Virbank Gym

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Virbank Gym タチワキジム Tachiwaki Gym
File:Virbank Gym.png
Location	Virbank City
Gym Leader	Roxie
Badge	Toxic
Dominant Type	Poison
Region	Unova
Battlefield

The Virbank Gym (Japanese: タチワキジム Tachiwaki Gym) is the official Gym of Virbank City. It is based on Poison-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Roxie. Trainers who defeat her receive the Toxic Badge.

In the games

	Virbank City Pokémon Gym Leader: Roxie "Poison days, poison on the stage!"

The Virbank Gym is designed as an underground music club. Upon entering, the player will have to go down some stairs and enter the club, where Roxie and her band are performing on the stage. The Gym has a large stage with a picture of a Koffing made out of graffiti on it, chairs and tables, a bar, and a booth for a DJ. Trainers must battle Roxie's two band members before she will battle them.

Trainers

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Roughneck Nicky Roughneck Nicky クック Cook Reward: $336	Grimer♂ Lv.14 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.14 No item
Guitarist Billy Jo ルー Roo Reward: $448	Venipede♀ Lv.14 No item
	Koffing♀ Lv.14 No item

Roxie

Normal Mode

Leader Roxie Virbank Gym Black 2 and White 2 Leader and Professor Roxie Oak Virbank Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $2160

Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♀ Lv.16 Assurance Dark Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Smog Poison Special   --       Clear Smog Poison Special   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Poison Point Held item: None Whirlipede♀ Lv.18 Venoshock Poison Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --

Challenge Mode

Leader Roxie Virbank Gym Black 2 and White 2 Leader and Professor Roxie Oak Virbank Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $2280

Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Oran Berry Koffing♀ Lv.17 Assurance Dark Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Smog Poison Special   --       Venoshock Poison Special   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Stench Held item: None Grimer♀ Lv.17 Venoshock Poison Special   --       Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Poison Gas Poison Status   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Poison Point Held item: Oran Berry Whirlipede♀ Lv.19 Venoshock Poison Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Fresh Water	From Clyde at the entrance	B2  W2
	TM09 (Venoshock)	Reward for defeating Roxie	B2  W2

In the anime

Virbank Gym in the anime

The Virbank Gym made its appearance in Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1) as an underground Gym located in an alleyway in Virbank City. Ash had his battle with Roxie which continued in Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 2), where he defeated Roxie and won the Toxic Badge, his final Unova badge.

In the TCG

The Virbank Gym is featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as a Stadium card. The following is a list of cards named Virbank City Gym.

Related cards 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	#
Virbank City Gym	St				Freeze Bolt		057/059

Trivia

• In the Japanese version of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Roxie spells out Dogars, the Japanese name of Koffing, while she sings; in the English version, she spells out Pokémon instead.
• The Gym trainer Guitarist Billy Jo is a pun on the guitarist and lead singer from Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong.

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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