Gym

A Gym (Japanese: ジム Gym) (short for Pokémon Gym) is a place where Pokémon Trainers go to their . Just like real-life nasiums, where one can go to work out and build physical strength, Pokémon Gyms are places where Trainers can go to sharpen their skills and where their Pokémon can go to gain experience.
Often specializing in a particular type, Gyms create an environment which allows Trainers to test both their skills and Pokémon against those of others. The most powerful Trainer in a given Gym is called the Gym Leader, who is revered by both the lower-ranking members of the Gym and local fans. Usually, Gyms are designed to follow and suit the type that the Gym specializes in, such as Wattson's Gym that has electric gates to indicate that it is . However, there are also Gyms that do not practice this, such as Viridian Gym or Cinnabar Gym.
Official Gyms are certified by a Pokémon League, and at least eight official Gym Badges are requested before taking the Pokémon League challenge. Gyms are vital to a Pokémon Trainer's ; they may have to travel far and wide, as there can only be one Gym per city. There are also unofficial Gyms that are not certified, many of which are prestigious nonetheless. Currently, Alola is the only region with no Gyms or Gym Leader; instead, a ceremony known as the island challenge takes its place.
==In core series games==
===Official Gyms===
Most official Gyms feature a number of Trainers that the player may face before battling the Gym Leader. Their teams typically consist of the same type of Pokémon that the Gym Leader has. These Trainers cannot be battled after the Gym Leader has been defeated, with the exception of those found in Driftveil Gym.
The Gym guide routinely stands at the entrance of the Gym, giving the player advice about the type advantages corresponding to the signature type of the Gym Leader.
There are generally eight known official Gyms in core series regions that include Gyms. In Galar, Gym Leaders typically are fought in Stadiums that welcome spectators and facilitate the use of Dynamax through a Power Spot.
====Kanto====
Order	Gym 	Badge	Type 	Leader
1 	Pewter Gym 	 	 	Brock
2 	Cerulean Gym 	 	 	Misty
3 	Vermilion Gym	 	 	Lt. Surge
4 	Celadon Gym 	 	 	Erika
5 	Fuchsia Gym 	 	 	Koga(Gen. I/III/VII)
5 	Fuchsia Gym 	 	 	Janine(Gen. II/IV)
6 	Saffron Gym 	 	 	Sabrina
7 	Cinnabar Gym 	 	 	Blaine
8 	Viridian Gym 	 	 	Giovanni(Gen. I/III/VII)
8 	Viridian Gym 	 	Various	Blue(Gen. II/IV/VII)
====Johto====
Order	Gym 	Badge	Type	Leader
1 	Violet Gym 	 	 	Falkner
2 	Azalea Gym 	 	 	Bugsy
3 	Goldenrod Gym 	 	 	Whitney
4 	Ecruteak Gym 	 	 	Morty
