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Cianwood Gym タンバジム Tanba Gym
Location	Cianwood City
Gym Leader	Chuck Gold (temporary; Golden Boys only)
Badge	Storm Badge
Dominant Type	Fighting
Region	Johto
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Battlefield

The Cianwood Gym (Japanese: タンバジム Tanba Gym) is the official Gym of Cianwood City. It is based on Fighting-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Chuck. Trainers who defeat him receive the Storm Badge.

In the games

Core series games

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the player has to face three Gym Trainers before reaching a boulder puzzle that is blocking the path. After solving the puzzle with a Pokémon knowing Strength, the player will battle one more Gym Trainer, clearing the way to the Gym Leader Chuck. Before the match, Chuck will demonstrate his physical strength by throwing aside the boulder besides him, after which he will agree to battle the player.

After Chuck has been defeated, his wife will give the player HM02 (Fly) if talked to outside of the Gym.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the layout of the Gym has changed drastically. The player will be able to easily reach Chuck, but since he's training under a raging waterfall, he doesn't seem to notice the player. Therefore, the player must climb up stairs to the top of the Gym to turn a large winch to stop the waterfall. On the way to the winch, the player is forced to face at least one of the Gym Trainers. After turning the winch, the player can return down to face Chuck, who will now accept the challenge to battle.

Much like in Generation II, Chuck's wife will give the player HM02 (Fly) after noticing their Storm Badge.

Appearance

Interior

Generation II Generation IV

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM01 (DynamicPunch)	Reward for defeating Chuck	G  S  C
	TM01 (Focus Punch)	Reward for defeating Chuck	HG  SS

Trainers

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Trainer	Pokémon
Blackbelt Yoshi キヨマサ Kiyomasa Reward: $648	Hitmonlee♂ Lv.27 No item
Blackbelt Lao フミヒト Fumihito Reward: $648	Hitmonchan♂ Lv.27 No item
Blackbelt Nob テッカン Tekkan Reward: $600	Machop♂ Lv.25 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.25 No item
Requires Strength
Blackbelt Lung モリカズ Morikazu Reward: $600	Mankey♂ Lv.23 No item
	Mankey♂ Lv.23 No item
	Primeape♂ Lv.25 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.

Chuck has a Full Heal.

Leader Chuck Cianwood Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $3000
Type: Fighting Unknown Held item: None Primeape♂ Lv.27 Leer Normal   --       Rage Normal   --       Karate Chop Fighting   --       Fury Swipes Normal   --       Types: Water Fighting Held item: None Poliwrath♂ Lv.30 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Mind Reader Normal   --       Surf Water   --       DynamicPunch Fighting   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer	Pokémon
Black Belt Yoshi キヨマサ Kiyomasa Reward: $648	Hitmonlee♂ Lv.27 No item
Black Belt Lao フミヒト Fumihito Reward: $648	Hitmonchan♂ Lv.27 No item
Black Belt Nob テッカン Tekkan Reward: $600	Machop♂ Lv.25 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.25 No item
Black Belt Lung モリカズ Morikazu Reward: $600	Mankey♂ Lv.23 No item
	Mankey♂ Lv.23 No item
	Primeape♂ Lv.25 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 Chuck Cianwood Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $3720

Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: None Primeape♂ Lv.29 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Types: Water Fighting Ability: Water Absorb Held item: Sitrus Berry Poliwrath♂ Lv.31 Surf Water Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --

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
Blackbelt Nick タクマ Takuma	Hitmontop♂ Lv.50-100 Black Belt
	Nidorino♂ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry
	Dugtrio♀ Lv.50-100 Ice Berry
	Hitmonlee♂ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Seaking♀ Lv.50-100 Bitter Berry
	Rhyhorn♀ Lv.50-100 Burnt Berry

