Nimbasa Gym

Nimbasa Gym ライモンジム Raimon Gym
Location	Nimbasa City
Gym Leader	Elesa
Badge	Bolt Badge
Dominant Type	Electric
Region	Unova
Battlefield

The Nimbasa Gym (Japanese: ライモンジム Raimon Gym) is the official Gym of Nimbasa City. It is based on Electric-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Elesa. Trainers who manage to defeat her receive the Bolt Badge.

In the core series games

	Nimbasa City Pokémon Gym Leader: Elesa "The Shining Beauty"

Pokémon Black and White

The Nimbasa Gym is designed like an amusement park, filled with brightly-colored neon lights, floating stars and roller coasters. Upon entering the Gym, there is a huge open room, filled with transparent platforms. The roller coasters within the Gym are scattered around the room, all connected by platforms. The player must find their way around the Gym by walking into the roller coasters cars, in which they are then taken to the next platform. Within several of them, Trainers are hiding, and when the player opens the cars, the Trainer will engage the player in battle. Also, there are several switches around the Gym, which redirect the path of the roller coasters. However, many of these are also guarded by Trainers. The final roller coaster slightly differs from the others, featuring a large loop-the-loop, and partially speeds up after a slope before the loop-the-loop.

After navigating through the roller coasters, the player will meet Elesa. She stands on a transparent platform just like the other platforms, which has the Unova Gym logo on it. Behind her is a large circular spinning wheel, but it is just for show, and cannot be interacted with. Once the player has defeated Elesa, a short-cut to the exit of the Gym is available to the left of her.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

	The Shining Roller Coaster Former Nimbasa City Pokémon Gym

Elesa has moved the Nimbasa Gym to a new building nearby. The new Gym is a long catwalk where challengers must battle three Trainers before battling Elesa. The old Gym, known as "the Shining Roller Coaster", is still running with a few Trainers in it. The old Gym must be traversed before the player is allowed to enter the new Gym.

Appearance

Black	White	Black 2	White 2

Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

Trainer	Pokémon
Lady Magnolia アヤノ Ayano Reward: $3840	Emolga♀ Lv.24 No item
	Emolga♀ Lv.24 No item
Rich Boy Cody トモヒコ Tomohiko Reward: $4000	Blitzle♂ Lv.25 No item
Rich Boy Rolan ロラン Rolan Reward: $3840	Blitzle♂ Lv.24 No item
	Blitzle♂ Lv.24 No item
Lady Colette コレット Colette Reward: $4000	Emolga♀ Lv.25 No item

Leader Elesa Nimbasa Gym Black and White Reward: $3240

Types: Electric Flying Ability: Static Held item: None Emolga♂ Lv.25 Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Electric Flying Ability: Static Held item: None Emolga♀ Lv.25 Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightningrod Held item: None Zebstrika♂ Lv.27 Flame Charge Fire Physical   --       Spark Electric Physical   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Old Gym

Trainer	Pokémon
Rich Boy Rolan ロラン Rolan Reward: $3840	Blitzle♂ Lv.24 No item
Lady Colette コレット Colette Reward: $3840	Flaaffy♀ Lv.24 No item

New Gym

Trainer	Pokémon
Beauty Nikola テスラ Tesla Reward: $1512	Elekid♂ Lv.27 No item
	Flaaffy♀ Lv.27 No item
Beauty Fleming フレミー Frémy Reward: $1512	Flaaffy♀ Lv.27 No item
	Blitzle♀ Lv.27 No item
Beauty Ampère アンペール Ampère Reward: $1512	Blitzle♀ Lv.27 No item
	Elekid♂ Lv.27 No item

Easy Mode/Normal Mode

Leader Elesa Nimbasa Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $3360/$3600

Types: Electric Flying Ability: Static Held item: None Emolga♀ Lv.26/28 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Flaaffy♀ Lv.26/28 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Motor Drive Held item: Sitrus Berry Zebstrika♀ Lv.28/30 Flame Charge Fire Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --

Challenge Mode

Leader Elesa Nimbasa Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $3840

Types: Electric Flying Ability: Static Held item: Sitrus Berry Emolga♀ Lv.30 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Flaaffy♀ Lv.30 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Types: Bug Electric Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Joltik♀ Lv.30 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Motor Drive Held item: Sitrus Berry Zebstrika♀ Lv.32 Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Flame Charge Fire Physical   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Parlyz Heal	From the Beauty at the end of the old Gym	B2  W2
	Fresh Water	From Clyde at the entrance	B  W  B2  W2
	TM72 (Volt Switch)	Reward for defeating Elesa	B  W  B2  W2

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork of various depictions of the Nimbasa Gym is seen in Elesa's mindscapes.

Elesa & Zebstrika Sygna Suit Elesa & Rotom Elesa (Classic) & Emolga

In the anime

The Gym's roller coaster in the anime

Main series

The Nimbasa Gym was first seen in Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!. When Ash and his friends arrived there was a note saying that Elesa was somewhere else. Later it was revealed that Bianca had already requested a battle, therefore Ash had to wait until she was done. With the group observing, Bianca battled Elesa, but eventually lost.

Ash finally got the chance to battle Elesa in Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!. He had planned to sweep the entire match with just Palpitoad, and was thus forced to call a time out and change his team around mid-battle when it was defeated. Despite this, Ash was still able to win himself a Bolt Badge in the end.

Just like the games, the Nimbasa Gym has a roller coaster that needs to be traversed in order to reach Elesa.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Zebstrika

Debut	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kensuke Satō
English	Marc Thompson

Elesa's Zebstrika first appeared in Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!, where it was used in a Gym battle against Bianca's Shelmet, Minccino and Pignite. Zebstrika proved itself to be extremely powerful, knocking out all three of Bianca's Pokémon with little effort.

In Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!, Zebstrika was used against Ash's Palpitoad during his challenge for a Badge. However, as Palpitoad was part Ground-type, Wild Charge would not work and Flame Charge did little damage. Although Zebstrika's Double Kick was powerful against Palpitoad, it was hit with Palpitoad's Supersonic, leaving it confused. A combination of Mud Shot and Hydro Pump finally knocked it out.

Zebstrika's known moves are Flame Charge, Double Kick, Wild Charge, and Quick Attack.

Emolga ♀

Debut	Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!
Voice actors
Japanese	Misato Fukuen
English	Misato Fukuen

Elesa's Emolga first appeared in Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!, where she was used second in her Gym battle against Ash. Using a combination of Attract and Aerial Ace, she was able to knock out Ash's Palpitoad. Next, she went up against Snivy. As both Pokémon were female, Attract could not work; however, after dodging Snivy's attacks and recovering from a Leaf Storm, Emolga was able to defeat Snivy using Aerial Ace and Acrobatics—moves Snivy was weak against. Finally, Emolga was sent up against Pikachu, but since the recent battles had taken their toll, Emolga was knocked out with a Quick Attack.

Emolga's known moves are Attract, Acrobatics, Aerial Ace, and Electro Ball.

Tynamo ♀

Debut	Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kiyotaka Furushima
English	Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld

Tynamo was the last Pokémon Elesa used against Ash in their Gym battle in Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!, and is called by Elesa as her "Electric Queen". Ash was confused by the unusual Pokémon that, despite being fishlike in appearance, could float in mid-air. Elesa worked around Tynamo's inability to learn more than a few moves by training her so her Tackle was extremely powerful, causing Pikachu to struggle. However, after Pikachu pulled himself together, he started to use Thunderbolt on the entire battlefield. With her view obscured, Tynamo was knocked out with just one Iron Tail.

Tynamo's only known move is Tackle.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

Nimbasa Gym in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer

Nimbasa Gym appeared in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, where Nate was seen entering the Gym with his Emboar and preparing to battle Elesa.

