Gym Challenge (Japanese: Gym 2) is the name given to an expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was based on the last four Gym Leaders of Pokémon Red and Blue.

Set Size

• 132 in English release
• 123 in Japanese release (98 available in booster packs and 27 exclusive to theme decks)

Sequence

• 7th English Expansion
• 6th Japanese Expansion

Release Dates

• June 1999 - Japanese Expansion
• 16th October 2000 - English Expansion

Trivia

• The Japanese title of Gym 2 was Challenge From The Dark.
• Like Gym 1, Gym 2 was based on four Kanto Gym Leaders; Koga, Sabrina, Blaine, and Giovanni.
• Gym Challenge was originally planned to be released on 16th October in North America. It was then pushed up the 7th, then back to the 16th. Many Sears locations ended up releasing it on the 4th.
• Two Japanese cards, Imakuni?'s Doduo and ____'s Chansey didn't make an appearance in the American release. Imakuni is a popular cartoon character in Japan, so the card's exclusion was mostly due to prevent confusion from players. Also, neither of those really fit in a "serious" card set.
• The Trainer card "Misty's Tears" was originally in Gym 1 in Japan, but its English counterpart was not released until Gym Challenge. The reason for this is that artwork had to be changed, as the Japanese version featured a "nude" Misty. Other art changes between Japanese and English releases include Sabrina's Gaze (people considered her to be giving the viewer "the finger"), and Koga's Ninja Trick (which featured a swastika-like symbol that could be mistaken for the Nazi's symbol of choice).
• "Common rares" didn't make an appearance in Gym Challenge, unlike in Gym Heroes.
• Blaine's Arcanine, the first card to feature 120 attack damage, debuted in this set.

Theme Decks

English Releases

• Sabrina
• Koga
• Blaine
• Giovanni

Japanese Releases

• Sabrina
• Blaine

It is noteworthy that the Japanese versions featured neither a Koga or Giovanni Theme Deck. Subsequently, there was no holographic version of the Trainer Card Koga and no non-holographic version of Giovanni.

