Vermilion Gym

Vermilion Gym クチバジム Kuchiba Gym
Location	Vermilion City
Gym Leader	Lt. Surge
Badge	Thunder Badge
Dominant Type	Electric
Region	Kanto
Battlefield

The Vermilion Gym (Japanese: クチバジム Kuchiba Gym) is the official gym of Vermilion City. It is based on Electric-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Lt. Surge. Trainers who defeat him receive the Thunder Badge.

In the games

Vermilion Gym appears in all games set in the Kanto region, appearing much the same in each: the main room is filled with 15 trash cans, and trainers are scattered about this room. Beyond this room is another, guarded by electric doors in Generation I, and an electric fence in Generation III and Generation IV. The only way to get in the final room, where Lt. Surge is located, was to find two switches underneath the trash cans. If the first switch was found, but the player incorrectly guessed the second one, the traps would reset. In Generation II, these traps are not turned on.

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

Trainers

Pokémon Red and Blue

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocker Reward: 500	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
	Magnemite Lv.20 No item
	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
Sailor Reward: 630	Pikachu Lv.21 No item
	Pikachu Lv.21 No item
Gentleman Reward: 1610	Pikachu Lv.23 No item

2376 Leader Lt. Surge Red, Green, and Blue Vermilion Gym

Voltorb Lv.21  Electric  Moves Tackle Normal Screech Normal SonicBoom Normal -- -- Pikachu Lv.21  Electric  Moves ThunderShock Electric Thunder Wave Electric Growl Normal Quick Attack Normal Raichu Lv.24  Electric  Moves Thunderbolt Electric ThunderShock Electric Thunder Wave Electric Growl Normal

Pokémon Yellow

Trainer	Pokémon
Jr. Trainer Reward: ????	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
Sailor Reward: ????	Magnemite Lv.24 No item
Gentleman Reward: ????	Magnemite Lv.22 No item
	Voltorb Lv.22 No item

2772 Leader Lt. Surge Yellow Vermilion Gym

Raichu Lv.28  Electric  Moves Thunderbolt Electric Growl Normal Mega Punch Normal Mega Kick Normal

Pokémon Gold and Silver and Crystal

Trainer	Pokémon
Juggler Horton ジョナサン Jonathan Reward: 1320	Electrode Lv.33 No item
	Electrode Lv.33 No item
	Electrode Lv.33 No item
	Electrode Lv.33 No item
Guitarist Vincent ジュンイチ Jun'ichi Reward: 1024	Magnemite Lv.27 No item
	Magnemite Lv.32 No item
	Magnemite Lv.32 No item
	Voltorb Lv.33 No item
Gentleman Gregory アンソニー Anthony Reward: 2376	Pikachu♂ Lv.37 No item
	Flaaffy♂ Lv.33 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.

4600 Leader Lt. Surge Gold, Silver, and Crystal Vermilion Gym

Raichu ♂ Lv.44  Electric  Held item: None Moves Thunderbolt Electric Thunder Electric Thunder Wave Electric Quick Attack Normal Electrode Lv.40  Electric  Held item: None Moves Screech Normal Double Team Normal Swift Normal Explosion Normal Electrode Lv.40  Electric  Held item: None Moves Screech Normal Double Team Normal Swift Normal Explosion Normal Magneton Lv.44  Electric  Steel  Held item: None Moves Zap Cannon Electric Lock-On Normal Double Team Normal Swift Normal Electabuzz ♂ Lv.46  Electric  Held item: None Moves ThunderPunch Electric Thunder Electric Light Screen Psychic Quick Attack Normal

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Vermilion Gym in FireRed and LeafGreen

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor Dwayne タツヒコ Tatsuhiko Reward: 672	Pikachu♂ Lv.21 No item
	Pikachu♂ Lv.21 No item
Engineer Baily フミオ Fumio Reward: 1008	Voltorb Lv.21 No item
	Magnemite Lv.21 No item
Gentleman Tucker オルソン Olson Reward: 1656	Pikachu♂ Lv.23 No item

2400 Leader Lt. Surge FireRed and LeafGreen Vermilion Gym

Voltorb Lv.21  Electric  Held item: None Ability: Soundproof Moves Shock Wave Electric Tackle Normal Screech Normal SonicBoom Normal Pikachu ♂ Lv.18  Electric  Held item: None Ability: Static Moves Shock Wave Electric Thunder Wave Electric Quick Attack Normal Double Team Normal Raichu ♂ Lv.24  Electric  Held item: None Ability: Static Moves Shock Wave Electric Thunder Wave Electric Quick Attack Normal Double Team Normal

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer	Pokémon
Juggler ジョナサン Jonathan Reward: 1376	Electrode Lv.43 No item
	Electrode Lv.43 No item
	Electrode Lv.43 No item
Guitarist ジュンイチ Jun'ichi Reward: 1008	Voltorb Lv.43 No item
	Magnemite Lv.42 No item
	Jolteon Lv.45 No item
Gentleman アンソニー Anthony Reward: 8400	Electrike Lv.42 No item
	Flaaffy Lv.43 No item
	Pikachu Lv.46 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.

6360 Leader Lt. Surge HeartGold and SoulSilver Vermilion Gym

Raichu ♂ Lv.51  Electric  Held item: None Ability: Static Moves Thunder Wave Electric Status Shock Wave Electric Special Quick Attack Normal Physical Double Team Normal Status Electrode Lv.47  Electric  Held item: None Ability: Unknown Moves Thunder Wave Electric Status Double Team Normal Status Shock Wave Electric Special Light Screen Psychic Status Electrode Lv.47  Electric  Held item: None Ability: Unknown Moves Screech Normal Status Double Team Normal Status Selfdestruct Normal Physical Charge Beam Electric Special Magneton Lv.47  Electric  Steel  Held item: None Ability: Unknown Moves Supersonic Normal Status Double Team Normal Status Shock Wave Electric Special Mirror Shot Steel Special Electabuzz ♂ Lv.53  Electric  Held item: None Ability: Static Moves Quick Attack Normal Physical Shock Wave Electric Special Light Screen Psychic Status Low Kick Fighting Physical

In the anime

Vermilion Gym's only anime appearance came in Electric Shock Showdown. Its appearance is similar to a warehouse with lightning bolts painted on it, and the arena inside is a dimly-lit boxing ring. The battles are one on one.

Ash challenged Lt. Surge to a battle, hoping for his third badge. However, Surge just laughed when he saw Ash's Pikachu, claiming it could never beat his Raichu. Pikachu decided to prove Surge wrong, and went ahead battling it. However, its evolved form proved much more powerful, as it easily defeated Pikachu.

After some training, Ash and Pikachu returned to the gym. Surge once again felt that the battle was hopeless. What he didn't know was that in between the battles, Ash had taught Pikachu how to use Quick Attack and Agility. This gave Pikachu the advantage, and the victory.

Surge gave Ash his badge, and conceded that Ash knew what he was doing.

In the TCG

The Vermilion 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 Vermilion City Gym.

Name	Type	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Vermilion City Gym	T		Gym Heroes	120/132

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