Vermilion Gym

Vermilion Gym クチバジム Kuchiba Gym
Location	Vermilion City
Gym Leader	Lt. Surge Visquez (substitute, anime only)
Badge	Thunder Badge
Dominant Type	Electric
Region	Kanto
Battlefield

Lt. Surge's Gym Leader area

The Vermilion Gym (Japanese: クチバジム Kuchiba Gym) is the official Gym of Vermilion City. It is based on Electric-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Lt. Surge. Trainers who defeat him receive the Thunder Badge.

In the games

Core series games

Vermilion City
Pokémon Gym
Leader: Lt. Surge
The Lightning American!

Vermilion City
Pokémon Gym
Leader: Lt. Surge
The Lightning
American

Vermilion City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Lt. Surge
The Lightning American

Vermilion City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Lt. Surge
The Lightning American

In all games where HMs are present, either Cut or Surf is required to access the Vermilion Gym. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the Secret Technique Chop Down is required instead; the player cannot use Sea Skim due to the barriers erected around the Gym's exterior. The Gym guide declares that this is the prerequisite for challenging the Gym. Thus, in Generation VII, there is effectively no additional prerequisite for challenging the Gym, unlike most other Kanto Gyms.

Vermilion Gym appears in all games that include the Kanto region, appearing much the same in each: the main room contains 15 trash cans in three rows and five columns, and Trainers are scattered about this room. Another room lies behind the main room, guarded by electric doors in Generation I, and an electric fence from Generation III onward. The only way to get in the final room, where Lt. Surge is located, is to find two hidden switches inside the trash cans. Discounting glitches, the second switch is always next to (orthogonally adjacent to) the first switch. If the first switch is found, but the player incorrectly guesses the second one, the traps reset.

Gym puzzle

Pokémon Red and Blue

• The first switch will be in one of eight cans, forming a checkerboard pattern starting from the corners.
• Due to a glitch, the top-left can can always contain the second switch regardless of whether the first can is adjacent to it.
  • If the first switch was in one of the middle column cans, the second will be in the can to the left, right, middle, or in the top-left can.
  • If the first switch was in the rightmost column, the second will be in the can to the middle or in the top-left can.
  • If the first switch was anywhere else, the second will be in the can to the right or in the top-left can.

In all cases, the positions for the switches have even chances of being selected.

Pokémon Yellow

• The first switch can be in one of eight cans as in Red and Blue.
• If the first can was one of the four corners:
  • There is a 25% chance that one neighbor contains the second switch, a 25% chance that the other neighbor contains the second switch, and a 50% chance that both neighbors contain the second switch (in which case either choice will unlock the door).
• If the first can was the one in the second column:
  • There is a 50% chance that the west and north neighbors both contain the second switch, a 25% chance that only the south neighbor contains the second switch, and a 25% chance that only the east neighbor contains the second switch.
• If the first can was the one in the fourth column:
  • There is a 50% chance that the west and north neighbors both contain the second switch, and a 50% chance that the south and east neighbors both contain the second switch.
• If the first can was the top can of the middle column:
  • Due to yet another glitch, the game attempts to randomly pick from 256 possible pairs of cans for the second switch, most of which correspond to blank neighbor data or partially-invalid data about the neighbors of other cans. As a result, there is a 216/256 (~84%) chance that only the top-left can has the second switch, a 2/256 (~0.8%) chance that no can has the second switch at all, and a 38/256 (~15%) chance that either one or two cans anywhere among the four rightmost columns have the second switch (with uneven probability).
• If the first can was the bottom can of the middle column:
  • The above glitch applies but with slightly different data, resulting in a 225/256 (~88%) chance that only the top-left can has the second switch, a 1/256 (~0.4%) chance that no can has the second switch at all, and a 30/256 (~12%) chance that either one or two cans among the four rightmost columns have the second switch.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

The traps are not turned on.

Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, and SoulSilver

The first switch is randomly in one of the 15 cans, and the second switch is randomly in one of the cans next to the first switch.

