Ballonlea Stadium

Ballonlea Stadium (Japanese: アラベスクスタジアム Arabesque Stadium) is the official Stadium of Ballonlea. The Gym specializes in . During the Gym Challenge, Gym Challengers battle the Gym Leader Opal to earn the .
After the player has earned all eight Badges, Bede, who was chosen by Opal to be her successor, takes her place as the Ballonlea Gym Leader.
==In the core series games==
Ballonlea Stadium is the largest building in the town and is the site at which the fifth installment in the Galar region's Gym Challenge takes place. It is located at the northernmost part of the town, across a wooden bridge crossing a small lake. Its exterior is primarily gray in color, with purple accents to signify the type. Like most Stadiums in the region, the Ballonlea Stadium contains a Poké Mart and a uniform shop.
===Gym Challenge===
====Gym mission====
The Gym mission is based on the premise that Gym Leader Opal is searching for a person to take her place as the Gym Leader so she can retire. In order for Opal to select a preferred candidate, challengers are made to undertake an examination as their Gym mission. The mission consists of three Trainer battles. At the end of each battle's first turn, the is asked a question with two possible answers. Answering correctly results in a boost to some of the stats of the player's Pokémon, whereas answering incorrectly results in a stat reduction.
The correct answer to each question is in bold.
Question 	Choices	Choices	Affected stat(s)
Do you know about Fairy type's weaknesses?	type 	type 	and (1 stage each)
What was the previous Trainer's name? 	Annetta	Annette	(1 stage)
What do I eat for breakfast every morning?	Curry 	 	and (1 stage each)
=====Trainers=====
====Gym battle====
Like the Gym Trainers did during the Gym mission, Opal will present several questions to the player during the Gym battle, each one at the end of a specific turn.
The correct answer to each question is in bold.
Turn	Question 	Choices 	Choices 	Affected stat(s)
1 	You… Do you know my nickname? 	The magic-user	The wizard 	(2 stages)
4 	What is my favorite color? 	Pink 	Purple 	and (2 stages each)
8 	All righty then… How old am I?	 	88 years old	and (2 stages each)
Opal will Gigantamax her at the first opportunity.
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===Sordward and Shielbert===
While pursuing Sordward and Shielbert, the player, Hop, and Piers will arrive at Ballonlea Stadium, only to learn that Bede has already taken care of most of the Dynamax Pokémon the brothers let loose in the Stadium. Before the player's group can leave, Bede demands a rematch with the player. After some assurance from Opal, the player will accept the challenge. After being defeated, Bede leaves to deal with the remaining Dynamax Pokémon at the Stadium.
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===Items===
===Pokémon===
A female in the lobby will offer to trade the player her Unovan Yamask nicknamed "Masky" in exchange for a Yamask.
===Poké Mart===
This Poké Mart is located on the right side of the Ballonlea Stadium lobby.
===Uniform shop===
This shop is located on the left side of the Ballonlea Stadium lobby.
====Male====
====Female====
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Ballonlea Stadium appeared in The Sweet Taste of Battle!, where Opal hosted the All-Alcremie Decoration Challenge cake-decorating contest there. She sent an invitation to , Goh, Chloe, , and Raihan to attend the contest, not specifying what it was about until all of them had arrived. She loaned each of the contestants one of her to provide them the cream they needed, excluding Goh, who had acquired his own shortly beforehand.
To everyone's surprise, Ash's overly decorated cake ended up winning. Opal then challenged Ash to a , using her Alcremie against Ash's Pikachu. A while into the match, Opal Gigantamaxed her Alcremie and had it use . Pikachu seemed to Gigantamax as well afterwards, but it turned out that he had simply grown giant due to eating the immense amounts of cream contained in Alcremie's G-Max Move, rendering him too fat and full to continue battling, so the match was called off. Later, everyone ate the cakes decorated during the contest.
====Pokémon used in the Gym====
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Before entering the Stadium, Opal asks each challenger a quiz question about her age. Depending on their answer, their Pokémon's and stats either increase or decrease drastically at the beginning of the battle.
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Ballonlea Stadium debuted in Shocking!! Reunion in the Forest, as Henry arrived there for his fifth Gym battle. However, as Hop had applied before him, he got to challenge Opal first.
After Hop had won his battle, Henry's turn came. Despite his Sirfetch'd's stats getting lowered at the beginning of the battle due to him having answered the quiz wrong, he was still able to defeat Opal's three Pokémon without losing any of his own ones, using an Expert Belt he had received from Sonia to overcome the stat reduction. During the battle, Opal also made a public announcement of her plan to retire as a Gym Leader once the year's Gym Challenge was over.
In Chomp!! It's Dracovish, Casey was the next challenger to take on Opal. However, despite using her Gigantamax against Opal's Gigantamax , Casey was still defeated, ending her run in the Gym Challenge.
In Cracking!! Brilliant Tap-Dancing, Bede visited the Gym, following an invitation from Opal. She took a liking to Bede's personality and deemed him as a fitting successor for her. Afterwards, Bede started training at the Gym in preparation for taking on the Gym Leader position.
====Pokémon used in the Gym====
==Related articles==
Category:Gyms
Category:Galar Stadiums and Gyms
Category:Power Spots
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