Canalave Gym

Canalave Gym ミオジム Mio Gym
Location	Canalave City
Gym Leader	Byron
Badge	Mine Badge
Dominant Type	Steel
Region	Sinnoh
Battlefield

Byron's Gym Leader area

The Canalave Gym (Japanese: ミオジム Mio Gym) is the official Gym of Canalave City. It is based on Steel-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Byron. Trainers that defeat him receive the Mine Badge.

In the games

Core series games

Canalave City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Byron
The Man with the Steel Body!

The Canalave Gym is a four-story building made of fixed steel platforms, lifts, and moving metal platforms. Trainers must ride the lifts and moving platforms in a certain order while battling other Trainers in the Gym to reach the fourth floor, on which Byron waits.

Appearance

Version	1F	2F	3F	4F
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM91 (Flash Cannon)	Reward for defeating Byron	D  P  Pt
	TM91 (Flash Cannon) ×5	Reward for defeating Byron	BD  SP

Trainers

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer	Pokémon
Black Belt Ricky タイト Taito Reward: $792	Steelix♂ Lv.33 No item
Worker Gary カネオ Kaneo Reward: $1240	Onix♂ Lv.31 No item
Worker Jackson テツオミ Tetsuomi Reward: $1120	Onix♂ Lv.28 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.28 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.28 No item
Ace Trainer Cesar タクミ Takumi Reward: $1920	Skorupi♂ Lv.30 No item
	Steelix♂ Lv.32 No item
Worker Gerardo キンジ Kinji Reward: $1160	Onix♂ Lv.29 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.29 No item
Black Belt David ケンスケ Kensuke Reward: $768	Onix♂ Lv.30 No item
	Steelix♂ Lv.32 No item
Ace Trainer Breanna マユコ Mayuko Reward: $1980	Azumarill♀ Lv.33 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Leader Byron Canalave Gym Diamond and Pearl Reward: $4680

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.36 Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Ground Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Steelix♂ Lv.36 Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       DragonBreath Dragon Special   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Rock Steel Ability: Sturdy Held item: Chesto Berry Bastiodon♂ Lv.39 Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Rest Psychic Status   --

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer	Pokémon
Black Belt Ricky タイト Taito Reward: $912	Steelix♂ Lv.38 No item
Worker Gary カネオ Kaneo Reward: $1480	Magnemite Lv.37 No item
Worker Jackson テツオミ Tetsuomi Reward: $1360	Magnemite Lv.34 No item
	Magnemite Lv.34 No item
	Magnemite Lv.34 No item
Ace Trainer Cesar タクミ Takumi Reward: $2400	Scizor♂ Lv.40 No item
Worker Gerardo キンジ Kinji Reward: $1400	Magnemite Lv.35 No item
	Magnemite Lv.35 No item
Black Belt David ケンスケ Kensuke Reward: $888	Steelix♂ Lv.35 No item
	Steelix♂ Lv.37 No item
Ace Trainer Breanna マユコ Mayuko Reward: $2280	Bronzor Lv.35 No item
	Bronzor Lv.36 No item
	Bronzor Lv.38 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Leader Byron Canalave Gym Platinum Reward: $4920

Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.37 Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Tri Attack Normal Special   --       Metal Sound Steel Status   --       Types: Steel Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Steelix♂ Lv.38 Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Rock Steel Ability: Sturdy Held item: Sitrus Berry Bastiodon♂ Lv.41 Metal Burst Steel Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Taunt Dark Status   --

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Trainer	Pokémon
Black Belt Ricky タイト Taito Reward: $1,056	Steelix♂ Lv.33 No item
Worker Gary カネオ Kaneo Reward: $1,488	Onix♂ Lv.31 No item
Worker Jackson テツオミ Tetsuomi Reward: $1,344	Onix♂ Lv.28 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.28 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.28 No item
Ace Trainer Cesar タクミ Takumi Reward: $2,176	Skorupi♂ Lv.30 No item
	Steelix♂ Lv.32 No item
Worker Gerardo キンジ Kinji Reward: $1,392	Onix♂ Lv.29 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.29 No item
Black Belt David ケンスケ Kensuke Reward: $1,024	Onix♂ Lv.30 No item
	Steelix♂ Lv.32 No item
Ace Trainer Breanna マユコ Mayuko Reward: $2,244	Azumarill♀ Lv.33 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Gym Leader Byron Canalave Gym Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $4,836

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzor Lv.36 Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Steel Ground Ability: Sturdy Held item: Soft Sand Steelix♂ Lv.36 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Types: Rock Steel Ability: Sturdy Held item: Sitrus Berry Bastiodon♂ Lv.39 Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --

Rematch

Gym Leader Byron Canalave Gym Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $8,928

Types: Steel Flying Ability: Sturdy Held item: Leftovers Skarmory♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Types: Steel Ground Ability: Sheer Force Held item: Life Orb Steelix♂ Lv.69 Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Analytic Held item: Focus Sash Magnezone Lv.70 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Magnet Rise Electric Status   --       Types: Water Steel Ability: Torrent Held item: Expert Belt Empoleon♂ Lv.70 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Roar Normal Status   --       Types: Steel Rock Ability: Rock Head Held item: Choice Scarf Aggron♂ Lv.71 Head Smash Rock Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Rock Steel Ability: Sturdy Held item: Lum Berry Bastiodon♂ Lv.72 Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Metal Burst Steel Physical   --       Roar Normal Status   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --

In the anime

Canalave Gym in the anime

Canalave Gym's battlefield in the anime

The Canalave Gym debuted in Sleepless In Pre-Battle!, where Ash went to the Gym in order to challenge it, only to find out that the local Gym Leader was off training at Iron Island. In Ancient Family Matters!, Ash returned to the Gym in the hopes of challenging the newly returned Gym Leader. To his and his friends' surprise, they found out that the local Gym Leader, Byron, was the father of Roark, and the two were arguing over which one of them loved Fossils more. To settle their differences, they decided to have a battle, with Roark's Rampardos facing Byron's Bastiodon. By using Iron Defense multiple times, Byron was able to turn Bastiodon's defensive tactic into an offensive one. However, before they could finish the battle, an alarm broke out, signaling that someone had broken into the Gym's Fossil room, forcing the two Gym Leaders to abandon their battle. The thieves turned out to be Team Rocket, whom Roark and Byron battled together, successfully recovering the stolen Fossils and even settling their previous argument in the process.

