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*''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'' is the first episode in which Ash can actually be considered as having ''earned'' a badge. His Pikachu struck Lt. Surge's {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} in the stomach, hammering it with what can be described as an electric Slam attack, thus earning Ash the {{badge|Thunder}}. | *''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'' is the first episode in which Ash can actually be considered as having ''earned'' a badge. His Pikachu struck Lt. Surge's {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} in the stomach, hammering it with what can be described as an electric Slam attack, thus earning Ash the {{badge|Thunder}}. | ||
*Sabrina's {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}} was defeated in ''[[EP024|Haunter versus Kadabra]]'' only as a result of Haunter making Sabrina and Kadabra laugh so much as to render the latter unable to battle. Thanks to the Haunter Ash met in the [[Pokémon Tower]], the {{badge|Marsh}} was ''given'' to him by Sabrina's | *Sabrina's {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}} was defeated in ''[[EP024|Haunter versus Kadabra]]'' only as a result of Haunter making Sabrina and Kadabra laugh so much as to render the latter unable to battle. Thanks to the Haunter Ash met in the [[Pokémon Tower]], the {{badge|Marsh}} was ''given'' to him by Sabrina's dad. | ||
*The {{badge|Rainbow}} was ''given'' to Ash after he saved Erika's {{TP|Erika|Gloom}} from her burning Gym caused by Team Rocket's blaster bomb in ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]''. | *The {{badge|Rainbow}} was ''given'' to Ash after he saved Erika's {{TP|Erika|Gloom}} from her burning Gym caused by Team Rocket's blaster bomb in ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]''. | ||
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A Gym Leader (Japanese: ジムリーダー Gym Leader) is the highest-ranking member of a Pokémon Gym. The main job of a Gym Leader is to test Trainers and their Pokémon so that they are strong and resourceful enough to compete against the Elite Four in the games or the Pokémon League in the anime. If a Trainer defeats a Gym Leader in battle, then the Trainer earns that Gym's Badge.
A Gym Leader's job is not just to test upcoming Trainers. They must oversee how their respective Gym is run and to maintain it. Great care must be taken to make sure that their Gym reflects the best environment for the Pokémon type and playing style of choice, usually an environment that suits that type of Pokémon used there (like pools in a Water-type Gym or flowers and plants in a Grass-type Gym). According to Morty, teaching young people how to battle with Pokémon can also be the job of a Gym Leader.
It has not exactly been made clear how Gym Leaders attain their position, but it appears that it varies for each Gym. Some of them founded their Gym and are self-appointed; others, such as Whitney, are chosen by the other members of the region's Pokémon League. A few appear to be passed on through families: Janine, Falkner, and Flannery all take over their respective Gyms from a close family member. However, Gyms do not necessarily belong to a particular family; Roark and his dad Byron are both Gym Leaders at the same time, in different Gyms. Leaders can also choose to vacate their position; examples include Koga, Giovanni, and Wallace.
Although similar in nature, Frontier Brains, Colosseum Leaders, and Club Masters are not considered Gym Leaders.
Pokémon used
Nearly all Leaders rely on a single type of Pokémon. For example, Erika uses only Grass-type Pokémon in official Gym battles. Some Leaders, however, stray from this mold, albeit rarely. This is evidenced by the different types used by Blue during his reign as the Gym Leader of the Viridian Gym in Generations II and IV, although he is the only Gym Leader to do so. However, many Gym Leaders have one or two Pokémon that stray from their type theme.
Geography and climate can often be connected to the type of Pokémon the Gym Leader of that area uses. Pastoria Gym Leader, Crasher Wake, uses Water-type Pokémon, a direct allusion to the flooded marsh that surrounds the area and the constant downpour that plagues Pastoria City. Another example of this is the Cinnabar Gym Leader, Blaine, who uses Fire-type Pokémon and lives in a volcanic area.