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

The fourth can in the bottom row is an empty red trash can, while the second can in the middle row is an empty blue trash can. When defeated, the Trainers in the Gym hint that a can next to the blue can contains a switch, while none of the cans next to the red can contain a switch. Together this narrows the switch locations down to two pairs of possibilities, with the correct locations being the center trash can and the can directly north of it. These locations will remain fixed even if the traps are reset. The two switches can be activated in either order.

Appearance

Interior

Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation VII

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM24 (Thunderbolt)	Reward for defeating Lt. Surge	R  B  Y
	TM34 (Shock Wave)	Reward for defeating Lt. Surge	FR  LG  HG  SS
	Autograph	Reward for defeating Lt. Surge	P  E
	TM36 (Thunderbolt)	Reward for defeating Lt. Surge	P  E

Trainers

Pokémon Red and Blue

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor Reward: $630	Pikachu Lv.21 No item
	Pikachu Lv.21 No item
Rocker Reward: $500	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
	Magnemite Lv.20 No item
	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
Gentleman Reward: $1610	Pikachu Lv.23 No item

Lt. Surge has one X Speed per Pokémon, using it randomly 25% of the time.

Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $2376

Type: Electric Unknown Voltorb Lv.21 Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Pikachu Lv.18 ThunderShock Electric   --       Growl Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Raichu Lv.24 ThunderShock Electric   --       Growl Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Struggle Normal   --

Pokémon Yellow

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor Reward: $720	Magnemite Lv.24 No item
Rocker Reward: $500	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
Gentleman Reward: $1540	Voltorb Lv.22 No item
	Magnemite Lv.22 No item

Lt. Surge has an X Speed, using it randomly 25% of the time.

Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym Yellow Reward: $2772
Type: Electric Unknown Raichu Lv.28 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Mega Punch Normal   --       Mega Kick Normal   --       Growl Normal   --

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Trainer	Pokémon
Juggler Horton ジョナサン Jonathan Reward: $1320	Electrode Lv.33 No item
	Electrode Lv.33 No item
	Electrode Lv.33 No item
	Electrode Lv.33 No item
Guitarist Vincent ジュンイチ Jun'ichi Reward: $1024	Magnemite Lv.27 No item
	Voltorb Lv.33 No item
	Magnemite Lv.32 No item
	Magnemite Lv.32 No item
Gentleman Gregory アンソニー Anthony Reward: $2376	Pikachu♂ Lv.37 No item
	Flaaffy♂ Lv.33 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Lt. Surge has a Hyper Potion.

Leader Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4600

Type: Electric Unknown Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.44 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Types: Electric Steel Held item: None Magneton Lv.40 Zap Cannon Electric   --       Lock-On Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Swift Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Held item: None Electrode Lv.40 Screech Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Swift Normal   --       Explosion Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Held item: None Electrode Lv.40 Screech Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Swift Normal   --       Explosion Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Held item: None Electabuzz♂ Lv.46 ThunderPunch Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Quick Attack Normal   --

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor Dwayne タツヒコ Tatsuhiko Reward: $672	Pikachu♂ Lv.21 No item
	Pikachu♂ Lv.21 No item
Engineer Baily フミオ Fumio Reward: $1008	Voltorb Lv.21 No item
	Magnemite Lv.21 No item
Gentleman Tucker オルソン Olson Reward: $1656	Pikachu♂ Lv.23 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Lt. Surge has a Super Potion and a Full Heal.

Leader Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $2400

Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Voltorb Lv.21 Shock Wave Electric   --       Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Pikachu♂ Lv.18 Shock Wave Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.24 Shock Wave Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer	Pokémon
Juggler Horton ジョナサン Jonathan Reward: $1376 Potential Double Battle with Vincent	Electrode Lv.43 No item
	Electrode Lv.43 No item
	Electrode Lv.43 No item
Guitarist Vincent ジュンイチ Jun'ichi Reward: $1008 Potential Double Battle with Horton or Gregory	Jolteon♂ Lv.45 No item
	Voltorb Lv.43 No item
	Magnemite Lv.42 No item
Gentleman Gregory アンソニー Anthony Reward: $8400 Potential Double Battle with Vincent	Pikachu♂ Lv.46 No item
	Flaaffy♂ Lv.43 No item
	Electrike♂ Lv.42 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Leader Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6360

Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.51 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Shock Wave Electric Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Electrode Lv.47 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Shock Wave Electric Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Electrode Lv.47 Screech Normal Status   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Selfdestruct Normal Physical   --       Charge Beam Electric Special   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Magneton Lv.47 Supersonic Normal Status   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Shock Wave Electric Special   --       Mirror Shot Steel Special   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: Sitrus Berry Electabuzz♂ Lv.53 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Shock Wave Electric Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor Dwayne タツヒコ Tatsuhiko Reward: $1,320	Magnemite Lv.22 No item
Rocker Baily フミオ Fumio Reward: $616	Voltorb Lv.22 No item
	Voltorb Lv.22 No item
Gentleman Tucker オルソン Olson Reward: $2,640	Pikachu♂ Lv.22 No item

Gym Leader Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Reward: $4,160

Type: Electric Unknown Mega Stone: None Voltorb Lv.25 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Swift Normal Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Electric Steel Mega Stone: None Magnemite Lv.25 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Sonic Boom Normal Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Electric Unknown Mega Stone: None Raichu♂ Lv.26 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Rematch

Gym Leader Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Reward: $13,680

Type: Electric Unknown Mega Stone: None Electrode Lv.56 Mirror Coat Psychic Special   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Foul Play Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Mega Stone: None Jolteon♀ Lv.56 Thunder Electric Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Mega Stone: None Electabuzz♂ Lv.56 Thunder Punch Electric Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Types: Electric Steel Mega Stone: None Magneton Lv.56 Thunder Electric Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Tri Attack Normal Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Type: Electric Unknown Mega Stone: None Raichu♂ Lv.57 Thunder Punch Electric Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --

Side series games

A field based on the Gym appears in Pokémon Stadium's Gym Leader Castle and Stadium 2's Kanto Gym Leader Castle.

Trainers

Pokémon Stadium

Round 1

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor	Machop Lv.50-100 No item
	Spearow Lv.50-100 No item
	Krabby Lv.50-100 No item
	Slowpoke Lv.50-100 No item
	Shellder Lv.50-100 No item
	Golduck Lv.50-100 No item
Rocker	Porygon Lv.50-100 No item
	Voltorb Lv.50-100 No item
	Electrode Lv.50-100 No item
	Pikachu Lv.50-100 No item
	Electabuzz Lv.50-100 No item
	Magnemite Lv.50-100 No item
Old Man	Growlithe Lv.50-100 No item
	Nidoran♂ Lv.50-100 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.50-100 No item
	Ponyta Lv.50-100 No item
	Charmeleon Lv.50-100 No item
	Charmander Lv.50-100 No item

Surge Gym Leader Castle Stadium

Type: Electric Unknown Raichu Lv.50-100 Thunder Electric   --       Surf Water   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Type: Electric Unknown Voltorb Lv.50-100 Thunder Electric   --       Explosion Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Type: Electric Unknown Electrode Lv.50-100 SonicBoom Normal   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Swift Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --       Type: Electric Unknown Pikachu Lv.50-100 Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Agility Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Surf Water   --       Type: Electric Unknown Magnemite Lv.50-100 Supersonic Normal   --       Bide Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Type: Electric Unknown Magneton Lv.50-100 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Take Down Normal   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Round 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor	Machoke Lv.50-100 No item
	Fearow Lv.50-100 No item
	Kingler Lv.50-100 No item
	Slowbro Lv.50-100 No item
	Primeape Lv.50-100 No item
	Golduck Lv.50-100 No item
Rocker	Porygon Lv.50-100 No item
	Golbat Lv.50-100 No item
	Electrode Lv.50-100 No item
	Raichu Lv.50-100 No item
	Kangaskhan Lv.50-100 No item
	Magneton Lv.50-100 No item
Old Man	Parasect Lv.50-100 No item
	Arcanine Lv.50-100 No item
	Victreebel Lv.50-100 No item
	Persian Lv.50-100 No item
	Charmeleon Lv.50-100 No item
	Butterfree Lv.50-100 No item

