Celadon Gym

The Celadon Gym (Japanese: タマムシジム Tamamushi Gym) is the official Gym of Celadon City. It is based on . The Gym Leader is Erika. s who defeat her receive the .
In all versions and adaptations of Pokémon, Celadon Gym is consistently rendered as a greenhouse.
==In the games==
===Core series games===
In the games, the Celadon Gym is a garden full of Trainers, all of which are female. It is impossible to reach Erika without fighting at least one other and using or Chop Down. In , the Gym consists of lanes lined with flower pots and flower-covered archways that form a maze. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the maze is once again present, although this time consisting of hedges. Also in these games, a ledge allows a one-way shortcut from Erika back to the entrance.
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Kay says that the player can only challenge the Gym if she's shown a "cute Pokémon", although in practice, she will consider any Pokémon the player shows her cute.
====Old man====
In all core series games set in Kanto, there is an old man looking at the Celadon Gym from the outside.
In the Japanese games, he always says the same line of dialogue. In the English localization, he mentions girls or women in some early games, but in later games this was replaced by "strong Trainers" instead:
* 「 にひひ!　この　ジムは　ええ!　の　ばっかし　じゃ!」 (Nihihi! This Gym is good! Nothing but girls!)
*: "Heheh! This Gym is great! It's full of women!"
*: "Nihihi! This Gym is great! Only girls are allowed here!"
*: "Ha ha! This Gym is great! It's full of strong Trainers!"
*: "Haha! This Gym is great! It's full of strong Trainers!"
====Appearance====
=====Interior=====
=====Concept Art=====
Concept art from the
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====Trainers====
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Erika has one Super Potion per Pokémon, using it 50% of the time if their HP falls below 10%.
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Erika has one Super Potion per Pokémon, using it 50% of the time if their HP falls below 10%.
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Erika has a Hyper Potion.
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Erika has a Hyper Potion and a Full Heal.
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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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===Spin-off games===
====Pokémon Masters EX====
Artwork depicting the Celadon Gym is seen in 's mindscape.
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====Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket====
In Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, the interior of Celadon Gym as depicted in can be seen in the illustration of the card.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In , the Celadon Gym is a giant greenhouse, where Erika's multiple Pokémon wander around while they're not used for battles. In , the greenhouse is a separate building from the Gym, and no Pokémon are seen wandering there.
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The Celadon Gym first appeared in Pokémon Scent-sation!. wanted to challenge the Gym Leader to a Gym , but the workers at the Gym refused to allow his entry because he had earlier insulted a shop the Gym made perfumes for. With help from , Ash, in the guise of "", was able to enter the Gym. However, saw through his disguise and ed him to reveal his true identity to everyone else. Ash then challenged Erika to a Gym battle, which she accepted.
However, the battle was interrupted by Team Rocket, who set off a bomb in order to cover their escape with what they assumed was the Gym's perfume's secret formula, setting the entire Gym ablaze. While most of the Pokémon inside were evacuated safely, Erika's was accidentally left behind, prompting Ash to enter the burning building in order to save it. After the fire was put out, Erika gave Ash a as thanks for saving her Pokémon, as well as revealing that Team Rocket had actually only stolen one of the perfume's ingredients, the essence of Gloom, much to the Rocket trio's dismay and disgust.
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In Suffering the Flings and Arrows!, Ash, Goh, and Chloe visited the rebuilt Celadon Gym to attend a Pokémon class held by Erika, who recognized Ash from the time he had saved her Gloom. Goh was hoping to use the flowers to make his seem more appealing to his , who had started falling for the that Goh had recently . Team Rocket also attended the course in disguises in the hopes of stealing Pikachu, but when no good chance to grab him without being noticed turned up, they abandoned their disguises and summoned the Rocket Prize Master. Pinsir defended Heracross from Team Rocket's Pokémon and defeated them, regaining Heracross's attention and admiration.
====Gallery====
Original design	Greenhouse
 	
====Pokémon used in the Gym====
===I Choose You!===
The Celadon Gym appeared in I Choose You!. In this alternate continuity, challenged Erika there for his third Gym Badge and won, earning himself the Rainbow Badge.
====Pokémon used in Gym====
===Pokémon Origins===
 was seen visiting the Celadon Gym in File 3: Giovanni. With his at a type advantage, Red was easily able to defeat Erika's Grass-type Pokémon, earning himself the Rainbow Badge.
====Pokémon used in the Gym====
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
The Celadon Gym also has an outdoor archery range, where Erika occasionally practices her archery skills.
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The Celadon Gym debuted in Meanwhile...Vileplume!, where Erika requested to catch Eevee before she would accept his challenge for a Gym . When Red found out that Eevee was capable of changing freely between his evolutions and back, he immediately rushed to the Gym, suspecting Erika's involvement, and placed Eevee's into the Gym's healing machine. Before he could start the machine, however, Erika appeared and challenged Red to a battle. Red's , Saur, and his , Poli, didn't stand a chance against Erika's Pokémon, so Red switched for Pika, but even it struggled to withstand Erika's attacks. As Eevee was close to dying, Erika said that she'd give the a painless death. Red refused to accept this and had Pika use to distract Erika long enough so that Pika could get to the healing machine first. Seeing this, Erika congratulated Red on the well-fought battle and activated the healing machine, restoring Eevee's health. She then explained that she had merely been testing Red to see if he was a brave and trustworthy ally for the fight against Team Rocket, who had been the ones who experimented on Eevee in the first place. As a reward for showing his skills, Erika gave Red a .
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The Celadon Gym, along with the rest of Celadon City, was attacked by Lorelei's army of and . Erika fought against the attackers, preferring to immobilize them rather than hurting them. After defeated Lance on Cerise Island, the army lost all of its power and collapsed.
====Pokémon used in the Gym====
===Pokémon Zensho===
Celadon Gym appeared in PZ05, where challenged Erika to a Gym battle, using his against Erika's Vileplume. As Charmeleon was blinded by Vileplume's , one of its attacks accidentally set Erika's kimono on fire, and Satoshi had Charmeleon off the burning portion of the kimono before Erika could get hurt. Erika was about to be declared the winner due to Charmeleon having left the ring, but she intervened, feeling that Satoshi had raised his Pokémon well enough to earn the .
==In the TCG==
The Celadon Gym was featured in the TCG as both a Japan exclusive and as a card. The following is a list of cards featuring Celadon City Gym.
==Trivia==
* In Generations , , , and , Celadon Gym's Gym guide can be found playing at the Rocket Game Corner, instead of advising the on how to defeat Erika.
* The Celadon Gym is the only Kanto Gym that requires the use of an HM as part of a Gym puzzle in order to progress in all generations where HMs are present, except Generation II.
** Despite Cut not being required inside the Gym in Generation II, it is required in all Generations to access the Gym itself.
* In Generations I, II, and III, the Gym is shaped like the female gender symbol (♀), representing its all-female population of Gym Trainers.
* In Generation IV, just like in rain, - and walking Pokémon will feel very happy under the Gym's showers, while -, -, and Pokémon will feel unhappy.
* In , if the player uses on the bottom tree and battles the directly north of it, after the battle, the cut tree will have respawned. If the player's Pikachu is present in the overworld, it will be standing on the tree. This won't prevent the player from using Cut on the tree, however.
==Related articles==
Category:Gyms
Category:Kanto Gyms
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