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Revision as of 06:35, 27 November 2018
Petalburg Gym トウカジム Touka Gym | |
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Location | Petalburg City |
Gym Leader | Norman |
Badge | Balance Badge |
Dominant Type | Normal |
Region | Hoenn |
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The Petalburg Gym (Japanese: トウカジム Touka Gym) is the official Gym of Petalburg City. It is based on Normal-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Norman. Trainers who defeat him receive the Balance Badge.
In the games
Between the entrance and Gym Leader Norman are a series of rooms, each containing a Trainer. In order to access these rooms, all of the first four Badges must be obtained first; otherwise, the doors will be locked. The Trainers have special methods of battling, as displayed on the doors leading to their rooms. They include the One-Hit KO Room, Accuracy Room, Attack Room, Defense Room, Speed Room, Recovery Room and either Zero Reduction RoomRSORAS or Confusion RoomE. Once three rooms in a row are completed, they can access the Gym Leader Room with Norman. In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, all seven Trainers in their respective rooms use items in the battle, whereas in Pokémon Emerald, the strategy of these Trainers is dependent on the moves of their Pokémon.
When defeated, Norman will give the player the Balance Badge as well as TM42 (Facade)RSE or TM67 (Retaliate)ORAS as a reward. Also, in Pokémon Emerald, Wally's father will then enter Norman's room and lead the player to Wally's house.
After the player enters the Hall of Fame, the Gym's guide disappears, and Norman appears at the first room of the Gym like he did earlier in the game. In Pokémon Emerald, Norman will return to the furthest room back if he is ready to rebattle the player.
Appearance
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Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon. |
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Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon. |
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First rematch
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Second rematch
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Fourth rematch
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Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon. |
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Items
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TM42 (Facade) | Reward for defeating Norman | R S E |
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TM67 (Retaliate) | Reward for defeating Norman | OR AS |
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PlayNav | Gift from Wally after helping him to catch Ralts | OR AS |
In the anime
The Petalburg Gym first appeared in There's no Place Like Hoenn, where Ash and May reached the Gym, with Ash intending to battle Norman and win his first Badge. However, when Norman learned that Ash only had Pikachu with him, he declined the Gym battle. He did agree to an unofficial battle, which the young Trainer lost.
The Gym's next major appearance came in Love, Petalburg Style, when Ash and his friends returned to Petalburg City. In Balance of Power!, Ash had his official Gym battle against Norman. This time, with the help of his Grovyle and Torkoal, Ash defeated the Gym Leader and earned the Balance Badge.
In addition to housing the battlefield, the Gym is also home to Norman, his family, and the Gym assistant Kenny. A greenhouse is also on the Gym's property. The various Normal-type Pokémon at the Gym make their home in the greenhouse when they're not battling. May also left her Beautifly and Skitty at the Gym before heading out to Kanto.
It is Max's dream to one day succeed his father as Gym Leader, and he approaches this goal through the knowledge of Pokémon battle strategy tactics.
Pokémon used in Gym
Debut | There's no Place Like Hoenn |
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Japanese | Yūji Ueda |
English | Dan Green |
Vigoroth was first seen in There's no Place Like Hoenn after Norman agreed to have an unofficial battle with Ash due to his lack of having less than three Pokémon. After a tough battle with Ash's Pikachu, Vigoroth managed to defeat him. Later, it helped in destroying one of Team Rocket's mechas that was attacking the Gym.
It reappeared in Love, Petalburg Style!, when May, Max, Brock and Kenny saw it hanging from a brunch at a place where Norman keeps his Pokémon. It then hugged Max. Team Rocket also planned to steal it for Giovanni, along with Slakoth and Slaking. When Ash arrived at the forest, Vigoroth fell onto Ash. Ash was happy to see Vigoroth again.
Vigoroth was seen again in Balance of Power, in Ash and Norman's official Gym battle, where it was the second Pokémon used by the Gym Leader. It at first managed to easily dodge Torkoal's Overheat, and knocked out Torkoal with Scratch. After this, it had an intense battle with Ash's Pikachu. Norman ordered Vigoroth to use Scratch, but was surprised when Ash told Pikachu to take the hit. Vigoroth's Scratch attack hit home, but the powerful Pokémon was suddenly paralyzed by Pikachu's Static Ability. Seizing the opportunity, Pikachu attacked with Iron Tail, knocking Vigoroth out. However, Pikachu wasted all of his energy, and was also knocked out in the process.
It reappeared in flashbacks in Going for a Spinda, A Double Dilemma, A Scare to Remember!, and AG120.
Vigoroth's known moves are Scratch and Flamethrower.
Debut | Love, Petalburg Style! |
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Japanese | Shin'ichirō Miki |
Norman's Slakoth first appeared in Love, Petalburg Style!, in a greenhouse where Norman keeps his Pokémon. It appeared again in Balance of Power!, during Norman's battle with Ash. The match started with Norman's Slakoth against Ash's Pikachu. Utilizing Pikachu's speed, Ash ordered Pikachu to use Quick Attack. Slakoth dodged this and counterattacked with Shadow Ball. Jumping out of the way, Pikachu attacked with Iron Tail but missed once again as Slakoth leaned out of the way. Dazed, Pikachu was unable to dodge Slakoth's Hidden Power, and was blasted across the arena.
As Pikachu recovered from Hidden Power, Ash realized that he needed to change his strategy. He decided to try Electric attacks and ordered Pikachu to attack with Thunderbolt. However Slakoth dodged this attack as well, and responded with Blizzard. The incredible cold kept Pikachu from attacking back, so Ash recalled him and sent out Torkoal instead. Torkoal used Flamethrower, which easily blasted through Slakoth's Blizzard and scored a direct hit, knocking Slakoth out.
It reappeared in a flashback in AG120.
Slakoth's known moves are Shadow Ball, Hidden Power, and Blizzard.
Debut | Love, Petalburg Style! |
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Japanese | Unshō Ishizuka |
English | Dan Green |
- Main article: Norman's Slaking
Slaking made its debut in Love, Petalburg Style!, in which it was staying in Norman's greenhouse with the rest of his Pokémon. It later battled against Ash's Grovyle in Ash's Gym battle against Norman, but was ultimately defeated.
Trivia
- The Petalburg Gym is similar to the Generation I and III Viridian Gym as being the first Gym the player can reach, but cannot be challenged until the player has collected a certain amount of Badges.
- Also, both cities housing the said Gyms (Petalburg City and Viridian City) are followed by a route (Route 104 and Route 2) split into sections by the regional forest (Petalburg Woods and Viridian Forest) and leading to the city (Rustboro City and Pewter City) with the first Gym the player can challenge (Rustboro Gym and Pewter Gym).
- Due to the structure of the Gym, the Petalburg Gym is the only Gym in Pokémon Emerald where the player cannot face a pair of Trainers in a Double Battle.
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