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The Gym symbol, introduced in Generation V

A Gym (Japanese: ジム Gym) (short for Pokémon Gym) is a place where Pokémon Trainers go to train their Pokémon. Just like real-life gymnasiums, where one can go to work out and build physical strength, Pokémon Gyms are places where Trainers can go to sharpen their battling skills and where their Pokémon can go to gain experience.

Often specializing in a particular type, Gyms create an environment which allows Trainers to test both their skills and Pokémon against those of others. The most powerful Trainer in a given Gym is called the Gym Leader, who is revered by both the lower-ranking members of the Gym and local fans. Usually, Gyms are designed to follow and suit the type that the Gym specializes in, such as Wattson's Gym that has electric gates to indicate that it is Electric. However, there are also Gyms that do not practice this, such as Viridian Gym or Cinnabar Gym.

Official Gyms are certified by a Pokémon League, and at least eight official Gym Badges are requested before taking the Pokémon League challenge. Gyms are vital to a Pokémon Trainer's journey; they may have to travel far and wide, as there can only be one Gym per city. There are also unofficial Gyms that are not certified, many of which are prestigious nonetheless. Currently, Alola is the only region with no Gyms or Gym Leader; instead, a ceremony known as the island challenge takes its place.

In core series games

Official Gyms

Most official Gyms feature a number of Trainers that the player may face before battling the Gym Leader. Their teams typically consist of the same type of Pokémon that the Gym Leader has. These Trainers cannot be battled after the Gym Leader has been defeated, with the exception of those found in Driftveil GymB2W2.

The Gym guide routinely stands at the entrance of the Gym, giving the player advice about the type advantages corresponding to the signature type of the Gym Leader.

There are generally eight known official Gyms in core series regions that include Gyms. In Galar, Gym Leaders typically are fought in Stadiums that welcome spectators and facilitate the use of Dynamax through a Power Spot.

Kanto

Order Gym Badge Type Leader
1 Pewter Gym Boulder Badge.png
Boulder Badge
Rock VSBrock PE.png
Brock
2 Cerulean Gym Cascade Badge.png
Cascade Badge
Water VSMisty PE.png
Misty
3 Vermilion Gym Thunder Badge.png
Thunder Badge
Electric VSLt Surge PE.png
Lt. Surge
4 Celadon Gym Rainbow Badge.png
Rainbow Badge
Grass VSErika PE.png
Erika
5 Fuchsia Gym Soul Badge.png
Soul Badge
Poison VSKoga PE.png
Koga
(Gen. I/III/VII)
Spr HGSS Janine.png
Janine
(Gen. II/IV)
6 Saffron Gym Marsh Badge.png
Marsh Badge
Psychic VSSabrina PE.png
Sabrina
7 Cinnabar Gym Volcano Badge.png
Volcano Badge
Fire VSBlaine PE.png
Blaine
8 Viridian Gym Earth Badge.png
Earth Badge
Ground VSGiovanni PE.png
Giovanni
(Gen. I/III/VII)
Various VSBlue PE.png
Blue
(Gen. II/IV/VII)

Johto

Order Gym Badge Type Leader
1 Violet Gym Zephyr Badge.png
Zephyr Badge
Flying VSFalkner.png
Falkner
2 Azalea Gym Hive Badge.png
Hive Badge
Bug VSBugsy.png
Bugsy
3 Goldenrod Gym Plain Badge.png
Plain Badge
Normal VSWhitney.png
Whitney
4 Ecruteak Gym Fog Badge.png
Fog Badge
Ghost VSMorty.png
Morty
5 Cianwood Gym Storm Badge.png
Storm Badge
Fighting VSChuck.png
Chuck
6 Olivine Gym Mineral Badge.png
Mineral Badge
Steel VSJasmine.png
Jasmine
7 Mahogany Gym Glacier Badge.png
Glacier Badge
Ice VSPryce.png
Pryce
8 Blackthorn Gym Rising Badge.png
Rising Badge
Dragon VSClair.png
Clair

