Goldenrod Gym

Goldenrod Gym コガネジム Kogane Gym
Location	Goldenrod City
Gym Leader	Whitney
Badge	Plain Badge
Dominant Type	Normal
Region	Johto
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Battlefield

The Goldenrod Gym (Japanese: コガネジム Kogane Gym) is the official Gym of Goldenrod City. It is based on Normal-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Whitney. Trainers who defeat her receive the Plain Badge.

In the games

Core series games

Goldenrod City
Pokémon Gym
Leader: Whitney
The Incredibly Pretty Girl!

Goldenrod City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Whitney
The Incredibly Pretty Girl!

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the Goldenrod Gym is a maze of flowers and ornaments in the shape of a Clefairy, a then Normal-type Pokémon. The player must navigate their way around the pink-floored Gym by going around the wall of pretty flowers first then entering the middle section. The Trainers in the Gym are hard to avoid and most of them must be battled in order to reach Whitney. Whitney will be located in the middle of the Gym where she can be challenged to earn the Plain Badge.

When Whitney is defeated, she throws a temper tantrum and cries while failing to award the player the Plain Badge. When the player attempts to leave, Lass Bridget will tell the player that this always happens; after drying her eyes and blowing her nose, Whitney will get over her loss and give the player the Badge.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Whitney cannot be initially found at the Gym, and the player must first solve the quiz at Goldenrod Radio Tower before she returns to the Gym and can be battled.

Many aesthetic changes have been made to the Goldenrod Gym in Generation IV. The layout of the Gym remains the same; however, the outer part of the Gym has been raised to form a platform above the rest of the Gym. The platforms that can be walked on are blue, and those that cannot be walked on are orange. The middle section of the Gym remains at ground level. Players must navigate their way around the raised platform, battle Trainers and walk through an arch below one of the platforms to reach Whitney.

Like in Generation II, after being defeated, Whitney throws a tantrum and cries and Lass Cathy will tell the player that it isn't a big deal. Upon speaking to Whitney again, she will calm down and give the player the Plain Badge.

Appearance

Generation II Generation IV

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM45 (Attract)	Reward for defeating Whitney, after she calms down	G  S  C  HG  SS

Trainers

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Trainer	Pokémon
Beauty Victoria アケミ Akemi Reward: $1496	Sentret♀ Lv.9 No item
	Sentret♀ Lv.13 No item
	Sentret♀ Lv.17 No item
Beauty Samantha ナオコ Naoko Reward: $1408	Meowth♀ Lv.16 No item
	Meowth♀ Lv.16 No item
Lass Carrie ミカ Mika Reward: $432	Snubbull♀ Lv.18 No item
Lass Bridget アスカ Asuka Reward: $360	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.15 No item
	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.15 No item
	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.15 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.

Leader Whitney Goldenrod Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $2000
Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Clefairy♀ Lv.18 Encore Normal   --       DoubleSlap Normal   --       Mimic Normal   --       Metronome Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Miltank♀ Lv.20 Stomp Normal   --       Attract Normal   --       Milk Drink Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer	Pokémon
Beauty Victoria アケミ Akemi Reward: $896	Sentret♀ Lv.9 No item
	Sentret♀ Lv.13 No item
	Sentret♀ Lv.16 No item
Beauty Samantha ナオコ Naoko Reward: $896	Meowth♀ Lv.16 No item
	Meowth♀ Lv.16 No item
Lass Carrie ミカ Mika Reward: $272	Snubbull♀ Lv.17 No item
Lass Cathy アスカ Asuka Reward: $240	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.15 No item
	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.15 No item
	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.15 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.

Leader Whitney Goldenrod Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $2280

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Clefairy♀ Lv.17 DoubleSlap Normal Physical   --       Mimic Normal Status   --       Encore Normal Status   --       Metronome Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Scrappy Held item: Lum Berry Miltank♀ Lv.19 Rollout Rock Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --       Milk Drink Normal Status   --

Side series games

A field based on the Gym appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle.

Trainers

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

Trainer	Pokémon
Lass Lois ユカ Yuka	Teddiursa♂ Lv.50-100 PSNCureBerry
	Marill♀ Lv.50-100 Mystic Water
	Meowth♂ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Phanpy♂ Lv.50-100 Soft Sand
	Poliwag♂ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry
	Snubbull♀ Lv.50-100 Pink Bow
Beauty Rita サヤカ Sayaka	Aipom♀ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Mareep♂ Lv.50-100 Magnet
	Diglett♂ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry
	Ponyta♀ Lv.50-100 Charcoal
	Remoraid♀ Lv.50-100 Berry
	Sentret♂ Lv.50-100 Bitter Berry

Gym Leader Whitney Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Type: Normal Unknown Held item: PRZCureBerry Miltank♀ Lv.50-100 Stomp Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Bide Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Clefable♀ Lv.50-100 DoubleSlap Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: PSNCureBerry Wigglytuff♀ Lv.50-100 Double-Edge Normal   --       ThunderPunch Electric   --       Ice Punch Ice   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: Bitter Berry Gloom♀ Lv.50-100 Petal Dance Grass   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Normal Flying Held item: Burnt Berry Dodrio♂ Lv.50-100 Drill Peck Flying   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Ice Berry Stantler♂ Lv.50-100 Take Down Normal   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Swift Normal   --

