Nimbasa Gym

Nimbasa Gym ライモンジム Raimon Gym
Location	Nimbasa City
Gym Leader	Elesa
Badge	Bolt Badge
Dominant Type	Electric
Region	Unova
Battlefield

The Nimbasa Gym (Japanese: ライモンジム Raimon Gym) is the official Gym of Nimbasa City. It is based on Electric-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Elesa. Trainers who defeat her receive the Bolt Badge.

In the games

The Nimbasa Gym is designed like an amusement park, filled with brightly colored neon lights, floating stars and roller coasters. Upon entering the Gym, there is a huge open room, filled with transparent platforms. The roller coasters within the Gym are scattered around the room, all connected by platforms. The player must find their way around the Gym by walking into the roller coasters cars, in which they are then taken to the next platform. Within several of them, Trainers are hiding, and when the player opens the cars, the Trainer will engage the player in battle. Also, there are several switches around the Gym, which redirect the path of the roller coasters. However, many of these are also guarded by Trainers. The final roller coaster slightly differs from the others, featuring a large loop-the-loop, and partially speeds up after a slope before the loop-the-loop.

After navigating through the roller coasters, the player will meet Elesa. She stands on a transparent platform just like the other platforms, which has the Unova Gym logo on it. Behind her is a large circular spinning wheel, but it is just for show, and cannot be interacted with. Once the player has defeated Elesa, a short-cut to the exit of the Gym is available to the left of her.

Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

Trainer	Pokémon
Lady Magnolia アヤノ Ayano Reward: $3840	Emolga♀ Lv.24 No item
	Emolga♀ Lv.24 No item
Rich Boy Cody トモヒコ Tomohiko Reward: $4000	Blitzle♂ Lv.25 No item
Rich Boy Rolan ロラン Rolan Reward: $3840	Blitzle♂ Lv.24 No item
	Blitzle♂ Lv.24 No item
Lady Colette コレット Colette Reward: $4000	Emolga♀ Lv.25 No item

Leader Elesa Nimbasa Gym Black and White Leader and Professor Elesa Oak Nimbasa Gym Black and White Reward: $3240

Types: Electric Flying Ability: Static Held item: None Emolga♂ Lv.25 Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Electric Flying Ability: Static Held item: None Emolga♀ Lv.25 Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightningrod Held item: None Zebstrika♂ Lv.27 Flame Charge Fire Physical   --       Spark Electric Physical   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Old Gym

Trainer	Pokémon
Rich Boy Rolan ロラン Rolan Reward: $3840	Blitzle♂ Lv.24 No item
Lady Colette コレット Colette Reward: $3840	Flaaffy♀ Lv.24 No item

New Gym

Trainer	Pokémon
Beauty ??? テスラ Tesla Reward: $1512	Elekid♂ Lv.27 No item
	Flaaffy♀ Lv.27 No item
Beauty ??? フレミー Fremy Reward: $1512	Flaaffy♀ Lv.27 No item
	Blitzle♀ Lv.27 No item
Beauty ??? アンペール Ampere Reward: $1512	Blitzle♀ Lv.27 No item
	Elekid♂ Lv.27 No item

Leader Elesa Nimbasa Gym Black 2 and White 2 Leader and Professor Elesa Oak Nimbasa Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $3600

Types: Electric Flying Ability: Static Held item: None Emolga♀ Lv.28 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Flaaffy♀ Lv.28 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Motor Drive Held item: Sitrus Berry Zebstrika♀ Lv.30 Flame Charge Fire Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --

Items

In the anime

The Nimbasa Gym was first seen in Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!, when Ash and his friends arrived there was a note saying that Elesa was somewhere else. Later in the episode it was revealed that Bianca had already requested a battle, therefore Ash had to wait after her. Bianca then battled Elesa where she fought hard but eventually lost.

Ash finally got the chance to battle Elesa in Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!. He was almost disqualified from the match after he had planned to use Palpitoad for a clean sweep and had no back up in case Palpitoad fell. Ash then used Snivy and Pikachu for the remainder of the battle and won himself the Bolt Badge.

Just like the games, the Nimbasa Gym has a roller coaster that is used to traverse inside the Gym.

Trivia

• Nimbasa Gym is the only Gym where the Gym Leader's monetary reward is the lower than all of the other Pokémon Trainers present in the Gym. This is probably due to the fact that the Trainers are Rich Boys and Ladies, who give a higher payout than most other Trainer classes.
• Due to a glitch, if the player loses to Lady Colette while directly facing her when encountered, when the player comes back in she will be standing on the same spot and will battle the player. After she is defeated, she still remains on the tracks of the roller coaster, and can be passed through while riding the roller coaster to Elesa.
• In Black and White, all of the Trainers have only Emolga and Blitzle's evolutionary lines, despite Tynamo, Stunfisk, and Joltik's lines being in the Unova Pokédex.

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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