Snowpoint Gym

Snowpoint Gym キッサキジム Kissaki Gym
Location	Snowpoint City
Gym Leader	Candice
Badge	Icicle Badge
Dominant Type	Ice
Region	Sinnoh
Battlefield

Candice's Gym Leader area

The Snowpoint Gym (Japanese: キッサキジム Kissaki Gym) is the official Gym of Snowpoint City. It is based on Ice-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Candice. Trainers who defeat her receive the Icicle Badge.

In the games

Core series games

Snowpoint City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Candice
The Diamond Dust Girl!

The Snowpoint City Gym is a Gym consisting of a four-floor ice rink with slides connecting the various floors and snowballs blocking progress through the Gym. To reach the Gym Leader, Trainers have to slide around the Gym and destroy the snow balls blocking the way.

Appearance

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	Brilliant Diamond	Shining Pearl

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM72 (Avalanche)	Reward for defeating Candice	D  P  Pt
	TM72 (Avalanche) ×5	Reward for defeating Candice	BD  SP

Trainers

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer	Pokémon
Ace Trainer Anton ヨシオ Yoshio Reward: $2340	Snover♂ Lv.39 No item
Ace Trainer Alicia レイミ Reimi Reward: $2220	Sneasel♀ Lv.37 No item
	Tentacruel♀ Lv.37 No item
Ace Trainer Savannah トキコ Tokiko Reward: $2220	Pelipper♀ Lv.35 No item
	Golduck♀ Lv.36 No item
	Steelix♀ Lv.37 No item
Ace Trainer Sergio ヒョウ Hyō Reward: $2220	Floatzel♂ Lv.37 No item
	Sneasel♂ Lv.37 No item
Ace Trainer Brenna ミズホ Mizuho Reward: $2340	Snover♀ Lv.39 No item
Ace Trainer Isaiah ヒデキ Hideki Reward: $2340	Quagsire♂ Lv.39 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Leader Candice Snowpoint Gym Diamond and Pearl Reward: $5040

Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: None Snover♀ Lv.38 Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Ingrain Grass Status   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Sneasel♀ Lv.38 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: None Medicham♀ Lv.40 Force Palm Fighting Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Detect Fighting Status   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: Sitrus Berry Abomasnow♀ Lv.42 Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       GrassWhistle Grass Status   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --

Pokémon Platinum

Trainer	Pokémon
Ace Trainer Anton ヨシオ Yoshio Reward: $2640	Glalie♂ Lv.44 No item
Ace Trainer Alicia レイミ Reimi Reward: $2580	Sneasel♀ Lv.40 No item
	Sneasel♀ Lv.43 No item
Ace Trainer Savannah トキコ Tokiko Reward: $2220	Snorunt♀ Lv.39 No item
	Snorunt♀ Lv.40 No item
	Glalie♀ Lv.42 No item
Ace Trainer Sergio ヒョウ Hyō Reward: $2520	Snover♂ Lv.41 No item
	Sneasel♂ Lv.42 No item
Ace Trainer Brenna ミズホ Mizuho Reward: $2460	Sneasel♀ Lv.40 No item
	Snorunt♀ Lv.40 No item
	Snover♀ Lv.41 No item
Ace Trainer Isaiah ヒデキ Hideki Reward: $2640	Piloswine♂ Lv.44 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Leader Candice Snowpoint Gym Platinum Reward: $5280

