Motostoke Stadium

Motostoke Stadium エンジンスタジアム Engine Stadium
Location	Motostoke
Gym Leader	Kabu
Badge	Fire Badge
Dominant Type	Fire
Region	Galar
Battlefield

Motostoke Stadium (Japanese: エンジンスタジアム Engine Stadium) is the official Stadium of Motostoke. The Gym specializes in Fire-type Pokémon. During the Gym Challenge, Gym Challengers battle the Gym Leader Kabu to earn the Fire Badge.

In the core series games

Motostoke Stadium is the largest building in the city and is the site at which the third installment in the Galar region's Gym Challenge takes place. This is also where the Gym Challenge's opening ceremony is held before the Gym Challengers depart to challenge the first Gym. It is located at the northeastern part of the city, at the upper tier.

Gym Challenge

Gym mission

During the Gym mission, the player is required to earn five points by defeating or catching wild Pokémon in tall grass. Catching a Pokémon yields two points, whereas defeating it yields one point.

Each of the three areas of tall grass within the Gym hosts one visible Pokémon as a stationary wanderer (there are no hidden encounters in this grass). They disappear if they are caught or defeated, or if the player runs from the encounter, but respawn as soon as the player encounters another Pokémon.

In each field of grass, a Gym Trainer stands near the visible Pokémon. When the player encounters a Pokémon, the player and that Gym Trainer will face off in a 2-on-1 competitive wild encounter. The Gym Trainer may choose to attack either the player's Pokémon or the wild Pokémon, but they will not attempt to catch the wild Pokémon. The Gym Trainer is considered the player's ally—this means the player earns no experience for knocking the Gym Trainer's Pokémon out, and that if the player's Pokémon uses a move that affects allies (such as Light Screen), it will also affect the Gym Trainer's Pokémon. The player can run from these wild encounters, but unlike in normal wild battles, they are not be presented with the option to run if their Pokémon faints.

The scoreboard in the middle of the area keeps track of the player's current score. If the Gym Trainer's Pokémon causes the wild Pokémon to faint (including due to a status condition it inflicted), the player does not earn any points or experience.

The player cannot use Pokémon Camp, Pokémon Box Link, or VS during the Gym mission or in the hallway before the Gym battle.

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Left patch of tall grass
Vulpix	Sw	Sh	Grass	24	100%
Top patch of tall grass
Litwick	Sw	Sh	Grass	25	100%
Right patch of tall grass
Sizzlipede	Sw	Sh	Grass	25	100%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

These Trainers appear as rivals in wild encounters. The player does not battle them directly.

Trainer	Pokémon
Vulpix
Gym Trainer Darren ノブヒロ Nobuhiro	Rolycoly♂ Lv.24 No item
	Growlithe♂ Lv.24 No item
Litwick
Gym Trainer Chaka ルイ Louie	Sizzlipede♀ Lv.24 No item
	Salandit♀ Lv.24 No item
Sizzlipede
Gym Trainer Elle エル Elle	Salandit♀ Lv.24 No item

Gym battle

Kabu Gigantamaxes his Centiskorch at the first opportunity.

Gym Leader Kabu Motostoke Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: $4,320

Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Ninetales♀ Lv.25 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Fire Spin Fire Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Ember Fire Special   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arcanine♂ Lv.25 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       Types: Fire Bug Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Gigantamax Centiskorch♂ Lv.27 Flame Wheel Fire Physical G-Max Centiferno   --       Coil Poison Status Max Guard   --       Bug Bite Bug Physical Max Flutterby   --       Smokescreen Normal Status Max Guard   --

Sordward and Shielbert

While pursuing Sordward and Shielbert, the brothers will use their stock of Wishing Stars to force a Torkoal from the Stadium to Dynamax against its will, causing it to rampage in the Stadium. The player faces it with Hop, Piers, and Kabu in a Max Raid Battle to defeat it and calm it down.