The character archetype can also reflect the type of Pokémon a Leader uses. For example, Roark and Byron, who are both miners, use the related Rock- and Steel-type Pokémon. Tate and Liza could be based on the archetype of twins who can communicate telepathically, and thus train Psychic-type Pokémon and being twins, they also battle opposing Trainers in Double Battles, being the only Leaders to do so.
In the games
A Leader (Japanese: ジムリーダー Gym Leader) is the Trainer class name given to the Gym Leaders when they are battled in the Pokémon games. Despite Gym Leaders themselves being introduced in Generation I, the name did not appear onscreen until Generation II, and has been incorporated into every game since. Gym Leaders are integral within the Pokémon universe. In order for one to advance in the game, the player must occasionally challenge and defeat the leader of a Gym. Each game is designed in such a way that the player will not be able to move forward until they receive a Gym Badge which will, in turn, either allow them to use an HM to overcome natural obstacles, or trigger a necessary event to continue with the game. It is one of the player's main objectives to collect eight Gym Badges, allowing him or her to challenge the Elite Four.
Leaders do not seem to be required to be in their Gyms at all times. Giovanni, for example, could keep his title as a Gym Leader despite not being at the Viridian Gym during the majority of the events of Generation I, and his successor, Blue, was also absent from the Gym several times. Beginning in Generation IV, Leaders are increasingly encountered outside of their Gyms, evident in the remakes Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, where the Leaders have to be found in different locations at specific times before they can exchange phone numbers with the player for a rematch at the Fighting Dojo. Some Leaders even appear across regions, such as Jasmine appearing in Sunyshore City, Crasher Wake on Route 47, and Maylene in Celadon City. Leaders can even challenge other Gyms and the Elite Four (like Volkner wanted to do). In later games, it is made apparent that Gym Leaders know each other and are acquainted with Gym Leaders from other regions, as well as with members of the Elite Four and Champions. Examples of this are Jasmine being friends with Erika, Volkner being friends with Flint, Brawly training with Bruno, and most Unova Gym Leaders coming together to fight Team Plasma's Seven Sages.
In addition, some Gym Leaders may be required to use Pokémon different then their usual team, such as Cheren in Black 2 and White 2. Due to their higher AI compared to regular trainers, Gym Leaders are also one of the few Trainers to employ the use of Potions when battling.
Gym Trainers
In addition to Gym Leaders, there are also Gym Trainers. While not an official Trainer class, they are Trainers that are either a devotee or apprentice to the Gym Leader, who follow the same type theme as the Leader does. It is usually necessary to defeat multiple Gym Trainers before challenging the Gym Leader. Some Gyms in the game require the player to solve a puzzle, and one must often use Gym Trainers as obstacles to reach the solution. They have no direct impact on the overall plot, other than rarely offering the player helpful advice. It is also worth noting that the type of Trainer appearing in a Gym will depend on the Gym itself. For instance, Gardenia employs Aroma Ladies and Beauties, exclusively, while Misty recruits Sailors and Swimmers; these Gym Leaders represent the types Grass and Water, respectively.
In the anime
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In the anime, there are many Badges that do not belong to Gyms shown in other media, suggesting that there are many more Gym Leaders in the anime than in other media. This is also suggested by the existence of 11 Gyms in Unova. Although all 11 were the same as those in the games, this is more than the conventional 8 Gyms for one region.
In the anime, rules are different for each Gym. Generally, Gym Leaders are forbidden from switching their Pokémon and only challengers may make substitutions during Gym matches. Although those that Ash encountered before Blaine did switch, since Ash's match against Blaine in Riddle Me This, only Lenora has switched out a Pokémon. Also, unlike the games, Trainers are only allowed to use the same number of Pokémon as the Gym Leader. There are, however, exceptions to this rule such as in the case of Roxie and Grant.