Card List

English Expansion

No.	Card Name	Type	Rarity
1	Blaine’s Arcanine		File:Rare rare.gifH
2	Blaine’s Charizard		File:Rare rare.gifH
3	Brock’s Ninetales		File:Rare rare.gifH
4	Erika’s Venusaur		File:Rare rare.gifH
5	Giovanni’s Gyarados		File:Rare rare.gifH
6	Giovanni’s Machamp		File:Rare rare.gifH
7	Giovanni’s Nidoking		File:Rare rare.gifH
8	Giovanni’s Persian		File:Rare rare.gifH
9	Koga’s Beedrill		File:Rare rare.gifH
10	Koga’s Ditto		File:Rare rare.gifH
11	Lt. Surge’s Raichu		File:Rare rare.gifH
12	Misty’s Golduck		File:Rare rare.gifH
13	Misty’s Gyarados		File:Rare rare.gifH
14	Rocket’s Mewtwo	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare rare.gifH
15	Rocket’s Zapdos		File:Rare rare.gifH
16	Sabrina’s Alakazam	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare rare.gifH
17	Blaine	T	File:Rare rare.gifH
18	Giovanni	T	File:Rare rare.gifH
19	Koga	T	File:Rare rare.gifH
20	Sabrina	T	File:Rare rare.gifH
21	Blaine’s Ninetales		File:Rare rare.gif
22	Brock’s Dugtrio		File:Rare rare.gif
23	Giovanni’s Nidoqueen		File:Rare rare.gif
24	Giovanni’s Pinsir		File:Rare rare.gif
25	Koga’s Arbok		File:Rare rare.gif
26	Koga’s Muk		File:Rare rare.gif
27	Koga’s Pidgeotto		File:Rare rare.gif
28	Lt. Surge’s Jolteon		File:Rare rare.gif
29	Sabrina’s Gengar	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare rare.gif
30	Sabrina’s Golduck		File:Rare rare.gif
31	Blaine’s Charmeleon		File:Rare uncom.gif
32	Blaine’s Dodrio		File:Rare uncom.gif
33	Blaine’s Rapidash		File:Rare uncom.gif
34	Brock’s Graveler		File:Rare uncom.gif
35	Brock’s Primeape		File:Rare uncom.gif
36	Brock’s Sandslash		File:Rare uncom.gif
37	Brock’s Vulpix		File:Rare uncom.gif
38	Erika’s Bellsprout		File:Rare uncom.gif
39	Erika’s Bulbasaur		File:Rare uncom.gif
40	Erika’s Clefairy		File:Rare uncom.gif
41	Erika’s Ivysaur		File:Rare uncom.gif
42	Giovanni’s Machoke		File:Rare uncom.gif
43	Giovanni’s Meowth		File:Rare uncom.gif
44	Giovanni’s Nidorina		File:Rare uncom.gif
45	Giovanni’s Nidorino		File:Rare uncom.gif
46	Koga’s Golbat		File:Rare uncom.gif
47	Koga’s Kakuna		File:Rare uncom.gif
48	Koga’s Koffing		File:Rare uncom.gif
49	Koga’s Pidgey		File:Rare uncom.gif
50	Koga’s Weezing		File:Rare uncom.gif
51	Lt. Surge’s Eevee		File:Rare uncom.gif
52	Lt. Surge’s Electrode		File:Rare uncom.gif
53	Lt. Surge’s Raticate		File:Rare uncom.gif
54	Misty’s Dewgong		File:Rare uncom.gif
55	Sabrina’s Haunter	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare uncom.gif
56	Sabrina’s Hypno	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare uncom.gif
57	Sabrina’s Jynx	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare uncom.gif
58	Sabrina’s Kadabra	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare uncom.gif
59	Sabrina’s Mr. Mime	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare uncom.gif
60	Blaine’s Charmander		File:Rare com.gif
61	Blaine’s Doduo		File:Rare com.gif
62	Blaine's Growlithe		File:Rare com.gif
63	Blaine’s Mankey		File:Rare com.gif
64	Blaine’s Ponyta		File:Rare com.gif
65	Blaine’s Rhyhorn		File:Rare com.gif
66	Blaine’s Vulpix		File:Rare com.gif
67	Brock’s Diglett		File:Rare com.gif
68	Brock’s Geodude		File:Rare com.gif
69	Erika’s Jigglypuff		File:Rare com.gif
70	Erika’s Oddish		File:Rare com.gif
71	Erika’s Paras		File:Rare com.gif
72	Giovanni’s Machop		File:Rare com.gif
73	Giovanni’s Magikarp		File:Rare com.gif
74	Giovanni’s Meowth		File:Rare com.gif
75	Giovanni’s Nidoran ♀		File:Rare com.gif
76	Giovanni’s Nidoran ♂		File:Rare com.gif
77	Koga’s Ekans		File:Rare com.gif
78	Koga’s Grimer		File:Rare com.gif
79	Koga’s Koffing		File:Rare com.gif
80	Koga’s Pidgey		File:Rare com.gif
81	Koga’s Tangela		File:Rare com.gif
82	Koga’s Weedle		File:Rare com.gif
83	Koga’s Zubat		File:Rare com.gif
84	Lt. Surge’s Pikachu		File:Rare com.gif
85	Lt. Surge’s Rattata		File:Rare com.gif
86	Lt. Surge’s Voltorb		File:Rare com.gif
87	Misty’s Horsea		File:Rare com.gif
88	Misty’s Magikarp		File:Rare com.gif
89	Misty’s Poliwag		File:Rare com.gif
90	Misty’s Psyduck		File:Rare com.gif
91	Misty’s Seel		File:Rare com.gif
92	Misty’s Staryu		File:Rare com.gif
93	Sabrina’s Abra	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare com.gif
94	Sabrina’s Abra	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare com.gif
95	Sabrina’s Drowzee	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare com.gif
96	Sabrina’s Gastly	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare com.gif
97	Sabrina’s Gastly	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare com.gif
98	Sabrina’s Porygon		File:Rare com.gif
99	Sabrina’s Psyduck		File:Rare com.gif
100	Blaine	T	File:Rare rare.gif
101	Brock’s Protection	T	File:Rare rare.gif
102	Chaos Gym	T	File:Rare rare.gif
103	Erika’s Kindness	T	File:Rare rare.gif
104	Giovanni	T	File:Rare rare.gif
105	Giovanni’s Last Resort	T	File:Rare rare.gif
106	Koga	T	File:Rare rare.gif
107	Lt. Surge’s Secret Plan	T	File:Rare rare.gif
108	Misty’s Wish	T	File:Rare rare.gif
109	Resistance Gym	T	File:Rare rare.gif
110	Sabrina	T	File:Rare rare.gif
111	Blaine’s Quiz #2	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
112	Blaine’s Quiz #3	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
113	Cinnabar City Gym	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
114	Fuchsia City Gym	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
115	Koga’s Ninja Trick	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
116	Master Ball	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
117	Max Revive	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
118	Misty’s Tears	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
119	Rocket’s Minefield Gym	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
120	Rocket’s Secret Experiment	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
121	Sabrina’s Psychic Control	T	File:Rare com.gif
122	Saffron City Gym	T	File:Rare com.gif
123	Viridian City Gym	T	File:Rare com.gif
124	Fervor	T	File:Rare com.gif
125	Transparent Walls	T	File:Rare com.gif
126	Warp Point	T	File:Rare com.gif
127	Fighting Energy	E	--
128	Fire Energy	E	--
129	Grass Energy	E	--
130	Lightning Energy	E	--
131	Psychic Energy	E	--
132	Water Energy	E	--

Japanese Expansion

Note: To avoid listing the same card twice, the only fixed Theme Deck cards added are the ones that form the complete set. The fixed cards have no rarity symbols (designated "--"; holographic cards in the deck are designated "H").

