Hearthome Gym

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Hearthome Gym
ヨスガジム Yosuga Gym
Hearthome Gym anime.png
Location Hearthome City
Gym Leader Fantina
Badge Relic Badge
Dominant Type Ghost
Region Sinnoh
Hearthome Gym Battlefield.png
Battlefield

The Hearthome Gym (Japanese: ヨスガジム Yosuga Gym) is the official Gym of Hearthome City. It is based on Ghost-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Fantina. Trainers who defeat her receive the Relic Badge.

The Hearthome Gym is the fifth Gym challenged in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and their remakes. While it is encountered before the third and fourth Gyms, Fantina is absent from the Gym until after the player has received HM03 (Surf) from Cynthia's grandmother in Celestic Town. In Pokémon Platinum, the Hearthome Gym is the third Gym.

In the games

Hearthome City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Fantina
The Alluring, Soulful Dancer!

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl

The Hearthome Gym is a giant, five-story building constructed of gray stone blocks, and is illuminated by eerie gray-blue torches. On every floor, there is a simple mathematical puzzle and three doors corresponding with the answers. Picking the correct door leads to the next elevator up, while the two incorrect doors lead to a dead end and a Trainer to fight. The Pokétch has a Calculator App, which can be used to find the answers with minimal effort. The Gym Leader waits in the final room on the fifth floor, which has stained glass windows and resembles a cathedral.

Pokémon Platinum

In Pokémon Platinum, Hearthome Gym has become much like Dewford Gym from Generation III; it is dark, and the only light source is limited. The player must navigate their way around the Gym using a flashlight to locate a blue tile on the floor, which corresponds to the correct door. Entering the wrong door will result in the player returning to the lobby, and the blue tile is reset each time the player enters the Gym. Duskull lamps are used as visible walls, to guide the player around. There are other Trainers with flashlights the player must battle, in order to make their way to Fantina.

She is the third Gym Leader in this game, able to be battled on the first visit to Hearthome.

Appearance

Diamond Pearl Platinum Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Hearthome Gym DP.png Hearthome Gym Pt.png Hearthome Gym BDSP.png
 

Trainers

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer Pokémon
2F
Youngster Donny
Youngster Donny
テルヤ Teruya
Reward: $464
Gastly Gastly Lv.27
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.29
No item
Lass Molly
Lass Molly
ナミエ Namie
Reward: $480
Misdreavus Misdreavus Lv.30
No item
3F
Camper Drew
Camper Drew
シンイチ Shin'ichi
Reward: $432
Gastly Gastly Lv.27
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.27
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.27
No item
Picnicker Cheyenne
Picnicker Cheyenne
アサミ Asami
Reward: $448
Drifloon Drifloon Lv.28
No item
Misdreavus Misdreavus Lv.28
No item
4F
School Kid Chance
School Kid Chance
ガクト Gakuto
Reward: $600
Haunter Haunter Lv.30
No item
School Kid Mackenzie
School Kid Mackenzie
ユミカ Yumika
Reward: $560
Drifloon Drifloon Lv.28
No item
Drifloon Drifloon Lv.28
No item
5F
Ace Trainer Allen
Ace Trainer Allen
レイト Reito
Reward: $1800
Gastly Gastly Lv.26
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.28
No item
Gengar Gengar Lv.30
No item
Ace Trainer Catherine
Ace Trainer Catherine
ユウカ Yūka
Reward: $1800
Misdreavus Misdreavus Lv.30
No item
Drifblim Drifblim Lv.30
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.