Round 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Lass Lois ユカ Yuka	Furret♂ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Porygon Lv.50-100 Magnet
	Dugtrio♂ Lv.50-100 Bitter Berry
	Jumpluff♀ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry
	Corsola♀ Lv.50-100 Focus Band
	Aipom♀ Lv.50-100 MiracleBerry
Beauty Rita サヤカ Sayaka	Pikachu♂ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Togetic♂ Lv.50-100 Burnt Berry
	Clefable♀ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry
	Wigglytuff♀ Lv.50-100 Bitter Berry
	Azumarill♂ Lv.50-100 PSNCureBerry
	Delibird♂ Lv.50-100 Berry Juice

Gym Leader Whitney Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Type: Normal Unknown Held item: King's Rock Miltank♀ Lv.50-100 Stomp Normal   --       Reversal Fighting   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Milk Drink Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: BrightPowder Golduck♂ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Cross Chop Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Persian♂ Lv.50-100 Rage Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Type: Ground Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Donphan♀ Lv.50-100 Flail Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: MiracleBerry Mr. Mime♀ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Meditate Psychic   --       Baton Pass Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Focus Band Tauros♂ Lv.50-100 Stomp Normal   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Goldenrod Gym is seen in Whitney's mindscape.

Whitney & Miltank

In animation

Goldenrod Gym in the anime

Goldenrod Gym's battlefield in the anime

The Goldenrod Gym appeared in A Goldenrod Opportunity, where Ash challenged Whitney to a battle for the Plain Badge, and she accepted his challenge. Initially, Ash had the upper hand, defeating Whitney's Clefairy and Nidorina without losing any of his own Pokémon, leaving Whitney with only one Pokémon. However, Whitney's last Pokémon, Miltank, proved to be a surprisingly tough opponent, defeating all three of Ash's Pokémon by herself and thus causing Ash to lose the Gym battle.

Ash had an informal rematch with Whitney in A Dairy Tale Ending, where his Pokémon's combined efforts allowed him to defeat Whitney's Miltank in a 3-on-1 battle. Although the battle took place on Whitney's Uncle Milton's farm and not at the Gym, Whitney still rewarded Ash with the Plain Badge for defeating her.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Nidorina ♀

Debut	A Goldenrod Opportunity
Voice actors
Japanese	Satomi Koorogi
English	Satomi Koorogi

Nidorina was the first Pokémon used by Whitney in the Gym battle, battling against Cyndaquil. However, none of her attacks were a match for Cyndaquil's Flamethrower. Nidorina was soon defeated by Cyndaquil's second Flamethrower.

Nidorina's known moves are Poison Sting and Tackle.

Clefairy

Debut	A Goldenrod Opportunity
Voice actors
Japanese	Mayumi Iizuka
English	Tara Jayne

Whitney's Clefairy first appeared when Pikachu accidentally knocked into Clefairy. After shopping, Whitney found that Clefairy was missing. It had been caught by Team Rocket. Then, at the Magnet Train platform, it used Metronome which turned into Gust, which freed Pikachu.

It was used again as the second Pokémon in the Gym battle against Ash, were it went up against Cyndaquil. It began with using Metronome. However, it turned into Splash. Then, Cyndaquil used another Flamethrower, forcing Whitney to withdraw it from the match.

Clefairy seems to be Whitney's favorite Pokémon, as it is usually seen traveling out of its Poké Ball.

Clefairy's only known move is Metronome.
Clefairy has also used Gust and Splash via Metronome.

Miltank ♀

Debut	A Goldenrod Opportunity
Voice actors
Japanese	Megumi Hayashibara
English	Megumi Hayashibara

Main article: Whitney's Miltank

Whitney's Miltank was the last Pokémon used in the Gym battle. She managed to defeat Cyndaquil by using Rollout continuously. Ash then used Totodile, telling him to use Water Gun; however, he did not slow Miltank down. With another Rollout, Totodile was knocked out. Pikachu was then used to use Thunderbolt on Miltank, but it was ineffective. Pikachu was defeated by the second turn of Rollout.

She appeared again in the next episode, sending Team Rocket flying. Then, in a friendly battle before Ash could challenge Whitney once again, she managed to defeat Ash's Cyndaquil and Totodile, but was defeated by Ash's Pikachu, earning Ash the Plain Badge.

In the manga

Goldenrod Gym in Ash & Pikachu

Goldenrod Gym in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Ash & Pikachu

Ash challenged Whitney for the Plain Badge at Goldenrod Gym in The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling. When Ash begun his battle with Whitney, the referee told him that the area below the arena was a smelter hot enough to cause death to anyone who fell there. Later, when Ash and Psyduck actually did fall down, Whitney revealed that there wasn't really a smelter. Instead, it was an illusion created by a 3D hologram and the only thing below was water.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

The Goldenrod Gym appeared in Fierce Battle Between Clefairy and Clefable, where it was revealed to double as a restaurant, with Whitney working as a waitress. Red's Clefairy soon got into a fight with Whitney's Clefable, who was his former childhood friend. The battle between the two eventually ended in Clefairy's victory.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring Goldenrod City Gym in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Goldenrod Gym Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Whitney	Su	Lost Thunder		193/214	Super-Burst Impact		087/095

Trivia

• It's possible to leave the Gym without acquiring the Plain Badge even after speaking to Lass Bridget^GSC/Cathy^HGSS upon defeating Whitney. However, the player will not be able to acquire the SquirtBottle and therefore pass the Sudowoodo on Route 36 until they have the Plain Badge.

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Falkner	Azalea Gym Bugsy	Goldenrod Gym Whitney	Ecruteak Gym Morty
Cianwood Gym Chuck	Olivine Gym Jasmine	Mahogany Gym Pryce	Blackthorn Gym Clair

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