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Blackthorn Gym フスベジム Fusube Gym
Location	Blackthorn City
Gym Leader	Clair
Badge	Rising Badge
Dominant Type	Dragon
Region	Johto
Battlefield

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

In the games

A Cooltrainer will prevent access to the Gym itself until the player has at least seven of the eight Johto Badges and has defeated Team Rocket at the Radio Tower, though there is no legitimate way to access Blackthorn with less than seven Badges.

Appearance

Version	1F	2F
Gold
Silver
Crystal
HeartGold
SoulSilver

Trainers

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Trainer	Pokémon
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 トモエ Tomoe Reward: $1776	Seadra♀ Lv.37 No item
Cooltrainer Cody トモヒコ Tomohiko Reward: $1728	Horsea♂ Lv.34 No item
	Seadra♂ Lv.36 No item
Cooltrainer Mike テツロウ Tetsurō Reward: $1776	Dragonair♂ Lv.37 No item
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.

Leader Clair Blackthorn Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Leader and Professor Clair Oak Blackthorn Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4000

Type: Dragon Unknown Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.37 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Surf Water   --       Slam Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.37 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Slam Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Type: 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
Ace Trainer Paulo マサル Masaru Reward: $2100	Dratini♂ Lv.35 No item
	Dratini♂ Lv.35 No item
	Seadra♂ Lv.35 No item
Ace Trainer Lola マリコ Mariko Reward: $2220	Dratini♀ Lv.35 No item
	Dragonair♀ Lv.37 No item
Ace Trainer Cody トモヒコ Tomohiko Reward: $2220	Horsea♂ Lv.35 No item
	Seadra♂ Lv.37 No item
Ace Trainer Fran トモエ Tomoe Reward: $2280	Seadra♀ Lv.38 No item
Ace Trainer Mike テツロウ Tetsurō Reward: $2280	Dragonair♂ Lv.38 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.

Leader Clair Blackthorn Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Leader and Professor Clair Oak Blackthorn Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $4920

Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♀ Lv.38 Dragon Rage Dragon Special   --       Twister Dragon Special   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.38 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.38 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Types: Water Dragon Ability: Sniper 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, the Cianwood Gym, the Blackthorn Gym, and the Celadon Gym are the only Gyms that require the use of an HM, as part of a Gym puzzle, in order to progress. Cianwood and Blackthorn's Gyms require Strength in Generation II, while Celadon's requires Cut in all generations except Generation II.
• 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.
• In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the dark colored-lava on the floor of the Gym resembles a dragon, with its tail at the Gym entrance and mouth at the back of the Gym.

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Falkner	Azalea Gym Bugsy	Goldenrod Gym Whitney	Ecruteak Gym Morty
Cianwood Gym Chuck	Olivine Gym Jasmine	Mahogany Gym Pryce	Blackthorn Gym Clair

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