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A Pokémon Gym (Japanese: ジム Gym) is a place where Pokémon Trainers go to train their Pokémon. Just like real life gymnasiums, where one can go to work out and build physical strength, Pokémon Gyms are places where Trainers can go to sharpen their battling skills and where their Pokémon can go to gain experience. Often specializing in a particular elemental type, Gyms create an environment which allows Trainers to test both their skills and Pokémon against those of others. The most powerful Trainer in a given Gym is called the Gym Leader, whom the lower-ranking members of a Gym look up to greatly.

Official gyms

Gyms that are certified by the Pokémon League are vital to a Trainer's Pokémon journey. Leagues are designed so that conventional Trainers must travel far and wide before entering a League Competition, as the only way to enter one is by gaining at least eight official Gym Badges, and there can only be one official Gym per city.

List of gyms

There are eight known official Gyms in each region. In the anime, Gary Oak reveals that he has more than eight Badges, hinting that there are more Gyms than players are given access to in the games. Specifically, he has at least ten badges excluding the Earth Badge. Before the Indigo League competition, Ash encounters Otoshi in Bad to the Bone; he owns eight badges, but only shares four in common with Ash; later in the episode another Trainer appears with eight other completely different badges. In total, Ash, Gary, Otoshi and this other Trainer display 27 different types of badges prior to competing in the Indigo Plateau Conference, so there must be at least this number of official gyms in Kanto at the time.

When Sakura is on her journey collecting badges, she collects badges from both Kanto and Johto, so it is unclear what the rules are for competing in championship tournaments.

At the Hoenn Pokémon League Championship, Morrison is shown to have an eighth badge different from Ash's, suggesting that there are at least 9 official gyms in Hoenn.

Kanto

• Pewter Gym
• Cerulean Gym
• Vermilion Gym
• Celadon Gym
• Saffron Gym
• Fuchsia Gym
• Cinnabar Gym
• Viridian Gym

Orange Archipelago

• Mikan Gym
• Navel Gym
• Trovita Gym
• Kumquat Gym
• Pummelo Stadium

Johto

• Violet Gym
• Azalea Gym
• Goldenrod Gym
• Ecruteak Gym
• Cianwood Gym
• Olivine Gym
• Mahogany Gym
• Blackthorn Gym

Hoenn

• Rustboro Gym
• Dewford Gym
• Mauville Gym
• Lavaridge Gym
• Petalburg Gym
• Fortree Gym
• Mossdeep Gym
• Sootopolis Gym

Sinnoh

• Oreburgh Gym
• Eterna Gym
• Veilstone Gym
• Pastoria Gym
• Hearthome Gym
• Canalave Gym
• Snowpoint Gym
• Sunyshore Gym

Alternate gyms

Unofficial gyms

Saffron City Dojo

Main article: Fighting Dojo

The Trainers of this gym specialize in Template:Type2 Pokémon. It used to be the town's official Gym until Sabrina defeated its leader. After the player defeats the dojo's leader, he will give the player either Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan as a reward.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen:

• Black Belt Hitoshi: Machop (31), Mankey (31), Primeape (31)
• Black Belt Hideki: Machop (32), Machoke (32)
• Black Belt Mike: Mankey (31), Mankey (31), Primeape (31)
• Black Belt Aaron: Primeape (36)
• Black Belt Koichi: Hitmonlee (37), Hitmonchan (37)

Pre Gym

Main article: Pre Gym

This unofficial Gym of Phenac City doubles as a Training School. In Pokémon Colosseum, its leader, Justy, will not battle the Trainer until they have at least six Pokémon, and will give away TM27 (Return).

A.J.'s Gym

This gym is run solely by the Trainer A.J., and is notable for its rigorous training methods. It is unknown what prize if any A.J. gave to any victorious challengers, because he left it to enter the Pokémon League after he defeated 100 challengers in a row using only his Sandshrew. This gym appears in The Path to the Pokémon League.

Kas Gym

This gym in Dark City wanted to become an official gym to earn money, but was rejected by the Pokémon League. It has Pokémon of various types, but its primary Pokémon is an Electabuzz. This gym appears in Showdown at Dark City.

Yas Gym

This gym in Dark City wanted to become an official gym to earn money, but was rejected by the Pokémon League. It has Pokémon of various types, but its primary Pokémon is a Scyther. This gym appears in Showdown at Dark City.

Coastline Gym

This is an unofficial gym that was featured in Just Add Water. It is located on the outskirts of Blackthorn City. Lead by Dorian, the gym specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon. Unlike the other Water-type gyms, Dorian holds his battles underwater.

Although the gym is unofficial, Dorian is hoping that by word of mouth it will become more popular. In fact, after Ash and his friends visited the Gym, they promised they would tell everyone at the Silver Conference about it. However, it hasn't been mentioned since then.

Fighting Spirit Gym

This unofficial gym, run by the cheating Anthony, was featured in You Said a Mouthful!.

Technical schools

Trivia

• For DP008, Professor Oak's lecture is about Gyms. He writes this Pokémon senryū about them: かてるまで　なんどもちょうせん　ポケモンジム Kateru made nando mo chōsen, Pokémon Jimu "Until you win, battle again and again; that is a Pokémon Gym."
• In Generation I, a glitch allowed Trainers to fish at the statues at the front of the gym.
• No known Gym has specialized in Template:Type2 Pokémon.

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