Pewter Gym

The Pewter Gym (Japanese: ニビジム Nibi Gym) is the official Gym of Pewter City. It is based on . The Gym Leader is Brock. s that defeat him receive the .
In , 's parents, and Lola, have also held the position of Pewter Gym Leader, with the eldest of Brock's younger siblings, Forrest, being the current Leader.
==In the games==
===Core series games===
Pewter Gym appears in all set in the Kanto region, appearing much the same in each: a small building with a inside, one or two Trainers, and the Gym Leader, Brock, waiting at the back of the Gym, standing on plain floor or a large stone pedestal. In the Generation I games and their remakes, if the tries to leave Pewter City to before earning the Boulder Badge, a boy standing at the route entrance will lead them to the front of the Gym.
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the player must show a - or Pokémon from their party to the Gym guide in order to be allowed to challenge the Gym. The Pokémon shown can then be removed from the party without incident, and the player can challenge Brock and his Trainers without any Grass- or Water-type Pokémon if they so desire.
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Brock has five Full Heals per Pokémon.
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Brock has a Hyper Potion.
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=====Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!=====
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===Side series games===
A field based on the Gym appears in Pokémon Stadium's Gym Leader Castle and 's Kanto Gym Leader Castle.
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=====Pokémon Stadium=====
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===Spin-off games===
====Pokémon Masters EX====
Artwork depicting the Pewter Gym is seen in 's mindscapes.
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In , the Pewter Gym is a stone building apparently set apart from the rest of Pewter City. When it first appeared, the Gym's name was visible at the front, but it's removed in its later appearances. In the Gym's debut appearance, Brock was shown waiting inside in the dark for challengers, sitting on a stone pedestal as he does in the . The battlefield, which consists of two halves that can be moved together during battles, is littered with jagged rocks and boulders, and a balcony along the edge above provides spectators a spot to watch Gym battles. Despite being a Rock-type Gym, the building has sprinklers for fire safety. 
During , the Gym is noticeably cleaner. In addition, the battlefield now has more pointed rocks, while the area around it is a blue shiny floor, possibly to reflect Lola's penchant for water. Brock's family lives in a large house located at the back of the Gym. The Gym also has a large storage room for Poké Balls, as seen during .
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Pewter Gym made multiple appearances in , first appearing in Showdown in Pewter City, where challenged it as his first Gym in order to earn his first Badge. However, his was at a severe disadvantage against Brock's Onix, forcing Ash to eventually surrender, suffering his first loss since he started his . After some with Pikachu, Ash challenged to a rematch, during which Pikachu accidentally set off the Gym's sprinkler system, allowing Pikachu's moves to hurt Onix. However, Ash refused to deal the finishing blow and forfeited, saying that he didn't feel this way of winning would be fair. However, soon after, Brock caught up to Ash and gave him a , insisting that he had earned it through his kindness to Pokémon. The two were then approached by , Brock's father and the previous Pewter Gym Leader. As Brock's true dream was to become a and him having held the Gym Leader position only out of obligation to his family, he gave his Gym Leader position back to Flint in order to travel with Ash.
====Pokémon Chronicles====
During Brock's travels with Ash, Brock's mother, Lola, returned to the Gym and decided to redecorate and redesign it to match her preference of Pokémon, including adding a pool of water in the middle of the battlefield. When Brock returned to the Gym in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, he was shocked to see the changes done to it and joined his younger brother Forrest in voicing his distaste towards them. Flint battled Lola to change the Gym back, but was defeated. He then suggested that the Gym could be converted into a dual-type one, but Brock rejected the idea and challenged his mother to a battle as well. Unlike Flint, Brock was able to defeat Lola, restoring the Gym to its roots as a sole Rock-type Gym. Brock then left his Onix, , and with Forrest at the Gym before heading to Hoenn to rejoin Ash.
====Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire====
The Gym was mentioned in Gonna Rule the School!, where Roxanne referred to it as "the flagship of all Rock Gyms."
Brock briefly returned to the Gym in between The Scheme Team and The Right Place and the Right Mime, leaving his with his family before rejoining Ash during his journey to challenge the .
