Pastoria Gym

The Pastoria Gym (Japanese: ノモセジム Nomose Gym) is the official Gym of Pastoria City. It is based on . The Gym Leader is Crasher Wake. s who defeat him receive the .
The Pastoria Gym is the fourth Gym challenged in and their remakes; while in , it is the fifth Gym.
==In the games==
===Core series games===
The Pastoria Gym is a large indoor swimming pool with numerous floating platforms. Switches on the floor of the pool raise and lower the water between three levels. To get to the Gym Leader, the switches must be hit in a certain order so that a path will be formed with the floating platforms.
In , blocks the entrance until the defeats him in a battle. He will not challenge the player until the player receives the and defeats the two at Veilstone City.
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====Pokémon Masters EX====
Artwork depicting the Pastoria Gym is seen in 's mindscape.
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Like most Water-type Gyms in , the Gym's battlefield is featured as a pool with several floating platforms on it for non-swimming Pokémon.
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The Pastoria Gym debuted in Cream of the Croagunk Crop!, where tried to challenge the Gym, but Crasher Wake told him that he was going to be one of the judges at the Pastoria Croagunk Festival, and thus couldn't accept Ash's challenge at the moment.
The Gym reappeared in A Crasher Course in Power!, where Ash faced Crasher Wake in a 3-on-3 battle, which culminated in Ash's Buizel facing off against Wake's powerhouse, . Buizel was eventually able to defeat its evolved form, earning Ash the .
====Pokémon used in the Gym====
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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The Pastoria Gym first appeared in A Skuffle with Skorupi, where entered the Gym in order to challenge it. However, since her only Pokémon were and , a working as a Gym Trainer suggested she'd try to catch some new Pokémon at the Great Marsh before challenging the Gym.
Although she failed to catch a single new Pokémon at the Great Marsh, Platinum nevertheless challenged the Gym in Crafty Carnivine and Floatzel and Jetsam, using her Empoleon and 's borrowed , Tru, against Crasher Wake's and . With some clever thinking and good timing, Platinum was able to defeat the Gym Leader and earn herself a Fen Badge.
The Gym reappeared in Besting Buizel I, where Crasher Wake had brought and there to recover after the Pokédex holder had failed to stop Saturn from capturing at Lake Valor.
====Pokémon used in the Gym====
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
The Pastoria Gym made a brief appearance in Dialga's Secret Keys, showing Hareta defeating Crasher Wake and earning the Fen Badge.
==In the TCG==
The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring Pastoria City Gym in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* In , Caitlyn's is the only Pokémon used by a Gym Trainer that is not of the Gym's specialty type.
* In , Tuber Caitlyn's Azurill has the Hidden Ability . This is one of the rare instances of a Trainer's Pokémon having a Hidden Ability outside of battle facilities.
* In , Ash's Pastoria Gym battle was his only Sinnoh Gym battle where he didn't lose a single Pokémon.
==Related articles==
Category:Gyms
Category:Sinnoh Gyms
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