using legendaries as fucking well scared me outta my shit when i was younger

[@hamstermerx4976]

It gets scary when the randomly generated Factory teams start actively using high-end competitive strategies specifically countering your setup.

[@AndrewBlechinger]

Turns out that the entire Frontier draws from a specific list of sets, and each Trainer you face pulls from a subset of them. There's spreadsheets for this stuff, so with some observation you can literally figure out the entire movelist of what you're facing and can figure out a strategy from there.

[@visionofsolace8961]

The hardest part of the Frontier is actually getting used to the bots strategies.If the Frontier Brains had different sets and strattegies for the same Pokémon or even entire team changes like the Battle Tree in Sun and Moon, it would be literally the hardest facility in the Pokémon games entire history.

[@ShiningJudgment666]

Double Team, Quick Claw and Bright Powder hax isn't competitive. But yes, they're EV trained like competitive.

[@giraffedragon6110]

Hamstermer X yup, at that point I would memorize certain pokemon and think “what could it have? What do I remember it having last time?”

[@Sazzyjo3]

The battle factory made me rage so much

[@purple-headedyogurtslinger2683]

For anybody who hasn’t played gen 3 the battle difficulty correlates to the amount of trumpets in the theme song. This challenge is therefore extremely hard

[@SMCwasTaken]

*French Horns

[@SMCwasTaken]

Unova has the Trumpets

[@YesterdaysMinder]

@@SMCwasTaken You really think the average Pokémon fan knows anything about the specific differences between brass instruments?

[@SMCwasTaken]

@@YesterdaysMinder ABSOLUTE YES Damn the School System failed us

[@fromixty]

There are almost no trumpets in this lmao

[@AveryGreenGuy]

Oak: Are you a boy or a girl? Tucker: *I IDENTIFY AS FABULOUS*

[@__grimmkind__]

I will remember that And make more people laugh.

[@raimykoeiman6784]

OMG that line cracks me up😂😂😂😂😂😂 LOLXD

[@ayatoamagiri7272]

Tucker more like fucker

[@lucillerose-davis7666]

They’re non-binary :3

[@adamfederspiel670]

@@kushagrayadav1364 I don't think she insulting him...

[@nicoguerrero3854]

So Ash beat all of them, but lost all of times al the league. I always won easily at the league, but I really struggle to beat these seven....strange.

[@lightorchestrator]

When it comes to the anime it's pretty much always stupid to rationalize things based on video game logic. At least he's in the finals in the Kalos league and may actually win for once.

[@DJK1NGGaming]

he will. There no gym in Alola or League so making him win is the right thing to do.

[@kameronroberts9945]

+ChrisCam25 lmfao he lost

[@cedarpek4744]

+Kameron Roberts Ikr!

[@byleco1326]

+Kameron Roberts LOL! Watching people saying that Ash was going to win from the future

[@sparklepawz1185]

The battle frontier is where you realize spamming attack moves with an all legendary team doesn’t mean you’re good at the game.

[@xCr0sSb0n3sx]

back when postgame was actually legitimately challenging

[@AmberAmour]

I wished we had had this over the battle mansion.

[@xCr0sSb0n3sx]

ikr. oras would’ve been my favorite title over crystal if they had included the battle frontier from emerald. delta episode was a great postgame experience. only disappointment was they made us fight zinnia after catching mega rayquaza... made that boss fight anticlimatic af

[@AmberAmour]

Agreed Zinnia battle was very anticlimactic it just makes the battle too easy such shame since her theme was an absolute banger. Battle Mansion is just terrible nothing to give it a cool spin like they did with battle frontier to they actually had different sections that the challenges were actually you know “challenging”. We even can’t even rematch gym leaders in oras which is also disappointing.

[@xCr0sSb0n3sx]

Amber_ Amour This!! Her battle theme blew everything else out of the water for me, even some of the most nostalgiafest stuff from gen 1&2. Still my favorite though I gotta admit the Gym Leader battle theme in SwSh is really catchy

[@Dummma]

Wasn't Rainbow rocket a tough postgame though?

[@angeldude101]

Poor Anabel. She got sucked into a parallel universe with no memories of her former friends and co-workers. What would the others think when they found out that the Salon Maiden had mysteriously disappeared?

[@dcarterm8371]

angeldude101 Wait did they say that in the games? Can't they just be counter parts?

[@wiiabuse8120]

angeldude101 Well, they're universe got trashed so... it would not matter I guess?