Types: Dark Ice Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Sneasel♀ Lv.40 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Types: Ice Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Piloswine♀ Lv.40 Hail Ice Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: None Abomasnow♀ Lv.42 Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Types: Ice Ghost Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: Sitrus Berry Froslass♀ Lv.44 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Trainer	Pokémon
Ace Trainer Anton ヨシオ Yoshio Reward: $2,496	Snover♂ Lv.39 No item
Ace Trainer Alicia レイミ Reimi Reward: $2,516	Sneasel♀ Lv.37 No item
	Tentacruel♀ Lv.37 No item
Ace Trainer Savannah トキコ Tokiko Reward: $2,516	Pelipper♀ Lv.35 No item
	Golduck♀ Lv.36 No item
	Steelix♀ Lv.37 No item
Ace Trainer Sergio ヒョウ Hyō Reward: $2,516	Floatzel♂ Lv.37 No item
	Sneasel♂ Lv.37 No item
Ace Trainer Brenna ミズホ Mizuho Reward: $2,496	Snover♀ Lv.39 No item
Ace Trainer Isaiah ヒデキ Hideki Reward: $2,496	Quagsire♂ Lv.39 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 Candice Snowpoint Gym Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $5,208

Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: Icy Rock Snover♀ Lv.38 Mist Ice Status   --       Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Chople Berry Sneasel♀ Lv.38 Hone Claws Dark Status   --       Dig Ground Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Types: Fighting Psychic Ability: Pure Power Held item: Expert Belt Medicham♀ Lv.40 Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: Sitrus Berry Abomasnow♀ Lv.42 Aurora Veil Ice Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Blizzard Ice Physical   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --

Rematch

Gym Leader Candice Snowpoint Gym Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $8,928

Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: Icy Rock Abomasnow♀ Lv.68 Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Aurora Veil Ice Status   --       Types: Ice Psychic Ability: Dry Skin Held item: Focus Sash Jynx♀ Lv.70 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Sweet Kiss Fairy Status   --       Lovely Kiss Normal Status   --       Types: Ice Ground Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: Expert Belt Mamoswine♀ Lv.68 Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Types: Ice Ghost Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: Sitrus Berry Froslass♀ Lv.70 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Aurora Veil Ice Status   --       Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Ice Body Held item: Leftovers Glaceon♂ Lv.70 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Freeze-Dry Ice Special   --       Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Pressure Held item: Life Orb Weavile♀ Lv.72 Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --

Spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Snowpoint Gym is seen in Candice's mindscape.

Candice & Abomasnow

In the anime

Snowpoint Gym in the anime

Snowpoint Gym's battlefield in the anime

The Snowpoint Gym appeared in Sliding Into Seventh!, where Ash challenged Candice to a Gym battle for his seventh Sinnoh League Badge. In the battle, Ash used his Grotle, Staraptor, Gliscor, and Chimchar, even though the first three were weak against Candice's Ice Pokémon. Despite this, Ash was able to defeat Candice and earn himself the Icicle Badge.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Sneasel ♀

Debut	Sliding Into Seventh!
Voice actors
Japanese	Satsuki Yukino
English	Kayzie Rogers

Sneasel was the first Pokémon used by Candice during her Gym Battle against Ash when she went up against Grotle. Although Sneasel had an obvious type-advantage and could skate across the icy battlefield, Grotle was able to use its new defensive battle technique to absorb Sneasel's attacks and was then able to knock her out with Rock Climb.

Sneasel's known moves are Icy Wind and Fury Swipes.

Medicham ♀

Debut	Sliding Into Seventh!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Sarah Natochenny

Candice's second choice was Medicham. Medicham was sent up against Staraptor. Despite a good battle, she was knocked out by Staraptor's Brave Bird.

Medicham's known moves are Confusion and Fire Punch.

Snover ♀

Debut	Sliding Into Seventh!
Voice actors
Japanese	Satsuki Yukino
English	Billy Beach

A female Snover was Candice's third Pokémon to be used, and she proved herself to be a powerful battler, knowing plenty of Ice and Grass attacks which she used to defeat Ash's Gliscor. However, Snover was knocked out by Ash's Chimchar.

Snover's known moves are Razor Leaf, Ice Beam, Bullet Seed, and Icy Wind.

Abomasnow ♀

Debut	Classroom Training!
Voice actors
Japanese	Chie Satō
English	Bill Rogers

Candice's main Pokémon and the major powerhouse of her team is Abomasnow. She first appeared battling Zoey's Glameow soon after Ash and his friends entered Snowpoint City. She was later paired with Buizel to help stop Team Rocket from stealing the Snowpoint Trainers' School supply of Pokémon.

