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Striaton Gym サンヨウジム Sanyou Gym
Location	Striaton City
Gym Leader	Cilan, Chili, and Cress
Badge	Trio Badge
Dominant Type	Grass
Region	Unova
Battlefield

The Striaton Gym (Japanese: サンヨウジム Sanyou Gym) is the official Gym of Striaton City. The Gym Leaders are Cilan, Chili, and Cress, who specialize in Grass, Fire, and Water-type Pokémon, respectively. Trainers who defeat them receive the Trio Badge and TM83 (Work Up).

In the games

When first entering Striaton City, the Gym is blocked off by Cilan. He disappears into the Gym once he discovers the player's starter Pokémon type. Upon entering the Gym, Clyde will give the player a Fresh Water.

The Striaton Gym is based on a butler cafe. Aside from the lobby, it consists of three different rooms that are behind three different curtains. In the first two rooms, two sets of a table and two chairs are set symmetrically to the sides of the Gym, with three circular panels situated in the middle. The first is a green panel with a leaf symbol, signifying Grass. The second is a red panel with a flame symbol, signifying Fire. The third is a blue panel with a rain droplet symbol, signifying Water. The player must step on the panel that has the type advantage of the symbol displayed on the curtain. The curtain will open if the right panel is stepped on. The third room however, is a much bigger room, containing two big round tables with four chairs around each at both sides of the Gym. It also contains a small set of stairs leading to a platform where the Gym Leaders stand.

The chosen starter Pokémon determines which Gym Leader is battled. If Oshawott is chosen, Cilan will be battled; if Tepig is chosen, Cress will be battled; if Snivy is chosen, Chili will be battled. The Gym also has a dual purpose as a restaurant.

During the two years between Black and White and Black 2 and White 2, the three brothers retired from being Gym Leaders to train. The former Gym has been converted into a restaurant, where it is possible to team up with one of the three brothers in a Multi Battle against the other two once per day.

Appearance

Black	White

Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

Trainer	Pokémon
Waiter Maxwell ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $440	Lillipup♂ Lv.11 No item
Waitress Tia チハル Chiharu Reward: $400	Patrat♀ Lv.10 No item
	Purrloin♀ Lv.10 No item

If the player chose Snivy:

Leader Chili Striaton Gym Black and White Reward: $1680
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Lillipup♂ Lv.12 Bite Dark Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Pansear♂ Lv.14 Work Up Normal Status   --       Incinerate Fire Special   --       Lick Ghost Physical   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --

If the player chose Tepig:

Leader Cress Striaton Gym Black and White Reward: $1680
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Lillipup♂ Lv.12 Bite Dark Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Panpour♂ Lv.14 Work Up Normal Status   --       Water Gun Water Special   --       Lick Ghost Physical   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --

If the player chose Oshawott:

Leader Cilan Striaton Gym Black and White Reward: $1680
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Lillipup♂ Lv.12 Bite Dark Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Pansage♂ Lv.14 Work Up Normal Status   --       Vine Whip Grass Physical   --       Lick Ghost Physical   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Fresh Water	From Clyde at the entrance	B  W
	TM83 (Work Up)	Reward for defeating Chili, Cilan, or Cress	B  W

In the anime

The Butler Café in the anime

The Striaton Gym first appeared in Triple Leaders, Team Threats. It is a very posh building with pillars on the outside and a glass topped roof. Through the front doors is a café where Chili, Cilan, and Cress are waiters. The walls of the café open up to reveal a passageway to the battleground. The battleground features rocky terrain on the battlefield, as well as an area for spectators to cheer on their friends during battle.

As soon he learned of the Gym, Ash rushed there for a Gym battle, only to find himself in the middle of a café. After a few moments of confusion, Ash got his wish through and his Gym challenge was accepted. However, much to Ash's surprise, he was allowed to choose which one of the three Gym Leader brothers he would want to battle. To everyone's astonishment, Ash declared that he'd want to battle all three Gym Leaders, with beating two out of three being enough for the Gym Badge. First Ash battled Cress and his Panpour with Pikachu, but lost. Next he faced Chili and his Pansear with his Tepig, and won. Lastly, Ash confronted Cilan and his Pansage with his Oshawott. He eventually beat the third Gym Leader, earning himself the Trio Badge. Later, Cilan decided to join Ash and Iris in their Unova travels, leaving the Gym in his brothers' hands.

The Gym appeared in a flashback in A Connoisseur's Revenge!, where Chili and Cress were telling Burgundy that Cilan had gone on a journey and could not battle her again. She instead battled Chili and won.

The Gym made another flashback appearance in A Call for Brotherly Love!, when Cress called Cilan and revealed that Chili had left the Gym after a depressing losing streak. After training with Cilan, Ash, and Iris for a while in Driftveil City, Chili returned to the Gym.

In Survival of the Striaton Gym!, it was revealed that the Striaton Gym had been challenged by a Trainer named Morana, who, instead of a Gym Badge, wanted the whole Gym for herself if she won. She easily defeated both Chili and Cress, but was later defeated by Cilan at Paladin Island, securing the Gym's future.

Pokémon used in Gym

Used by Cilan

		Pansage ♂
		Main article: Cilan's Pansage Pansage is Cilan's first known Pokémon and the only one he has used in Gym battles. It has been used in Gym Battles against Burgundy's Oshawott, Ash's Oshawott, and Morana's Abomasnow.
Debut	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!

Used by Chili

		Pansear
		Main article: Chili's Pansear Pansear is Chili's only known Pokémon. It has been used in Gym Battles against Trip's Servine, Ash's Tepig and Morana's Mamoswine.
Debut	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!
Voice actors
Japanese	Chinami Nishimura
English	Tom Wayland

Used by Cress

		Panpour
		Panpour is Cress's only known Pokémon. It has been used in Gym Battles against Ash's Pikachu and Morana's Glalie. Panpour's known moves are Double Team, Scratch, Water Gun, and Mud Sport.
Debut	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kiyotaka Furushima
English	Marc Thompson

In the manga

The Striaton Gym in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pocket Monsters BW manga

Red challenged the Striaton Gym in PMBW02 during his travels through Unova. While there, his Clefairy attempted to try to cause the brothers to fight each other, but was unsuccessful.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Black challenged the Striaton Gym in Their First Gym Battle. He was joined by his childhood friends Bianca and Cheren, facing the three Gym Leaders in a three-way Multi Battle. They managed to survive the attacks from the elemental monkeys until the timer for the battle ran out, thus earning them victory and their first Gym Badges.

Trivia

• While all other Gyms, aside from Viridian Gym in Generations II and IV, specialize in a specific type, the Striaton Gym is the only one so far that specializes in several types.
• The Striaton Gym is the only Gym in the games to have a different Gym Leader depending on the starter Pokémon that the player picked.
  • The Striaton Gym is also the only Gym in the games where the type of the prize TM move never matches the Gym Leader's specialty type.
• The external design of the Striaton Gym in the anime, like the Viridian Gym, is inspired by Roman architecture: the columns used are similar to those of the Doric order.

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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