[@wiiabuse8120]

Their*

[@Paraster]

Unconfirmed. All we know is that Anabel had to defend the Battle Tower. Aside from that, we have no idea what the fate of the original universe was. All this stuff about it being destroyed is rumors and scaremongering.

[@oyeh8908]

Paradox Master The Battle Frontier has thousands of level 100 Pokemon including Legendaries, I'm positive nearly all the trainers there are alive. Besides, it would be disrespectful to older fans to tell them that the universe they've been cherishing since FRLG is destroyed.

[@robertlupa8273]

I love how happy this sounds. It's like it's not the Frontier Brains' theme, but yours, telling you "You came so far, you can't give up just now! Belive in yourself and go claim your victory!"

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

It's a shame most people never hear it in game due to how brutally hard the Battle Frontier is.

[@battlepower777]

It’s happy but also intense! It’s telling you like “hey, these guys are no fucking joke, but you can do this” it’s truly one of the best themes in all of Pokemon, the part at 1:15 is ecstasy

[@lexuslmqs8041]

only the reptile girl is easy to meet

[@DSWiifan]

You know I bet Factory Head Noland is a part of Team Aqua. I mean his name is literally “No land”

[@gameninja-x1586]

Oh shit!

[@Someone-do6zm]

Or he could be a kid of two aqua grunts because he can't choose his own name unless he changed it

[@sunnyclean9743]

You dead make a point lol

[@denissonmelo5882]

Badum tss

[@kakyiondonut6084]

C o m e d y

[@tesold1048]

A great theme that probably a considerably small amount of people have actually heard playing in their game.

[@dawnsbuneary]

Actually, i heard it a lot. The battle Pike was my favorite back then and it only takes until the second challenge in a row to get to Lucy.

[@boombooomz]

I swept Lucy with a latios lol

[@globurim]

​@@dawnsbunearyThat just means you're on the small amount of people that heard it

[@comics4556]

Guess I’m one of those few lol

[@Laculan]

Good old days

[@bekker5000]

You know these battles are hard when a speedrunner takes around 20 hours to collect all the gold symbols from these guys. I managed to collect a few silver symbols, but never a gold one.

[@andresc.7506]

Werster?

[@Maxxx1410]

@@andresc.7506 werster did it in ~19hours while some other guy did it in like bit more than 17hours

[@andresc.7506]

@@Maxxx1410 oh ok, do you know who the other guy is by any chance?

[@Maxxx1410]

@@andresc.7506 exarion

[@Amsel_616]

I only got the Gold one on the Factory, but then again i never realy tried any other of the Battle facilities

[@LightShady]

Still the hardest challenges in a pokemon game to date in my opinion

[@OmegaVideoGameGod]

Agreed.

[@movingstone4910]

Recruit Keckleon in MD. Or complete the Johto Battle Tower with lvl 100 Zapdos and Mewtwo.

[@MarcoDiCesar]

Agreed. Played every Pokemon game to date and beaten them tp their fullest extent. The gen 3 Battle Frontier is the ONLY challenge I have yet to fully conquer

[@OmegaVideoGameGod]

I've beaten them all, it's not easy, the entire physic engine behind it and the AI are different than the main games, yeah that's right Nintendo games have at least two different physic engines.

[@Anondez]

Yeah these guys are powerhouses and don't play around. They'll wipe your whole team with no remorse

[@pungeefivegamer5021]

lets all take a moment to remember that BRANDON HAS A MECH PYRAMID THAT CAN FUCKING FLY!!!

[@dankmemegang8017]

Pungeefive Gamer seems legit

[@lizzieva1646]

AND HE OWNS SEVERAL OF THE RAREST AND HARDEST TI GET POKEMON HOW IS THIS JUST ACCEPTED IN CANON? like hey greta what do you have? "A breloom, Umbreon and Gengar" what about you Brandon? "Oh yknow... Ancient mechanical Golems that were sealed away for being too powerful"

[@tony76935]

@@dankmemegang8017 Ikr

[@Dreigonix]

@@lizzieva1646 Him having the Regis totally breaks continuity if you get the Regis- so since the Regis are basically robots, I headcanon that Brandon somehow figured out how to construct his own copies of the Regis using ancient lore.

[@lizzieva1646]

@@Dreigonix legendary Pokemon are odd, since it is also implied multiple of the same one exist on the world

[@ChosenMii]

Ash better not act like he doesn't know who Anabel is in the Sun and Moon anime when she comes in. HE SHOULD KNOW HER ALREADY.