5 	Cianwood Gym 	 	 	Chuck
6 	Olivine Gym 	 	 	Jasmine
7 	Mahogany Gym 	 	 	Pryce
8 	Blackthorn Gym	 	 	Clair
====Hoenn====
Order	Gym 	Badge	Type	Leader
1 	Rustboro Gym 	 	 	Roxanne
2 	Dewford Gym 	 	 	Brawly
3 	Mauville Gym 	 	 	Wattson
4 	Lavaridge Gym 	 	 	Flannery
5 	Petalburg Gym 	 	 	Norman
6 	Fortree Gym 	 	 	Winona
7 	Mossdeep Gym 	 	 	Tate and Liza
8 	Sootopolis Gym	 	 	Wallace
8 	Sootopolis Gym	 	 	Juan
====Sinnoh====
Order	Gym 	Badge	Type	Leader
1 	Oreburgh Gym 	 	 	Roark
2 	Eterna Gym 	 	 	Gardenia
34 	Veilstone Gym	 	 	Maylene
45 	Pastoria Gym 	 	 	Crasher Wake
53 	Hearthome Gym	 	 	Fantina
6 	Canalave Gym 	 	 	Byron
7 	Snowpoint Gym	 	 	Candice
8 	Sunyshore Gym	 	 	Volkner
====Unova====
Order()	Order()	Gym 	Badge	Type	Leader
1 	N/A 	Striaton Gym 	 	 	Cilan
1 	N/A 	Striaton Gym 	 	 	Chili
1 	N/A 	Striaton Gym 	 	 	Cress
2 	N/A 	Nacrene Gym 	 	 	Lenora
N/A 	1 	Aspertia Gym 	 	 	Cheren
N/A 	2 	Virbank Gym 	 	 	Roxie
3 	3 	Castelia Gym 	 	 	Burgh
4 	4 	Nimbasa Gym 	 	 	Elesa
5 	5 	Driftveil Gym 	 	 	Clay
6 	6 	Mistralton Gym	 	 	Skyla
7 	N/A 	Icirrus Gym 	 	 	Brycen
8 	7 	Opelucid Gym 	 	 	Drayden
8 	N/A 	Opelucid Gym 	 	 	Iris
N/A 	8 	Humilau Gym 	 	 	Marlon
====Kalos====
Order	Gym 	Badge	Type	Leader
1 	Santalune Gym	 	 	Viola
2 	Cyllage Gym 	 	 	Grant
3 	Shalour Gym 	 	 	Korrina
4 	Coumarine Gym	 	 	Ramos
5 	Lumiose Gym 	 	 	Clemont
6 	Laverre Gym 	 	 	Valerie
7 	Anistar Gym 	 	 	Olympia
8 	Snowbelle Gym	 	 	Wulfric
====Galar====
Order	Gym 	Badge	Type	Leader
1 	Turffield Stadium 	 	 	Milo
2 	Hulbury Stadium 	 	 	Nessa
3 	Motostoke Stadium 	 	 	Kabu
4 	Stow-on-Side Stadium	 	 	Bea
4 	Stow-on-Side Stadium	 	 	Allister
5 	Ballonlea Stadium 	 	 	Opal(initial)
5 	Ballonlea Stadium 	 	 	Bede(successor)
6 	Circhester Stadium 	 	 	Gordie
6 	Circhester Stadium 	 	 	Melony
7 	Spikemuth Gym 	 	 	Piers(initial)
7 	Spikemuth Gym 	 	 	Marnie(successor)
8 	Hammerlocke Stadium 	 	 	Raihan
====Paldea====
Order	Gym 	Badge	Type	Leader
1 	Cortondo Gym 	 	 	Katy
2 	Artazon Gym 	 	 	Brassius
3 	Levincia Gym 	 	 	Iono
4 	Cascarrafa Gym 	 	 	Kofu
5 	Medali Gym 	 	 	Larry
6 	Montenevera Gym	 	 	Ryme
7 	Alfornada Gym 	 	 	Tulip
8 	Glaseado Gym 	 	 	Grusha
====Gallery====
Generations II, , , and have a unique design for each Gym (except Cinnabar Gym, which is destroyed). However, in Generation II, the only difference is the shape and color of the roof, with the exception of Saffron and Cerulean Gyms. In Generation VIII, the only differences are the color scheme and the type logo above the entrance, with the exceptions of Motostoke Stadium, Spikemuth Gym, and Hammerlocke Stadium.