The Gym was subject to a second remodeling attempt, this time by a disguised , in Grating Spaces. Ash and Brock had a Tag Battle against Jessie and James while tried to steal Poké Balls from the Gym's storage room, until he was exposed by Max. Afterwards, the stolen Poké Balls were recovered and Team Rocket was sent blasting off again.
Brock once again made an off-screen stop at the Pewter Gym in between Home is Where the Start Is! and Two Degrees of Separation!, leaving his and there before traveling to Sinnoh to once again rejoin Ash.
====Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl====
The Gym was featured again in DPS02, where Brock returned there to meet a Nurse Joy from the Pokémon Inspection Agency, who had come to shut the Gym down due to it not having an official Leader present. Brock battled against Nurse Joy, but was defeated, endangering the Gym's fate. Afterwards, Brock learned that while he had previously left his Gym Leader duties to Forrest, Flint had accidentally lost the Gym Leader change notice he had been supposed to bring to the PIA, causing the information to never reach the agency. Brock managed to convince Nurse Joy into having another battle to decide the Gym's fate, this time against Forrest. To everyone's surprise, Joy used , a Legendary Pokémon, to face against Forrest. While Forrest ended up losing the battle, Joy recognized his skills and officially appointed him as the new Pewter Gym Leader, allowing the Gym to continue operating.
====Gallery====
Original design	Original battlefield
 	
====Pokémon used in the Gym====
=====Used by Brock=====
=====Used by Brock and Forrest=====
=====Used by Flint=====
=====Used by Lola=====
=====Used by Forrest=====
===Pokémon Origins===
The Pewter Gym appeared in File 1: Red, when traveled there to challenge it at the suggestion of Brock, whom he didn't know being the Gym Leader until meeting him at the Gym. After battling Brock's Geodude with his for a while, Red was advised by Brock to use a Pokémon with a better , prompting Red to switch to his , whose super effective was enough to defeat Geodude. Brock then switched to his Onix, which defeated Nidoran♂ with , and then proceeded to defeat Red's , , and as well, but not before the Metapod had managed to land a on the Rock Snake Pokémon. Red was then forced to switch back to his Charmander. Thanks to Metapod's String Shot, Charmander was able to outspeed Onix and defeat it with , winning the match for Red and earning him the and .
Like all Gyms in Pokémon Origins, this Gym has scoreboards featuring each Trainer's current Pokémon and their remaining . The Gym's battlefield's design is based on that of .
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Each challenger who wishes to battle Brock must first defeat several rounds of Gym Trainers. The outside of the Gym has the default design, but the inside consists of a boxing ring where the Trainers battle, a space for the crowd around it, and a room with windows where Brock can watch the battles.
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Pewter Gym appeared in Onix is On!, where both and challenged the Gym for the Boulder Badge, with both of them eventually beating the Gym Leader.
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===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Pewter Gym appeared in Bring Down the Powerful Opponent Onix!!. and discovered Brock's collection of Pokémon and that Clefairy's cousin was a part of his collection. After Clefairy beat Brock's Onix in a battle, Brock gave Pikachu to Red, along with a Boulder Badge.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
Pewter Gym appeared in Play Misty For Me, where entered the Gym and challenged , eventually beating the Rock-type Gym Leader.
===Pokémon Zensho===
Pewter Gym appeared in PZ02. After arriving in Pewter City, met one of Brock's students, who told him that Brock's toughness and rock-hard stubbornness were driving away potential challengers and even his own students, threatening the Gym's future. As such, Satoshi chose to challenge Brock. Despite his being at a type disadvantage against Brock's Onix, Satoshi eventually won by having Charmander attack Onix's weak spot at its horn, earning the young Trainer his first Badge. Seeing Satoshi's friendship with his Pokémon made Brock consider starting to soften up his forceful ways.
==In the TCG==
The Pewter Gym was featured in the TCG as both a Japan exclusive and as a card. The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring Pewter City Gym in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
*Despite being a Rock-type Gym, all the Pokémon encountered here in Generations and share the -typing, but not Rock-typing.
*In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the Gym has sprinklers on its ceiling, visible from Brock's platform. This is likely a reference to the Gym's sprinkler system as seen in Showdown in Pewter City"12 Obscure Unnoticed Details in Pokemon" - BlueBoyPhin - YouTube.
==References==
==Related articles==
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