[@luiscobos21]

Idk there is supposedly two universes in the games: one where mega evolution exists and one where it doesn't. The anime depicts both universes, introducing mega evolution in XY. I personally think that the anime also split and the Ash in XY is not the same Ash as in previous seasons, so that when Anabel shows up she will recognize Ash (probably a flashback through her amnesia) but he won't recognize her at all (assuming that the Anabel that appears traveled through the Ultra-Wormhole from the other universe).

[@jarb151]

Luis Cobos she probably wont since well once you go through a wormhole you forget everything

[@luiscobos21]

GeorgeARB 151 Well she does remember a few things, like being in the Battle Tower and being from the Hoenn region. Memories are super vague but I think there may be ways to recover them

[@dcarterm8371]

Luis Cobos The anime has its own explanation so no

[@nathanadams8044]

If they keep keep the part where anabel has amnesia then I guess they could make an episode of that

[@MultiJudgmentdragon]

I feel bad for anyone who missed Emerald frontier, for they have missed out on the most epic thing to happen in a pokemon game, the sensations that one experiences there cannot be described in words, tension, frustration, despair, rage, and then comes the joy delight and pride and eternal sense of accomplishments that will never be forgotten.

[@firedude1Productions]

Oh you have no idea.... *bugcatcher send out shedinja* Me: 🤦🏽‍♂️😑🔫

[@OutrideMaro]

you can still play the frontier. one of my main goals the day i get Emerald haha. Sapphire is fine for now tho

[@randomsamurai3855]

Well im struggling with the battle tree

[@eb3yr]

Battle frontier is also in Platinum, Heartgold and Soulsilver, though it differs a bit. Brilliant stuff.

[@DerpityDerpz1]

The first game I poured more than 600 hours into

[@joshuabryant1837]

Noland: Man who works at a warehouse. Greta: Korrina's Couzin Tucker: Wallace's idol... Lucy: Evil hot woman? Spencer: Monk Giatso from Avatar, the last airbender. Brandon: Paul grew up...and he is still angry as ever. Anabel: Diantha's fashion designer. (S/M version) Women in black.

[@devin8270]

+Joshua Bryant Doesnt anabel look like wally to you like his twin sister?

[@joshuabryant1837]

Devon the Legend I always thought of Anabel as a young women, not Wally's age, but the hairstyle I see quite the resemblance in. But that's just my opinion.

[@bookonogelion4443]

ahhh Lucy is very sexy.Tucker is famous gay ever

[@SonicSammich]

Change Lucy's description to hottie lol

[@joshuabryant1837]

ShadowMaster77 Okey.

[@servbot128]

I like how Noland and Thorton represent two different eras of factory workers. Noland is the old style with a focus on manual labor and Thorton is a more modern take with him being more based on an tech engineer.

[@ilaria_mulazzi]

True!!

[@YNOBLITZ]

it reflects well on how the battle factory looks in each game as well

[@edzarco6461]

I didn’t even think about that. That’s a cool take on them!

[@mattultimate]

One of the best themes in the series...period.

[@marcoszamora5656]

Matthew Patrick mind if I play the G I R A T I N A T H E M E

[@hairglowingkyle4572]

Marcos Zamora nah, GEN 3 RULES

[@glaceonpokemon4712]

Damadafaqing stooge yee

[@KingStr0ng]

Black2 World Tournament theme would like to have a word with you!

[@valStraxEx]

@@hairglowingkyle4572 Agreed R/S/E and FR/LG were amazing for their times

[@Trex10100]

3 guys, 3 women and then theres tucker

[@Catalyticc]

and then there's this tucker.

[@RSD321KOOL]

that mother Tucker.

[@oniichan3064]

+Rhys Superdude GET OUT!

[@RSD321KOOL]

Shaheer Esbhani NO I REFUSE

[@YouSuprised]

Shamerfur dispray, you wrack disaprine!

[@zeroescape]

I love that they could have used any existing in game battle theme for these guys but they made this track instead, that bit of extra effort really sells how different they are in difficulty from the base game. This song says "here is a real challenge"

[@miketacos9034]

The Battle Frontier was the Dark Souls of Pokemon.

[@Dizzybubbles]

This is so much better than the Battle Maison...

[@shadowfoxy1396]

The Senate yes good

[@kone7549]

The Senate I throw you ok?

[@whis3791]

Dewit

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

I didn't hate the Battle Maison, but I still agree with you Sheev.