A notable occurrence in the anime is that one does not necessarily have to defeat the Gym Leader to obtain a Badge. Badges are given out on a case-by-case basis based on whether or not the Gym Leader feels as though the Trainer has earned it. Misty has often berated Ash on several occasions noting that he didn't properly earn all of his Gym Badges.
According to Misty, Ash really only earned 3 Badges and the other 5 Badges were given to him on a technicality:
- In Showdown in Pewter City, Brock gives Ash the Boulder Badge after Pikachu's Electric attack caused a fire, ultimately setting off the Gym's sprinklers and weakening Onix enough to allow Pikachu to fight back with another Electric attack.
- Misty's sisters gave the Cascade Badge to Ash in The Water Flowers of Cerulean City after Pikachu's Thunderbolt saved the Gym and its Water Pokémon from Team Rocket's giant vacuum machine.
- Electric Shock Showdown is the first episode in which Ash can actually be considered as having earned a badge. His Pikachu struck Lt. Surge's Raichu in the stomach, hammering it with what can be described as an electric Slam attack, thus earning Ash the Thunder Badge.
- Sabrina's Kadabra was defeated in Haunter versus Kadabra only as a result of Haunter making Sabrina and Kadabra laugh so much as to render the latter unable to battle. Thanks to the Haunter Ash met in the Pokémon Tower, the Marsh Badge was given to him by Sabrina's dad.
- The Rainbow Badge was given to Ash after he saved Erika's Gloom from her burning Gym caused by Team Rocket's blaster bomb in Pokémon Scent-sation!.
- Ash earned the Soul Badge in The Ninja Poké-Showdown after his Charmander defeated Koga's Golbat with Ember and Fire Spin.
- In Volcanic Panic Ash's Charizard delivered a devastating defeat to Blaine's Magmar by using an aerial Submission followed by a Seismic Toss. Thus Ash leaves Cinnabar Island having earned the Volcano Badge.
- Ash's eighth and final Gym Badge was given to him after Jessie, James and Meowth accidentally rigged their own platform to explode, blasting themselves off in The Battle of the Badge. The Earth Badge is then seen falling into Ash's hands as the Viridian City Gym collapses.
There is also an entire league exclusive to the anime where the four Gym Leaders all have special requirements in order to gain their Gym Badges, the Orange League, located on the Orange Islands.
- Ash finds the first Orange Islands Gym in Fit to be Tide. There he challenges Cissy for the Coral Eye Badge. However, they do not participate in a typical Pokémon Battle; instead he and Cissy go head to head in three water-based physical challenges using their Water Pokémon.
- In Navel Maneuvers Ash travels to Navel Island where he runs into Danny, a man who he presumes to be another challenger against the Navel Gym. Danny turns out to be the Gym Leader and offers Ash three challenges, winning a Sea Ruby Badge only if he won two out of three. Ash loses the first one, but manages to accidentally win the second with some help from Charizard, and win the third.
- Ash challenges pompous Rudy in Misty Meets Her Match. Rudy first assigns him an attack challenge in which Ash has to use his Pokémon to knock down all the targets on a tricky water course. Ash technically misses one, but it's not acknowledged in the show and Ash passes this pre-test. Secondly, Ash faces an three-on-three battle with Rudy with Pokémon of the same type battling each other. Ash wins and earns the Spike Shell Badge.
- Double Battles were introduced officially for the first time in Pokémon Double Trouble in Ash's fourth and final Orange Crew Gym battle against Luana, who specializes in them. Here Ash used Pikachu and a newly-obedient Charizard to defeat Luana and earn the Jade Star Badge.
In the Johto region, one needs to earn eight badges in order to participate in the Silver League.