File:Gym RBGY.png|Generation I
File:Gym 2 RBGY.png|Generation I
File:Gym RSE.png|Generation III (Hoenn)
File:Gym FRLG.png|Generation III (Kanto)
File:Gym DPPt.png|Generation IV (Sinnoh)
File:Gym HGSS.png|Generation IV (Johto)
File:Kanto Gym HGSS.png|Generation IV (Kanto)
=====Generation II=====
File:Violet Gym exterior GSC.png| Violet Gym
File:Azalea Gym exterior GSC.png| Azalea Gym
File:Goldenrod Gym exterior GSC.png| Goldenrod Gym
File:Ecruteak Gym exterior GSC.png| Ecruteak Gym
File:Cianwood Gym exterior GSC.png| Cianwood Gym
File:Olivine Gym exterior GSC.png| Olivine Gym
File:Mahogany Gym exterior GSC.png| Mahogany Gym
File:Blackthorn Gym exterior GSC.png| Blackthorn Gym
File:Pewter Gym exterior GSC.png| Pewter Gym
File:Cerulean Gym exterior GSC.png| Cerulean Gym
File:Vermilion Gym exterior GSC.png| Vermilion Gym
File:Celadon Gym exterior GSC.png| Celadon Gym
File:Fuchsia Gym exterior GSC.png| Fuchsia Gym
File:Saffron Gym exterior GSC.png| Saffron Gym
File:Viridian Gym exterior GSC.png| Viridian Gym
=====Generation V=====
File:Striaton Gym Exterior BW.png| Striaton Gym
File:Nacrene Gym exterior BW.png| Nacrene Gym
File:Castelia Gym exterior BWB2W2.png| Castelia Gym
File:Nimbasa Gym exterior BW.png| Nimbasa Gym
File:Nimbasa Gym exterior B2W2.png| Nimbasa Gym
File:Driftveil Gym exterior BWB2W2.png| Driftveil Gym
File:Mistralton Gym exterior BWB2W2.png| Mistralton Gym
File:Icirrus Gym exterior BW.png| Icirrus Gym
File:Opelucid Gym exterior BB2.png| Opelucid Gym
File:Opelucid Gym exterior WW2.png| Opelucid Gym
File:Aspertia Gym exterior B2W2.png| Aspertia Gym
File:Virbank Gym exterior B2W2.png| Virbank Gym
File:Humilau Gym exterior B2W2.png| Humilau Gym
=====Generation VIII=====
File:Turffield Stadium SwSh.png| Turffield Stadium
File:Hulbury Stadium SwSh.png| Hulbury Stadium
File:Motostoke Stadium SwSh.png| Motostoke Stadium
File:Stow-on-Side Stadium Sw.png| Stow-on-Side Stadium
File:Stow-on-Side Stadium Sh.png| Stow-on-Side Stadium
File:Ballonlea Stadium SwSh.png| Ballonlea Stadium
File:Circhester Stadium Sw.png| Circhester Stadium
File:Circhester Stadium Sh.png| Circhester Stadium
File:Spikemuth Gym SwSh.png| Spikemuth Gym
File:Hammerlocke Stadium SwSh.png| Hammerlocke Stadium
=====Generation IX=====
File:Cortondo Gym SV.png| Cortondo Gym
File:Artazon Gym SV.png| Artazon Gym
File:Levincia Gym SV.png| Levincia Gym
File:Cascarrafa Gym SV.png| Cascarrafa Gym
File:Medali Gym SV.png| Medali Gym
File:Montenevera Gym SV.png| Montenevera Gym
File:Alfornada Gym SV.png| Alfornada Gym
File:Glaseado Gym SV.png| Glaseado Gym
===Unofficial Gyms===
====Saffron City Dojo====
The Trainers of this Gym specialize in Pokémon. It used to be an official Gym until Sabrina defeated its Leader, Koichi. After the player defeats the Dojo's Karate Master Koichi, he will give the player either or as a reward.
====Prestige Precept center====
Also known as the Pre Gym, this unofficial Gym of Phenac City doubles as an . In Pokémon Colosseum, its Leader, Justy, will not battle the Trainer until they have at least six Pokémon, and will give away .
====Kantonian Gym====
In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, there is an unofficial Gym in Malie City modeled after the Vermilion Gym from Kanto. The Leader of this Gym will give the Surge Badge after the player defeats him for the first time.
==Artwork==
 	
Concept art of a Kanto Gym from the	Concept art of a Gym battle in drawn by Pokémon — James Turner
==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Stadium series===
Fields based on the Gyms of Kanto appear in 's Gym Leader Castle. Each of these Gyms houses three Trainers the player must defeat in order to face the Gym Leader. Defeating each Gym Leader allows the player to access to the next Gym, or, in the case of Giovanni, the Elite Four's tower.