[@vayoofficial]

I am the senate

[@Sylvskii]

take me back to the tropical green lands of trumpets ♡ 😍

[@BobJones-hl9sz]

Your opinion doesn’t matter

[@PYoro-kh3bb]

They aren't even trumpets... they're french horns.

[@raijinsensei]

2005 Take me back😫😞

[@someonewhocommentsonyoutub2082]

@@BobJones-hl9sz Nobody's opinion matters.

[@ambipongus]

You mean tropical blue lands?

[@babyitto]

Is Tucker a long lost cousin to Wallace..?

[@Nmixxfan4ever]

I wondered that too XD

[@chip_ilon]

nah, there can only be one gay cousin.

[@babyitto]

Luis Espinoza your comment made my day XD

[@stephaniec.6399]

+Kayla IronCaller ...yes.

[@novathemagus3740]

+Luis Espinoza Juan isn't gay, he's fabulous

[@cameronjohnston7389]

It took me until my 17th birthday, after learning how EVs worked and building a competitive team, after coming back to my first ever Emerald play through, to beat all seven. A play through well over a decade in the making.

[@saintxix1309]

My happiest moments in life were my daughter being born, marrying my wife and earning all of the symbols in Emerald's Battle Frontier. I'll leave it up to you to decide which of those is number 1.

[@Zeditah]

Why not all of them being number 1?

[@tabbender1232]

Unironically based

[@ajtriforcegamerofhyrule8538]

All of those are number 1 my sir your a chad

[@jadenhoffman9436]

Still the hardest post game content in any pokemon game. Silver medals were time consuming and achievable. Gold symbols were near impossible without hacks

[@PakkiNakki]

the fact that werster completed all golds in under a day though

[@theforgeryttv6449]

@@PakkiNakki And even then, it was a struggle but I don't blame him. There's nothing worse than running into a Shedinja without having any super-effective moves to defeat it and you already have a winning streak.

[@OmegaVideoGameGod]

Yeah Werster finally got it and then someone else beat him not too long after right? I love these battles in the series because the music and atmosphere of the battle frontier made us appreciate the Pokémon universe in a different way still makes me wonder what else is out there we haven’t seen yet.

[@carlosbleu7396]

Argenta in Pokemon platinum was worse (170 victories against 140 ones for Lucy).

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

Werster is a pro who's spent thousands of hours on this game.

[@TotallyAtopia]

ahhh Pokemon Emerald my first pokemon game ever what a time

[@eadc7]

Totally Atopia Same bro. The nostalgia

[@mattialonghin_mr.l857]

Battle Frontier, a.k.a. Smogon competitive in single player

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Me going in with Dugtrio, Magneton, Skarmory, Tyranitar, Starmie, and Salamence: >:)

[@archivedtohellwawa]

me who didn't hear this in vanilla emerald and instead fought Spencer and greta in inclement emerald....: fug.

[@shinycobalion5744]

The Battle Maison in ORAS is horrid compared to the battle factory, in the Battle Factory you didn't make it to the last few fights to be destroyed by legendaries that always land critical hits and dodge hits

[@miles6492]

LOL, yeah, you made it to the last few fights to be destroyed by well-thought-out, competitively viable teams that could be bested through careful planning and strategizing.

[@chriscam2549]

Dude For real! Once i got to noland and he fucked me up, i searched up his pokemon and it said it was random every time i was like FUCK

[@hokutofan21]

It was possible to lose the Battle Factory? That was always the easiest of them for me because I didn't need to train my own mons and the AI was dumb. I can't say I remember losing to any of the facilities until long after I had gotten gold, actually.

[@FreezingMocha]

ChrisCam25 Man. The battle factory is COMPLETELY random

[@marcoszamora5656]

Shiny Cobalion how could game freak tarnish their battle frontier with that horrid battle mansion

[@wikiuser92]

Noland is interesting because you'll never know what he's going to use. Greta was easy to sweep by stealing her points with stalling. Tucker was a pain in the ass to get to, but I eventually got to him and managed to beat him. Lucy's Shuckle is easy to trick with Taunt. Gave me plenty of time to set up for her Milotic. Spenser was and interesting one. The battle was pretty much up to luck. Brandon is sheer awesome, using legendaries all over the place. The wasn't too tough to beat, though, with the items and good choices made. Anabel is a beast that looks like a beauty. She has one tough team even on the first round, even using a freaking Entei.