Hoenn

Order Gym Badge Type Leader
1 Rustboro Gym Stone Badge.png
Stone Badge
Rock VSRoxanne.png
Roxanne
2 Dewford Gym Knuckle Badge.png
Knuckle Badge
Fighting VSBrawly.png
Brawly
3 Mauville Gym Dynamo Badge.png
Dynamo Badge
Electric VSWattson.png
Wattson
4 Lavaridge Gym Heat Badge.png
Heat Badge
Fire VSFlannery.png
Flannery
5 Petalburg Gym Balance Badge.png
Balance Badge
Normal VSNorman.png
Norman
6 Fortree Gym Feather Badge.png
Feather Badge
Flying VSWinona.png
Winona
7 Mossdeep Gym Mind Badge.png
Mind Badge
Psychic VSLiza & Tate.png
Tate and Liza
8 Sootopolis Gym Rain Badge.png
Rain Badge
Water VSWallace.png
WallaceRSORAS
Spr E Juan.png
JuanE

Sinnoh

Order Gym Badge Type Leader
1 Oreburgh Gym Coal Badge.png
Coal Badge
Rock VSRoark BDSP.png
Roark
2 Eterna Gym Forest Badge.png
Forest Badge
Grass pxlink=Gardenia
Gardenia
3DPBDSP
4Pt
Veilstone Gym Cobble Badge.png
Cobble Badge
Fighting VSMaylene BDSP.png
Maylene
4DPBDSP
5Pt
Pastoria Gym Fen Badge.png
Fen Badge
Water VSCrasher Wake BDSP.png
Crasher Wake
5DPBDSP
3Pt
Hearthome Gym Relic Badge.png
Relic Badge
Ghost VSFantina BDSP.png
Fantina
6 Canalave Gym Mine Badge.png
Mine Badge
Steel VSByron BDSP.png
Byron
7 Snowpoint Gym Icicle Badge.png
Icicle Badge
Ice VSCandice BDSP.png
Candice
8 Sunyshore Gym Beacon Badge.png
Beacon Badge
Electric VSVolkner BDSP.png
Volkner

Unova

Order
(BW)
Order
(B2W2)
Gym Badge Type Leader
Oshawott
1
N/A Striaton Gym Trio Badge.png
Trio Badge
Grass VSCilan.png
Cilan
Snivy
1
N/A Fire VSChili.png
Chili
Tepig
1
N/A Water VSCress.png
Cress
2 N/A Nacrene Gym Basic Badge.png
Basic Badge
Normal VSLenora.png
Lenora
N/A 1 Aspertia Gym VSCheren 2.png
Cheren
N/A 2 Virbank Gym Toxic Badge.png
Toxic Badge
Poison VSRoxie.png
Roxie
3 Castelia Gym Insect Badge.png
Insect Badge
Bug VSBurgh.png
Burgh
4 Nimbasa Gym Bolt Badge.png
Bolt Badge
Electric VSElesa 2.png
Elesa
5 Driftveil Gym Quake Badge.png
Quake Badge
Ground VSClay.png
Clay
6 Mistralton Gym Jet Badge.png
Jet Badge
Flying VSSkyla.png
Skyla
7 N/A Icirrus Gym Freeze Badge.png
Freeze Badge
Ice VSBrycen.png
Brycen
8B 7 Opelucid Gym Legend Badge.png
Legend Badge
Dragon VSDrayden.png
Drayden
8W N/A VSIris.png
Iris
N/A 8 Humilau Gym Wave Badge.png
Wave Badge
Water VSMarlon.png
Marlon

Kalos

Order Gym Badge Type Leader
1 Santalune Gym Bug Badge.png
Bug Badge
Bug VSViola.png
Viola
2 Cyllage Gym Cliff Badge.png
Cliff Badge
Rock VSGrant.png
Grant
3 Shalour Gym Rumble Badge.png
Rumble Badge
Fighting VSKorrina.png
Korrina
4 Coumarine Gym Plant Badge.png
Plant Badge
Grass VSRamos.png
Ramos
5 Lumiose Gym Voltage Badge.png
Voltage Badge
Electric VSClemont.png
Clemont
6 Laverre Gym Fairy Badge.png
Fairy Badge
Fairy VSValerie.png
Valerie
7 Anistar Gym Psychic Badge.png
Psychic Badge
Psychic VSOlympia.png
Olympia
8 Snowbelle Gym Iceberg Badge.png
Iceberg Badge
Ice VSWulfric.png
Wulfric