Fields based on the Gyms of Johto and Kanto appear in their respective Gym Leader Castles in . In the Johto Gyms, the number of Gym Trainers varies in each Gym from zero to two. Like in Stadium, these Gyms must be challenged in order. The Kanto Gyms, however, house no Gym Trainers in any of them and can be challenged in any order.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon GO===
In Pokémon GO, Gyms are located at various locations in the real world, being depicted as large towers in the Map View.
If a Gym tower is red, yellow, or blue, that Gym is currently controlled by the team of that color; if a Gym tower is white, that Gym is currently not controlled by any team and the team of the first player who puts a Pokémon there will be the one that controlls it. 
After selecting a team (which can only be done after reaching level 5), a player can battle at Gyms. At Gyms of an opposing team, players can challenge them in order to decrease the motivation of Pokémon in the Gym, causing it to get knocked if its motivation hits 0. If all of a Gym's Pokémon are removed, the Gym becomes free to be claimed by any team.
s occur exclusively at Gyms.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In , Trainers challenge Gyms in order to earn Badges, which grant them entry to that region's Pokémon League Conference. All official Gyms present in the core series prior to Generation VIII games have been featured in .
With the exception of the Orange Islands, most regions seem to have at least eight Gyms which Trainers can choose to challenge, and winning Badges from any eight qualifies a Trainer for the region's Pokémon League Conference. In Unova, while Ash originally intended to earn the Legend Badge, he ultimately earns the Toxic Badge from the Virbank Gym as his eighth Badge instead.
Many fellow Trainers that Ash has encountered have been shown to have Badges that do not exist in the games, such as Gary Oak earning ten Badges in Kanto. Other Badges observed in Pokémon the Series which do not correspond to known Badges suggest that there are at least nine Gyms in Hoenn, 11 in Sinnoh, 14 in Unova, and 11 in Kalos. Despite this, Ash's Badge case has frequently had indents specifically shaped for the Badges that appear in the games.
Gyms can be battled in any order, with Ash and his friends seeming to pick out Gyms based on their current location. However, at times, a certain Gym order has been implied in Pokémon the Series. In the case of Hoenn, Ash originally challenges Norman in There's No Place Like Hoenn, at which time Norman explains to Ash that he must have three Pokémon to challenge the Petalburg Gym officially. Instead, Norman points to Rustboro as the first Gym Ash should face.
In Kalos, due to 's perception of an ideal challenger of the Lumiose Gym, he programmed the Clembot—the substitute Gym Leader—to throw out challengers who did not have four Kalos Gym Badges. As a result, when Ash attempted to challenge the Gym shortly after arriving in the Kalos region, Clembot acted according to its programming and threw him out. After Clemont was able to reprogram the Clembot, he removed the Badge restriction, but Ash indicated he would still collect four Badges before challenging Clemont himself at the Gym.
In Galar, Stadium battlefields are surrounded by a force field that protects the audience from Pokémon attacks, including the moves of Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon.
Gyms are inspected by the Pokémon Inspection Agency, which can shut down Gyms which are not up to standard. The Agency can also determine whether unofficial Gyms are worthy of becoming official.
====Rules====
Most Gym battles are conducted as Single Battles, although some have been held as Double Battles.
In most cases, Gym Leaders are not permitted to switch Pokémon while challengers are; although those that Ash encountered before Blaine did switch, since 's match against Blaine in Riddle Me This, only Lenora has switched out a Pokémon. Challengers are usually only allowed to use the same number of Pokémon as the Gym Leader, but some Gym battles—such as with Roxie and Grant—have exceptions. In a Gym battle, a Pokémon is determined to be unable to battle when declared as such by a battle judge.
Gym Leaders appear to be able to impose their own rules, in addition to the standard set of rules for Gym battles. In particular, the Orange Crew all have entire Gym matches devoted to unconventional battling styles.
=====Special rules=====
* For Mossdeep Gym's , Ash battled Tate and Liza in a Double Battle. For Anistar Gym's , he battled Olympia in a Double Battle.
* Juan of Sootopolis Gym has a unique two round system, with the first round being a Double Battle. Once the challenger wins the first round, they enter the second round, battling against three of his Pokémon in a Single Battle. Only the challenger is allowed to substitute, and can use five Pokémon.