[@wikiuser92]

***** Argenta's Pokémon are of a random type, so you can't decide it. And for me, the most annoying thing at the Battle Hall was to get to Argenta in the first place. 169 battles, my Arceus...

[@dzigayu4944]

Talking like those subpart legendary Pokemon were any threatening.

[@kishaurlanda571]

Hmm my brother use Metagross for Lucy and Spencer ........Gardevoir used trumpet ha.......now that was....hmm.. Brandon tree clone regis Fuck my metagross fainted....!!!!!!!

[@gbc9053]

Hopefully we get it in Diamond and Pearl remakes!

[@thatguy8309]

Oh god, dont even get me started on reaching Gold Print Argenta. 169 win streak? Fuck that Im goin to the Arcade

[@alexanderstilianov]

A reminder: The Legendary Beasts, Birds, Regi trio, Latias and Latios are all allowed.

[@reedcornwell5898]

And the latis can hold Soul Dew for even more OP shenanigans

[@galaxyorion8725]

@@reedcornwell5898 i think its bugged to not work in the frontier, a lum berry should suffice

[@reedcornwell5898]

@@galaxyorion8725 nope I was just using my latios in emerald holding the soul dew, but his ivs are crap haha

[@lorenzomabalos9851]

Don't forget Cresselia, Heatran, Uxie, Azelf and Mesprit are useable too.

[@aguywholovesyukariyakumo7479]

@@lorenzomabalos9851 it's about EMERALD so no gen 4 in EMERALD

[@kendrickbarnes64]

It’s 2023 and I just started playing my PKMN Emerald again. Sadly, the only two frontier brains I’ve had the privilege of challenging was Lucy and Tucker. Now that I’m older and have more patience, I hope to be able to challenge them all.

[@bozepravde15]

Swampert, Latios and Metagross were such OGs here

[@danielclunn9035]

Every single trumpet in the Hoenn region has led you to this moment… the moment where they all play for your victory… or your defeat…

[@dominickperez2952]

this is why hoenn is my favorite region. the music and the challenge!

[@QWIKGAMES]

One of the coolest themes in any game imo. It really hammers home the stakes you are up against when these battles were easily some of the hardest challenges any Pokémon title had to offer.

[@chariotofthesun]

This is by far the best Pokemon Soundtrack in the entire franchise.

[@SMCwasTaken]

Fax Gen 3 and 4 music > Gen 5 music FRENCH HORN SUPREMACY

[@adamwang6778]

Most astonishing design of Pokemon IMO: Gen3:Battle Frontier Gen5:Battle Subway Gen7:Fight all gen's villains

[@x.moon_cat.001]

Therapist: Tucker isn't real, he can't hurt you Tucker: *Aren't you embarrassed? Everyone's watching!*

[@zeemgeem]

(INTERNAL SCREAMING)

[@Dizzybubbles]

*external screaming* I FEEL YOU! NO NEED TO HIDE IT!

[@yakmilch]

damn those fights were intense back then...not a single fight since then felt that epic

[@clairebit]

I remember these people! Anabel... Greta... the other ones...

[@shade08538]

Umbra their names are right there

[@usermcskull4713]

You may remember Anabel but *she doesn't remember you.*

[@Another14-]

Give Ash some credit. These trainers are tough af, and I haven't even made it to most of them

[@apollorock3r244]

“There is no such thing as coincidences”.- That guy with the weird eyes on Tiktok.

[@xXMAPLEPROX]

when oras didn't have the battle frontier and didn't give DLC for it :(

[@UnoriginalFish]

Shiny Tortle that probably is the worst mistake gamefreak has done over the years.

[@luiscobos21]

It was probably to explain how Anabel in S/M was from the Battle Frontier in the Non-Mega Universe (Pokemon Emerald), and also because in the original R/S there was no frontier yet and they kept it that way in OR/AS. I think they are beginning to emphasize that Pokémon is split into two universes and are slowly building the lore.

[@dsucks]

+Luis Cobos Nah.

[@futureattorney2661]

Only emerald players will understand

[@futureattorney2661]

Doruk Kara its just a game

[@omegaqquadrant6178]

i've been playing emerald for about 9 years, and i never knew Spenser's staff had Kyogre's fin symbol on it...

[@SoraRaida]

You should read the Pokémon Adventures manga. It explains a lot why that staff has the Kyogre symbol on it

[@eonshade6297]

I didn't know that till I read this

[@cameronb8988]

He also has groudons symbol on his arm

[@SwiftSuicune]

My memory of almost beating the Battle Pike will forever remain in my head.