Pokémon Platinum

Trainer Pokémon
Second room
Youngster Donny
Youngster Donny
テルヤ Teruya
Reward: $352
Gastly Gastly Lv.20
No item
Drifloon Drifloon Lv.22
No item
Lass Molly
Lass Molly
ナミエ Namie
Reward: $368
Misdreavus Misdreavus Lv.23
No item
Third room
School Kid Chance
School Kid Chance
ガクト Gakuto
Reward: $460
Gastly Gastly Lv.23
No item
School Kid Mackenzie
School Kid Mackenzie
ユミカ Yumika
Reward: $420
Drifloon Drifloon Lv.21
No item
Drifloon Drifloon Lv.21
No item
Ace Trainer Allen
Ace Trainer Allen
レイト Reito
Reward: $1440
Gastly Gastly Lv.21
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.24
No item
Ace Trainer Catherine
Ace Trainer Catherine
ユウカ Yūka
Reward: $1440
Haunter Haunter Lv.23
No item
Misdreavus Misdreavus Lv.24
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.




Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Trainer Pokémon
2F
Youngster Donny
Youngster Donny
テルヤ Teruya
Reward: $696
Gastly Gastly Lv.27
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.29
No item
Lass Molly
Lass Molly
ナミエ Namie
Reward: $720
Misdreavus Misdreavus Lv.30
No item
3F
Camper Drew
Camper Drew
シンイチ Shin'ichi
Reward: $648
Gastly Gastly Lv.27
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.27
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.27
No item
Picnicker Cheyenne
Picnicker Cheyenne
アサミ Asami
Reward: $672
Drifloon Drifloon Lv.28
No item
Misdreavus Misdreavus Lv.28
No item
4F
School Kid Chance
School Kid Chance
ガクト Gakuto
Reward: $840
Haunter Haunter Lv.30
No item
School Kid Mackenzie
School Kid Mackenzie
ユミカ Yumika
Reward: $784
Drifloon Drifloon Lv.28
No item
Drifloon Drifloon Lv.28
No item
5F
Ace Trainer Allen
Ace Trainer Allen
レイト Reito
Reward: $2,040
Gastly Gastly Lv.26
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.28
No item
Gengar Gengar Lv.30
No item
Ace Trainer Catherine
Ace Trainer Catherine
ユウカ Yūka
Reward: $2,040
Misdreavus Misdreavus Lv.30
No item
Drifblim Drifblim Lv.30
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.




Rematch

Prior to version 1.1.3, Banette knew the unusable Snatch instead of Payback.



Items

Item Location Games
TM Ghost TM65 (Shadow Claw) Reward for defeating Fantina  D  P  Pt 
TM Ghost BDSP TM65 (Shadow Claw) ×5 Reward for defeating Fantina  BD  SP 

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Hearthome Gym is seen in Fantina's mindscape.

Fantina & Mismagius
Fantina Mindscape.png

In the anime

The Hearthome Gym first appeared in Dawn's Early Night!, where Ash and his Pokémon were ready to challenge the Gym Leader. Nando was there too, and, much to Ash's disappointment, he told him that the Gym Leader was away at the moment, and thus could not be challenged. After defeating Maylene and Crasher Wake at their respective Gyms, Ash and his friends returned to Hearthome City in Arriving in Style!, only to find out that the Gym was still closed.

After meeting Fantina in Playing The Leveling Field!, the group once again returned to Hearthome City in Barry's Busting Out All Over!, allowing Ash to finally have his long-awaited Hearthome Gym battle in Shield with a Twist!. Using his new Counter Shield tactic, Ash was able to defeat Fantina and earn himself the Relic Badge.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Fantina's Drifblim
Drifloon → Drifblim
Main article: Fantina's Drifblim

Drifblim is Fantina's main Pokémon, having raised it since it was an Egg. It first appeared as a Drifloon in Playing The Leveling Field! where it was used in a practice battle against Ash and completely overwhelmed his team with Hypnosis before evolving into Drifblim.

After training, Ash returned for an official Gym battle where Drifblim proved to be more powerful than before, managing to put to sleep and knock out Pikachu and Buizel before being defeated by Chimchar.

Debut Playing The Leveling Field!
Voice actors
Japanese Miyako Itō
English Bella Hudson
Fantina's Gengar
Gengar
Gengar first appeared in a flashback in Playing The Leveling Field!. It was the first Pokémon to be used during the Gym battle against Ash in Shield with a Twist!. Gengar went up against Buizel and Ash struggled against the quick Ghost-type, however Buizel was able to use the newly-developed Counter Shield technique and was able to defeat Gengar.

