Cinnabar Gym

Cinnabar Gym グレンジム Guren Gym
Location	Cinnabar Island
Gym Leader	Blaine
Badge	Volcano Badge
Dominant Type	Fire
Region	Kanto
Battlefield

The Cinnabar Gym (Japanese: グレンジム Guren Gym) is the official gym of Cinnabar Island. It is based on Fire-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Blaine. Trainers who defeat him receive the Volcano Badge.

In the games

The Cinnabar Gym is a high-tech affair featuring a series of sealed doors. Trivia questions about various Pokémon must be answered to unseal the doors. However, when the player fails to answer a trivia question correctly, a battle with either a Burglar or Super Nerd results, an alternative to unsealing the doors.

In Generation II and IV, Blaine's original gym on Cinnabar Island was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. This forced him to relocate to the Seafoam Islands.

A field based on the gym also appears in Pokémon Stadium's Gym Leader Castle.

Trainers

Pokémon Red and Blue

Trainer	Pokémon
Burglar Reward: 3240	Growlithe Lv.36 No item
	Vulpix Lv.36 No item
	Ninetales Lv.36 No item
Super Nerd Reward: 900	Vulpix Lv.36 No item
	Vulpix Lv.36 No item
	Ninetales Lv.36 No item
Super Nerd Reward: 850	Ponyta Lv.34 No item
	Charmeleon Lv.34 No item
	Vulpix Lv.34 No item
	Growlithe Lv.34 No item
Burglar Reward: 3690	Ponyta Lv.41 No item
Super Nerd Reward: 1025	Ponyta Lv.41 No item
Burglar Reward: 3330	Vulpix Lv.37 No item
	Growlithe Lv.37 No item
Super Nerd Reward: 925	Growlithe Lv.37 No item
	Vulpix Lv.37 No item

4653 Leader Blaine Red, Green, and Blue Cinnabar Gym

Growlithe Lv.42  Fire  Moves Ember Fire Leer Normal Take Down Normal Agility Psychic Ponyta Lv.40  Fire  Moves Tail Whip Normal Stomp Normal Growl Normal Fire Spin Fire Rapidash Lv.42  Fire  Moves Tail Whip Normal Stomp Normal Growl Normal Fire Spin Fire Arcanine Lv.47  Fire  Moves Roar Normal Ember Fire Take Down Normal Fire Blast Fire

Pokémon Yellow

5346 Leader Blaine Yellow Cinnabar Gym

Ninetales Lv.48  Fire  Moves Confuse Ray Ghost Quick Attack Normal Tail Whip Normal Flamethrower Fire Rapidash Lv.50  Fire  Moves Tail Whip Normal Stomp Normal Growl Normal Fire Spin Fire Arcanine Lv.54  Fire  Moves Reflect Psychic Take Down Normal Fire Blast Fire Flamethrower Fire

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Cinnabar Gym in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, in the Seafoam Islands.

5000 Leader Blaine Gold, Silver, and Crystal Cinnabar Gym

Magcargo ♂ Lv.45  Fire  Held item: None Moves Curse ??? Smog Poison Flamethrower Fire Rock Slide Rock Magmar ♂ Lv.45  Fire  Held item: None Moves ThunderPunch Electric Fire Punch Fire Sunny Day Fire Confuse Ray Ghost Rapidash ♂ Lv.50  Fire  Held item: None Moves Quick Attack Normal Fire Spin Fire Fury Attack Normal Fire Blast Fire

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Trainer	Pokémon
Burglar Quinn ミノブ Minobu Reward: 3168	Growlithe♂ Lv.36 No item
	Vulpix♀ Lv.36 No item
	Ninetales♀ Lv.36 No item
Super Nerd Erik ハジメ Hajime Reward: 864	Vulpix♀ Lv.36 No item
	Vulpix♀ Lv.36 No item
	Ninetales♀ Lv.36 No item
Super Nerd Avery サダハル Sadaharu Reward: 816	Ponyta♂ Lv.34 No item
	Charmander♂ Lv.34 No item
	Vulpix♀ Lv.34 No item
	Growlithe♂ Lv.34 No item
Burglar Ramon ジンパチ Jinpachi Reward: 3608	Ponyta♂ Lv.41 No item
Super Nerd Derek ヨシアキ Yoshiaki Reward: 984	Rapidash♂ Lv.41 No item
Burglar Dusty ノブオ Nobuo Reward: 3256	Vulpix♀ Lv.37 No item
	Growlithe♂ Lv.37 No item
Super Nerd Zac ノブヒロ Nobuhiro Reward: 888	Growlithe♂ Lv.37 No item
	Vulpix♀ Lv.37 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Cinnabar Gym in FireRed and LeafGreen.