[@alvinbellamy5476]

3 men, 3 women, and a JoJo character. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be

[@globurim]

There's actually two Jojo characters

[@Raven-dm6px]

​@@globurimtucker and brandon are jojo characters confirmed

[@thotsi]

god bless this youtube user for uploading bgms in high quality and not extended to 30 fucking minutes

[@ccook1800]

"Game Freak, will the Battle Frontier ever come back?" *"Nooo!"*

[@koondoog4282]

Never really take the time to listen cuz im trying so hard to focus but the song goes HAM at 1:15

[@AwesomeReshiram]

any trumpet players is that insane trill even possible in an actual instrument 0:13

[@shinkinou3973]

yeah and it’s honestly not too hard, as long as you can double tongue

[@mr.redacted767]

@@shinkinou3973 probably need to be decent at circular breathing too

[@JoshSketchShow]

The official theme of "mess up once and you are royally doomed."

[@purplesugar5265]

Loved the battle frontier. It served as a great competitive strat "boot camp".

[@SauceMeGud]

Pike Queen Lucy has that narcissistic evil look that I seem to like for some reason. Same reason I like Petrine from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.

[@OmegaVideoGameGod]

She does lol, ironically, I thought she was her as well lol.

[@glaciveestudios6170]

Never Forget she was the only one that had crush on Brock in the anime aside from that Mad girl who I don't know the name

[@OmegaVideoGameGod]

@@squadalaguydc That makes sense and she after that issue she relies on luck.

[@OmegaVideoGameGod]

@@glaciveestudios6170 I'm drawing a blank as well, but yeah those battle brains had a lot of interesting back story and that's saying a lot considering only some people had a chance to fight them, let alone beat them all.

[@MundaneMuser]

Getting every Gold Symbol from the Battle Frontier (in Emerald) was by far the hardest thing I've ever done in any video game I've ever played. I got screwed soooo many time there by the RNG. For example, using Explosion against a Snorlax, which missed because its Bright Powder activated. Knocking out Snorlax with Explosion was the only way for me to win. Also, losing because my last Pokemon was out-sped due to Quick Claw activating (10% chance), and then hit by a critical (I lost multiple times because of this). Another example -- losing because accurate moves like Overheat missed multiple times in a row (with 90% accuracy), against Pokemon with no evasion boost. Honestly, I wonder if the Battle Frontier in Emerald (specifically the Battle Factory) was rigged in the game's favor.

[@Zeditah]

Oh it was, not even competitive Pokemon could ever have THAT amount of rng

[@theforgeryttv6449]

It probably was rigged against players. While not a part of the Battle Frontier, the opponent spammed protect 4 times in a row for me in trainer's hill and you are timed in that facility. Then later, I ran into a Shiny Milotic...in a battle facility (the one run by Lucy) and you cannot capture any Pokemon there.

[@juliodonofreo]

RNG here is ridiculously rigged, with the addition of some controversial moments (A Snorlax attacked quicker than my alakazam, this was the most WTF moment to me)

[@MundaneMuser]

@@juliodonofreo Yeah. Quick Claw yet again.

[@diegovillalobos2819]

Everyone: It took me years to beat it Werster: It only takes a day

[@rednova7107]

This postgame content was so challenging that I RARELY heard this song and because of that, this song feels somewhat, "mystic".

[@daniaaal]

Exactly. I think the charm of Emerald and older gens is how difficult and rewarding the postgame is

[@AloisAgos]

The Battle Factory was instrumental in teaching me competitive Pokemon. Having pre-set mons to draw upon, I quickly learned the best way to use them.

[@trev1418]

The REAL test to become a Pokemon Master. Well that's more than a test. In my opinion the greatest challenge from the Pokemon Series.

[@vantum1975]

That note at 0:37 created the universe.

[@ridorock6]

This shit was so hard as a kid The music and the battle frontier. I gave up when I realized my 8 year old brain was too dumb to use competitive strategies

[@ninjafrog6966]

“What is the ultimate goal?” “To beat the champion of the region” “Ha! Nope!”