Pokémon used in the Gym

This listing is of Elesa's known Pokémon in the Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer:

Zebstrika

Debut	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer

Zebstrika was seen alongside its Trainer at the Nimbasa Gym.

None of Zebstrika's moves are known.

Emolga

Debut	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer

Emolga was seen alongside its Trainer at the Nimbasa Gym.

None of Emolga's moves are known.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Nimbasa Gym in Pokémon Adventures

Black & White arc

The Nimbasa Gym appeared in Battle on a Roller Coaster, where Black challenged Elesa. Like in the games, the Gym is filled with a big roller coaster, with Elesa waiting at the end. However, when Black reached Elesa, he found out that he couldn't open his safety harness, forcing him to stay in his moving car during the battle. Using her favorite move, Volt Switch, Elesa was able to launch rapid fire attacks while avoiding Black's Pokémon's attacks. With good timing, Black was able to defeat Elesa's Zebstrika with Nite's Bulldoze, leaving her with just Emolga. With its great speed and Flying-type attacks, Emolga came close to defeating Nite, but with some quick thinking, Black came up with a strategy of using a roller coaster loop for Nite to land a surprise attack on Emolga from above, defeating it.

Just when Elesa was about to hand Black a Bolt Badge as a sign of his victory, his car started moving again, taking Black to an outside portion of the roller coaster, where he encountered Thundurus, which unleashed a lightning bolt on him, shocking him and opening his harness in the process. Back inside the Gym, Elesa told Black how she had also encountered Thundurus in her past.

In Gigi's Choice, a mischievous Zorua was revealed to have been the reason behind the roller coaster malfunctioning.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Zebstrika

Debut	To Make a Musical

Zebstrika is the first Pokémon that Elesa is known to own. Zebstrika was first seen as a drawing when Black was reading a book while deciding on strategies to defeat Elesa in their upcoming Gym Battle. Later, it was seen in person along with Elesa's other Pokémon while it was seen being dressed up in preparation for the Pokémon Musical. Zebstrika was used against Black during the Gym battle, where it defeated his Galvantula, Tula, after exploiting its Motor Drive Ability to raise its speed. Eventually, Zebstrika was defeated by Black's Pignite, Nite.

Zebstrika's known moves are Flame Charge, Volt Switch, and Wild Charge*, and its Ability is Motor Drive.

Emolga

Debut	To Make a Musical

Emolga is the second Pokémon that Elesa is known to own. Emolga was used in Elesa's Gym battle against Black, where it fought his Pignite, Nite, and was eventually defeated.

Emolga's known moves are Volt Switch, Aerial Ace, and Acrobatics.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Nimbasa Gym in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards 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	#
Elesa	Su				Shiny Collection		020/020

Trivia

• In Black and White, Nimbasa Gym is the only Gym where the Gym Leader's monetary reward is the lower than all of the other Pokémon Trainers present in the Gym. This is probably due to the fact that the Trainers are Rich Boys and Ladies, who give a higher prize money than most other Trainer classes.
• Due to a glitch, if the player loses to Lady Colette while directly facing her when encountered, when the player comes back in she will be standing on the same spot and will battle the player. After she is defeated, she still remains on the tracks of the roller coaster, and can be passed through while riding the roller coaster to Elesa.
• In Black and White, all of the Trainers have only Emolga and Blitzle's evolutionary lines, despite Tynamo, Stunfisk, and Joltik's lines being in the Unova Pokédex.
• In Black 2 and White 2, the three Beauties are named after famous scientists and engineers: Nikola is named after Serbian-American engineer Nikola Tesla, from whom she also gets her Japanese name; Fleming is named after English physicist John Ambrose Fleming, while her Japanese name Frémy comes from the French chemist Edmond Frémy; and Ampère is named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère. Two of them are also SI units: tesla for magnetic flux density and ampere for electric current.

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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