* When Ash challenged Whitney of the Goldenrod Gym in Johto to a rematch, he fought three-on-one in his favor, with Whitney only using her .
* For the Striaton Gym's , the challenger can choose which of the three Gym Leaders they want to battle. However, Ash challenged all three triplets, making the battle a best-two-out-of-three tournament, with Ash only earning a Badge after defeating at least two of the Gym Leaders.
* For the Nacrene Gym's , both the challenger and the Gym Leader use the same number of Pokémon, with both being allowed to make substitutions.
* For the Mistralton Gym's , the challenger and the Gym Leader used to engage in "Air Battles". In these, the Gym Leader first displays her three chosen Pokémon, followed with the challenger revealing their own three, then the Gym Leader decides the outcome of the battle using her own experience without even physically battling.
* For the Virbank Gym's , the battle was teams of three-on-six in Ash's favor, with only him being allowed to make substitutions.
* For the Cyllage Gym's , the Gym Leader uses only two Pokémon, while the challenger has access to all of theirs.
=====Puzzles=====
Some Gyms also require the challenger to undergo a trial or a test before they can battle the Gym Leader.
* The Fuchsia Gym in Kanto was set up like a ninja house and riddled with traps, which the Trainers had to make their way through before they were allowed to challenge the Gym Leader.
* The Cinnabar Gym (again in Kanto) was hidden, and required challengers to find it by solving the riddles given by the disguised Gym Leader, Blaine. Despite Ash technically being the challenger, it was who ultimately solved all of the riddles.
* The Nacrene Gym in Unova could only be accessed if the Trainer picks the single right book in an entire library. To make it easier, Lenora even reaches up and rests her fingers on the book in question as a hint, though many of her potential opponents fail to take said hint (though Ash successfully figured it out).
* The Lumiose Gym in Kalos, when under the charge of the Clembot, used to first require Trainers to have four Badges before they could challenge the Gym.
====Orange League====
In , the Orange Islands contains its own league, the Orange League complete with its own Gyms:
Orange Islands 	Orange Islands 	Orange Islands 	Orange Islands
Gym 	Prize 	Challenge 	Leader
Mikan Gym 	 	Target shooting and surfing test	Cissy
Navel Gym 	 	Sled race 	Danny
Trovita Gym 	 	Same type opponents 	Rudy
Kumquat Gym 	 	Double Battle 	Luana
Pummelo Stadium	Winner's Trophy	Full Battle 	
 	 	 	
The four Gym Leaders each have their own special requirements challengers must meet in order to gain their Gym Badges.
* For the , the challenger and Gym Leader Cissy go head-to-head in three water-based physical challenges using their Water-type Pokémon.
* For the , the challenger must complete two of Gym Leader Danny's three challenges, though they were only qualified to do so if they could pass his pre-test, which was to climb a mountain to the peak, where the Gym is located. These challenges are to freeze a geyser with their Pokémon's ice attack, build a bobsled (or toboggan) from said geyser with the help of three of their Pokémon, and compete in a bobsled race down the side of the mountain against Danny.
* For the , Gym Leader Rudy assigns the challenger an attack challenge in which they must use their Pokémon to knock down all the targets on a tricky water course. If they pass this pre-test, they must defeat Rudy in a three-on-three battle, with Pokémon of the same type battling each other.
* For the , the challenger must battle Gym Leader Luana in a Double Battle.
====Unofficial Gyms====
=====A.J.'s Gym=====
This Gym is run solely by the Trainer A.J., and is notable for its rigorous training methods. It is unknown what prize if any A.J. gave to any victorious challengers, because he left it to enter the Pokémon League after he defeated 100 challengers in a row using only his . This Gym appears in The Path to the Pokémon League.
=====Fighting Spirit Gym=====
This Gym was run by , who was training his for the P1 Grand Prix. It did not appear to be used for actual Pokémon battles. Instead, it had the appearance of a used for training and exercising. This Gym appears in The Punchy Pokémon.
=====Kaz Gym=====
This Gym in Dark City wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the Pokémon League. It has Pokémon of various types, but its primary Pokémon is an . This Gym appears in Showdown at Dark City and is run by Kaz.