No.	Card Name	Type	Rarity
--	Blaine’s Arcanine		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Blaine’s Charizard		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Blaine’s Moltres		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Erika’s Venusaur		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Giovanni’s Gyarados		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Giovanni’s Machamp		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Giovanni’s Nidoking		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Giovanni’s Persian		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Koga’s Beedrill		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Koga’s Ditto		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Rocket’s Mewtwo	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Rocket’s Zapdos		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Sabrina’s Alakazam	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Sabrina’s Gengar	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Sabrina’s Golduck		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Sabrina’s Venomoth		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Brock’s Dugtrio		File:Rare rare.gif
--	Blaine’s Ninetales		File:Rare rare.gif
--	Giovanni’s Nidoqueen		File:Rare rare.gif
--	Giovanni’s Pinsir		File:Rare rare.gif
--	Koga’s Arbok		File:Rare rare.gif
--	Koga’s Muk		File:Rare rare.gif
--	Koga’s Pidgeotto		File:Rare rare.gif
--	Lt. Surge’s Raichu		File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Misty’s Poliwrath		File:Rare rare.gif
--	Rocket’s Snorlax		File:Rare rare.gif
--	Blaine’s Charmeleon		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Blaine’s Kangaskhan		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Blaine’s Magmar		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Blaine’s Rapidash		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Erika’s Ivysaur		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Giovanni’s Machoke		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Giovanni’s Meowth		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Giovanni’s Nidorina		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Giovanni’s Nidorino		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Koga’s Golbat		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Koga’s Kakuna		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Koga’s Koffing		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Koga’s Pidgey		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Koga’s Weezing		File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Sabrina’s Gastly	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Sabrina’s Haunter	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Sabrina’s Haunter	File:Physic-attack.png	--
--	Sabrina’s Hypno	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Sabrina’s Jynx	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Sabrina’s Jynx	File:Physic-attack.png	--
--	Sabrina’s Kadabra	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Sabrina’s Slowbro	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Blaine’s Charmander		File:Rare com.gif
--	Blaine’s Charmander		--
--	Blaine’s Doduo		File:Rare com.gif
--	Blaine’s Growlithe		File:Rare com.gif
--	Blaine’s Growlithe		--
--	Blaine’s Mankey		File:Rare com.gif
--	Blaine’s Ponyta		File:Rare com.gif
--	Blaine’s Ponyta		--
--	Blaine’s Rhyhorn		File:Rare com.gif
--	Blaine’s Tauros		File:Rare com.gif
--	Blaine’s Vulpix		File:Rare com.gif
--	Blaine’s Vulpix		--
--	Giovanni’s Machop		File:Rare com.gif
--	Giovanni’s Magikarp		File:Rare com.gif
--	Giovanni’s Meowth		File:Rare com.gif
--	Giovanni’s Nidoran ♀		File:Rare com.gif
--	Giovanni’s Nidoran ♂		File:Rare com.gif
--	Koga’s Ekans		File:Rare com.gif
--	Koga’s Grimer		File:Rare com.gif
--	Koga’s Koffing		File:Rare com.gif
--	Koga’s Pidgey		File:Rare com.gif
--	Koga’s Tangela		File:Rare com.gif
--	Koga’s Weedle		File:Rare com.gif
--	Koga’s Zubat		File:Rare com.gif
--	Sabrina’s Abra	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare com.gif
--	Sabrina’s Abra	File:Physic-attack.png	--
--	Sabrina’s Abra	File:Physic-attack.png	--
--	Sabrina’s Drowzee	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare com.gif
--	Sabrina’s Drowzee	File:Physic-attack.png	--
--	Sabrina’s Gastly	File:Physic-attack.png	--
--	Sabrina’s Gastly	File:Physic-attack.png	--
--	Sabrina’s Mr. Mime	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare com.gif
--	Sabrina’s Mr. Mime	File:Physic-attack.png	--
--	Sabrina’s Porygon		File:Rare com.gif
--	Sabrina’s Psyduck		File:Rare com.gif
--	Sabrina’s Slowpoke	File:Physic-attack.png	File:Rare com.gif
--	Sabrina’s Venonat		File:Rare com.gif
--	Blaine	T	H
--	Giovanni	T	File:Rare rare.gifH
--	Sabrina	T	H
--	Blaine	T	File:Rare rare.gif
--	Koga	T	File:Rare rare.gif
--	Sabrina	T	File:Rare rare.gif
--	Sabrina’s ESP	T	File:Rare rare.gif
--	Blaine’s Last Resort	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Blaine’s Quiz #1	T	--
--	Blaine’s Quiz #2	T	--
--	Blaine’s Quiz #3	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Cinnabar City Gym	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Fuchsia City Gym	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Giovanni’s Last Resort	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Koga’s Ninja Trick	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Max Revive	T	--
--	Minion of Team Rocket	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Rocket’s Minefield Gym	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Rocket’s Secret Experiment	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Sabrina’s Psychic Control	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Saffron City Gym	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Tickling Machine	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Viridian City Gym	T	File:Rare uncom.gif
--	Blaine’s Gamble	T	File:Rare com.gif
--	Sabrina’s Gaze	T	File:Rare com.gif
--	Transparent Walls	T	File:Rare com.gif
--	Trash Exchange	T	File:Rare com.gif
--	Warp Point	T	File:Rare com.gif
--	Imakuni?’s Doduo		File:Rare srare.gif
--	_____’s Chansey		File:Rare suncom.gif

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