Surge Gym Leader Castle Stadium

Type: Electric Unknown Raichu Lv.50-100 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Surf Water   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Type: Grass Unknown Tangela Lv.50-100 Mega Drain Grass   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Bind Normal   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Types: Water Fighting Poliwrath Lv.50-100 Amnesia Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Submission Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown Lickitung Lv.50-100 Blizzard Ice   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Electabuzz Lv.50-100 Toxic Poison   --       ThunderPunch Electric   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Electric Unknown Electrode Lv.50-100 SonicBoom Normal   --       Explosion Normal   --       Swift Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

File:S2 Leader Lieutenant Surge.png Gym Leader Lt. Surge Kanto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Type: Electric Unknown Held item: MiracleBerry Raichu♂ Lv.50-100 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Surf Water   --       Types: Water Electric Held item: Scope Lens Lanturn♀ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Take Down Normal   --       Spark Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Type: Electric Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Electabuzz♂ Lv.50-100 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Strength Normal   --       Ice Punch Ice   --       Type: Electric Unknown Held item: King's Rock Electrode Lv.50-100 Thunder Electric   --       Rollout Rock   --       Mirror Coat Psychic   --       Explosion Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: PRZCureBerry Porygon Lv.50-100 Psybeam Psychic   --       Conversion Normal   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Hidden Power Ice   --       Types: Electric Steel Held item: Focus Band Magneton Lv.50-100 Thunder Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --

Round 2

File:S2 Leader Lieutenant Surge.png Gym Leader Lt. Surge Kanto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Type: Electric Unknown Held item: Focus Band Raichu♂ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Reversal Fighting   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: MiracleBerry Victreebel♀ Lv.50-100 Body Slam Normal   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Porygon2 Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Conversion 2 Normal   --       Types: Water Ground Held item: BrightPowder Quagsire♀ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Earthquake Ground   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Types: Normal Flying Held item: Scope Lens Dodrio♀ Lv.50-100 Pursuit Dark   --       Drill Peck Flying   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Held item: King's Rock Jolteon♂ Lv.50-100 Roar Normal   --       Hidden Power Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --

Spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Vermilion Gym is seen in Lt. Surge's mindscape.

Lt. Surge & Electrode

In the anime

Main series

Vermilion Gym in the anime

Vermilion Gym's battlefield in the anime

In its first appearance, the Gym resembled a warehouse with lightning bolts painted on it. In Pokémon Journeys: The Series, it had gone through major renovations, with the interiors now resembling the Gym's appearance in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. There are also metallic plates along the sides of the battlefield. Several Trainers and personnel dressed in military uniforms also work at the Gym, including Steve and Tony.

Original series

The Vermilion Gym first appeared in Electric Shock Showdown. Ash and his friends arrived at the Gym for Ash's third Gym battle, with Surge calling Ash a baby and calling him out on not having evolved his Pikachu yet. Ash was determined to prove Surge wrong, but his Pikachu was easily defeated by Surge's Raichu. Later, Ash challenged Surge to a rematch, having figured out that Raichu's weakness was that it had evolved too fast, never learning the speed moves it could only learn as a Pikachu. With his superior speed and new Agility and Quick Attack, Ash's Pikachu was able to overwhelm Surge's Raichu and defeat it, earning Ash the Thunder Badge and Surge's respect.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In Destination: Coronation!, over a thousand episodes later, Ash revisited the Gym in order to have his first World Coronation Series match against Visquez, a substitute Gym Leader looking after the Gym while Lt. Surge was away training. Upon arrival, Ash learned that Visquez had heard of his Vermilion Gym battle from Lt. Surge. After a tough battle, Ash emerged victorious, increasing his World Coronation Series ranking.

Gallery

Original design	Original battlefield

Pokémon used in the Gym

Used by Lt. Surge

Raichu

Debut	Electric Shock Showdown
Voice actors
Japanese	Urara Takano
English	Urara Takano

Main article: Lt. Surge's Raichu

Raichu made its appearance in Electric Shock Showdown, when Surge used it to battle Ash's Pikachu.