In the manga
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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Gym Leaders have the same jobs as in the games and anime, but are also shown to throw away their role as Leader and pursue other goals. Some Gym Leaders even become evil, such as Koga, Lt. Surge, Sabrina, and Pryce. In order to become a Gym Leader in Adventures, one needs to fight a Trainer chosen by the Pokémon Association and win in front of them without letting one of their own Pokémon faint. The one exception to this rule seen so far has been by Blue when he defended the building where Red took his exam, since Red had to decline becoming a Gym Leader due to an injury, despite having passed the exam. Some Gym Leaders have jobs outside of their Gyms, but some of them focus solely on training their skills.
Gym Leaders are highly respected in their respective home regions and usually in other regions as well. When crises emerge, it is highly probable for Gym Leaders to gather to discuss about the situation that has befallen the region and what to do with it, with the most well-known example being the Hoenn Gym Leaders gathering at Fortree City during the Ruby & Sapphire arc to decide which team—Team Magma or Team Aqua—they should support. They also tend to help Pokédex holders to fight the villains who are usually behind different crises, a great example being the Sinnoh Gym Leaders fighting Team Galactic at Spear Pillar near the end of the Diamond & Pearl arc. All of the Kanto and Johto Gym Leaders were called up for a tournament held at Indigo Plateau (which was interrupted by the Masked Man) to fight as teams to see which region had stronger Gym Leaders. The Kanto team won with four wins, three losses and one draw.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
In Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, Gold meets many Gym Leaders in his travels, as it is his goal to collect all eight Gym Badges. The first Gym Leader challenged by Gold was Falkner, who he defeated in Falkner The Bird Keeper's Challenge!!. He defeats Bugsy in Get up Again, Bayleef. He meets Whitney in For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd and loses to her in battle, so she takes away his Pikachu temporarily. Whitney travels with Gold for a while, arriving at the Pokémon Summit, a conference for Gym Leaders and Pokémon researchers, in Gold and Black VS Team Rocket. Gold finally defeats Whitney in A Promise Given to Miltank, earning his Pikachu back as well as the Plain Badge.
In Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament, Morty offers Gold the Fog Badge for free, as he is unable to battle him at the time due to other commitments and he believes that Gold has already demonstrated his fighting skills by defending the Pokémon Summit against Team Rocket. However, Gold refuses, insisting that he must battle Morty another time and earn the Badge properly. He meets Jasmine in A Spectacular Battle To Save Ampharos and Chuck in The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon. As the manga ended abruptly, Pryce and Clair never appeared, nor did the Pokémon League.
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga
Throughout the journey, Jō faced many Gym Leaders of Kanto and Johto. All of them except for Falkner appeared as silhouettes.
List of Gym Leaders
Indigo League
| Indigo League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generations I, II, III, and IV | Region: Kanto | ||||
