3rd Gen I just experienced the infamous hax of emerald's battle tower

[yamibakura95]

-round 78

-i sent out metagross, opponent leads with gardevoir

-gardveoir hits with fire punch

-metagross responds with shadow ball but it misses (either due to lax incense or brightpowder)

-i switch to latios

-i got for dragon claw and it misses

-gardevoir uses ice punch and gets a crit

-i sent out swampert

-gardevoir uses ice punch

-EQ misses

-gardevoir faints pert with a crit ice punch

-metagross was at red so nothing could be done at that point

ALL my attacks missed due to brightpowder/lax icense hax and gardevoir got critical hits where it mattered the most

 

[_pheebee]

that's not really hax tho is it?

The Battle Facilities are the best of the best of trainers.
You gotta be prepared for such events as this.

Counter their held items with your own held items, counter their abilities with your own abilities, so on so forth.

 

[yamibakura95]

that's not really hax tho is it?

The Battle Facilities are the best of the best of trainers.
You gotta be prepared for such events as this.

Counter their held items with your own held items, counter their abilities with your own abilities, so on so forth.

thats exactly what hax is. i dont disagree they are the best trainers but this was pure luck on the AI's side. gardevoir should have fainted from the first shadow ball. its established that as the rounds go higher the AI gets better chances at activating situational items like quick claw, scope lens. I read about it but i had to see it for myself to believe it.

sure, you can work your way around this by building better teams but im not interested in going out of my way to build a team just for a gold shield. my team got me 6 golds in BF, it did its job waaay beter than i had envisioned. maybe i will make a new team just for the gold shield one day

 

[Megan]

The unfortunate curse of battle facilities: you need to win all your matches while they just need one trainer to win. And if you run into just enough encounteres with good RNG you're bound to run into that one bad encounter that ruins your progress and sets you back to zero.

It's one of the reasons why I usually don't bother with these facilities.

 

[yamibakura95]

The unfortunate curse of battle facilities: you need to win all your matches while they just need one trainer to win. And if you run into just enough encounteres with good RNG you're bound to run into that one bad encounter that ruins your progress and sets you back to zero.

It's one of the reasons why I usually don't bother with these facilities.

you can get the golds with so me difficulty tbh ngl. But for high streaks (100+) you need specialized teams that can play around anything. Thing is, it take time to create a new team and i find it really cheap on the game's side to demand a specific team just for battle tower.

 

[Eonis]

The tension was palpable as I stepped into Battle #77 in the Battle Dome. My team, a trusty Latios and a powerhouse Slaking, had carried me through countless battles. With Latios' speed and Slaking's raw power, I was confident this match would be another notch on my belt. The opposing team, a Slowking and a Feraligatr, didn't seem like much of a threat. I had a plan, and I was ready to execute it flawlessly.

As the battle began, I ordered Latios to target Feraligatr with Thunderbolt. It was a solid move; I knew it would deal massive damage. But just as Latios was about to strike, something unexpected happened—Slowking's Quick Claw activated. Before I could react, Slowking unleashed an Ice Beam, targeting Latios.

I watched in shock as the icy blast hit Latios, but thankfully, it managed to hang on. Latios fired back with Thunderbolt, hitting Feraligatr hard, almost knocking it out. That was when Feraligatr's Torrent ability kicked in, boosting its water-type moves. But before I could even think about the implications, Slaking stepped in, delivering a devastating Hyper Beam that obliterated Slowking in one shot.

I felt a surge of confidence. One down, one to go. But my heart sank as Feraligatr, barely hanging on, launched an Ice Beam right at Latios. This time, the hit was too much. My Latios went down, leaving me with just Slaking on the field.

Slaking had to recharge after the Hyper Beam, and I could only watch as Feraligatr, now supercharged with Torrent, lined up its next move. I knew it was coming, but I didn't expect what happened next. Feraligatr fired off a Hydro Pump, and I watched in disbelief as the attack landed a critical hit, taking out my full-health Slaking in one blow.

I stared at the screen, stunned and laughing hysterically. In just two turns, the battle had gone from a surefire win to a crushing defeat. Slowking's Quick Claw activation, Feraligatr's Torrent-boosted Ice Beam, and that critical hit Hydro Pump—it all felt like the AI had the universe on its side.

Battle #77 wasn't just a loss; it was a humbling reminder that in the world of Pokémon, even the best-laid plans can be turned on their head by sheer luck. And today, the AI had all the luck in the world.