[@gustavodecancer]

I still remember the first time I challenge Nolan, the first ever Frontier Brain I was able to get to

[@lucillerose-davis7666]

Mine was Pike Queen Lucy. I beat her but that FUCKING SHUCKLE

[@Darknight1024]

​@@lucillerose-davis7666 don't fuckle with shuckle

[@lucillerose-davis7666]

@@Darknight1024 learned that the hard way 😭

[@Darknight1024]

@@lucillerose-davis7666 tbh I was lucky to have Metagross on my team

[@lucillerose-davis7666]

@@Darknight1024 I was hella novice so I had a Swampert 😭

[@Oscarus4250]

I'm calling it now! Brandon will reappear in Crown Tundra It's perfect occasion: - multiple ruins (he's an archeologist) - new Regis (his team (in all manga, game and anime is a Regi Trio + befriended Regigigas) - new Legendary Birds (in Pokemon Emerald: Golden Symbol Battle is team is full Trio of Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres) - i just want him to scream "NO" in front of us

[@kakyiondonut6084]

Oscar Samson I believe it.

[@Theauu]

🙄

[@adrianascarvalho]

This comment did not age well

[@TheSeriousAnalysist]

This theme is still fuckin lit in 2020 🔥🔥🔥

[@arcturusflare9266]

Red : Da-Dad...? Noland : Gimme a hug, son.

[@xeothegamer1878]

So are Tucker and fantina related somehow? xD

[@HassouTobi88]

Oh my god they do look similar

[@thefish1693]

for the longest time I thought fantina was a guy because of that

[@innen1801]

+ThEwiKid TuRtLe FANTINA WEARS A DRESS XD

[@shonw2318]

The Chill604 okay good, so im not the only one

[@eshasunrise]

2 years of hormones can work magic.

[@kingxbuu]

All gold symbols in Emerald is still what I consider my biggest gaming achievement ever. The damned pyramid… that place was true hell in a videogame… I still have self-destruct/explosion ptsd

[@siryes]

Noland(Scientist) Test Your Intelligence By Picking 3 Out Of 6 Pokemon ( Difficulty : Hard ) ⭐⭐⭐ Greta(Karate Master) Test The Skill,Body And Mind ( Difficulty : Normal ) ⭐⭐ Tucker(Model) Tournament Counter Battle ( Difficulty : Hard ) ⭐⭐⭐ Lucy(Fortune Teller) Test Your Luck By Picking 1 In 3 Rooms ( Difficulty : Normal ) ⭐⭐ Spencer(Monk) Test Your Pokemon's Nature ( Difficulty : Easy ) ⭐ Brandon(Spelunker) Test Your Navigation And Surviving Skills ( Difficulty : Expert ) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Anabel(Ambiguous) Strategy High End Battle ( Difficulty : Asian ) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@microwave8931]

This is why Anabel is the best

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

I personaly had more trouble with Brandon, But its Very Accurate

[@jesusrubiomaldonado27]

Brandon was pretty easy for me: Safeguard was the key

[@chartreusemoon]

sometimes I like to leave my eggs cold then eat them

[@ilovechocolate3217]

@@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 My Blaziken was enough for Brandon tbh

[@wassup9378]

Can't forget the first time i heard this. I used to borrow my big brother's Gameboy SP to play Pokemon Emerald on it, he watched me go through the Battle Factory until i made it to Noland, and boy, i'll never forget how excited my brother was and how beautifully my heart was racing when this theme started playing as we both saw the Factory Brain for the very first time.

[@ericjungmann6312]

Just to get wiped. I remember that 😂

[@zolyoo]

spenser’s crobat made me want to throw my gameboy out of the window

[@faust7058]

Best gen 3 song

[@tyronespain7367]

agreed. By a big lead

[@innen1801]

Elite four theme is better

[@eadc7]

I honestly think the route 120 theme is better. It just gives off much more nostalgia than this theme

[@khhv1900]

nice pic, ho

[@miguelfranciscomaticorenaq2089]

I prefer Lilycove city OST

[@Celestiallide]

0:26 Holy shit, that bit feels so good Like Better than every champion theme combined Including Cynthia's and Iris'

[@joeystage8023]

I agree

[@specterbektormektor8615]

Tucker: Exists Wallace: How Dare You Challenge My Beauty

[@cheraa-]

0:50 How dare he be more fabulous than Wallace

[@thewholehorse7140]

The Battle Frontier basically made Rudy and Sapphire pointless when compared to Emerald. Besides getting Ruby to complete the Pokedex by catching Zangoose and Roselia, you don't even need Sapphire anymore considering Emerald has everything it had but better.

[@arianimates79]

Except Lunatone

[@thewholehorse7140]

@@arianimates79Oh yeah, I forgot about Lunatone. Also Surskit now that I think about, but you can get them in Ruby. Catching a Lunatone is literally the only thing Sapphire has the other two don't.

