You battle Barry's father after you have completed 21 battles successfully in the Battle Tower. This may take several attempts to complete.
I forgot but when you arrive to the fight area barry will ask you to fight flint and Volkner (eighth gym leader) after you beat them and head through the tunnel Barry's dad will appear his name is Palmer
You get it when you battle your dad which is the fifth gym
go back to petalburg and battle your dad
Petalburg city he's in the gym and you battle him for your 8th badge.
He is the 50th person you battle in the battle tower, you have to beat 7 set of 7 trainers in a row to get there
You battle Barry's father after you have completed 21 battles successfully in the Battle Tower. This may take several attempts to complete.
Your rivals dad.
21 battles the last battle is barry (your rivals) dad
He is your rival's dad also the Battle Tower Tycoon.
you have to get 20 consecutive wins in the battle tower then the Battle Tower's brainiac Palmer will come out to battle you. and yes Palmer is the blonde haired kid's (a.k.a. Gary) dad.
defeat elite four and talk to your dad. he will give you something so u go to the boat. give him the ticket and then he will take u to the battle tower.
No!Palmer is your Rival pearl's dad.After you battle him and get to stark mountain there will be no storyline left.
I forgot but when you arrive to the fight area barry will ask you to fight flint and Volkner (eighth gym leader) after you beat them and head through the tunnel Barry's dad will appear his name is Palmer
Zoo3891 says, No but you get a ticket from your dad letting you go to the battle frontier which is a theme park style battle island that includes but is not limited to THE BATTLE TOWER,THE BATTLE PIKE,and my personal favorite THE BATTLE DOME
After you battle your dad in petelburg
Your friend doesn't have a dad in the game, but Roark does (first gym battle). His name is Byron (sixth gym battle)