Blackthorn Gym

The Blackthorn Gym (Japanese: フスベジム Fusube Gym) is the official Gym of Blackthorn City. It is based on . The Gym Leader is Clair. s who defeat her receive the .
==In the games==
===Core series games===
An will prevent access to the Gym itself until the player has at least seven of the eight Johto Badges and has defeated Team Rocket at the Goldenrod Radio Tower, though there is no legitimate way to access Blackthorn with fewer than seven Badges.
In , the Gym Leader Clair is on a platform in the middle of red-hot lava, and the player must go to the second floor, where a puzzle must be completed. Once the puzzle is completed, the boulders pushed down the correct holes form bridges across the lava, allowing the player to reach Clair. Even after being defeated, Clair does not consider the player ready to challenge the Pokémon League and refuses to hand over the , forcing the player to go to the Dragon's Den and complete a trial before the Badge can be acquired.
In , immediately after entering the Gym, the Gym guide tells the player to return their walking Pokémon back to its Poké Ball. After this, the player has to navigate on platforms floating on lava, using arrows on them to move them and the blue buttons on them to spin them. After three platforms and several Trainers, the player will reach Clair and battle her. Like in Generation II, after being defeated, Clair still deems the player unready for the Pokémon League and refuses to hand over the Badge before the player has completed the challenge at the Dragon's Den.
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Clair has a Full Heal and a Full Restore.
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====Walking Pokémon quotes====
Walking Pokémon can have reactions unique to Blackthorn Gym. The reactions below require interacting with the Pokémon.
Games	Pokémon 	Area 	Quote
 	 	 	
 	Ice-type Pokémon 	Anywhere	"___ is very eager!"
 	Fire-type Pokémon 	Anywhere	"___ seems to be really enjoying the heat!"
 	Dragon-type Pokémon	Anywhere	"___ is very composed and sure of itself."
 	Other Pokémon 	Anywhere	"___'s head is bowed because of the heat."
 	Other Pokémon 	Anywhere	"___ seems to be unhappy that it’s so hot..."
 	 	Anywhere	"Entei gathered itself up and let out a huge roar!"
===Side series games===
A field based on the Gym appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle.
====Trainers====
=====Pokémon Stadium 2=====
======Round 1======
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===Spin-off games===
====Pokémon Masters EX====
Artwork depicting the Blackthorn Gym is seen in 's mindscape.
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In , the Blackthorn Gym has a retractable roof, which is used when both Clair and the opponent's Pokémon can use flight in one way or another. In , the Gym battlefield also had a pool of water at its center, but in , it is no longer there.
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The Blackthorn Gym first appeared at the end of Beauty is Skin Deep. In Fangs for Nothin', challenged Clair to a for his final Johto League Badge. Although he battled hard, Ash wasn't doing very well and was constantly outmaneuvered by Clair. However, before the battle could end, an alarm went off, alerting Clair that somebody had stolen the Dragon Fang kept at the Dragon Holy Land. She told Ash that the battle would have to continue some other time, causing the match to be interrupted.
After dealing with and returning the Dragon Fang, Ash and Clair had a second battle in Better Eight Than Never. This time, Ash came prepared with his and . Thanks to them, he was much more successful than during his previous attempt, and was able to earn himself a .
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The Blackthorn Gym later made a brief cameo in An Egg Scramble! during 's presentation of Johto at the Johto Festival.
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In BWS02, visited the Gym and had an with Clair, using her against Clair's . After a hard-fought battle, Clair and Druddigon emerged victorious.
====Gallery====
Original battlefield	The Gym with the roof opened
 	
====Pokémon used in the Gym====
=====Used by first Blackthorn Gym Leader=====
=====Used by Clair=====
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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The Blackthorn Gym appeared in Debonaire Dragonair, where Clair was seen battling her apprentice Ryu at the Gym, easily defeating his with her Dragonair before heading to the Dragon's Den.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
The Blackthorn Gym appeared in The Ultimate Battle…?!. entered the Gym to impress Clair, but he and his were badly beaten by her. As and his Pokémon went inside, they had to get past a river full of lava in order to get to Clair. Even though the group was burned in the process, Clair cooled them off with a water bucket and challenged Red to a battle using Dragonair. Despite Dragonair being a tough opponent, Red was able to defeat it with and , although their clones caused some trouble in the end.
==Trivia==
* In the games, the Cianwood Gym, the Blackthorn Gym, and the Celadon Gym are the only Gyms that require the use of an HM, as part of a Gym puzzle, in order to progress. Cianwood and Blackthorn's Gyms require in Generation II, while Celadon's requires in all generations except Generation II.
* This is the only Gym in any Pokémon game where the player doesn't obtain the Gym's Badge after defeating the Gym Leader.
* This is one of the few places in where the player is required to keep their Pokémon inside of its Poké Ball.
** However, if the lead Pokémon in the party is fainted, the next unfainted Pokémon will be outside of its ball in the Gym.
* In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the dark colored-lava on the floor of the Gym resembles a dragon, with its tail at the Gym entrance and mouth at the back of the Gym.
* Blackthorn Gym is the only Gym in the to have more than one Gym Trainer of the same Trainer class.
* In , if the player obtains a Dragon Fang through trading before obtaining one from Dragon's Den and shows it to Clair, she will accuse the player of trying to cheat and not give them the Badge.
* In , if the player whites out due to damage while still inside the Dragon Shrine in Dragon's Den after receiving the Rising Badge, they can return to the Blackthorn Gym to receive the reward TM from Clair. However, if the player then returns to Dragon's Den and stands on the tile directly in front of the Dragon Shrine's door, Clair will appear again and give the player another TM24.
==Related articles==
Category:Gyms
Category:Johto Gyms
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