| Gym Leader Japanese |
Location Japanese |
Type | Badge | ||
 Brock タケシ Takeshi |
Pewter City ニビシティ Nibi City |
Rock |  Boulder Badge | ||
 Misty カスミ Kasumi |
Cerulean City ハナダシティ Hanada City |
Water |  Cascade Badge | ||
 Lt. Surge マチス Matis |
Vermilion City クチバシティ Kuchiba City |
Electric |  Thunder Badge | ||
 Erika エリカ Erika |
Celadon City タマムシシティ Tamamushi City |
Grass |  Rainbow Badge | ||
 Koga キョウ Kyō I III |
 Janine アンズ Anzu II IV |
Fuchsia City セキチクシティ Sekichiku City |
Poison |  Soul Badge | |
 Sabrina ナツメ Natsume |
Saffron City ヤマブキシティ Yamabuki City |
Psychic |  Marsh Badge | ||
 Blaine カツラ Katsura |
Cinnabar Island グレンじま Guren Island I III |
Fire |  Volcano Badge | ||
| Seafoam Islands ふたごじま Twin Islands II IV | |||||
 Giovanni サカキ Sakaki I III |
 Blue グリーン Green II IV |
Viridian City トキワシティ Tokiwa City |
Ground | Various |  Earth Badge |
Johto League
| Johto League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Generations II and IV | Region: Johto | ||
| Gym Leader Japanese |
Location Japanese |
Type | Badge |
 Falkner ハヤト Hayato |
Violet City キキョウシティ Kikyō City |
Flying |  Zephyr Badge |
 Bugsy ツクシ Tsukushi |
Azalea Town ヒワダタウン Hiwada Town |
Bug |  Hive Badge |
 Whitney アカネ Akane |
Goldenrod City コガネシティ Kogane City |
Normal |  Plain Badge |
 Morty マツバ Matsuba |
Ecruteak City エンジュシティ Enju City |
Ghost |  Fog Badge |
 Chuck シジマ Shijima |
Cianwood City タンバシティ Tanba City |
Fighting |  Storm Badge |
 Jasmine ミカン Mikan |
Olivine City アサギシティ Asagi City |
Steel |  Mineral Badge |
 Pryce ヤナギ Yanagi |
Mahogany Town チョウジタウン Chōji Town |
Ice |  Glacier Badge |
 Clair イブキ Ibuki |
Blackthorn City フスベシティ Fusube City |
Dragon |  Rising Badge |
Hoenn League
| Hoenn League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generations III and VI | Region: Hoenn | |||
| Gym Leader Japanese |
Location Japanese |
Type | Badge | |
 Roxanne ツツジ Tsutsuji |
Rustboro City カナズミシティ Kanazumi City |
Rock |  Stone Badge | |
 Brawly トウキ Tōki |
Dewford Town ムロタウン Muro Town |
Fighting |  Knuckle Badge | |
 Wattson テッセン Tessen |
Mauville City キンセツシティ Kinsetsu City |
Electric |  Dynamo Badge | |
 Flannery アスナ Asuna |
Lavaridge Town フエンタウン Fuen Town |
Fire |  Heat Badge | |
 Norman センリ Senri |
Petalburg City トウカシティ Tōka City |
Normal |  Balance Badge | |
 Winona ナギ Nagi |
Fortree City ヒワマキシティ Hiwamaki City |
Flying |  Feather Badge | |
 Tate and Liza フウとラン Fū and Lan |
Mossdeep City トクサネシティ Tokusane City |
Psychic |  Mind Badge | |
 Wallace ミクリ MikuriRSORAS |
 Juan アダン AdanE |
Sootopolis City ルネシティ Rune City |
Water |  Rain Badge |
Sinnoh League
| Sinnoh League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Generation IV | Region: Sinnoh | ||
| Gym Leader Japanese |
Location Japanese |
Type | Badge |
 Roark ヒョウタ Hyouta |
Oreburgh City クロガネシティ Kurogane City |
Rock |  Coal Badge |
 Gardenia ナタネ Natane |
Eterna City ハクタイシティ Hakutai City |
Grass |  Forest Badge |
 Maylene スモモ Sumomo |
Veilstone City トバリシティ Tobari City |
Fighting |  Cobble Badge |
 Crasher Wake マキシマム仮面 Maximum Mask |
Pastoria City ノモセシティ Nomose City |
Water |  Fen Badge |
 Fantina メリッサ Melissa |
Hearthome City ヨスガシティ Yosuga City |
Ghost |  Relic Badge |
 Byron トウガン Tougan |
Canalave City ミオシティ Mio City |
Steel |  Mine Badge |
 Candice スズナ Suzuna |
Snowpoint City キッサキシティ Kissaki City |
Ice |  Icicle Badge |
 Volkner デンジ Denzi |
Sunnyshore City ナギサシティ Nagisa City |
Electric |  Beacon Badge |
Unova League
Black and White
| Unova League | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation V | Region: Unova | ||||||||||
