Spikemuth

Spikemuth (Japanese: スパイクタウン Spike Town) is a small town located at the eastern end of the Galar region, to the west is . It is Marnie's hometown and the home base of Team Yell.
==Slogan==
This rocking town has a punk vibe and streets crammed with shops lined up cheek by jowl. (Japanese: A town with a punk vibe where the streets are crammed with many shops.)
==Places of interest==
===Pokémon Center===
====Poké Mart====
This Poké Mart is located inside the Pokémon Center.
===Spikemuth Gym===
Spikemuth is the only leg in the Gym Challenge without a stadium or a to facilitate Dynamax. Instead, the 's Gym mission begins soon after passing the Pokémon Center, where they must fight a gauntlet of s, who reveal themselves to be the s of Spikemuth and formed Team Yell to support the Gym Leader's younger sister Marnie. Occasionally, a Kantonian will block the path with an invisible wall, forcing the player to defeat a Grunt before they can proceed. The battle against the Gym Leader, Piers, takes place at the battlefield at the end of the town.
During the post-game, Marnie is revealed to have accepted her older brother's request to replace him as the Spikemuth Gym Leader, and can be challenged to an at the Gym once per day.
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==Demographics==
===Pokémon Sword and Shield===
Spikemuth has a population of 29, making it the third-smallest settlement in Galar in terms of population after Postwick and Freezington.
==Items==
==Pokémon==
A male named Edmund in the booth at the Gym arena will offer to trade the player his Kantonian Mr. Mime nicknamed "Mymo" in exchange for an Obstagoon.
==Trainers==
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Artwork depicting Spikemuth is seen in and 's mindscapes.
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Spikemuth first appeared in Battling Turned Up to Eleven!, where and Goh arrived there, having been convinced by Team Yell that Ash and Marnie's World Coronation Series battle would be held there instead of at Wyndon. At the Spikemuth Gym, they encountered Piers, who introduced himself as the local Gym Leader and told Ash that the battle really was to be held at Wyndon, causing Ash to realize that he had been lied to. Piers agreed to take Ash to Wyndon by motorcycle, while Goh traveled there aboard a Flying Taxi.
Along the way to Wyndon, Piers revealed to Ash that Marnie had entered the World Coronation Series to attract more challengers to the Spikemuth Gym, which differed from other Galar Gyms in that it lacked a and was thus unpopular. Although Ash and Marnie's battle ended in Ash's victory, Marnie's battle skills left such an impression on the audience that many people became interested in visiting Spikemuth, providing hope for revitalizing the town.
In A Flood of Torrential Gains!, Piers, Marnie, and Team Yell were seen watching Ash and 's Masters Eight Tournament battle through television at the Spikemuth Gym.
====Gallery====
Spikemuth Gym	Spikemuth Gym battlefield
 	
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Spikemuth first appeared in Unbending!! Meet the Celebrities, when and entered it. Soon after entering, a and a came after them, with their s using communication devices attached on them to demand they hand over the data card that held information about their plans. However, when they found out that the data had been too corrupted by their earlier attack on the card for the remaining information to be any threat to them, they started to leave, only for Casey to demand they return the Pokémon they had stolen from her a year earlier in Slumbering Weald. When they refused, Casey attacked the Pokémon with her Raboot and destroyed the communication devices on them, forcing their Trainers, Sordward and Shielbert, to talk to them directly and thus unwittingly reveal their location to Piers's accurate ears. They revealed that they had stolen Casey's Pokémon due to her full strength posing a threat to their plan, as and had taken an interest in her and Henry.
After Sordward and Shielbert had left, Leon contacted Piers in Rumble!! The Horrific Darkest Day and told him how Sonia had found out that the two self-proclaimed celebrities were working together with Chairman Rose to bring about the Darkest Day. As such, an agreement was made to put the Gym Challenge on hold and have all the Gym Leaders gather at Rose Tower to verify the information.
==In the TCG==
===Spikemuth===
Spikemuth was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese expansion and the English expansion, with artwork by 5ban Graphics. It forces each player to put 2 damage counters on any Active Pokémon that moves to the Bench on their turn.
===Spikemuth Gym===
Spikemuth Gym was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese deck, with artwork by AYUMI ODASHIMA. It is a card that exclusively benefits the "Marnie" archetype in the TCG. Once during each player's turn, they may use the Spikemuth Gym card in play to search their deck for a and put it into their hand.
==Gallery==
Concept art
==Trivia==
* The Spikemuth Gym is the only known Gym to specialize in the type.
* Despite replacing Piers as the Gym Leader during the post-game, Marnie never uses the Gym Leader or her Gym Leader outfit when battled here.
===Origin===
====Name origin====
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	スパイクタウン Spike Town 	From (attack in volleyball) or (racing shoes)
English, PolishBrazilian Portuguese	Spikemuth 	From spike and mouth (British toponym for or bay)
German 	Spikeford 	From Spike and (British toponym for shallow crossing)
Spanish 	Pueblo Crampón 	From crampón ()
French 	Smashings 	From (shot in tennis) and -ings (British town suffix for people of) and possibly from
Italian 	Spikeville 	From spike and ville (common town suffix)
Korean 	스파이크마을 Spike Maeul 	From its Japanese name
Chinese () 	尖釘鎮 / 尖钉镇 Jiāndīng Zhèn 	From 尖釘 / 尖钉 jiāndīng / jīmdēng (sharp spike)
Chinese () 	尖釘鎮 Jīmdēng Jan 	From 尖釘 / 尖钉 jiāndīng / jīmdēng (sharp spike)
==Related articles==
Category:Galar locations
Category:Gyms
Category:Galar Stadiums and Gyms
Category:Sword and Shield locations
Category:Towns
Category:Villainous team bases
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