Galar

Order Gym Badge Type Leader
1 Grass Gym logo.png
Turffield Stadium
Grass Badge.png
Grass Badge
Grass VSMilo.png
Milo
2 Water Gym logo.png
Hulbury Stadium
Water Badge.png
Water Badge
Water VSNessa.png
Nessa
3 Fire Gym logo.png
Motostoke Stadium
Fire Badge.png
Fire Badge
Fire VSKabu.png
Kabu
4Sw Fighting Gym logo.png
Stow-on-Side Stadium
Fighting Badge.png
Fighting Badge
Fighting VSBea.png
Bea
4Sh Ghost Gym logo.png
Stow-on-Side Stadium
Ghost Badge.png
Ghost Badge
Ghost VSAllister.png
Allister
5 Fairy Gym logo.png
Ballonlea Stadium
GalarFairy Badge.png
Fairy Badge
Fairy VSOpal.png
Opal
(initial)
VSBede 2.png
Bede
(successor)
6Sw Rock Gym logo.png
Circhester Stadium
Rock Badge.png
Rock Badge
Rock VSGordie.png
Gordie
6Sh Ice Gym logo.png
Circhester Stadium
Ice Badge.png
Ice Badge
Ice VSMelony.png
Melony
7 Dark Gym logo.png
Spikemuth Gym
Dark Badge.png
Dark Badge
Dark VSPiers.png
Piers
(initial)
VSMarnie 3.png
Marnie
(successor)
8 Dragon Gym logo.png
Hammerlocke Stadium
Dragon Badge.png
Dragon Badge
Dragon VSRaihan.png
Raihan

Paldea

Order Gym Badge Type Leader
1 Cortondo Gym SVbadge VictoryRoad Bug.png
Bug Badge
Bug VSKaty.png
Katy
2 Artazon Gym SVbadge VictoryRoad Grass.png
Grass Badge
Grass VSBrassius.png
Brassius
3 Levincia Gym SVbadge VictoryRoad Electric.png
Electric Badge
Electric VSIono.png
Iono
4 Cascarrafa Gym SVbadge VictoryRoad Water.png
Water Badge
Water VSKofu.png
Kofu
5 Medali Gym SVbadge VictoryRoad Normal.png
Normal Badge
Normal VSLarry.png
Larry
6 Montenevera Gym SVbadge VictoryRoad Ghost.png
Ghost Badge
Ghost VSRyme.png
Ryme
7 Alfornada Gym SVbadge VictoryRoad Psychic.png
Psychic Badge
Psychic VSTulip.png
Tulip
8 Glaseado Gym SVbadge VictoryRoad Ice.png
Ice Badge
Ice VSGrusha.png
Grusha


Gallery

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Generations II, V, VI, and VIII have a unique design for each Gym (except Cinnabar Gym, which is destroyed). However, in Generation II, the only difference is the shape and color of the roof, with the exception of Saffron and Cerulean Gyms. In Generation VIII, the only differences are the color scheme and the type logo above the entrance, with the exceptions of Motostoke Stadium, Spikemuth Gym, and Hammerlocke Stadium.

Generation II
Generation V
Generation VIII
Generation IX

Unofficial Gyms

Saffron City Dojo

Main article: Fighting Dojo

The Trainers of this Gym specialize in Fighting-type Pokémon. It used to be an official Gym until Sabrina defeated its Leader, Koichi. After the player defeats the Dojo's Karate Master Koichi, he will give the player either Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan as a reward.

Prestige Precept center

Main article: Prestige Precept Center

Also known as the Pre Gym, this unofficial Gym of Phenac City doubles as an academy. In Pokémon Colosseum, its Leader, Justy, will not battle the Trainer until they have at least six Pokémon, and will give away TM27 (Return).