Gengar's known moves are Shadow Punch, Hypnosis, and Night Shade and its Ability is Levitate.

Debut Playing The Leveling Field!
Voice actors
Japanese Kiyotaka Furushima
English Bill Rogers
Fantina's Misdreavus

Fantina's Mismagius
Misdreavus → Mismagius
Mismagius is one of Fantina's main Pokémon. It has been with her since it was still a Misdreavus and has helped her to win the Grand Festival and become a Top Coordinator. It was first seen in Playing The Leveling Field! taking part in a Contest Battle against Zoey's Glameow, in which it was able to easily defeat the Catty Pokémon by using combination moves. It was seen later when Fantina was with Ash and his friends in the Pokémon Center.

It next appeared in Barry's Busting Out All Over! when Fantina used it in battle against Team Rocket. It was seen again in Shield with a Twist! as one of the Pokémon used by Fantina against Ash. During their Gym battle, Mismagius faced off against Ash's Chimchar where, like Gengar, it was unable to withstand the Counter Shield and was eventually knocked out.

Mismagius's known moves are Psybeam, Magical Leaf, Psywave, and Dark Pulse.

Debut Playing The Leveling Field!
Voice actors
Japanese Chinami Nishimura
English Sarah Natochenny

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Hearthome Gym in Pokémon Adventures
Hearthome Gym's interior in Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

The Hearthome Gym debuted in Drifting Drifblim, where Platinum entered the Gym with Diamond and Pearl in order to challenge Fantina. After clearing the math puzzles, she made it to the Gym Leader's room, where the Gym battle begun. Using Diamond's borrowed Lax and her own Empoleon, Platinum was able to defeat Fantina's Duskull and Drifblim without too much trouble. Fantina then sent out Mismagius, whose hallucination powers immediately took effect. Having studied the three Pokédex holders, Fantina knew exactly what kind of illusions would be most effective against their Pokémon.

Thanks to the illusions, Mismagius was easily able to defeat Platinum's Empoleon and Ponyta, leaving her with just Lax. Against the gluttonous Pokémon, Fantina had Mismagius create an illusion of masses of food to distract it while the Magical Pokémon kept attacking it. Platinum was too confused by the illusions to fight back, making her chances of winning look slim. However, Pearl then noticed that Diamond, being a glutton like Lax, had no trouble with the food illusion, causing him to realize that Mismagius's illusions affect each people and Pokémon differently. Due to Pearl and Platinum's strong sense of reality, the illusions were causing them to have a headache, while Diamond and Lax had no trouble accepting the illusion and enjoying it. Upon realizing this, Pearl conveyed his findings to Platinum, who started playing along with Lax, much to Fantina's irritation. Just as Fantina was about to have Mismagius finish Lax off, the Big Eater Pokémon flung the Iron Ball it had been holding at Mismagius, defeating it and winning the battle for Platinum.

After the battle, Platinum revealed that she had chosen to use Lax in this battle due to Fling being a Dark-type move, and thus super effective against Ghost-types. Adding to the move's power was also the fact that Iron Ball (which the group had discovered earlier in Celestic Town) was the most powerful item to use Fling with. Also, thanks to the Speed drop provided by the item, Platinum had been able to turn Mismagius's Trick Room (which it had been using to create its illusions) to her advantage, allowing Lax to attack first. As a sign of her victory, Platinum was then awarded with the Relic Badge.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Fantina's Duskull
Duskull
Duskull was first seen rescuing Diamond and Pearl after they fell off a pillar created Cyrus' Probopass. Fantina used her against Platinum's Munchlax in their Gym battle, where she was easily defeated by Munchlax's Lick attack. She was later used to battle Saturn's Pokémon on the Spear Pillar alongside Mismagius.

