Virbank Gym

Virbank Gym タチワキジム Tachiwaki Gym
Location	Virbank City
Gym Leader	Roxie
Badge	Toxic Badge
Dominant Type	Poison
Region	Unova
Battlefield

The Virbank Gym (Japanese: タチワキジム Tachiwaki Gym) is the official Gym of Virbank City. It is based on Poison-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Roxie. Trainers who defeat her receive the Toxic Badge.

In the core series games

	Virbank City Pokémon Gym Leader: Roxie "Poison days, poison on the stage!"

The Virbank Gym is designed as an underground music club. Upon entering, the player will have to go down some stairs and enter the club, where Roxie and her band are performing on the stage. The club also doubles as a place for bands to form, as posters fill the walls next to the staircase, and one of them notes a vocalist in the search of the rest of a band. The Gym has a large stage with a picture of a Koffing made out of graffiti on it, chairs and tables, a bar, and a booth for a DJ. The puddle Roxie stands on is made of purple goop. Trainers must battle Roxie's two band members before she will battle them.

Appearance

Version	Entrance	Club
Black 2
White 2

Trainers

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Roughneck Nicky クック Cook Reward: $336	Grimer♂ Lv.14 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.14 No item
Guitarist Billy Jo ルー Lou Reward: $448	Venipede♀ Lv.14 No item
	Koffing♀ Lv.14 No item

Easy Mode/Normal Mode

Leader Roxie Virbank Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $2040/$2160

Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♀ Lv.15/16 Assurance Dark Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Smog Poison Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Poison Point Held item: None Whirlipede♀ Lv.17/18 Venoshock Poison Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --

Challenge Mode

Leader Roxie Virbank Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $2280

Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Oran Berry Koffing♀ Lv.17 Assurance Dark Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Smog Poison Special   --       Venoshock Poison Special   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Stench Held item: None Grimer♀ Lv.17 Venoshock Poison Special   --       Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Poison Gas Poison Status   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Poison Point Held item: Sitrus Berry Whirlipede♀ Lv.19 Venoshock Poison Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Fresh Water	From Clyde at the entrance	B2  W2
	TM09 (Venoshock)	Reward for defeating Roxie	B2  W2

Music

The male and female vocals in both versions of the song were performed and recorded by unnamed Game Freak staff members.

Games	Song name (Japanese)	Song name	Composition	Arrangement
B2  W2	タチワキジム (演奏・DOGARS)	Virbank City Gym (Performed by Koffing and the Toxics)	Junichi Masuda	Go Ichinose

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Virbank Gym is seen in Roxie's mindscape.

Roxie & Scolipede

In the anime

The Virbank Gym was first mentioned in Clash of the Connoisseurs!. After learning that the Opelucid Gym was closed, Ash was informed of the Gym in Virbank City, so he decided to challenge it instead.

Ash arrived at the Virbank Gym in Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 to challenge Roxie to a Gym battle, and was surprised to hear that he was allowed to use all of his Pokémon against Roxie's three. The battle continued in Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2, with Ash emerging victorious at the end, thus earning him his final Unova League Badge, the Toxic Badge.

Like in the games, the Gym is accessed from an alleyway in Virbank City and doubles as an underground music club, where Roxie performs with Nicky and Billy Jo.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Koffing

Debut	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1
Voice actors
Japanese	Kensuke Satō
English	Bill Rogers

Koffing is Roxie's first known Pokémon. When Ash, Cilan, and Iris arrived at the Gym, it was seen defeating a Trainer's Gothitelle despite the type disadvantage. It was then used in a Gym battle against Ash. It defeated Ash's Boldore and Unfezant rather easily, but was later defeated by Leavanny.

According to Roxie, she caught Koffing during a concert that she held in Kanto.

Koffing's known moves are Clear Smog, Gyro Ball, Sludge Bomb, and Will-O-Wisp.

Scolipede

Debut	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Marc Thompson

Scolipede was the second Pokémon Roxie used against Ash in their Gym battle. It quickly defeated Ash's Leavanny, but was later taken down by Pignite's powerful Fire Pledge.

Scolipede's known moves are Toxic, Rock Tomb, Sludge Bomb, and Screech.

Garbodor

Debut	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2
Voice actors
Japanese	Chiaki Takahashi
English	Erica Schroeder

Garbodor was the third and last Pokémon Roxie used against Ash in their Gym battle. It defeated Ash's Pignite and Palpitoad, but was later defeated by Pikachu after getting paralyzed by his Static Ability.

Garbodor's known moves are Double Slap, Hyper Beam, Gunk Shot, and Venoshock.

In the manga

Virbank Gym in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Black 2 & White 2 arc

The Virbank Gym appeared in New Sword Player, where Blake took Whitley to a concert that Roxie was holding there. Although Blake seemed to enjoy the concert, Whitley, who had been unconscious while being taken to the Gym, felt herself uncomfortable and confused in the loud and crowded atmosphere.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards featuring Virbank City Gym in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Pokémon in Virbank Gym Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Venipede		Boundaries Crossed		72/149	Freeze Bolt		030/059
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Virbank City Gym	St	Plasma Storm		126/135	Freeze Bolt		057/059
Roxie	Su	Cosmic Eclipse		205/236	Dream League		046/049

Trivia

• In the Japanese version of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, when Roxie sings, she spells out Dogars, the Japanese name of Koffing. In all other language versions, she spells out Pokémon instead.

References

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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