In Dealing With Defensive Types!, Ash had his Gym battle against Byron. Ash had the lead in the beginning, defeating Byron's Bronzor with his Chimchar after getting past Byron's defensive strategies. Byron then regained the advantage by easily knocking out Ash's Buizel with Steelix. Ash sent out Chimchar again and defeated Steelix with Flame Wheel after weakening it by caving in the ground with Dig. Byron finally sent out his Bastiodon and knocked Chimchar out with Metal Burst. Ash then sent out his last Pokémon, Gliscor. Bastiodon seemed to be winning in the beginning with repeated Flash Cannons and Iron Heads, but Gliscor managed to use Fire Fang on Bastiodon's back where it was weaker, defeating it and winning Ash his sixth Badge in the Sinnoh region.

The Canalave Gym briefly reappeared on television in Double-Time Battle Training!, where it was revealed that Paul had just defeated Byron and earned his eighth Badge from him.

In the other rooms of the Gym, there are many rocks and Fossils that Byron has collected over the years, including a giant Anorith Fossil that Team Rocket tried to steal. There are also prehistoric Pokémon in other rooms, such as Omastar, Omanyte, Kabuto, Kabutops, Cradily, and Armaldo.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Bronzor

Debut	Dealing With Defensive Types!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Tom Wayland

Bronzor was the first Pokémon used by Byron during his Gym Battle against Ash. It went up against Ash's Chimchar, and was able to stand up to Chimchar's Flamethrower thanks to Byron's intensive training. It was able to cause significant damage to Chimchar before being knocked out by Flame Wheel.

Bronzor's known moves are Rain Dance and Gyro Ball, and its Ability is Heatproof.

Steelix

Debut	Dealing With Defensive Types!
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Unshō Ishizuka

Byron's Steelix was seen for the first time in Dealing With Defensive Types!. Steelix was the second Pokémon used by Byron when battling Ash, and proved to be a very tough opponent. It knocked out Buizel easily, and was able to cause massive damage to Chimchar. However it was eventually defeated by Chimchar after the Chimp Pokémon weakened the ground with Dig restricting its movement.

Steelix's known moves are Screech, Bind, and Iron Tail.

Bastiodon

Debut	Ancient Family Matters!
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Marc Thompson

Main article: Byron's Bastiodon

Bastiodon is Byron's main Pokémon. He uses it in Gym Battles.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Canalave Gym in Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

The Canalave Gym debuted in Brash Bronzong I. Platinum unknowingly ran into the Gym with Diamond and Pearl when she thought she heard her father's voice. They were whisked back and forth on the moving platforms until they arrived in front of Byron, who challenged Platinum to a battle for trespassing in the Gym in the middle of the night. At first, Byron's two strong defensive Bronzong held up easily against Platinum's Empoleon; however, after Platinum discovered her father locked up in a cage and assumed that Byron did it, she became very angry and knocked out both of his Bronzong with her Ponyta in one hit. Byron proceeded to give her a Mine Badge later, much to her surprise.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Bronzong (×2)

Debut	Brash Bronzong I

Byron's two Bronzong are his main battlers. He first used them against Platinum when she attempted to rescue her father after mistaking Byron for being his kidnapper but they were easily defeated by her Ponyta.

Bronzong's known moves are Payback and Extrasensory.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Canalave Gym in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

The Canalave Gym appeared in Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!!. The Gym contains a giant steel structure, dubbed by Byron as "The Fortress of Steel". On the way to the Gym Leader, the challenging Trainer must face a variety of obstacles, including back-and-forth-swinging steel beams, a backwards-moving walkway, and a group of Steelix and Onix. Only those Trainers who clear all the obstacles may face Byron in a battle at the top of the fortress.

After hearing from Hareta about his loss against Cyrus, Byron invited the young Trainer to train at his Gym. With his impressive skills, Hareta managed to get past the obstacles and reach Byron. However, the battle was over quickly when Byron's Bronzor put Hareta's Piplup to sleep with Hypnosis and Byron had his Bastiodon charge at him, demonstration how he could've easily knocked Hareta over the edge. Byron scolded Hareta for not considering how much strength he had left, and told him to go training at Iron Island before they could battle again.

In the TCG

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

Pokémon in Canalave 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	#
Steelix		Rising Rivals		51/111	Bonds to the End of Time		062/090

Trivia

• Canalave Gym is similar to Olivine Gym, as they are both Steel-type Gyms and the sixth Gym of their respective regions.
  • The Gym Leaders of both Gyms also use a Steelix.

Gym Leaders of the Sinnoh region
Oreburgh Gym Roark	Eterna Gym Gardenia	Veilstone Gym Maylene	Pastoria Gym Crasher Wake
Hearthome Gym Fantina	Canalave Gym Byron	Snowpoint Gym Candice	Sunyshore Gym Volkner

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