Kantonian Gym

Main article: Kantonian Gym

In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, there is an unofficial Gym in Malie City modeled after the Vermilion Gym from Kanto. The Leader of this Gym will give the Surge Badge after the player defeats him for the first time.

Artwork

Gym LGPE Concept Art.jpg Gym SwSh Concept Art.jpg
Concept art of a Kanto Gym from the
Let's Go, Pikachu and Eevee! Super Music Collection
Concept art of a Gym battle in Pokémon Sword and Shield drawn by James Turner[1]

In the side series games

Pokémon Stadium series

Fields based on the Gyms of Kanto appear in Pokémon Stadium's Gym Leader Castle. Each of these Gyms houses three Trainers the player must defeat in order to face the Gym Leader. Defeating each Gym Leader allows the player to access to the next Gym, or, in the case of Giovanni, the Elite Four's tower.

Fields based on the Gyms of Johto and Kanto appear in their respective Gym Leader Castles in Pokémon Stadium 2. In the Johto Gyms, the number of Gym Trainers varies in each Gym from zero to two. Like in Stadium, these Gyms must be challenged in order. The Kanto Gyms, however, house no Gym Trainers in any of them and can be challenged in any order.

In the spin-off games

A Gym in Pokémon GO, claimed by Team Valor, with a Metagross as its most recent Pokémon added

Pokémon GO

Main article: Gym (GO)

In Pokémon GO, Gyms are located at various locations in the real world, being depicted as large towers in the Map View.

If a Gym tower is red, yellow, or blue, that Gym is currently controlled by the team of that color; if a Gym tower is white, that Gym is currently not controlled by any team and the team of the first player who puts a Pokémon there will be the one that controlls it.

After selecting a team (which can only be done after reaching level 5), a player can battle at Gyms. At Gyms of an opposing team, players can challenge them in order to decrease the motivation of Pokémon in the Gym, causing it to get knocked if its motivation hits 0. If all of a Gym's Pokémon are removed, the Gym becomes free to be claimed by any team.

Raid Battles occur exclusively at Gyms.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

In Pokémon the Series, Trainers challenge Gyms in order to earn Badges, which grant them entry to that region's Pokémon League Conference. All official Gyms present in the core series prior to Generation VIII games have been featured in Pokémon the Series.

With the exception of the Orange Islands, most regions seem to have at least eight Gyms which Trainers can choose to challenge, and winning Badges from any eight qualifies a Trainer for the region's Pokémon League Conference. In Unova, while Ash originally intended to earn the Legend Badge, he ultimately earns the Toxic Badge from the Virbank Gym as his eighth Badge instead.

Many fellow Trainers that Ash has encountered have been shown to have Badges that do not exist in the games, such as Gary Oak earning ten Badges in Kanto. Other Badges observed in Pokémon the Series which do not correspond to known Badges suggest that there are at least nine Gyms in Hoenn, 11 in Sinnoh, 14 in Unova, and 11 in Kalos. Despite this, Ash's Badge case has frequently had indents specifically shaped for the Badges that appear in the games.

Gyms can be battled in any order, with Ash and his friends seeming to pick out Gyms based on their current location. However, at times, a certain Gym order has been implied in Pokémon the Series. In the case of Hoenn, Ash originally challenges Norman in There's No Place Like Hoenn, at which time Norman explains to Ash that he must have three Pokémon to challenge the Petalburg Gym officially. Instead, Norman points to Rustboro as the first Gym Ash should face.

In Kalos, due to Clemont's perception of an ideal challenger of the Lumiose Gym, he programmed the Clembot—the substitute Gym Leader—to throw out challengers who did not have four Kalos Gym Badges. As a result, when Ash attempted to challenge the Gym shortly after arriving in the Kalos region, Clembot acted according to its programming and threw him out. After Clemont was able to reprogram the Clembot, he removed the Badge restriction, but Ash indicated he would still collect four Badges before challenging Clemont himself at the Gym.

In Galar, Stadium battlefields are surrounded by a force field that protects the audience from Pokémon attacks, including the moves of Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon.