=====Yas Gym=====
This Gym in Dark City wanted to become an official Gym to earn money, but was rejected by the Pokémon League. The Gym Trainers specialize in Pokémon but the Gym Leader's Pokémon is a . This Gym appears in Showdown at Dark City and is run by Yas.
=====Coastline Gym=====
This is an unofficial Gym that appeared in Just Add Water. It is located on the outskirts of Blackthorn City. Led by Dorian, the Gym specializes in Pokémon. Unlike the other Water-type Gyms, Dorian holds his battles underwater.
Although the Gym is unofficial, Dorian is hoping that it will become more popular by word-of-mouth. In fact, after and visited the Gym, they promised they would tell everyone at the Silver Conference about it. However, it hasn't been mentioned since then.
=====Anthony's Gym=====
 (not to be confused with the Anthony mentioned above) ran an unofficial Gym purely for bragging rights. His powerful and its peculiar move set, including and , were eventually revealed to be a well orchestrated hoax. Anthony admitted that Pelipper carried inside its mouth. As a result, Anthony decided to close the Gym and travel with Pelipper. This Gym appears in You Said a Mouthful!.
=====Powerzone Gym=====
This is an unofficial Gym run by Jessie, James, and in Gymbaliar!. They used the Gym as a method of training and building strategies; however, they were on a losing streak until a wild Croagunk appeared and was used as Jessie's powerhouse.
=====Kantonian Gym=====
The Kantonian Gym from appeared in Aiming for the Top Floor!. In , it is run by Ryuki, and is not themed after any Kanto Gym in particular, with its ninja theming being based on assumptions made on Kantonian culture. As a result, there are a few differences between the Kantonian Gym challenge and a typical Gym challenge in . Unlike most Gyms, visitors must face the challenges of the four before advancing to the Leader. However, these challenges are not Pokémon battles, like in the games, but a ninja-themed set of obstacles.
=====Gallery=====
A.J. Gym.png|A.J.'s Gym
Fighting Spirit Gym.png|Fighting Spirit Gym
Kaz Gym.png|Kaz Gym
Yas Gym.png|Yas Gym
Coastline Gym.png|Coastline Gym
Anthony Gym.png|'s Gym
Powerzone Gym.png|Powerzone Gym
Kantonian Gym anime.png|The Kantonian Gym
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
Several Gyms, mostly Paldean ones, have been featured in . Since no recurring character in the series has been focusing on collecting Badges, no official Gym battle has occurred; however, Paldean Gyms do play a role in hosting battles for the s taking on Naranja Academy's Tera Training course. In these battles, the main goal is not to earn a Badge or even necessarily win, as simply being judged positively by the Gym Leader is what matters in deciding whether a student passed their test battle or not.
===Pokémon Origins===
All eight Kanto Gyms featured in the games were shown in Pokémon Origins, which primarily showcased challenging the Pewter Gym in File 1: Red and the Viridian Gym in File 3: Giovanni.
Unlike in the , the Gyms closely follow the system utilised in the games, where the challenger is able to use all Pokémon in their team against the Gym Leader. Gyms also have scoreboards featuring each Trainer's current Pokémon and their remaining HP. Gym Leaders may also hand out a TM along with their Badge, and are shown to be capable of altering their Pokémon used in battle, with Brock choosing two out of six potential Pokémon, and Giovanni using a different set of Pokémon than those used against his battle with .
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In early arcs of Pokémon Adventures, Gym buildings were likely to be seen only when a character challenged the Gym Leader, as the building would host their Gym battle. 
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 challenged some Gym Leaders in their respective Gyms.
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Roxanne's Gym in Rustboro City appeared to be retractable, the building acting as both an examination hall and a battlefield.
 challenged the eight Gyms of Hoenn, although she only visited the Gym buildings in Rustboro and , earning the rest of her Badges outside their respective Gyms. The Gyms in and also made brief appearances.
