Gym Leader
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A Gym Leader (Japanese: ジムリーダー Gym Leader) is the highest ranking member of a Pokémon Gym. If a trainer defeats a Gym Leader in battle, then the trainer earns that Gym's Badge.
Although similar in nature, Frontier Brains are not considered Gym Leaders and are thus not included in this list.
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Indigo League
| Gym Leader (Japanese) | City (Japanese) | Type | Badge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brock (タケシ Takeshi) | Pewter City (ニビシティ Nibi City) | Rock |  Boulder Badge | ||
 Misty (カスミ Kasumi) | Cerulean City (ハナダシティ Hanada City) | Water |  Cascade Badge | ||
 Lt. Surge (マチス Machisu) | Vermilion City (クチバシティ Kuchiba City) | Electric |  Thunder Badge | ||
 Erika (エリカ Erika) | Celadon City (タマムシシティ Tamamushi City) | Grass |  Rainbow Badge | ||
 Koga** (キョウ Kyo) |  Janine* (アンズ Anzu) | Fuchsia City (セキチクシティ Sekichiku City) | Poison |  Soul Badge | |
 Sabrina (ナツメ Natsume) | Saffron City (ヤマブキシティ Yamabuki City) | Psychic |  Marsh Badge | ||
 Blaine (カツラ Katsura) | Cinnabar Island (グレンじま Guren Island) | Fire |  Volcano Badge | ||
 Giovanni** (サカキ Sakaki) |  Blue* (グリーン Green) | Viridian City (トキワシティ Tokiwa City) | Ground | Various |  Earth Badge |
Orange League
| Gym Leader | Island | Challenge | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cissy (アツミ Atsumi) | Mikan Island (ナツカン島 Natsukan Island) | Water Gun target test Surfing race |  Coral-Eye Badge |
 Danny (ダン Dan) | Navel Island (ネーブル島 Navel Island) | Climb Mountain (to qualify) Freeze a geyser race Build a Toboggan race Toboggan race |  Sea Ruby Badge |
 Rudy (ジギー Jigī) | Trovita Island (ユズ島 Yuzu Island) | Target test Same-type Pokémon battle |  Spike Shell Badge |
 Luana (ルリコ Ruriko) | Kumquat Island (リュウチン島 Ryūchin Island) | Double battle |  Jade Star Badge |
Johto League
| Gym Leader (Japanese) | City (Japanese) | Type | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|
 Falkner (ハヤト Hayato) | Violet City (キキョウシティ Kikyō City) | Flying |  Zephyr Badge |
 Bugsy (ツクシ Tsukushi) | Azalea Town (ヒワダタウン Hiwada Town) | Bug |  Hive Badge |
 Whitney (アカネ Akane) | Goldenrod City (コガネシティ Kogane City) | Normal |  Plain Badge |
 Morty (マツバ Matsuba) | Ecruteak City (エンジュシティ Enju City) | Ghost |  Fog Badge |
 Chuck (シジマ Shijima) | Cianwood City (タンバシティ Tanba City) | Fighting |  Storm Badge |
 Jasmine (ミカン Mikan) | Olivine City (アサギシティ Asagi City) | Steel |  Mineral Badge |
 Pryce (ヤナギ Yanagi) | Mahogany Town (チョウジタウン Chōji Town) | Ice |  Glacier Badge |
 Clair (イブキ Ibuki) | Blackthorn City (フスベシティ Fusube City) | Dragon |  Rising Badge |
Hoenn League
| Gym Leader | City | Type | Badge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roxanne (ツツジ Tsutsuji) | Rustboro City (カナズミシティ Kanazumi City) | Rock |  Stone Badge | |
 Brawly (トウキ Tōki) | Dewford Town (ムロタウン Muro Town) | Fighting |  Knuckle Badge | |
 Wattson (テッセン Tessen) | Mauville City (キンセツシティ Kinsetsu City) | Electric |  Dynamo Badge | |
 Flannery (アスナ Asuna) | Lavaridge Town (フエンタウン Fuen Town) | Fire |  Heat Badge | |
 Norman (センリ Senri) | Petalburg City (トウカシティ Tōka City) | Normal |  Balance Badge | |
 Winona (ナギ Nagi) | Fortree City (ヒワマキシティ Hiwamaki City) | Flying |  Feather Badge | |
 Tate & Liza (フウとラン Fū & Ran) | Mossdeep City (トクサネシティ Tokusane City) | Psychic |  Mind Badge | |
