Sootopolis Gym

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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/Juan will give the player the Rain Badge as well as TM03 (Water Pulse) as a reward.

Trainers

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Trainer	Pokémon
Beauty Olivia ナオコ Naoko Reward: ??	Lombre Lv.41 No item
Lass Crissy メイ Mei Reward: ??	Wailmer Lv.40 No item
	Wailmer Lv.40 No item
Beauty Tiffany ハルコ Haruko Reward: ??	Wailmer Lv.39 No item
	Carvanha Lv.39 No item
	Sharpedo Lv.39 No item
PokéFan Marissa テイコ Teiko Reward: ??	Azurill Lv.36 No item
	Marill Lv.36 No item
	Azumarill Lv.40 No item
Beauty Bridget セイコ Seiko Reward: ??	Azumarill Lv.41 No item
Lady Brianna シオリ Shiori Reward: ??	Seaking Lv.41 No item
Beauty Connie マユコ Mayuko Reward: ??	Goldeen Lv.40 No item
	Wailmer Lv.40 No item
Lass Andrea ミキ Miki Reward: ??	Luvdisc Lv.41 No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

4300 Leader Wallace Ruby and Sapphire Sootopolis Gym

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

Pokémon Emerald

The Gym in Ruby and Sapphire
Upstairs and downstairs

Trainer	Pokémon
Beauty Olivia ナオコ Naoko Reward: ??	Lombre♀ Lv.41 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 No item
	Marill♀ Lv.37 No item
	Azumarill♀ Lv.39 No item
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: ??	Luvdisc♀ Lv.39 No item
	Luvdisc♀ Lv.39 No item
PokéFan Annika ミネコ Mineko Reward: ??	Feebas♀ Lv.39 Oran Berry
	Feebas♀ Lv.39 Oran Berry
Beauty Olivia ナオコ Naoko Reward: 3120	Clamperl♀ Lv.35 No item
	Corphish♀ Lv.37 No item
	Lombre♀ Lv.39 No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

4600 Leader Juan Emerald Version Sootopolis Gym

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

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.

Interistingly, 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.

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