Gyms are inspected by the Pokémon Inspection Agency, which can shut down Gyms which are not up to standard. The Agency can also determine whether unofficial Gyms are worthy of becoming official.

Rules

Most Gym battles are conducted as Single Battles, although some have been held as Double Battles.

In most cases, Gym Leaders are not permitted to switch Pokémon while challengers are; although those that Ash encountered before Blaine did switch, since Ash's match against Blaine in Riddle Me This, only Lenora has switched out a Pokémon. Challengers are usually only allowed to use the same number of Pokémon as the Gym Leader, but some Gym battles—such as with Roxie and Grant—have exceptions. In a Gym battle, a Pokémon is determined to be unable to battle when declared as such by a battle judge.

Gym Leaders appear to be able to impose their own rules, in addition to the standard set of rules for Gym battles. In particular, the Orange Crew all have entire Gym matches devoted to unconventional battling styles.

Special rules
  • For Mossdeep Gym's Mind Badge, Ash battled Tate and Liza in a Double Battle. For Anistar Gym's Psychic Badge, he battled Olympia in a Double Battle.
  • Juan of Sootopolis Gym has a unique two round system, with the first round being a Double Battle. Once the challenger wins the first round, they enter the second round, battling against three of his Pokémon in a Single Battle. Only the challenger is allowed to substitute, and can use five Pokémon.
  • When Ash challenged Whitney of the Goldenrod Gym in Johto to a rematch, he fought three-on-one in his favor, with Whitney only using her Miltank.
  • For the Striaton Gym's Trio Badge, the challenger can choose which of the three Gym Leaders they want to battle. However, Ash challenged all three triplets, making the battle a best-two-out-of-three tournament, with Ash only earning a Badge after defeating at least two of the Gym Leaders.
  • For the Nacrene Gym's Basic Badge, both the challenger and the Gym Leader use the same number of Pokémon, with both being allowed to make substitutions.
  • For the Mistralton Gym's Jet Badge, the challenger and the Gym Leader used to engage in "Air Battles". In these, the Gym Leader first displays her three chosen Pokémon, followed with the challenger revealing their own three, then the Gym Leader decides the outcome of the battle using her own experience without even physically battling.
  • For the Virbank Gym's Toxic Badge, the battle was teams of three-on-six in Ash's favor, with only him being allowed to make substitutions.
  • For the Cyllage Gym's Cliff Badge, the Gym Leader uses only two Pokémon, while the challenger has access to all of theirs.
Puzzles

Some Gyms also require the challenger to undergo a trial or a test before they can battle the Gym Leader.

  • The Fuchsia Gym in Kanto was set up like a ninja house and riddled with traps, which the Trainers had to make their way through before they were allowed to challenge the Gym Leader.
  • The Cinnabar Gym (again in Kanto) was hidden, and required challengers to find it by solving the riddles given by the disguised Gym Leader, Blaine. Despite Ash technically being the challenger, it was Misty who ultimately solved all of the riddles.
  • The Nacrene Gym in Unova could only be accessed if the Trainer picks the single right book in an entire library. To make it easier, Lenora even reaches up and rests her fingers on the book in question as a hint, though many of her potential opponents fail to take said hint (though Ash successfully figured it out).
  • The Lumiose Gym in Kalos, when under the charge of the Clembot, used to first require Trainers to have four Badges before they could challenge the Gym.

Orange League

In Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, the Orange Islands contains its own league, the Orange League complete with its own Gyms:

Orange Islands
Gym Prize Challenge Leader
Mikan Gym Coral-Eye Badge.png
Coral-Eye Badge
Target shooting and surfing test CissySmall.png
Cissy
Navel Gym Sea Ruby Badge.png
Sea Ruby Badge
Sled race DannySmall.png
Danny
Trovita Gym Spike Shell Badge.png
Spike Shell Badge
Same type opponents RudySmall.png
Rudy
Kumquat Gym Jade Star Badge.png
Jade Star Badge
Double Battle LuanaSmall.png
Luana
Pummelo Stadium WinnerTrophy.png
Winner's Trophy
Full Battle DrakeSmall.png
Drake


The four Gym Leaders each have their own special requirements challengers must meet in order to gain their Gym Badges.

