Violet Gym

The Violet Gym (Japanese: キキョウジム Kikyō Gym) is the official gym of Violet City. It is based on Template:Type2 Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Falkner. Trainers who defeat him receive the Zephyr Badge.

In the games

Generation II

In Generation II, the Gym structure was very basic. It was very similar to Pewter Gym by layout, a pathway leading directly to the gym leader with two trainers obscuring the way. The path is held on some sort of raised platform, with a seemingly bottomless pit left and right of the path. The path creates an "S" shape as it winds around toward the gym leader. At the tips of the "S" there is a trainer that both are unavoidable. At the end stands Falkner, who will battles any challenger to the gym.

Generation IV

The Gym in Generation IV

The Gym appears to be redesigned as to another perceptive. Trainers will start on plain ground other than a raised floor, along with a wooden platform that will lift Trainers up to the upper level, where a structure similar to the previous generation awaits. The path creates an "S" shape as it winds around toward the Gym Leader. A Trainer waits at each end of the "S", but unlike in Generation II, both Trainers can be avoided by walking on the glass tiles that encircle the field. Falkner waits at the back of the Gym.

Trainers

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Trainer	Pokémon
Bird Keeper Abe Bird Keeper Abe ショウタ Shōta Reward: $216	Spearow♂ Lv.9 No item
Bird Keeper Rod Bird Keeper Rod ツバサ Tsubasa Reward: $168	Pidgey♂ Lv.7 No item
	Pidgey♂ Lv.7 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

File:SpriteFalkner.gif [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Falkner [[Violet Gym|Violet Gym]] Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Falkner Oak [[Violet Gym|Violet Gym]] Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $900
Types: Normal Flying Held item: None Pidgey♂ Lv.7 Tackle Normal   --       Mud-Slap Ground   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Normal Flying Held item: None Pidgeotto♂ Lv.9 Tackle Normal   --       Mud-Slap Ground   --       Gust Flying   --       Unknown   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer	Pokémon
Bird Keeper ショウタ Bird Keeper ショウタ Shōta Reward: $288	Spearow♂ Lv.9 No item
Bird Keeper ツバサ Bird Keeper ツバサ Tsubasa Reward: $224	Pidgey♂ Lv.7 No item
	Pidgey♂ Lv.7 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

File:FalknerHGSS.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Falkner [[Violet Gym|Violet Gym]] Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Falkner Oak [[Violet Gym|Violet Gym]] Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $1560
Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgey♂ Lv.9 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Sand-Attack Ground Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeotto♂ Lv.13 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Roost Flying Status   --       Gust Flying Special   --       Unknown Unknown   --

In the anime

The Violet Gym made its only anime appearance in Fighting Flyer with Fire. The battlefield is on the top of a tall building and is without a roof so that Flying Pokémon can make full use of their abilities.

After saving Pikachu from Team Rocket, Ash challenged Falkner to a battle. The battle got off to a bad start for the young trainer, but it became better when Ash defeated Falkner's Hoothoot and Dodrio. However, the gym leader's Pidgeot proved to be too tough for Pikachu. Using Charizard, Ash was able to defeat Pidgeot and earn his first Johto League badge, the Zephyr Badge.

Trivia

• Falkner is the lowest level Gym Leader in the games, with Pokémon at levels 7 and 9. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, however, his Pidgey is at level 9 and his Pidgeotto is at level 13. Despite this, he is still the lowest level Gym Leader in the games to date.
• However, it should be noted that Falkner is the only first Gym Leader of any region to use an evolved Pokémon.
• Falkner is the only starting Gym Leader that does not specialize with Template:Type2, as of Generation IV.

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