| Gym Leader Japanese |
Location Japanese |
Type | Badge | ||||||||
 Cilan デント Dent |
 Chili ポッド Pod |
 Cress コーン Corn |
Striaton City サンヨウシティ Sanyou City |
Grass | Fire | Water |  Trio Badge | ||||
 Lenora アロエ Aloe |
Nacrene City シッポウシティ Shippou City |
Normal |  Basic Badge | ||||||||
 Burgh アーティ Arty |
Castelia City ヒウンシティ Hiun City |
Bug |  Insect Badge | ||||||||
 Elesa カミツレ Kamitsure |
Nimbasa City ライモンシティ Raimon City |
Electric |  Bolt Badge | ||||||||
 Clay ヤーコン Yakon |
Driftveil City ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City |
Ground |  Quake Badge | ||||||||
 Skyla フウロ Huuro |
Mistralton City フキヨセシティ Fukiyose City |
Flying |  Jet Badge | ||||||||
 Brycen ハチク Hachiku |
Icirrus City セッカシティ Sekka City |
Ice |  Freeze Badge | ||||||||
 Drayden シャガ ShagaB |
 Iris アイリス IrisW |
Opelucid City ソウリュウシティ Souryuu City |
Dragon |  Legend Badge | |||||||
Black 2 and White 2
| Unova League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Generation V | Region: Unova | ||
| Gym Leader Japanese |
Location Japanese |
Type | Badge |
 Cheren チェレン Cheren |
Aspertia City ヒオウギシティ Hiougi City |
Normal | Basic Badge |
 Roxie ホミカ Homika |
Virbank City タチワキシティ Tachiwaki City |
Poison |  Toxic Badge |
Burgh アーティ Arty |
Castelia City ヒウンシティ Hiun City |
Bug | Insect Badge |
 Elesa カミツレ Kamitsure |
Nimbasa City ライモンシティ Raimon City |
Electric | Bolt Badge |
Clay ヤーコン Yakon |
Driftveil City ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City |
Ground | Quake Badge |
Skyla フウロ Huuro |
Mistralton City フキヨセシティ Fukiyose City |
Flying | Jet Badge |
Drayden シャガ Shaga |
Opelucid City ソウリュウシティ Souryuu City |
Dragon | Legend Badge |
 Marlon シズイ Shizui |
Humilau City セイガイハシティ Seigaiha City |
Water |  Wave Badge |
Kalos League
| Kalos League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Generation VI | Region: Kalos | ||
| Gym Leader Japanese |
Location Japanese |
Type | Badge |
 Viola ビオラ Viola |
Santalune City ハクダンシティ Hakudan City |
Bug |  Bug Badge |
 Grant ザクロ Zakuro |
Cyllage City ショウヨウシティ Shōyō City |
Rock |  Cliff Badge |
 Korrina コルニ Corni |
Shalour City シャラシティ Shara City |
Fighting |  Rumble Badge |
 Ramos フクジ Fukuji |
Coumarine City ヒヨクシティ Hiyoku City |
Grass |  Plant Badge |
 Clemont シトロン Citron |
Lumiose City ミアレシティ Miare City |
Electric |  Voltage Badge |
 Valerie マーシュ Mache |
Laverre City クノエシティ Kunoe City |
Fairy |  Fairy Badge |
 Olympia ゴジカ Gojika |
Anistar City ヒャッコクシティ Hyakkoku City |
Psychic |  Psychic Badge |
 Wulfric ウルップ Urup |
Snowbelle City エイセツシティ Eisetsu City |
Ice |  Iceberg Badge |
Orange League
| Orange League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anime-exclusive | Region: Orange Archipelago | ||
| Crew Member Japanese |
Location Japanese |
Challenge | Prize |
 Cissy アツミ Atsumi |
Mikan Island ナツカン島 Natsukan Island |
Water Gun target test Surfing race |
 Coral-Eye Badge |
 Danny ダン Dan |
Navel Island ネーブル島 Navel Island |
Climb mountain (to qualify) Freeze a geyser race Build a Toboggan Toboggan race |
 Sea Ruby Badge |
 Rudy ジギー Ziggy |
Trovita Island ユズ島 Yuzu Island |
Target test Same-type Pokémon battle |
 Spike Shell Badge |
 Luana ルリコ Ruriko |
Kumquat Island リュウチン島 Ryūchin Island |
Double Battle |  Jade Star Badge |
 Drake ユウジ Yūji |
Pummelo Island カンキツ島 Kankitsu Island |
Full Battle |  Winner's Trophy Honor at the Palace of Victory |
Trivia
- Every Gym Leader that specializes in Ghost- and Steel-type Pokémon uses Gengar and Steelix respectively in battle.