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The Gyms in this arc incorporate the interior layout and obstacles directly from the games.
 challenged and defeated the Sinnoh Gym Leaderin their respective Gyms, except she trained with Volkner and battled him outdoors, earning the without entering the Sunyshore Gym. The Sunyshore Gym itself was seen in Encountering Elekid.
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The Gyms in this arc incorporate the interior layout and obstacles directly from the games.
 challenged the Unova Gym Leaders, visiting seven of the eight Gyms.
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Only the Santalune Gym and Lumiose Gym appeared in this arc. had an unofficial battle with Viola at her Gym and won.
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The Gyms with version-exclusive Gym Leaders are shown to take turns in switching between their two types and Leaders.
The eight Gyms of Galar appeared in this arc, though was only able to challenge six of them before the Gym Challenge was put on hold due to the impending threat of the Darkest Day. After the crisis, Henry withdrew from the Gym Challenge, thus never challenging the final two Gyms.
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 was convinced by Nemona to take on the eight Gyms of Paldea, choosing to face the Gym Leaders in the hopes of learning more about the treasures of ruin that she was looking for.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Hareta visited some of Sinnoh's Gyms in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, though he earned most of their Badges either outside of them or off-panel, and visited three of the Gyms only in a quick montage. The only Gym to receive major focus in the manga was the Canalave Gym.
===Pokémon Zensho===
Seven of the eight Kanto Gyms appeared in Pokémon Zensho, six of which were visited by . Of the Gym Leaders whom he didn't meet at their respective Gyms, he battled Koga at the and received Sabrina's Badge after saving the Silph Co. from Team Rocket.
==In the TCG==
In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, all Gyms are s, which provide a specific effect while they are in play.
===Official Gyms===
This listing is of cards based on official Gyms from the Pokémon games and often focus on the type speciality of a particular Gym.
===Unofficial Gyms===
This listing is of cards that feature TCG-exclusive Gyms, which focus on altering a certain gameplay mechanic.
==Trivia==
* For Gymbaliar!, Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia is about Gyms. He writes this about them: 「かてるまで　なんどもちょうせん　ポケモンジム」 "Until you win, battle again and again; that is a Pokémon Gym."
** This is also the episode set up a fake Gym, with Jessie acting as its Leader.
* In Generation I, allows Trainers to fish in the statues at the front of the Gyms.
* As the Fighting Dojo in Kanto was once official, every region except Unova and Paldea has had a Gym at one time.
** Despite the above fact, there has been a Fighting-type specialist in every region, either as a Gym Leader, an Elite Four member, or Team Star boss.
** A in the Olivine Lighthouse also says Jasmine used to specialize in Pokémon. As Tyme was a former Rock-type Gym Leader in Paldea, meaning every region except Unova has had a Gym at one time.
*** This excludes Alola, which does not feature any official gyms.
* In , each Gym's frame is colored according to the type, except for the Viridian Gym, which has no specialist type. The Viridian Gym's frame is green to reflect the Japanese name of its Gym Leader, , which is "Green".
* In , walking Pokémon are not allowed in the Blackthorn Gym and Viridian Gym because the flooring is unstable. Coincidentally, both Gyms are the last of the Gyms challenged in Johto and Kanto, respectively.
* Eight of the eleven Unova Gyms serve dual purposes, both as a place of battle and as a service: Striaton Gym is a restaurant, Nacrene Gym is a museum and library, Castelia Gym is a gallery showcasing the paintings of Gym Leader Burgh, Nimbasa Gym is a set of roller coasters to go with the Ferris Wheel in Nimbasa City in or a fashion show catwalk in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Driftveil Gym is a mining operation, Mistralton Gym is an airplane hangar, Aspertia Gym is a school, and Virbank Gym is a music club.
** In Generations V and VI, Gyms do not take on a single appearance, with their look being customized to suit the Gym Leader's specialist type. Gyms previously only had unique designs in Generation II, where the roof colors differed between Gyms.
* In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, every Gym has, with the exception of Aspertia Gym, a unique remix of the usual Pokémon Gym theme music.
* Alola is the only region introduced in the core series to not feature any Gyms. A similar role is fulfilled by the island challenge. However, the number of major battles is not the same.
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