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The Veilstone Gym (Japanese: トバリジム Tobari Gym) is the official Gym of Veilstone City. It is based on Fighting-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Maylene. Trainers who defeat her receive the Cobble Badge.
The Veilstone Gym is the third Gym challenged in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and their remakes; while in Pokémon Platinum, it is the fourth Gym.
In the games
Veilstone City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Maylene
The Barefoot, Fighting Genius!
Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl
The Veilstone Gym is a dojo made up of several smaller rooms intersected with mobile walls. Trainers wait in the tiny cubicles. To get to Maylene, the walls must be shifted in and out of the cubicles so that the empty spaces in the walls line up with each other and a path is clear. Maylene's students are four Black Belt brothers who call themselves the "Karate Quads" and insist they fight "for LOVE!" "for COURAGE!" "for HOPE!" and "for TEARS!"
Pokémon Platinum
In Pokémon Platinum, the player must push around punching bags in order to knock over piles of tires that are blocking the path. The Karate Quads await the player in roped-off boxing arenas.
The plaques behind Maylene, from left to right, read:
- "A good deed for every day."
- "One day at a time"
- "Treasure every encounter, for it is unique."
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In the spin-off games
Artwork depicting the Veilstone Gym is seen in Maylene's mindscape.
In the anime
The Veilstone Gym first appeared in Lost Leader Strategy!, where it was revealed that Paul had recently challenged Maylene and easily defeated her, shaking Maylene's confidence and making her consider giving up her job as a Gym Leader. Having recently lost two Contests in a row, Dawn sympathized with her, and, to everyone's surprise, decided to challenge Maylene herself in order to restore her self-confidence.
The battle between Dawn and Maylene occurred in Crossing the Battle Line!. Although Dawn gave it her best in her first-ever Gym battle, she ended up losing. Despite this, she was happy to see Maylene regaining her self-confidence as a result of the battle, and being ready to challenge Ash the next day.
In A Triple Fighting Chance!, Ash finally had his Gym battle with Maylene. During the battle, a part of the roof was blown off, allowing Ash's Buizel to utilize its Swift Swim Ability when it started to rain. Using this in combination with its newly learned Water Pulse, Buizel fought hard against Maylene's last Pokémon, Lucario, but in the end, the battle ended in a draw. Despite the tie, Maylene still chose to award Ash with the Cobble Badge.
Pokémon used in the Gym
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
The Veilstone Gym appeared in Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu I and II, where Platinum challenged Maylene there, borrowing Pearl's Chatler and Chimler. With the help of the precision tactics she had picked up while playing slot machines at the Veilstone Game Corner, she eventually emerged victorious, earning her the Cobble Badge.
Pokémon used in the Gym
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Riolu is Maylene's strongest Pokémon and her main battler. She uses him in her battle against Platinum and manages to defeat her Chatot but is defeated by Platinum applying her Slots skills to her Monferno. It was later used in her first battle against Jupiter but was eventually defeated by her powerful Pokémon. It was used against the Galactic Commander one last time where it defeated her Tangrowth with an Aura Sphere and Ice Shard combination with Candice's Abomasnow.
Riolu's known moves are Force Palm, Drain Punch, Vacuum Wave, Rock Smash, and Aura Sphere*, and his Ability is Inner Focus.
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Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
The Veilstone Gym made a brief appearance in Dialga's Secret Keys, showing Hareta earning the Cobble Badge from Maylene.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Veilstone City Gym the Pokémon Trading Card Game.