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~~BATTLE DOME~~
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

~~BATTLE DOME~~

Defeat trainers and Tucker in the Battle Dome for Battle Points and Tactics Symbols in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Learn his Pokémon and strategies.

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Defeat trainers and Tucker in the Battle Dome for Battle Points and Tactics Symbols in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Learn his Pokémon and strategies.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the Battle Factory, go north and up the steps to find the Battle Dome building.
  2. 2
    Register three Pokémon; you will select two to battle with each round.
  3. 3
    Before battling, select "Tourney Tree" to view upcoming trainers and their Pokémon, as well as their user info which includes a description indicating their strength.
  4. 4
    Defeat four trainers in a row to earn Battle Points.
  5. 5
    After 19 consecutive wins, you will face the Frontier Brain, Tucker.
  6. 6
    After 39 consecutive wins, you will face Tucker again for the Gold Tactics Symbol.

Trainer Strength Descriptions:

  • The best candidate to be a champ!
  • A sure-finalist team.
  • A likely top-three finisher.
  • A candidate team to finish first.
  • A team with top-class potential.
  • The dark horse team this tournament.
  • A better-than-average team.
  • This tournament's average team.
  • A team with average potential.
  • A weaker-than-average team.
  • A team looking for its first win.
  • One win will make this team proud.
  • Overall, a weak team.
  • A team with very low potential.
  • A team unlikely to win the tournament.
  • The team most unlikely to win.

Tucker's First Battle (19 Wins):

  • Salamance (Dragon/Flying) - Lum Berry - Aerial Ace, Brick Break, Dragon Claw, Earthquake
  • Charizard (Fire/Flying) - White Herb - Aerial Ace, Rock Slide, Overheat, Earthquake
  • Swampert (Water/Ground) - Focus Band - Surf, Ice Beam, Counter, Earthquake

Tucker's Second Battle (39 Wins):

  • Swampert (Water/Ground)
  • Latias (Psychic/Dragon)
  • Metagross (Psychic/Steel)
Tips
  • Mix up your Pokémon's movesets for diverse advantages. For example, a Gardevoir with Psychic, Thunderbolt, Fire Punch, and Ice Punch, or a Metagross with Earthquake, Sludge Bomb, Shadow Ball, and Psychic.
  • Avoid having too many Pokémon with overlapping types.
  • Tucker's Pokémon are all 4x weak to certain types: Swampert is weak to Grass (Leaf Blade), Salamance is weak to Ice (Ice Beam), and Charizard is weak to Rock (Rock Slide) or Water (Hydro Pump/Rain Dance/Surf).
  • For Tucker's second battle, Swampert is weak to Grass. Latias has high special defense and is weak to Dragon or Ice type attacks, or Megahorn/dark type attacks. Metagross is weak to Fire and Ground type attacks.

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