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Snowpoint Gym キッサキジム Kissaki Gym
Location	Snowpoint City
Gym Leader	Candice
Badge	Icicle Badge
Dominant Type	Ice
Region	Sinnoh
Battlefield

The Snowpoint Gym (Japanese: キッサキジム Kissaki Gym) is the official Gym of Snowpoint City. It is based on Ice-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Candice. Trainers who defeat her receive the Icicle Badge.

In the games

The Snowpoint City Gym is a Gym consisting of a four-floor ice rink with slides connecting the various floors and snowballs blocking progress through the Gym. To reach the Gym Leader, Trainers have to slide around the Gym and destroy the snow balls blocking the way.

Appearance

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum

Trainers

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer	Pokémon
Ace Trainer Anton ヨシオ Yoshio Reward: $2340	Snover♂ Lv.39 No item
Ace Trainer Alicia レイミ Reimi Reward: $2220	Sneasel♀ Lv.37 No item
	Tentacruel♀ Lv.37 No item
Ace Trainer Savannah トキコ Tokiko Reward: $2220	Pelipper♀ Lv.35 No item
	Golduck♀ Lv.36 No item
	Steelix♀ Lv.37 No item
Ace Trainer Sergio ヒョウ Hyō Reward: $2220	Floatzel♂ Lv.37 No item
	Sneasel♂ Lv.37 No item
Ace Trainer Brenna ミズホ Mizuho Reward: $2340	Snover♀ Lv.39 No item
Ace Trainer Isaiah ヒデキ Hideki Reward: $2340	Quagsire♂ Lv.39 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Leader Candice Snowpoint Gym Diamond and Pearl Reward: $5040

Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: None Snover♀ Lv.38 Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Ingrain Grass Status   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Sneasel♀ Lv.38 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: None Medicham♀ Lv.40 Force Palm Fighting Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Detect Fighting Status   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: Sitrus Berry Abomasnow♀ Lv.42 Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       GrassWhistle Grass Status   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer	Pokémon
Ace Trainer Anton ヨシオ Yoshio Reward: $2640	Glalie♂ Lv.44 No item
Ace Trainer Alicia レイミ Reimi Reward: $2580	Sneasel♀ Lv.40 No item
	Sneasel♀ Lv.43 No item
Ace Trainer Savannah トキコ Tokiko Reward: $2220	Snorunt♀ Lv.39 No item
	Snorunt♀ Lv.40 No item
	Glalie♀ Lv.42 No item
Ace Trainer Sergio ヒョウ Hyō Reward: $2520	Snover♂ Lv.41 No item
	Sneasel♂ Lv.42 No item
Ace Trainer Brenna ミズホ Mizuho Reward: $2460	Sneasel♀ Lv.40 No item
	Snorunt♀ Lv.40 No item
	Snover♀ Lv.41 No item
Ace Trainer Isaiah ヒデキ Hideki Reward: $2640	Piloswine♂ Lv.44 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Leader Candice Snowpoint Gym Platinum Reward: $5280

Types: Dark Ice Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Sneasel♀ Lv.40 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Types: Ice Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Piloswine♀ Lv.40 Hail Ice Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: None Abomasnow♀ Lv.42 Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Types: Ice Ghost Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: Sitrus Berry Froslass♀ Lv.44 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM72 (Avalanche)	Reward for defeating Candice	D  P  Pt

In the anime

The Snowbelle Gym appeared in Sliding Into Seventh!, where Ash challenged Candice to a Gym battle for his seventh Sinnoh League Badge. In the battle, Ash used his Grotle, Staraptor, Gliscor, and Chimchar, even though the first three were weak against Candice's Ice Pokémon. Despite this, Ash was able to defeat Candice and earn himself the Icicle Badge.

Pokémon used in Gym

		Sneasel ♀
		Sneasel was the first Pokémon used by Candice during her Gym Battle against Ash when she went up against Grotle. Although Sneasel had an obvious type-advantage and could skate across the icy battlefield, Grotle was able to use its new defensive battle technique to absorb Sneasel's attacks and was then able to knock her out with Rock Climb. Sneasel's known moves are Icy Wind and Fury Swipes.
Debut	Sliding Into Seventh!
Voice actors
Japanese	Satsuki Yukino
English	Kayzie Rogers

		Medicham ♀
		Candice's second choice was Medicham. Medicham was sent up against Staraptor. Despite a good battle, it was knocked out by Staraptor's Brave Bird. Medicham's known moves are Confusion and Fire Punch.
Debut	Sliding Into Seventh!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Sarah Natochenny

		Snover ♀
		A female Snover was Candice's third Pokémon to be used, and she proved herself to be a powerful battler, knowing plenty of Ice and Grass attacks which she used to defeat Ash's Gliscor. However, Snover was knocked out by Ash's Chimchar. Snover's known moves are Razor Leaf, Ice Beam, Bullet Seed, and Icy Wind.
Debut	Sliding Into Seventh!
Voice actors
Japanese	Satsuki Yukino
English	Billy Beach

		Abomasnow ♀
		Candice's main Pokémon and the major powerhouse of her team is Abomasnow. She first appeared battling Zoey's Glameow soon after Ash and his friends entered Snowpoint City. She was later paired with Buizel to help stop Team Rocket from stealing the Snowpoint Trainers' School supply of Pokémon. In Sliding Into Seventh!, Abomasnow was Candice's final Pokémon in her Gym battle against Ash. Abomasnow knocked out Staraptor and Grotle before Chimchar defeated her with Flame Wheel. Abomasnow's known moves are Ice Shard, Wood Hammer, Blizzard, Ice Punch, and Razor Leaf.
Debut	Classroom Training!
Voice actors
Japanese	Chie Satō
English	Bill Rogers

In the manga

The Snowpoint Gym in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The Snowpoint Gym appeared in Striking Out Snover and To and Fro with Froslass, where Platinum entered the Gym in order to tell Candice about her plan of going to Lake Acuity to stop Team Galactic from capturing Uxie. However, it turned out that she was forced to clear the Gym before she could meet Candice. After quickly plowing through the Gym puzzle and Gym Trainers, Platinum reached Candice and started a Gym battle with her. Wanting to get to Lake Acuity as soon as possible, Platinum intended to finish the battle quickly.

As Platinum had recently parted ways with Diamond and Pearl in order for each of them to protect one of the lake guardians, she was still lacking some of her own self-confidence, which she had previously received from her friends. Thankfully, due to Candice scolding her of her half-baked efforts, Platinum was able to make herself use her boldest strategies and beat Candice, earning her her seventh Badge. After the battle, Candice told Platinum how she had been contacted by Byron about the Team Galactic crisis, and agreed to come help Platinum and Maylene fight the villainous team at Lake Acuity.

The Gym is also inhabited by numerous wild Ice-type Pokémon, one of which was caught by Platinum after the Gym battle and later given to Diamond.

Trivia

• Snowpoint Gym is one of three Ice-type Gyms that are in the seventh in their respective regions. The other two are the Mahogany Gym in Johto and Icirrus Gym in Unova.
  • Both of these Gym's Badges share their name with Snowpoint Gym's Badge in different languages.

Gym Leaders of the Sinnoh region
Oreburgh Gym Roark	Eterna Gym Gardenia	Veilstone Gym Maylene	Pastoria Gym Crasher Wake
Hearthome Gym Fantina	Canalave Gym Byron	Snowpoint Gym Candice	Sunyshore Gym Volkner

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