Gym Leader Chuck Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Types: Water Fighting Held item: Focus Band Poliwrath♂ Lv.50-100 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: PRZCureBerry Granbull♂ Lv.50-100 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Roar Normal   --       Strength Normal   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Held item: Ice Berry Machoke♂ Lv.50-100 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Vital Throw Fighting   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Held item: PSNCureBerry Hitmonchan♂ Lv.50-100 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Mach Punch Fighting   --       Mega Punch Normal   --       Comet Punch Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Sandslash♂ Lv.50-100 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Slash Normal   --       Dig Ground   --       Rollout Rock   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Held item: Bitter Berry Primeape♂ Lv.50-100 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Dig Ground   --

Round 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Blackbelt Nick タクマ Takuma	Machoke♂ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Graveler♂ Lv.50-100 Hard Stone
	Kingler♀ Lv.50-100 MysteryBerry
	Arbok♂ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry
	Dragonair♀ Lv.50-100 Dragon Fang
	Pinsir♀ Lv.50-100 Bitter Berry

Gym Leader Chuck Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Types: Water Fighting Held item: Mint Berry Poliwrath♂ Lv.50-100 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Belly Drum Normal   --       Rest Psychic   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Sandslash♂ Lv.50-100 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Metal Claw Steel   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Ursaring♂ Lv.50-100 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Crunch Dark   --       Slash Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Electric Unknown Held item: BrightPowder Ampharos♂ Lv.50-100 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Held item: King's Rock Hitmonchan♂ Lv.50-100 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Mega Punch Normal   --       Mach Punch Fighting   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: PRZCureBerry Hypno♂ Lv.50-100 DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --

Spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Cianwood Gym is seen in Chuck's mindscape.

Chuck & Poliwrath

In the anime

Cianwood Gym in the anime

Cianwood Gym's battlefield in the anime

The Cianwood Gym first appeared in Machoke, Machoke Man!, where Ash challenged Chuck to a battle in order to win his fifth Johto Gym Badge. Ash's first Pokémon was Pikachu, which he sent to battle against Chuck's Poliwrath. Despite the type advantage, Pikachu was eventually defeated, although not before dealing some damage on the Tadpole Pokémon. Ash's next Pokémon was Bayleef, which defeated Poliwrath and proceeded to take on Chuck's Machoke. After a hard-fought battle, Bayleef emerged victorious, earning Ash the Storm Badge.

The Cianwood Gym reappeared in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!. Upon learning that Bea was currently training at the Gym, Goh relayed the information to Ash, and they traveled there for Ash's World Coronation Series rematch with her. Ash had managed to figure out a way to counter Bea's Grapploct's Octolock, which had cost him their first battle, but despite this, the match ended in a draw, resulting in no change to Ash's ranking.

In the anime, the Gym also appears to be the home of Chuck and his wife.

Gallery

Original design	Original battlefield

Pokémon used in the Gym

		Poliwrath
		Poliwrath debuted as the first Pokémon that Chuck used against Ash in their Gym battle. It first fought against Pikachu, which Poliwrath managed to defeat, though not without sustaining super effective damage in the process. Ash's second Pokémon was Bayleef, which ultimately succeeded in defeating Poliwrath with a Body Slam. Poliwrath reappeared in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!, where it battled Bea and her Grapploct in a training match. It later watched her World Coronation Series rematch against Ash. Poliwrath's known moves are Double Slap, Water Gun, and Poison Jab.
Debut	Machoke, Machoke Man!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

		Machoke
		Machoke is Chuck's main Pokémon and a close friend of his. During Ash's Gym battle with him, Chuck used Machoke as his second Pokémon against Ash's Bayleef. Though Machoke proved to be a challenging opponent with its Submission attack and gave Bayleef trouble in a Vine Whip tug of war, Bayleef ultimately succeeded in enduring Machoke's attacks and defeating it, earning Ash the victory. Machoke's known moves are Karate Chop, Submission, and Cross Chop.
Debut	Machoke, Machoke Man!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