  • For the Coral Eye Badge, the challenger and Gym Leader Cissy go head-to-head in three water-based physical challenges using their Water-type Pokémon.
  • For the Sea Ruby Badge, the challenger must complete two of Gym Leader Danny's three challenges, though they were only qualified to do so if they could pass his pre-test, which was to climb a mountain to the peak, where the Gym is located. These challenges are to freeze a geyser with their Pokémon's ice attack, build a bobsled (or toboggan) from said geyser with the help of three of their Pokémon, and compete in a bobsled race down the side of the mountain against Danny.
  • For the Spike Shell Badge, Gym Leader Rudy assigns the challenger an attack challenge in which they must use their Pokémon to knock down all the targets on a tricky water course. If they pass this pre-test, they must defeat Rudy in a three-on-three battle, with Pokémon of the same type battling each other.
  • For the Jade Star Badge, the challenger must battle Gym Leader Luana in a Double Battle.

Unofficial Gyms

A.J.'s Gym

This Gym is run solely by the Trainer A.J., and is notable for its rigorous training methods. It is unknown what prize if any A.J. gave to any victorious challengers, because he left it to enter the Pokémon League after he defeated 100 challengers in a row using only his Sandshrew. This Gym appears in The Path to the Pokémon League.

Fighting Spirit Gym

This Gym was run by Anthony, who was training his Hitmonchan for the P1 Grand Prix. It did not appear to be used for actual Pokémon battles. Instead, it had the appearance of a gym used for training and exercising. This Gym appears in The Punchy Pokémon.

Kaz Gym

This Gym in Dark City wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the Pokémon League. It has Pokémon of various types, but its primary Pokémon is an Electabuzz. This Gym appears in Showdown at Dark City and is run by Kaz.

Yas Gym

This Gym in Dark City wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the Pokémon League. The Gym Trainers specialize in Fighting-type Pokémon but the Gym Leader's Pokémon is a Scyther. This Gym appears in Showdown at Dark City and is run by Yas.

Coastline Gym

This is an unofficial Gym that appeared in Just Add Water. It is located on the outskirts of Blackthorn City. Led by Dorian, the Gym specializes in Water-type Pokémon. Unlike the other Water-type Gyms, Dorian holds his battles underwater.

Although the Gym is unofficial, Dorian is hoping that it will become more popular by word-of-mouth. In fact, after Ash and his friends visited the Gym, they promised they would tell everyone at the Silver Conference about it. However, it hasn't been mentioned since then.

Anthony's Gym

Anthony (not to be confused with the Anthony mentioned above) ran an unofficial Gym purely for bragging rights. His powerful Pelipper and its peculiar move set, including Vine Whip and Flamethrower, were eventually revealed to be a well orchestrated hoax. Anthony admitted that Pelipper carried Pokémon inside its mouth. As a result, Anthony decided to close the Gym and travel with Pelipper. This Gym appears in You Said a Mouthful!.

Powerzone Gym

This is an unofficial Gym run by Jessie, James, and Meowth in Gymbaliar!. They used the Gym as a method of training and building strategies; however, they were on a losing streak until a wild Croagunk appeared and was used as Jessie's powerhouse.

Kantonian Gym

The Kantonian Gym from Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon appeared in Aiming for the Top Floor!. In Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, it is run by Ryuki, and is not themed after any Kanto Gym in particular, with its ninja theming being based on assumptions made on Kantonian culture. As a result, there are a few differences between the Kantonian Gym challenge and a typical Gym challenge in Pokémon the Series. Unlike most Gyms, visitors must face the challenges of the four Kantonian Gym Trainers before advancing to the Leader. However, these challenges are not Pokémon battles, like in the games, but a ninja-themed set of obstacles.

Gallery

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Several Gyms, mostly Paldean ones, have been featured in Pokémon Horizons: The Series. Since no recurring character in the series has been focusing on collecting Badges, no official Gym battle has occurred; however, Paldean Gyms do play a role in hosting battles for the students taking on Naranja Academy's Terastal Training course. In these battles, the main goal is not to earn a Badge or even necessarily win, as simply being judged positively by the Gym Leader is what matters in deciding whether a student passed their test battle or not.

