Official mode overview · Pokelike 3.5
Current Pokelike v3.5 Battle Tower has seven stages: Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos and ORAS. Start with an eligible Hall of Fame evolution line or an unlocked Legendary, clear stages in order, and use the exact reward and Vitamin rules below to plan your next run. Ordinary encounter generations do not restrict every starter or fixed enemy team.
The current v3.5 client has seven ordinary stages, including ORAS after Kalos. Open Kanto from Battle Tower, clear each stage to unlock the next, then use the rewards and permanent upgrades below to prepare your next run.
Entry and permanent progress · official v3.5 rules
The current menu opens Stage 1 even on a new local save. There is no mandatory Story-clear prerequisite in this v3.5 entry path. An empty Hall of Fame gets regional default Starter choices.
A normal Kanto clear opens Johto, then Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos and ORAS. A Challenge clear is a separate result: it does not replace an ordinary Tower stage clear for this progression or Vitamin budget.
An ordinary non-legendary evolution line in the final Hall of Fame becomes a permanent Starter. Catching and then replacing it does not accomplish that unlock; rerolled team members are skipped. Legendary lines use their separate egg or event rules.
The range shown for a region below is its ordinary capture pool. It does not restrict every unlocked Starter or the fixed opponent roster to that generation.
Rewards and Vitamin budget
| Ordinary clear | Pokédollars | Total Vitamin points per line | Next ordinary Tower unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 · Kanto | 200 | 10 | Johto |
| Stage 2 · Johto | 350 | 20 | Hoenn |
| Stage 3 · Hoenn | 500 | 30 | Sinnoh |
| Stage 4 · Sinnoh | 650 | 40 | Unova |
| Stage 5 · Unova | 800 | 50 | Kalos |
| Stage 6 · Kalos | 950 | 50 | ORAS |
| Stage 7 · ORAS | 1100 | 50 | All seven stages open |
Before the first ordinary clear the budget is 0. These are total points per evolution line, not 50 in every stat. A normal Tower loss pays round(10% × stage-clear reward × completed maps) once; Daily, Weekly and ongoing Endless rewards have separate rules. Compare the actual currency paths →
Empty Hall of Fame: use the regional defaults. Otherwise choose an unlocked evolution line; your PC can cross generations. Bring an ordinary catch into the final Hall of Fame to unlock its line.
Read steps, limits and exceptions →Each Vitamin costs 200 Pokédollars and adds 5% of its stat category before other modifiers. The per-stat limit is 10; Attack and Special Attack share one budget entry. Free reset removes the allocation without refunding coins.
Read steps, limits and exceptions →A Legendary Egg costs 10,000 coins or 2 Legendary Shards. A duplicate returns 1 Shard, or 20 for a shiny duplicate. A 10-Shard voucher chooses an unowned eligible non-shiny legendary; six event lines are excluded.
Read steps, limits and exceptions →Clear Kalos Tower for the Mega Bracelet. Each stone also needs 1, 5, 10 or 50 winning-Challenge MVP credits for its evolution line; ORAS-marked forms also need an ORAS Tower clear. An ordinary Tower win does not add Challenge MVP credit.
Read steps, limits and exceptions →Official Region order
Each card follows an ordinary v3.5 Tower stage. Open its guide for all nine fixed opponents, their levels and Traits, and conditional counter plans. The shown Starter trio is the regional default; unlocked Hall of Fame choices can cross generations.
Mode rules and practical choices
Complete a run with a non-legendary evolution line in the final Hall of Fame to make it a permanent Starter. Merely catching it and leaving it behind does not unlock it. Legendary eggs and event lines follow separate rules.
See default choices, cross-generation PC rules and role-based picks →
Each region has nine fixed opponents in three groups. Their teams can include Pokémon outside the region’s ordinary catch range. Read the actual roster and current special mechanics before treating a type advantage as a complete counter plan.
Next region: clear the preceding ordinary Tower stage. Kalos also unlocks the Mega Bracelet; ORAS adds its marked Mega/Primal form gate.
Clear rewards: 200 → 350 → 500 → 650 → 800 → 950 → 1,100 Pokédollars.
Vitamin budget: 10 points per highest ordinary stage cleared, capped at 50 per line. Each point costs 200 and gives a 5% stat-category contribution. These upgrades apply to Tower/Challenge-style runs; ordinary Story does not use this permanent buff path.
Traits, typing and actual fight rules
Use the Analyzer to compare composition, base defensive typing and modeled Trait tiers. Then apply the region guide’s fixed Traits, items and ability rules. N mirrors each type using the higher of your tier and his native tier, then adds 2, capped at 12; ORAS Primal weather can make Water, Fire or Ground attacks fail. Those conditions require a battle decision beyond a type-chart score.
Stable preparation workflow
Choose an unlocked Starter, or a regional default if your Hall of Fame is empty.
Record the team in its real battle order.
Check shared defensive weaknesses before investing further.
Enter only attacking types the team can really use.
Review overlapping types and the resulting Trait model.
Compare one replacement and read what changes and what stays unchanged.
Return to the current Region data before starting the stage.
Import receipt
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