In Sliding Into Seventh!, Abomasnow was Candice's final Pokémon in her Gym battle against Ash. Abomasnow knocked out Staraptor and Grotle before Chimchar defeated her with Flame Wheel.

Abomasnow's known moves are Ice Shard, Wood Hammer, Blizzard, Ice Punch, and Razor Leaf.

In the manga

Snowpoint Gym in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

The Snowpoint Gym appeared in Striking Out Snover and To and Fro with Froslass, where Platinum entered the Gym in order to tell Candice about her plan of going to Lake Acuity to stop Team Galactic from capturing Uxie. However, it turned out that she was forced to clear the Gym before she could meet Candice. After quickly plowing through the Gym puzzle and Gym Trainers, Platinum reached Candice and started a Gym battle with her. Wanting to get to Lake Acuity as soon as possible, Platinum intended to finish the battle quickly.

As Platinum had recently parted ways with Diamond and Pearl in order for each of them to protect one of the lake guardians, she was still lacking some of her own self-confidence, which she had previously received from her friends. Thankfully, due to Candice scolding her of her half-baked efforts, Platinum was able to make herself use her boldest strategies and beat Candice, earning her her seventh Badge. After the battle, Candice told Platinum how she had been contacted by Byron about the Team Galactic crisis, and agreed to come help Platinum and Maylene fight the villainous team at Lake Acuity.

The Gym is also inhabited by numerous wild Ice-type Pokémon, one of which was caught by Platinum after the Gym battle and later given to Diamond.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Snover ♀

Debut	Striking Out Snover

Snover was the first Pokémon used by Candice during her Gym battle against Platinum against her Empoleon. Due to her opponent's Steel-type advantage, she was quickly defeated by a powerful Metal Claw. However, before she fainted, she had fired a Seed Bomb, which hit the Emperor Pokémon in the head, defeating her.

Snover's only known move is Seed Bomb, and her Ability is Snow Warning.

Froslass ♀

Debut	To and Fro with Froslass

Main article: Platinum's Froslass

Candice's secret weapon in her match against Platinum is Froslass, who to counter her used her Rapidash. With his speed, Rapidash was able to avoid Froslass's icy attack, but when he was finally hit, Rested to be saved for Candice's last Pokémon, only to be hit by a powerful Wake-Up Slap, nearly knocking him out. After switching with Abomasnow, and the latter being defeated, she went against Lopunny, and stopped its jumping strategy and defeated her. Just before she could claim victory, however, she was defeated by Rapidash, who had been fully restored by Lopunny's Healing Wish, winning Platinum the battle. After the Gym battle, she was taken to Lake Acuity where she was defeated by Jupiter. Later, at the Spear Pillar, Candice gave her to Platinum.

Abomasnow

Debut	Disagreeable Graveler

Abomasnow is one of Candice's main Pokémon. She was first seen when Platinum had bumped into a Graveler while skiing. She took her to the city so she could rest. Afterwards, she was used in her Gym match and was Candice's third Pokémon, against Platinum's newly caught Lopunny. She first successfully hit the Rabbit Pokémon with an Ice Shard, but it could stand it. Despite being an inexperienced member of her team, Lopunny was swiftly able to avoid the massive Pokémon's Focus Blasts, and to defeat her with a nimble Jump Kick.

Abomasnow's known moves are Ice Shard, Focus Blast, and Rock Climb, and its Ability is Snow Warning.

Trivia

• Snowpoint Gym is one of three Ice-type Gyms that are in the seventh in their respective regions. The other two are the Mahogany Gym in Johto and Icirrus Gym in Unova.
  • Both of these Gym's Badges share their name with Snowpoint Gym's Badge in different languages.
• Due to an oversight in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, it is possible to softlock oneself, as the puzzle was never designed for diagonal movement.
  • The player can also exploit diagonal movement to climb the slopes, and eventually reach Candice without battling other Trainers in the Gym.

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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