- Even though there are 51 known Gyms in the games, with 58 Gym Leaders among them, there has not yet been a Gym specializing in Dark-type Pokémon, although there have been three Elite Four members; Karen, Sidney, and Grimsley. All the other seventeen types have at least one Gym associated with them. Electric-type specialist Gyms appear in five of the six regions.
- The only Gym Leaders so far whose parents have been seen in the anime are Brock, Sabrina, Tate and Liza, Roark, and Clemont.
- Janine, Roark, Maylene, Cheren and Roxie are the only ones who have a parent the player can encounter in the games. Koga, Giovanni, Norman, and Byron are the only Gym Leaders whose children can be encountered, or in Norman's case, played as, in the games.
- Other in-game relatives of Gym Leaders include Clair's cousin, Blue's grandfather and sister, Viola's sister, Korrina's grandfather and Clemont's sister. Additionally, Tate and Liza are brother and sister, while Cilan, Chili, and Cress are brothers.
- For Setting the World on Its Buneary, Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia is about Gym Leaders. He writes this senryū about them: 「ジムリーダー いのちをかけて かかってこい」 "Gym Leader, put your life on the line and challenge me."
- In the Johto saga of the anime, none of the Gym Leaders had exactly the same lineups as they do in the games.
- In the games, every Gym Leader has at least one Pokémon in his or her party that knows the TM move he or she gives out upon defeat. Former Gym Leaders do not count in this, as Wallace when he is faced as Champion and Giovanni when he is faced in Generation IV do not have Pokémon that know the move they gave out as TMs when they were faced as Gym Leaders in previous games. Koga, despite not being a Gym Leader in Generation IV, has several Pokémon that know Toxic, the move he last gave out as a TM.
- From Generations I-V (not counting remakes), every move that was in a TM given out by a Gym Leader was a new move for that generation, and many of them were rarely (if ever) seen on any other Pokemon in the generation they were introduced. This trend has been broken in Generation VI, where only three Gym Leaders—Viola, Korrina, and Valerie—hand out TMs with moves new to the generation.
- In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the player can continue the game without defeating Winona of Fortree City until attempting to battle the Elite Four.
- The Orange League is the only one so far in which Ash has successfully defeated all the Gym Leaders without a rematch.
- In Pocket Monsters: The Animation, it was mentioned that the position of Gym Leaders was very unforgiving, as it had a three-strike rule stating that if a Gym Leader lost three times in a row, the Gym will be disqualified. It also revealed that being a Gym Leader was costly, leaving little pay, and the government can't provide for them. It also revealed that the rather brutal nature of Gym leading was one of the reasons why Misty's and Brock's parents ended up abandoning them to Gym duties.
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| Participation Trainer • Battle • Gym Leaders Gyms • Badges • Referee Championship matches Elite Four • Orange League Champion League Pokémon League Conferences Indigo • Silver • Ever Grande • Lily of the Valley Vertress • Lumiose • Manalo |
Regional Pokémon Leagues Indigo • Orange* • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh Unova (BB) • Kalos • Alola • Galar • Paldea Areas of jurisdiction Pokémon League Reception Gate • Hall of Fame Palace of Victory • Cerulean Cave • Area Zero Others Admissions Exam • Pokémon Association PIA • World Coronation Series (Masters Eight Tournament) | ||
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