Sootopolis Gym

Sootopolis Gym ルネジム Rune Gym
Location	Sootopolis City
Gym Leader	WallaceRS / JuanE
Badge	Rain Badge
Dominant Type	Water
Region	Hoenn
Battlefield

The Sootopolis Gym (Japanese: ルネジム Rune Gym) is the official gym of Sootopolis City. It is based on Water-type Pokémon. The Gym Leaders are Wallace and, later, Juan. Trainers who defeat them receive the Rain Badge.

In the games

To reach the Gym Leader, trainers must step on every ice tile to activate the stairways. If any tile is used twice, the player will fall to a lower level, where the Gym Trainers are located. No matter where he or she falls, at least one Trainer must be challenged before the stairs can be returned to.

When defeated, Wallace or Juan will give the player the Rain Badge as well as TM03 (Water Pulse) as a reward.

Appearance

Version	1F	B1F
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald

Trainers

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Trainer	Pokémon
Beauty Olivia ナオコ Naoko Reward: 3280	Lombre♀ Lv.41 No item
Lass Crissy メイ Mei Reward: 640	Wailmer♀ Lv.40 No item
	Wailmer♀ Lv.40 No item
Beauty Tiffany ハルコ Haruko Reward: 3120	Carvanha♀ Lv.39 No item
	Wailmer♀ Lv.39 No item
	Sharpedo♀ Lv.39 No item
PokéFan Marissa テイコ Teiko Reward: 3200	Azurill♀ Lv.36 Oran Berry
	Marill♀ Lv.38 Oran Berry
	Azumarill♀ Lv.40 Oran Berry
Beauty Bridget セイコ Seiko Reward: 3280	Azumarill♀ Lv.41 No item
Lady Brianna シオリ Shiori Reward: 8200	Seaking♀ Lv.41 No item
Beauty Connie マユコ Mayuko Reward: 3200	Goldeen♀ Lv.40 No item
	Wailmer♀ Lv.40 No item
Lass Andrea ミキ Miki Reward: 656	Luvdisc Lv.41 No item

Leader Wallace Sootopolis Gym Ruby and Sapphire Leader and Professor Wallace Oak Sootopolis Gym Ruby and Sapphire Reward: 4300

Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Unknown   Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Luvdisc♀ Lv.40 Water Pulse Water   --       Attract Normal   --       Sweet Kiss Normal   --       Flail Normal   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Ground   Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♂ Lv.42 Rain Dance Water   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Ice   Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Sealeo♂ Lv.40 Encore Normal   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Aurora Beam Ice   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Unknown   Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Seaking♂ Lv.42 Rain Dance Water   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Horn Drill Normal   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Unknown   Ability: Marvel Scale Held item: None Milotic♂ Lv.43 Water Pulse Water   --       Twister Dragon   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Recover Normal   --

Pokémon Emerald

Trainer	Pokémon
Beauty Olivia ナオコ Naoko Reward: 3120	Clamperl♀ Lv.35 No item
	Corphish♀ Lv.37 No item
	Lombre♀ Lv.39 No item
Lass Crissy メイ Mei Reward: 624	Goldeen♀ Lv.39 No item
	Wailmer♀ Lv.39 No item
Beauty Tiffany ハルコ Haruko Reward: 3120	Carvanha♀ Lv.39 No item
	Sharpedo♀ Lv.39 No item
PokéFan Bethany テイコ Teiko Reward: 3120	Azurill♀ Lv.35 Oran Berry
	Marill♀ Lv.37 Oran Berry
	Azumarill♀ Lv.39 Oran Berry
Beauty Bridget セイコ Seiko Reward: 3200	Azumarill♀ Lv.40 No item
Lady Brianna シオリ Shiori Reward: 8000	Seaking♀ Lv.40 No item
Beauty Connie マユコ Mayuko Reward: 3200	Goldeen♀ Lv.40 No item
Lass Andrea ミキ Miki Reward: 640	Luvdisc♀ Lv.40 No item
Lady Daphne エイカ Eika Reward: 7800	Luvdisc♀ Lv.39 Nugget
	Luvdisc♀ Lv.39 Nugget
PokéFan Annika ミネコ Mineko Reward: 3120	Feebas♀ Lv.39 Oran Berry
	Feebas♀ Lv.39 Oran Berry

Leader Juan Sootopolis Gym Emerald Leader and Professor Juan Oak Sootopolis Gym Emerald Reward: 4600

Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Unknown   Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Luvdisc♀ Lv.41 Water Pulse Water   --       Attract Normal   --       Sweet Kiss Normal   --       Flail Normal   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Ground   Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♂ Lv.41 Rain Dance Water   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Type:   Ice   Types:   Ice     Water   Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Sealeo♂ Lv.43 Encore Normal   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Aurora Beam Ice   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Dark   Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Crawdaunt♂ Lv.43 Crabhammer Water   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Leer Normal   --       Taunt Dark   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Dragon   Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Chesto Berry Kingdra♂ Lv.46 Water Pulse Water   --       Rest Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Double Team Normal   --

First Rematch

Leader Juan Sootopolis Gym Emerald Leader and Professor Juan Oak Sootopolis Gym Emerald Reward: 10200

Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Unknown   Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Poliwag♂ Lv.46 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Protect Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Ground   Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♂ Lv.46 Rain Dance Water   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Fissure Ground   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type:   Ice   Types:   Ice     Water   Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Walrein♂ Lv.48 Protect Normal   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Dark   Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Crawdaunt♂ Lv.48 Crabhammer Water   --       Rest Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Taunt Dark   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Dragon   Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Chesto Berry Kingdra♂ Lv.51 Water Pulse Water   --       Rest Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Double Team Normal   --

Second Rematch

Leader Juan Sootopolis Gym Emerald Leader and Professor Juan Oak Sootopolis Gym Emerald Reward: 11200

Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Unknown   Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Poliwhirl♂ Lv.50 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Protect Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Ground   Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♂ Lv.51 Rain Dance Water   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Fissure Ground   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type:   Ice   Types:   Ice     Water   Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Walrein♂ Lv.53 Protect Normal   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Dark   Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Crawdaunt♂ Lv.53 Crabhammer Water   --       Rest Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Taunt Dark   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Dragon   Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Chesto Berry Kingdra♂ Lv.56 Water Pulse Water   --       Rest Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Double Team Normal   --

Third Rematch

Leader Juan Sootopolis Gym Emerald Leader and Professor Juan Oak Sootopolis Gym Emerald Reward: 12200

Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Ice   Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Lapras♂ Lv.56 Hydro Pump Water   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Perish Song Normal   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Ground   Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♂ Lv.58 Rain Dance Water   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Fissure Ground   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Unknown   Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Poliwhirl♂ Lv.56 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Protect Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Type:   Ice   Types:   Ice     Water   Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Walrein♂ Lv.58 Protect Normal   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Sheer Cold Ice   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Dark   Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Crawdaunt♂ Lv.58 Guillotine Normal   --       Rest Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Taunt Dark   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Dragon   Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Chesto Berry Kingdra♂ Lv.61 Water Pulse Water   --       Rest Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Double Team Normal   --

Fourth Rematch

Leader Juan Sootopolis Gym Emerald Leader and Professor Juan Oak Sootopolis Gym Emerald Reward: 13200

Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Ice   Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Lapras♂ Lv.61 Hydro Pump Water   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Perish Song Normal   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Ground   Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♂ Lv.63 Rain Dance Water   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Fissure Ground   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Unknown   Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Politoed♂ Lv.61 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Perish Song Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Type:   Ice   Types:   Ice     Water   Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Walrein♂ Lv.63 Protect Normal   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Sheer Cold Ice   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Dark   Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Crawdaunt♂ Lv.63 Guillotine Normal   --       Rest Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Taunt Dark   --       Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Dragon   Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Chesto Berry Kingdra♂ Lv.66 Water Pulse Water   --       Rest Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Double Team Normal   --

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM03 (Water Pulse)	Reward for defeating WallaceRS/JuanE	R  S  E

In the anime

The Sootopolis Gym appeared in two episodes of the anime.

Ash and his friends first arrived at the gym in The Great Eight Fate. They met up with Juan, who was putting on a water show with all the Pokémon in his gym.

After challenging Juan, Ash learned that the battle would be divided up into two parts. The first part was a double battle. Once both of Juan's Pokémon fainted, the battle would switch into one-on-one battles. Ash defeated Juan in Eight Ain't Enough! and earned his Rain Badge.

Interestingly, Juan did not use his in-game team in the anime, but rather Wallace's Ruby and Sapphire team.

Sootopolis Gym is also the home to Sebastian, the assistant at the gym.

Trivia

• Despite being a Water-type Gym, its puzzle resembles an Ice-type Gym.
• It is one of the only two Gyms that have different Gym Leaders in the same generation depending on the version. The other Gym is Opelucid Gym.

Gyms of the Hoenn region
Rustboro • Dewford • Mauville • Lavaridge • Petalburg • Fortree • Mossdeep • Sootopolis

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