Aspertia Gym
| Aspertia Gym ヒオウギジム Hiougi Gym | |
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| Location | Aspertia City |
| Gym Leader | Cheren |
| Badge | Basic Badge |
| Dominant Type | Normal |
| Region | Unova |
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The Aspertia Gym (Japanese: ヒオウギジム Hiougi Gym) is the official Gym of Aspertia City. It is based on Normal-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Cheren. Trainers that defeat him receive the Basic Badge.
In the core series games
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Although the Aspertia Gym can be accessed right from the start of the game, it won't be open for challengers until the player has solved the case of the missing Pokémon at the Floccesy Ranch.
The Aspertia Gym is located in the backyard of the local Trainers' School. The Gym consists of two large battlefields where the player must battle two Trainers before being able to challenge Cheren, who is located on a platform at the far end of the Gym.
Appearance
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Challenge Mode
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Items
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Fresh Water | From Clyde at the entrance | B2 W2 |
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TM83 (Work Up) | Reward for defeating Cheren | B2 W2 |
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
Artwork depicting the Aspertia Trainers' School at the Aspertia Gym is seen in Cheren's mindscape.
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In the anime
Main series
The Aspertia Gym made an appearance in There's a New Gym Leader in Town!. Ash faced Cheren's Herdier with his Oshawott in an unofficial battle, but eventually lost.
The Gym also operates as a school dedicated exclusively to the education of aspiring Pokémon Trainers. The Gym is a tall building with a central tower, and the outside includes a place for the students to play. Inside, there are many classrooms and corridors in between. The school consists of a library, where students can learn about Pokémon from regions outside of Unova using the numerous books and computers, a swimming pool, a kitchen with dining tables and a room where announcements can be broadcast all around the grounds. Outdoor field projects are held to study wild Pokémon so that students can become familiar with and eventually catch their own Pokémon.
The school also raises and keeps Pokémon in a Pokémon House, which allows students to interact with various Pokémon. The Pokémon House is a large glass-caged structure with a forest-like environment inside. Behind the Pokémon House includes a large area with trees, flowers, and a fountain.
The Gym's battlefield looks like an ordinary schoolyard but is yet to be completed. However, it was finished enough for Ash and Cheren to conduct an exhibition match by the time of Ash and his friends' visit at the Gym.
Pokémon used in the Gym
Herdier is Cheren's only known Pokémon. It was used in an unofficial Gym battle against Ash and his Oshawott and won.
Herdier's known moves are Take Down and Thunder Fang.
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer
The Aspertia Gym appeared in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, where Rosa was shown having a Gym battle against Cheren there, using her Serperior to face Cheren's Stoutland.
Pokémon used in the Gym
Stoutland is Cheren's only known Pokémon. It was first seen battling against Rosa's Serperior in a Gym battle. Later, it was used to battle several Team Plasma Grunts on the Plasma Frigate, alongside Nate's Arcanine and Hugh's Samurott.
Stoutland's known moves are Protect, Bite, and Hyper Beam.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Black 2 & White 2 arc
Cheren was shown to have become the new teacher of the Aspertia Trainers' School. He teaches Class 75, which consists of 150 students from all across the Unova region, including Blake, Whitley, Hugh, Yancy, Maya, Yuko, Yuki, and Benga.
The Aspertia Gym itself made its first appearance in a flashback in Unforgettable Memories, depicting events that had taken place in Aspertia City five years earlier. Hugh first entered the Gym to look for the runaway Purrloin he had planned to give to his sister for her birthday. Although he assumed there was a Gym Leader there to help him capture Purrloin, Hugh's grandfather revealed that since Aspertia City is such a rural area, the Gym was currently empty as not many candidates have come to take it over.
In Movie Panic, Cheren encountered Brycen during his class's field trip to Pokéstar Studios, and the former Icirrus City Gym Leader suggested to Cheren that he could become the new Gym Leader of Aspertia City's Gym. In Epilogue: Graduation Ceremony, Cheren was revealed to have taken on the position.
In the TCG
The Aspertia Gym is featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as a Stadium card. The following is a list of cards named Aspertia 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. | |||||||
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| Aspertia City Gym | St | Boundaries Crossed | 
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127/149 | Cold Flare | 
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057/059 |
Trivia
- The Aspertia Gym is the only Gym to:
- Be located outside in the games.
- However, it is the second Gym to be located outside of a building, the first being the Cinnabar Gym in Generations II and IV.
- Replace another Gym that has previously appeared in the series, replacing the Nacrene Gym.
- Be located in a player's hometown.
- Be located outside in the games.
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