[@arianimates79]

@@thewholehorse7140 Yeah. I have Emerald and Ruby but not Sapphire so I can't complete the Hoenn Pokedex

[@jaal426]

the battle frontier project has started!

[@adamhesse2586]

Before I migrated my first Emerald team on their one way trip to Sinnoh, I got three of the emblems! One of my favourite battle songs in the series, and one of the most epic. The drum bass is slow, steady, and menacing.

[@hydrav2796]

If you think about it, the battle frontier (especially Brandon) was the game’s way of getting revenge for sweeping the endgame with legends. “What’s that? You have OP legends that make you a champion? You can’t use them. Oh and by the way, we have legends, too. Punk. Take this L”

[@TouchedBigfoot8]

Kids: These older Pokemon games aren't hard, they only have limiting strategies and take more time to finish. Pokemon Emerald Postgame:

[@ingridsoleil]

After actually beating multiple of these guys; I tell you this theme now sends shivers down my spine!

[@athing18]

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald and Fire/Leaf is definitely the ones that I grew up with

[@daandanx]

0:20 - 0:33 Is absolute gold

[@bobjones9851]

buys ORAS... has battle resort puts gun to mouth...

[@bobjones9851]

Bob Jones by the way the battle frontier brain music is a remix of the battle frontier overworld music from emerald.

[@Jugglebrosjr2]

+Bob Jones Lol best follow-up comment ever

[@sbcistheboss]

So far I’ve gotten each Silver Symbol. Getting Gold feels impossible, but I won’t give up.

[@pizzacat9130]

Have you got the Gold symbols yet?

[@trafalgarhernandez3084]

Epic ost nostalgic :'D

[@ingridsoleil]

The hardest part isn't even beating these 7... it's reaching them that's impossible

[@DarkSamurai-]

Exactly

[@JoetadXD]

the trainers before them be like quick claw > crit > horn drills ur entire team

[@theforgeryttv6449]

I sometimes got a Blissy that spammed double team and softboiled to dodge attacks and heal up so it could win the struggle game. It would be a slow, torturous way to get you to lose if you don't give up or don't swiftly faint it with a fighting type move.

[@JoetadXD]

@@theforgeryttv6449 who tf thought double team and minimize were good ideas i swear

[@theforgeryttv6449]

@@JoetadXD A masochist, that's for sure.

[@crist-roayt]

Sin ser uno de los temas más frenéticos de la saga... Es sin duda uno de los más epicos e icónicos.

[@MilkShakespeare16]

Anabel looks kinda like Wally, but with purple hair

[@ryegallows]

Probably his sister, or cousin

[@Karolina-ns2en]

.

[@MilkShakespeare16]

wtf they don't even have Pokemon GO in my country

[@tyronespain7367]

+MilkShakespeare still? shit, it's been out for weeks here.

[@MilkShakespeare16]

Yeah, it's been almost a month and no Pokemon GO here....

[@punasher]

You know, there are a lot of weird looking pokemon characters, and i think Tucker definitely makes the top 10.

[@---kr3zg]

Wish this was the champion theme track but I guess the battle frontier is technically the real champion of emerald

[@thesanguinewolf]

I really want fight PikeQueen Lucy again in 3D. ;_; And I want my revenge on the Battle Frontier. ;_; I still have my original Emerald,but that's not the point.;_; *Lay down.* *Try not to cry.* *Cry a lot.*

[@ProphecyPhrase]

I loved Emerald and I was so sad as well when I found out that the Frontier Brains and the whole Frontier in general was taken out. Can I cry with you please? 😢

[@thesanguinewolf]

Matthew Breach Sure. ;_;

[@ladyselin35]

VicyLegendTamer a.k.a Nuhop shed sweep you again. That shuckle though.

[@pastyIe]

I guess Lucy is in Pokémon Masters EX?

[@siddhantbanerjee3328]

Bruh simply hearing this music was an achievement back in the day, forget overcoming it

[@TheHyperTuber-VantaBlack]

Dude, I never even played these games. Yet I freaking love the music, holy crap.

[@chariotofthesun]

The best soundtrack in any Pokémon game ever released

[@akari8398]

First time hearing theme and i already love it

[@Memefan]

0:05 Fires blaze, waters rage, gods above are deaf now to your cries

[@Gabowsk]

Everyone's fine until the Gold Symbol runs