None of Duskull's moves are known, and her Ability is Levitate.

Debut Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone III
Fantina's Drifblim
Drifblim
Main article: Fantina's Drifblim

Drifblim is the first Pokémon seen on Fantina's team and is her main mode of transportation. Drifblim first appears after Platinum wins her first Pokémon Contest where she throws the two women who attempted to sabotage her Contest in the trash. Drifblim is used to take Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum to the Lost Tower and later appears at the Celestic Ruins where she saves Diamond and Pearl's lives after they fall off of a stone pillar created by Cyrus' Probopass. Fantina used her in her Gym battle against Platinum where she fought her Empoleon, and despite putting up a good fight, was defeated when Empoleon used her Blizzard to freeze her. Fantina lent her to Platinum after she learned that her father had gone missing. Drifblim was later lent to Diamond who used her in a failed attempt to stop Team Galactic from capturing Mesprit. Drifblim returned to her Trainer when the Gym Leaders arrived to confront Cyrus at the Spear Pillar.

Debut Perturbed by Pachirisu
Fantina's Mismagius
Mismagius
Mismagius is Fantina's strongest Pokémon and main battler. Mismagius was first seen watching Fantina's Drifblim throw the two women in the trash after they attempted to sabotage Platinum's Contest challenge. She was used to battle Platinum in her Gym battle and she fought the Munchlax she borrowed from Diamond, using her powers to create powerful illusions before eventually being defeated by his Fling. She was later used to battle Saturn's Pokémon on the Spear Pillar and later fought Cyrus in order to destroy the first Red Chain.

Mismagius's known moves are Trick Room, Dark Pulse, and Energy Ball, and her Ability is Levitate.

Debut Perturbed by Pachirisu

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

The Hearthome Gym made a brief appearance in Dialga's Secret Keys, showing Hareta earning the Relic Badge from Fantina.

Trivia

  • Although the Hearthome Gym is the third in Platinum, it still shows up as the fifth Badge on the Trainer Card and Fantina's face is on the fifth slot.
  • The Gym in Platinum bears a striking resemblance to the Battle Pyramid, as the lighting there is also limited and a blue tile must be found to continue.
  • The inner part of the area where the Gym Leader stands usually is a color that corresponds with the Pokémon type that the Gym's theme is, but in Platinum, Fantina is standing on an orange inner ring rather than the Ghost type's signature purple like she was in Diamond and Pearl. This may have something to do with the fact that in Platinum, the Hearthome Gym is the third Gym faced by the player rather than fifth like in Diamond and Pearl. The orange that Fantina is standing on is similar to the signature orange of the Fighting type, the type of the third Gym in Diamond and Pearl.
  • This Gym shares several similarities with the Lumiose Gym in Pokémon X and Y:
    • Both are the fifth Gyms of their respective region, and both Gyms are inaccessible the first time the player enters their city (though this is not true for the Hearthome Gym in Pokémon Platinum).
    • Both Gyms feature four sets of multiple-choice questions, and require the player to fight a Trainer if they answer the question incorrectly. However, the Lumiose Gym also requires the player to fight a Trainer even if the question is answered correctly.
    • Most of the Gym Trainers in both Gyms consist of young children and Ace Trainers.


Gym Leaders of the Sinnoh region
Oreburgh Gym Coal Badge
Badge Case Roark VIII.png
Roark
Eterna Gym Forest Badge
Badge Case Gardenia VIII.png
Gardenia
Veilstone Gym Cobble Badge
Badge Case Maylene VIII.png
Maylene
Pastoria Gym Fin Badge
Badge Case Crasher Wake VIII.png
Crasher Wake
Hearthome Gym Relic Badge
Badge Case Fantina VIII.png
Fantina
Canalave Gym Mine Badge
Badge Case Byron VIII.png
Byron
Snowpoint Gym Icicle Badge
Badge Case Candice VIII.png
Candice
Sunyshore Gym Beacon Badge
Badge Case Volkner VIII.png
Volkner


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