The Academy Ace Tournament (Japanese: 学校最強大会, Hepburn: Gakkou Saikyou Taikai, trans. Academia Ace Tournament), with the alternative name of the School Battle Brawl (Japanese: バトルスクールウォーズ, Hepburn: Batoru Sukuuru Woozu, trans. Battle School Wars), is a feature in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet unlocked after inspecting all eight Gyms in Paldea after beating the game. It takes place in the central battle court of Mesagoza, hosted by the Naranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV, and is organized by Nemona with the help of Clavell. The tournament's purpose to nurture young talent in the academy.
It is an elimination tournament, in which 16 participants consisting of the students and staff of the academy battle against each other in the form of single battles; the winner can advance into the next round after being healed up. The tournament consists of 4 rounds (i.e. the player must defeat 4 random participants consecutively in order to win), and the last participant standing is considered the school's ace.
By completing one event of the tournament, all Pokémon in the player's party are awarded the Hall of Fame Ribbon, replacing the Pokémon League challenge. Completing the first event is required to unlock six-star Tera Raid Battles.
The strength of the participants' Pokémon will vary depending on the player's progress in the story:
- With the base tournament unlocked:
- Faculty Pokémon are levels 65/66
- Arven's Pokémon are levels 67/68
- Penny and Geeta's Pokémon are levels 69/70
- Nemona's Pokémon are levels 71/72
- If the Indigo Disk storyline is completed:
- Faculty Pokémon levels are increased to 80, and use the League Club room teams even if the player has not invited them to the academy yet
- Arven's Pokémon increase to levels 75/76
- Penny's Pokémon increase to levels 77/78
- Nemona's Pokémon increase to level 79/80
- Geeta's Pokémon increase to levels 84/85
- If the Mochi Madness epilogue is completed:
- Arven's Pokémon are level 82/83
- Penny's Pokémon increase to level 84/85
- Nemona's Pokémon increase to level 86/87
List of participants[]
For the first three rounds, the player may face:
- Jacq the Instructor
- Salvatore the Instructor
- Dendra the Instructor
- Saguaro the Instructor
- Tyme the Instructor
- Raifort the Instructor
- Miriam the Instructor
- Pokémon Trainer Penny
- Pokémon Trainer Arven
On the final round, these Trainers may appear instead:
During the first event, the player would face these Trainers in the following order: Arven, Jacq, Dendra, and Geeta. In subsequent rematches, the Trainers that the player would face are decided randomly.
Rewards[]
After winning the first event, the player is rewarded the Sporty Cap (Pokémon League) from Nemona.
For subsequent rematches, the receptionist would give the player one of the following items after winning the tournament:
| Item | Chance | |
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1 sprig of any Mint | 30% |
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3 Tera Shards of the same type | 15% |
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1 bottle of PP Up | 8% |
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1 Rare Candy | 7% |
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1 Nugget | 7% |
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3 Bottle Caps | 5% |
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3 Rare Candies | 3% |
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3 Nuggets | 3% |
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3 bottles of PP Up | 3% |
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1 Big Nugget | 2% |
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3 bottles of HP Up | 2% |
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3 bottles of Protein | 2% |
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3 bottles of Iron | 2% |
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3 bottles of Calcium | 2% |
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3 bottles of Zinc | 2% |
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3 bottles of Carbos | 2% |
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1 bottle of PP Max | 2% |
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10 Rare Candies | 1% |
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1 Gold Bottle Cap | 1% |
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1 Fast Ball | 0.1% |
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1 Friend Ball | 0.1% |
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1 Lure Ball | 0.1% |
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1 Level Ball | 0.1% |
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1 Heavy Ball | 0.1% |
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1 Love Ball | 0.1% |
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1 Moon Ball | 0.1% |
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1 Dream Ball | 0.1% |
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1 Beast Ball | 0.1% |