In the manga

Cianwood Gym in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

The Cianwood Gym appeared in Scrappy Skarmory, where Chuck was seen preparing for a battle with his friend Walker. Even though Walker was running late, Chuck assured his wife that he was always late. Soon, however, it turned out that the reason for Walker being late was because en route to Cianwood City, he had been attacked by the Legendary Pokémon Suicune, who was challenging Gym Leaders across Johto in search for a worthy master to fight on its side in the upcoming battle against the Masked Man. Although Chuck and Walker did their best while battling the Legendary beast together, they were unable to defeat and catch Suicune, who then fled to continue its search.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Cianwood Gym in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

The Cianwood Gym first appeared in The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon. After Chuck had been injured in an accident, he was unable to fulfill his duties as a Gym Leader for a couple of days. As Gold and Chris had come to Cianwood City in order to get the medicine to heal the sick Ampharos in Olivine City, Chuck presented them with a package of the medicine, informing the two Trainers that the pharmacy that sold it closed down ages ago, and his package was the last remaining sample of it. Gold begged him to give the medicine to them, but Chuck said that he'd only agree to this if Gold served as a temporary Gym Leader until he had recovered.

Soon the first challenger showed up, being none other than Black, Gold's rival. As the Gym used Fighting-type Pokémon, Gold had to use his Tyrogue, declaring that the battle would be a one-on-one match. Unfortunately for Gold, Black's Pokémon was Xatu, a Psychic/Flying type with a massive type advantage over Fighting Pokémon. Using Double Team to confuse Tyrogue and then striking it with multiple Peck attacks, Xatu quickly turned the battle in Black's favor. However, thanks to Gold's training with Chuck, Tyrogue was able to survive the attacks. Tyrogue then used Rock Smash on the ground to create sand around the battlefield, using the sound of Xatu's footsteps to locate the real one amongst the Double Team clones. After locating the real Xatu, Tyrogue defeated it with a single strike, causing Black to lose the Gym battle. As a reward for winning the battle, Chuck gave Gold the medicine.

Just when everything seemed to turn out fine, Eusine suddenly showed up, claiming that he was here to get back the Pikachu he had sent back in time with Bill's Time Capsule in order to locate a Legendary Pokémon he was looking for. Gold refused to hand Pikachu over, so Chuck declared that the two should have a battle at the Gym to determine who would get to keep Pikachu. In Farewell To Pikachu?!, the battle was conducted between Gold's Croconaw and Eusine's Hypno. Thanks to Gold's determination of keeping his friend Pikachu, he was able to encourage Croconaw to push through Hypno's attacks and defeat it with a super effective Bite, winning the battle for him.

Not soon after the battle had ended, disaster struck. Black, having overheard Chuck talking about a Legendary Pokémon sealed under a boulder behind the Gym, had decided to move the boulder in order to make the Pokémon his own, only to find out that the sealed Pokémon was a Tyranitar, specifically the Black Tyranitar, an uncontrollable Pokémon that had caused massive chaos around Johto in the past. The Gym was subsequently destroyed by one of Tyranitar's attacks.

Trivia

• In the games, the Cianwood Gym, the Blackthorn Gym, and the Celadon Gym are the only Gyms that require the use of an HM, as part of a Gym puzzle, in order to progress. Cianwood and Blackthorn's Gyms require Strength in Generation II, while Celadon's requires Cut in all Generations except Generation II.
• The Gym guide for the Cianwood Gym is inside the local Pokémon Center rather than the Gym itself, apparently because the Gym Trainers are too uncivilized.
• The Veilstone Gym and the Cianwood Gym share the same exterior appearance in the anime.
• Chuck has an illegal Sandslash in Round 2 of Pokémon Stadium 2: Metal Claw is an Egg Move in Pokémon Crystal, while Rock Slide is a Generation I TM.
• In Pokémon Journeys: The Series, the design of the Gym appears to be modeled after the Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda, Tokyo.

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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