Blackthorn Gym

The Blackthorn Gym (Japanese: フスベジム Fusube Gym) is the official gym of Blackthorn City. It is based on Template:Type2 Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Clair. Trainers who defeat her receive the Rising Badge.

In the games

Trainers

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Trainer	Pokémon
Cooltrainer Paul Cooltrainer Paul マサル Masaru Reward: $1632	Dratini Lv.34 No item
	Dratini Lv.34 No item
	Dratini Lv.34 No item
Cooltrainer Fran Cooltrainer Fran トモエ Tomoe Reward: $1776	Seadra Lv.37 No item
Cooltrainer Cody Cooltrainer Cody トモヒコ Tomohiko Reward: $1728	Horsea Lv.34 No item
	Seadra Lv.36 No item
Cooltrainer Mike Cooltrainer Mike テツロウ Tetsurō Reward: $1776	Dragonair Lv.37 No item
Cooltrainer Lola Cooltrainer Lola マリコ Mariko Reward: $1728	Dratini♀ Lv.34 No item
	Dragonair♀ Lv.36 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

File:SpriteClair.gif [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Clair [[Blackthorn Gym|Blackthorn Gym]] Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Clair Oak [[Blackthorn Gym|Blackthorn Gym]] Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4000

Types: Dragon Unknown Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.37 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Surf Water   --       Slam Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Types: Dragon Unknown Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.37 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Slam Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Types: Dragon Unknown Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.37 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Slam Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Types: Water Dragon Held item: None Kingdra♀ Lv.40 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Surf Water   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       SmokeScreen Normal   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer	Pokémon
Cooltrainer マサル Cooltrainer マサル Masaru Reward: $???	Dratini Lv.35 No item
	Dratini Lv.35 No item
	Seadra Lv.35 No item
Cooltrainer マリコ Cooltrainer マリコ Mariko Reward: $???	Dratini♀ Lv.35 No item
	Dragonair♀ Lv.37 No item
Cooltrainer トモヒコ Cooltrainer トモヒコ Tomohiko Reward: $1728	Horsea♂ Lv.35 No item
	Seadra♂ Lv.37 No item
Cooltrainer トモエ Cooltrainer トモエ Tomoe Reward: $2480	Seadra♀ Lv.38 No item
Cooltrainer テツロウ Cooltrainer テツロウ Tetsurō Reward: $2480	Dragonair♂ Lv.38 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

File:ClairHGSS.gif [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Clair [[Blackthorn Gym|Blackthorn Gym]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Clair Oak [[Blackthorn Gym|Blackthorn Gym]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $4920

Types: Dragon Dragon Ability: Shed Skin Held item: Unknown Dragonair♀ Lv.38 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Types: Dragon Dragon Ability: Shed Skin Held item: Unknown Dragonair♀ Lv.38 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Unknown Gyarados♀ Lv.38 Dragon Rage Dragon Special   --       Twister Dragon Special   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Types: Water Dragon Ability: Unknown Held item: Sitrus Berry Kingdra♀ Lv.41 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --

In the anime

Blackthorn Gym appeared in two episodes of the anime.

Ash battled Clair for the Rising Badge in Fangs for Nothin'. Although he battled hard, Ash wasn't doing very well in the match for his final badge. However, before the battle could end, an alarm went off alerting Clair that somebody had stolen the Dragon Fang. She told Ash that the battle would have to continue some other time, and that more important matters had to be taken care of.

After dealing with Team Rocket and returning the Dragon Fang, Ash and Clair had a second battle in Better Eight Than Never. This time, Ash came prepared with his Snorlax and Charizard. He was much more successful than his previous attempt, and after defeating Clair's Dragonair, he earned the Rising Badge.

The Blackthorn Gym has a retractable roof, which is used when both Clair and the opponent's Pokémon can use flight in one way or another.

Trivia

• In the games, both the Generation II Cianwood Gym and the Blackthorn Gym are currently the only two gyms that require the use of an HM in order to progress. Coincidentally, both gyms require HM04, Strength.
• The Blackthorn Gym is the only gym that specializes in Template:Type2s.
• This is one of the few places in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver where the player is required to keep his or her Pokémon inside of its Poké Ball.

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