Pokémon Origins

All eight Kanto Gyms featured in the games Pokémon Red and Green were shown in Pokémon Origins, which primarily showcased Red challenging the Pewter Gym in File 1: Red and the Viridian Gym in File 3: Giovanni.

Unlike in the animated series, the Gyms closely follow the system utilised in the games, where the challenger is able to use all Pokémon in their team against the Gym Leader. Gyms also have scoreboards featuring each Trainer's current Pokémon and their remaining HP. Gym Leaders may also hand out a TM along with their Badge, and are shown to be capable of altering their Pokémon used in battle, with Brock choosing two out of six potential Pokémon, and Giovanni using a different set of Pokémon than those used against his battle with Blue.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In early arcs of Pokémon Adventures, Gym buildings were likely to be seen only when a character challenged the Gym Leader, as the building would host their Gym battle.

Red, Green & Blue arc

Red challenged some Gym Leaders in their respective Gyms.

Ruby & Sapphire arc

Roxanne's Gym in Rustboro City appeared to be retractable, the building acting as both an examination hall and a battlefield.

Sapphire challenged the eight Gyms of Hoenn, although she only visited the Gym buildings in Rustboro and Dewford, earning the rest of her Badges outside their respective Gyms. The Gyms in Petalburg and Lavaridge also made brief appearances.

Diamond & Pearl arc

The Gyms in this arc incorporate the interior layout and obstacles directly from the games.

Platinum challenged and defeated the Sinnoh Gym Leaderin their respective Gyms, except she trained with Volkner and battled him outdoors, earning the Beacon Badge without entering the Sunyshore Gym. The Sunyshore Gym itself was seen in Encountering Elekid.

Black & White arc

The Gyms in this arc incorporate the interior layout and obstacles directly from the games.

Black challenged the Unova Gym Leaders, visiting seven of the eight Gyms.

X & Y arc

Only the Santalune Gym and Lumiose Gym appeared in this arc. X had an unofficial battle with Viola at her Gym and won.

Sword & Shield arc

The Gyms with version-exclusive Gym Leaders are shown to take turns in switching between their two types and Leaders.

The eight Gyms of Galar appeared in this arc, though Henry was only able to challenge six of them before the Gym Challenge was put on hold due to the impending threat of the Darkest Day. After the crisis, Henry withdrew from the Gym Challenge, thus never challenging the final two Gyms.

Scarlet & Violet arc

Scarlet was convinced by Nemona to take on the eight Gyms of Paldea, choosing to face the Gym Leaders in the hopes of learning more about the treasures of ruin that she was looking for.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Hareta visited some of Sinnoh's Gyms in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, though he earned most of their Badges either outside of them or off-panel, and visited three of the Gyms only in a quick montage. The only Gym to receive major focus in the manga was the Canalave Gym.

Pokémon Zensho

Seven of the eight Kanto Gyms appeared in Pokémon Zensho, six of which were visited by Satoshi. Of the Gym Leaders whom he didn't meet at their respective Gyms, he battled Koga at the Safari Zone and received Sabrina's Badge after saving the Silph Co. from Team Rocket.

In the TCG

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, all Gyms are Stadium cards, which provide a specific effect while they are in play.

Official Gyms

This listing is of cards based on official Gyms from the Pokémon games and often focus on the type speciality of a particular Gym.

Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Pewter City Gym T [St] Gym Heroes Uncommon 115/132 Leaders' Stadium Uncommon  
Cerulean City Gym T [St] Gym Heroes Uncommon 57/132 Leaders' Stadium Uncommon  
Vermilion City Gym T [St] Gym Heroes Uncommon 120/132 Leaders' Stadium Uncommon  
Celadon City Gym T [St] Gym Heroes Uncommon 107/132 Leaders' Stadium Uncommon  
Fuchsia City Gym T [St] Gym Challenge Uncommon 114/132 Challenge from the Darkness Uncommon  
Saffron City Gym T [St] Gym Challenge Uncommon 122/132 Challenge from the Darkness Uncommon  
Cinnabar City Gym T [St] Gym Challenge Uncommon 113/132 Challenge from the Darkness Uncommon  
Viridian City Gym T [St] Gym Challenge Uncommon 123/132 Challenge from the Darkness Rare  
Sunyshore City Gym St Rising Rivals Uncommon 94/111 Bonds to the End of Time Uncommon 082/090
Aspertia City Gym St Boundaries Crossed Uncommon 127/149 Cold Flare Uncommon 057/059
Virbank City Gym St Plasma Storm Uncommon 26/135 Freeze Bolt Uncommon 057/059
Brock's Pewter City Gym St Hidden Fates Uncommon 54/68 Brock of Pewter City Gym Trainer Battle Deck   030/031
Misty's Cerulean City Gym St Hidden Fates Uncommon 61/68 Misty of Cerulean City Gym Trainer Battle Deck   029/031
 


Unofficial Gyms

This listing is of cards that feature TCG-exclusive Gyms, which focus on altering a certain gameplay mechanic.

Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
No Removal Gym T [St] Gym Heroes Rare 103/132 Leaders' Stadium Rare  
The Rocket's Training Gym T [St] Gym Heroes Rare 104/132 Leaders' Stadium Rare  
Narrow Gym T [St] Gym Heroes Common 124/132 Leaders' Stadium Common  
Chaos Gym T [St] Gym Challenge Rare 102/132 Leaders' Stadium Rare  
Resistance Gym T [St] Gym Challenge Rare 109/132 Leaders' Stadium Rare  
Rocket's Minefield Gym T [St] Gym Challenge Uncommon 119/132 Challenge from the Darkness Uncommon  
Ecogym T [St] Neo Genesis Rare 84/111 Gold, Silver, to a New World... Rare  
Broken Ground Gym T [St] Neo Destiny Rare 84/105 Darkness, and to Light... Rare  
Rocket's Tricky Gym T [St] EX Team Rocket Returns Uncommon 90/109 Rocket Gang Strikes Back Uncommon 082/085
 


Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 道館 Dougún*
練功場 Lihngūngchèuhng*
體育館 Táiyuhkgún*
競技場 Gihnggeihchèuhng*
Mandarin 道館 / 道馆 Dàoguǎn*
練功場 Liàngōngcháng*
訓練館 / 训练馆 Xùnliànguǎn*
Denmark Flag.png Danish Styrkecenter (original series and Advanced Generation series)
Sal (Diamond & Pearl series onwards)
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Sportschool
Finland Flag.png Finnish Sali
France Flag.png French Arène
Germany Flag.png German Arena
Greece Flag.png Greek Γυμναστήριο Gymnastírio
Iceland Flag.png Icelandic Ræktinni*
Íþróttasal*
Italy Flag.png Italian Palestra
South Korea Flag.png Korean 체육관 Cheyukgwan
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Treninsssenter*
Gym
Poland Flag.png Polish Sala*
Sala Treningowa*
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Ginásio
Academia (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Ginásio
Romania Flag.png Romanian Arenă
Russia Flag.png Russian Стадион Stadion
Гим Gim
Зал Zal
Спортзал Sportzal
Spain Flag.png Spanish Gimnasio
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Gym
Thailand Flag.png Thai ยิม Yim
Turkey Flag.png Turkish Salon
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Nhà thi đấu

References

Related articles

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Participation
TrainerBattleGym Leaders
GymsBadgesReferee
Championship matches
Elite FourOrange League
Champion League
Pokémon League Conferences
IndigoSilverEver GrandeLily of the Valley
VertressLumioseManalo
Regional Pokémon Leagues
IndigoOrange*JohtoHoennSinnoh
Unova (BB) • KalosAlolaGalarPaldea
Areas of jurisdiction
Pokémon League Reception GateHall of Fame
Palace of VictoryCerulean CaveArea Zero
Others
Admissions ExamPokémon Association
PIAWorld Coronation Series
(Masters Eight Tournament)


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