4700 Leader Blaine FireRed and LeafGreen Cinnabar Gym

Growlithe ♂ Lv.42  Fire  Held item: None Ability: Intimidate Moves Bite Dark Roar Normal Take Down Normal Fire Blast Fire Ponyta ♂ Lv.40  Fire  Held item: None Ability: Flash Fire Moves Stomp Normal Bounce Flying Fire Spin Fire Fire Blast Fire Rapidash ♂ Lv.42  Fire  Held item: None Ability: Flash Fire Moves Stomp Normal Bounce Flying Fire Spin Fire Fire Blast Fire Arcanine ♂ Lv.47  Fire  Held item: None Ability: Intimidate Moves Bite Dark Roar Normal Take Down Normal Fire Blast Fire

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer	Pokémon
Scientist ヨシロー Yoshirō Reward: ??	Arcanine♂ Lv.50 No item
Scientist ユウゴ Yūgo Reward: ??	Ninetales Lv.50 No item
Super Nerd タカジ Takaji Reward: ??	Torkoal♂ Lv.53 No item
Scientist タケアキ Takeaki Reward: ??	Magmar♂ Lv.50 No item
Super Nerd ユウビ Yūbi Reward: ??	Numel♂ Lv.53 No item
Super Nerd ナガフミ Nagafumi Reward: ??	Magcargo♂ Lv.53 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.

7080 Leader Blaine HeartGold and SoulSilver Cinnabar Gym

Magcargo ♂ Lv.54  Fire  Rock  Held item: White Herb Ability: Unknown Moves Overheat Fire Special Sunny Day Fire Status Smog Poison Special Rock Slide Rock Physical Magmar ♂ Lv.54  Fire  Held item: None Ability: Flame Body Moves ThunderPunch Electric Physical Confuse Ray Ghost Status Overheat Fire Special Sunny Day Fire Status Rapidash ♂ Lv.59  Fire  Held item: White Herb Ability: Flash Fire Moves Quick Attack Normal Physical Bounce Flying Physical Overheat Fire Special Flare Blitz Fire Physical

In the anime

The Cinnabar Gym has two sections in the anime; one is inside of the volcano, and has an arena suspended over the lava inside one of the chambers. The other arena is in the top crater of the volcano itself.

In Riddle Me This, Ash was trying to locate the gym so he could challenge Blaine. He was told by a man who liked telling riddles that the gym disappeared when Cinnabar Island became a tourist trap. However, the man eventually told Ash that Blaine built another gym inside of a volcano. When Ash and the others went in, they learned that the riddler was actually Blaine in disguise.

Ash and Blaine battled, but Ash had a series of misfortunes. The first was his Squirtle being defeated by Blaine's Ninetales. Then, his Charizard refused to listen to him. Finally, Pikachu received severe burns caused by Blaine's Magmar and its powerful Fire Blast. Ash called off the battle, not wanting Pikachu to get injured.

In Volcanic Panic, after Team Rocket had almost destroyed Blaine's gym (and Cinnabar Island as a result), he agreed to a rematch on his alternate battlefield on top of the volcano. This time, Ash was able to defeat Blaine with the help of his Charizard and its Seismic Toss.

In the TCG

The Cinnabar Gym was featured in the TCG as both a Japan exclusive Theme Deck and as a card. The following is a list of cards named Cinnabar City Gym.

Name	Type	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Cinnabar City Gym	T		Gym Challenge	113/132

Trivia

• Cinnabar Gym can be considered the 'odd one out' in Kanto, as it is the only gym that does not have an advantage to the type of the previous gym.
• In the Generation I and III Games, it is possible to defeat Blaine before defeating Sabrina.

Gyms of the Kanto region
Pewter | Cerulean | Vermilion | Celadon | Fuchsia | Saffron | Cinnabar | Viridian