 Wallace* (ミクリ Mikuri) |  Juan* (アダン Adan) | Sootopolis City (ルネシティ Rune City) | Water |  Rain Badge |
Sinnoh League
| Gym Leader | City | Type | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|
 Roark (ヒョウタ Hyouta) | Oreburgh City (クロガネシティ Kurogane City) | Rock |  Coal Badge |
 Gardenia (ナタネ Natane) | Eterna City (ハクタイシティ Hakutai City) | Grass |  Forest Badge |
 Maylene (スモモ Sumomo) | Veilstone City (トバリシティ Tobari City) | Fighting |  Cobble Badge |
 Crasher Wake (マキシマム仮面 Maximum Mask) | Pastoria City (ノモセシティ Nomose City) | Water |  Fen Badge |
 Fantina (メリッサ Melissa) | Hearthome City (ヨスガシティ Yosuga City) | Ghost |  Relic Badge |
 Byron (トウガン Tougan) | Canalave City (ミオシティ Mio City) | Steel |  Mine Badge |
 Candice (スズナ Suzuna) | Snowpoint City (キッサキシティ Kissaki City) | Ice |  Icicle Badge |
 Volkner (デンジ Denzi) | Sunyshore City (ナギサシティ Nagisa City) | Electric |  Beacon Badge |
Trivia
- Every Gym Leader that specializes in Rock-type, Ghost-type, and Steel-type Pokémon uses Geodude, Gengar, and Steelix respectively in battle.
- Each in-game region except Johto begins with a Gym Leader that specializes in Rock-type Pokémon (Johto begins with a Flying-type Gym, ironically easy to defeat with a Rock-type). Yet, all the Gyms that appear first are located in a city.
- Johto is the only region that did not repeat types from gyms released in previous generations. This is likely due to the fact that there had been only eight gyms before, while there were 17 different types.
- Even though there are 32 known gyms in the games, there has not yet been a gym specializing in Dark-type Pokémon, although there have been two Elite Four members, Karen and Sidney. Only Poison-, Ground-, Bug-, and Dragon-type gyms are not located in multiple regions. Each of the twelve other types has been repeated at least once, and Rock-, Water-, Electric-, and Fighting-type gyms appear in three of the four regions.
- If the Fighting Dojo in Kanto is counted, there has been a Fighting-type gym in each region at some point in time.
- There have been more male Gym Leaders than female ones in every region except for Sinnoh, where there are four of each. Kanto also has four of each in Generation II.
- As far as type distribution goes, there have been Gym Leaders of both genders for Rock-, Water-, Poison-, Psychic-, Fire-, Flying-, Normal-, Ghost-, Fighting-, Steel-, and Ice-type gyms, only male Gym Leaders for Electric-, Ground-, and Bug-type gyms, and only female Gym Leaders for Grass- and Dragon-type gyms. To be fair, of those that have only been led by a specific gender, only Grass-type and Electric-type gyms have appeared in more than one region.
- Even though they were called Leaders in Generation I, this title did not appear in battle until Generation II.
- The only Gym Leaders so far whose parents have been seen in the anime are Brock, Sabrina, Tate, and Liza. They all train either Rock-type or Psychic-type Pokémon.
- In the anime, Gym Leaders seem to be forbidden from switching their Pokémon. Leaders before Blaine did switch, however after Ash's match against Blaine, Gym Leaders never again switched their Pokémon. In the games, they may switch their Pokémon as often as any other Trainer.
- For DP009, Professor Oak's lecture is about Gym Leaders. He writes this Pokémon senryū about them: ジムリーダー いのちをかけて かかってこい Jimu Rīdā / Inochi o kakete / Kakatte koi
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