Vermilion Gym

Vermilion Gym クチバジム Kuchiba Gym
File:Vermilion Gym.png
Location	Vermilion City
Gym Leader	Lt. Surge
Badge	Thunder Badge
Dominant Type	Electric
Region	Kanto
Battlefield

The Vermilion Gym (Japanese: クチバジム Kuchiba Gym) is the official gym of Vermilion City. It is based on Template:Type2 Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Lt. Surge. Trainers who defeat him receive the Thunder Badge.

In the games

Vermilion City Pokémon Gym
Leader: LT. SURGE
"The Lighting American"

Vermilion Gym appears in all games set in the Kanto region, appearing much the same in each: the main room is filled with 15 trash cans, and trainers are scattered about this room. Beyond this room is another, guarded by electric doors in Generation I, and an electric fence in Generation III and Generation IV. The only way to get in the final room, where Lt. Surge is located, was to find two switches underneath the trash cans. If the first switch was found, but the player incorrectly guessed the second one, the traps would reset. In Generation II, these traps are not turned on.

A field based on the gym also appears in Pokémon Stadium's Gym Leader Castle.

Appearance

File:Vermilion Gym RB.png File:Vermilion Gym GS.png Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV

Trainers

Pokémon Red and Blue

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

File:LtSurgeBlue.PNG Leader Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym Red, Green, and Blue Leader and Professor Lt. Surge Oak Vermilion Gym Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $2376

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

Pokémon Yellow

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

File:Y Surge.png Leader Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym Yellow Leader and Professor Lt. Surge Oak Vermilion Gym Yellow Reward: $2772
Types: Electric Unknown Raichu Lv.28 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Growl Normal   --       Mega Punch Normal   --       Mega Kick Normal   --

Pokémon Gold and Silver and Crystal

Trainer	Pokémon
Juggler Horton 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 Guitarist Vincent ジュンイチ Jun'ichi Reward: $1024	Magnemite Lv.27 No item
	Magnemite Lv.32 No item
	Magnemite Lv.32 No item
	Voltorb Lv.33 No item
Gentleman Gregory 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.

File:LtSurge 02.png Leader Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Leader and Professor Lt. Surge Oak Vermilion Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4600

Types: Electric Unknown Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.44 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Types: Electric Unknown Held item: None Electrode Lv.40 Screech Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Swift Normal   --       Explosion Normal   --       Types: Electric Unknown Held item: None Electrode Lv.40 Screech Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Swift Normal   --       Explosion Normal   --       Types: Electric Steel Held item: None Magneton Lv.44 Zap Cannon Electric   --       Lock-On Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Swift Normal   --       Types: 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 Sailor Dwayne タツヒコ Tatsuhiko Reward: $672	Pikachu♂ Lv.21 No item
	Pikachu♂ Lv.21 No item
Engineer Baily Engineer Baily フミオ Fumio Reward: $1008	Voltorb Lv.21 No item
	Magnemite Lv.21 No item
Gentleman Tucker Gentleman Tucker オルソン Olson Reward: $1656	Pikachu♂ Lv.23 No item

File:SpriteSurge.png Leader Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym FireRed and LeafGreen Leader and Professor Lt. Surge Oak Vermilion Gym FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $2400

Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Voltorb Lv.21 Shock Wave Electric   --       Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Pikachu♂ Lv.18 Shock Wave Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Types: 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 Juggler Horton ジョナサン Jonathan Reward: $1376	Electrode Lv.43 No item
	Electrode Lv.43 No item
	Electrode Lv.43 No item
Guitarist Vincent Guitarist Vincent ジュンイチ Jun'ichi Reward: $1008	Jolteon♂ Lv.45 No item
	Voltorb Lv.43 No item
	Magnemite Lv.42 No item
Gentleman Gregory Gentleman Gregory アンソニー Anthony Reward: $8400	Pikachu♂ Lv.46 No item
	Electrike♂ Lv.42 No item
	Flaaffy♂ Lv.43 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.

File:LtSurgeHGSS.gif Leader Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Leader and Professor Lt. Surge Oak Vermilion Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6360

Types: 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   --       Types: 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   --       Types: 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   --       Types: 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   --

In the anime

Vermilion Gym's only anime appearance came in Electric Shock Showdown. Its appearance is similar to a warehouse with lightning bolts painted on it, and the arena inside is a dimly-lit boxing ring. The battles are one on one.

Ash challenged Lt. Surge to a battle, hoping for his third badge. However, Surge just laughed when he saw Ash's Pikachu, claiming it could never beat his Raichu. Pikachu decided to prove Surge wrong, and went ahead battling it. However, its evolved form proved much more powerful, as it easily defeated Pikachu.

After some training, Ash and Pikachu returned to the gym. Surge once again felt that the battle was hopeless. What he didn't know was that in between the battles, Ash had taught Pikachu how to use Quick Attack and Agility. This gave Pikachu the advantage, and the victory.

Surge gave Ash his badge, and conceded that Ash knew what he was doing.

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 named Vermilion City Gym.

Name	Type	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Vermilion City Gym	T		Gym Heroes	120/132

Trivia

• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the caretaker tells the player that the gym's traps were temporarily out of order, but were recently repaired. This is a cross-generational reference to Gold, Silver, and Crystal, where this was true.