Used by Visquez

Raichu ♂

Debut	Destination: Coronation!
Voice actors
Japanese	Fumiko Takekuma
English	Fumiko Takekuma

Raichu is Visquez’s first known Pokémon. He was first seen battling a Trainer's Hypno and defeated it with Volt Tackle. After the battle, Raichu was lifting a dumbbell alongside Visquez when they received word of a Trainer coming to challenge them.

Raichu was the first Pokémon used in Visquez battle against Ash, where he went up against Pikachu before Pikachu was recalled in favor of Gengar. After a hard-fought battle, Raichu was defeated.

Raichu's known moves are Volt Tackle, Thunderbolt, and Reflect.

Electrode

Debut	Destination: Coronation!
Voice actors
Japanese	Rikako Aikawa

Electrode is Visquez‘s second known Pokémon. It was first used to battle Ash's Gengar and was able to defeat it before going up against Pikachu. Despite Electrode's great speed, Pikachu managed to defeat it. Electrode attempted to take Pikachu down with it, only for Pikachu to protect himself, thus leading to only Electrode going down and causing Visquez to lose the match.

Electrode's known moves are Magnet Rise, Discharge, and Rollout, and its Ability is Aftermath.

Pokémon Origins

Vermilion Gym in Pokémon Origins

Red was seen visiting the Vermilion Gym in File 2: Cubone. He had a tough battle against the Gym Leader, Lt. Surge, but was able to pull through and earn the Thunder Badge.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Raichu

Debut	File 2: Cubone

Main article: Lt. Surge's Raichu

Raichu was used in Red and Surge's Gym battle, but was defeated off-screen.

In the manga

The Vermilion Gym in Pokémon Zensho

Pokémon Zensho

The Vermilion Gym appeared in PZ04, where Satoshi challenged Lt. Surge. The Gym battle was conducted between Satoshi's Charmeleon and Lt. Surge's Electabuzz. Even though Charmeleon was driven into a corner, it was able to use a piece of the barbed-wire fence surrounding the arena to tie Electabuzz up and then finish it off with a Fire-type attack.

After the battle, Surge confessed that his tough attitude was just a facade and he considered himself a coward for having left a fellow soldier of his to die once. To his delight, however, said soldier, the captain of the S.S. Anne, turned out to be alive and well, so Surge rewarded Satoshi with a Thunder Badge out of gratitude, while the captain gave him HM01 (Cut).

In the TCG

The Vermilion Gym was featured in the TCG as both a Japan-exclusive Theme Deck and as a card. The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring Vermilion City Gym in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Vermilion 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	#
Vermilion City Gym	T [St]	Gym Heroes		120/132	Leaders' Stadium
					Kuchiba City Gym
Lt. Surge's Strategy	Su	Unbroken Bonds		178/214	Night Unison		051/055
		Hidden Fates		60/68

Trivia

• In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Gym guide tells the player that the Gym's traps were temporarily out of order, but were recently repaired. This is a cross-generational reference to Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, where this was true.
• In the English versions of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Gym guide mistakenly refers to the Flying type as the Bird type. This is likely an oversight derived from his dialogue in the English versions of the Generation I games, where he instead refers to Flying-type Pokémon by describing them as "bird Pokémon"; in the Japanese versions of the Generation I games and FireRed and LeafGreen, he clearly mentions types and correctly identifies the Flying type as ひこうタイプ (the Bird type is とりタイプ in Japanese).
• In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the unofficial Kantonian Gym in Malie City is based on the Vermilion Gym. The novelty Badge received by defeating its Leader is also based on the Thunder Badge.

References

Gym Leaders of the Kanto region
Pewter Gym Brock	Cerulean Gym Misty	Vermilion Gym Lt. Surge	Celadon Gym Erika
Fuchsia Gym Koga Janine	Saffron Gym Sabrina	Cinnabar Gym Blaine	Viridian Gym Giovanni Blue

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