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Veilstone Gym トバリジム Tobari Gym
Location	Veilstone City
Gym Leader	Maylene
Badge	Cobble Badge
Dominant Type	Fighting
Region	Sinnoh
Battlefield

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 was the third Gym in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, but in Pokémon Platinum this was changed to the fourth Gym.

In the games

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

The Veilstone Gym is a dojo comprised 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 player's path. The Karate Quads await the player in roped-off boxing arenas.

Appearance

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum

Trainers

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer	Pokémon
Black Belt Darren ジロウ Jirō Reward: $600	Machoke♂ Lv.25 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.25 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.25 No item
Black Belt Jeffery シロウ Shirō Reward: $624	Machoke♂ Lv.26 No item
	Meditite♂ Lv.26 No item
Black Belt Rafael サブロウ Saburō Reward: $672	Meditite♂ Lv.28 No item
Black Belt Colby イチロウ Ichirō Reward: $600	Machoke♂ Lv.25 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.25 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.25 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Leader Maylene Veilstone Gym Diamond and Pearl Reward: $3600

Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: None Meditite♀ Lv.27 Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Confusion Psychic Special   --       Detect Fighting Status   --       Meditate Psychic Status   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Machoke♂ Lv.27 Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Foresight Normal Status   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Types: Fighting Steel Ability: Steadfast Held item: Sitrus Berry Lucario♂ Lv.30 Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Bone Rush Ground Physical   --       Force Palm Fighting Physical   --

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer	Pokémon
Black Belt Colby イチロウ Ichirō Reward: $648	Machoke♂ Lv.23 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.25 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.27 No item
Black Belt Darren ジロウ Jirō Reward: $600	Machop♂ Lv.25 No item
	Meditite♂ Lv.25 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.25 No item
Black Belt Rafael サブロウ Saburō Reward: $624	Croagunk♂ Lv.26 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.26 No item
Black Belt Jeffery シロウ Shirō Reward: $672	Heracross♂ Lv.28 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Leader Maylene Veilstone Gym Platinum Reward: $3840

Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: None Meditite♀ Lv.28 Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Confusion Psychic Special   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Machoke♂ Lv.29 Karate Chop Fighting Physical   --       Strength Normal Physical   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Types: Fighting Steel Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Lucario♂ Lv.32 Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Bone Rush Ground Physical   --       Force Palm Fighting Physical   --

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM60 (Drain Punch)	Reward for defeating Maylene	D  P  Pt

In the anime

The Veilstone Gym appeared in Lost Leader Strategy!, Crossing the Battle Line!, and A Triple Fighting Chance!. Paul, Dawn, and Ash battled Maylene. Paul won, Ash tied, while Dawn lost her first and only Gym battle.

Pokémon used in Gym

		Meditite
		Meditite first appeared in a flashback in Lost Leader Strategy! where it was used in Maylene's battle against Paul. As Maylene was out of sync with Meditite, it was easily defeated by Honchkrow. Its first full appearance was during Maylene's Gym battle against Dawn in Crossing the Battle Line!. Unlike the battle against Paul, in this battle Meditite was used to its full potential, being able to defeat Buneary before being knocked out by Ambipom's Double Hit. It was next used in the Gym battle against Ash, where it was able to confuse both Staravia and Chimchar but was unable to defeat them. It eventually fell to Staravia's newly learned Brave Bird. Meditite's known moves are Detect, Drain Punch, Confusion, and Meditate.
Debut	Lost Leader Strategy!
Voice actors
Japanese	Chinami Nishimura
English	Kayzie Rogers

		Machoke
		Machoke first appeared in Lost Leader Strategy! during the flashback of Maylene's Gym battle against Paul. It was called upon second to battle Honchkrow but it was quickly knocked out by Sky Attack. It was not used during the Gym battle against Dawn. It was the first Pokémon used by Maylene during her Gym battle against Ash, where it put up a strong defense against his Staravia despite the type disadvantage. Despite this however Machoke was still defeated by the Starling Pokémon's combination of Quick Attack and Aerial Ace. Machoke's known moves are Dynamic Punch, Brick Break, Cross Chop, and Seismic Toss.
Debut	Lost Leader Strategy!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Tom Wayland

		Lucario
		Main article: Maylene's Lucario Lucario first appeared alongside Maylene training during Lost Leader Strategy! where it was unhappy with Maylene due to her depression from losing against Paul and, as a result, their bond was extremely strained. However, after defeating Dawn's Ambipom and Piplup, Lucario and Maylene were soon back in sync with each other which helped it to defeat Staravia and Chimchar and force Ash's Buizel to a draw during the Gym battle against Ash. Lucario was later used to help protect Veilstone City's famous meteorites from being stolen by Saturn during Enter Galactic!.
Debut	Lost Leader Strategy!
Voice actors
Japanese	Daisuke Sakaguchi
English	Bill Rogers

In the manga

Veilstone Gym in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The Veilstone Gym appeared in Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu I and II. Platinum challenged Maylene there borrowing Pearl's Chatler and Chimler, and emerged victorious with the latter.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Veilstone Gym cameoed in Dialga's Secret Keys.

Trivia

• The Veilstone Gym and the Cianwood Gym share the same exterior appearance in the anime.

Gym Leaders of the Sinnoh region
Oreburgh Gym Roark	Eterna Gym Gardenia	Veilstone Gym Maylene	Pastoria Gym Crasher Wake
Hearthome Gym Fantina	Canalave Gym Byron	Snowpoint Gym Candice	Sunyshore Gym Volkner

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