Hop's Pokémon
If the player chose Grookey: Pokémon Trainer Hop Motostoke Stadium Sword and Shield Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Inteleon♂ Lv.60 Snipe Shot Water Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	If the player chose Scorbunny: Pokémon Trainer Hop Motostoke Stadium Sword and Shield Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Rillaboom♂ Lv.60 Drum Beating Grass Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Uproar Normal Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	If the player chose Sobble: Pokémon Trainer Hop Motostoke Stadium Sword and Shield Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Cinderace♂ Lv.60 Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Pyro Ball Fire Physical   --       Agility Psychic Status   --
Piers's Pokémon	Kabu's Pokémon
Pokémon Trainer Piers Motostoke Stadium Sword and Shield Types: Dark Normal Ability: Reckless Held item: None Obstagoon♂ Lv.62 Cross Chop Fighting Physical   --       Snarl Dark Special   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --	Gym Leader Kabu Motostoke Stadium Sword and Shield Types: Fire Bug Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Centiskorch♂ Lv.62 Fire Spin Fire Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

	Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Drought Held item: None
Dynamax Torkoal♂ Lv.62
Lava Plume Fire Special Max Flare   --       Earthquake Ground Physical Max Quake   --       Body Press Fighting Physical Max Knuckle   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical Max Steelspike   --

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM38 (Will-O-Wisp)	Reward for defeating Kabu	Sw  Sh
	Fire Uniform	Reward for defeating Kabu	Sw  Sh
	Kabu's rare League Card	From Kabu after defeating the Dynamax Torkoal	Sw  Sh

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Motostoke Stadium is seen in Kabu's mindscape.

Kabu & Centiskorch

In the anime

Motostoke Stadium appeared in Kabu's Battle Training!, where Liko and Roy visited it to find out if Kabu knew anything about the Black Rayquaza. Upon arrival, they also met Wakaba, a Gym Trainer-in-training. While supporting Roy's dream of wanting catch Rayquaza someday, Kabu emphasized starting from the basics and put Liko and Roy through a training test: by using their Pokémon's most basic attacks (Sprigatito's Leafage and Fuecoco's Ember) in creative ways, they would aim to either extinguish or light up the flames on a group of Litwick, with the one who managed to do so on every Litwick present before the other winning.

After Roy had won the test, Kabu challenged the two young Trainers to a Tag Battle, with Wakaba working as his partner. Although Roy's Fuecoco ended up learning Flamethrower, Kabu's Centiskorch was able to defeat it with ease on its own, after which Kabu withdrew from the battle to turn it into a one-on-one match between Liko and Wakaba. Though Liko quickly gained an upper hand over Wakaba's Rolycoly, she suddenly surrendered, wanting to support Wakaba's dream of becoming a Gym Trainer by letting her win. However, this only angered Wakaba, who sought to earn her position, causing her to lash out against Liko. Kabu explained to Liko that showing compassion is not always the right choice in a battle, as she had inadvertently disrespected her opponent and Sprigatito by forfeiting. Liko and Wakaba reconciled afterward, realizing their poor behavior towards each other.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Gym Test

Litwick (×20)

Debut	Kabu's Battle Training!
Voice actors
Japanese	Arisa Shida Yuna Ogata
English	Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld

These 20 Litwick were the focus of Kabu's Gym test. Ten started with their flames lit, and ten started with their flames extinguished. Liko and Sprigatito were charged with extinguishing all their flames, while Roy and Fuecoco were tasked with lighting them all, competing against each other.

None of these Litwick's moves are known.

Gym Battle

Centiskorch

Debut	Kabu's Battle Training!

Centiskorch is Kabu's only known Pokémon. He used it in a Tag Battle against Liko and Roy, teaming up with Wakaba's Rolycoly. Centiskorch ended up defeating Roy's Fuecoco before withdrawing from the battle.

Centiskorch's known moves are Flame Wheel, Bug Bite, and Flamethrower, and its Ability is Flash Fire.

In the manga

Motostoke Stadium in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Sword & Shield arc

Motostoke Stadium first appeared in Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment, where Henry and Casey visited it to get themselves registered for the Gym Challenge. Since the opening ceremonies had already ended, they departed to Turffield almost immediately to catch up with the other Gym Challengers.

After Henry, Casey, Bede, Marnie, and Hop had all defeated Nessa at Hulbury, they moved on to challenge Kabu at Motostoke Stadium. In Gulp Gulp!! Pokémon, after Henry, Bede, and Marnie had won their matches, it was Casey's turn to challenge the Motostoke Gym Leader. With the help of her newly retrieved Arrokuda, Kilo, Casey was able to defeat Kabu. Hop also beat him afterwards, allowing the five Gym Challengers to move on in their Gym Challenge.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Centiskorch

Debut	Blazing!! Bede's Feelings

Centiskorch is Kabu's only known Pokémon. It was first seen being defeated by Marnie's Morpeko in a Gym battle. It was later seen facing Casey's Arrokuda, Kilo, in its Gigantamaxed form, but was defeated as well.

None of Centiskorch's moves are known.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring Motostoke Stadium in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Motostoke Stadium 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	#
Kabu	Su	Darkness Ablaze		163/189	Explosive Walker		067/070
		Champion's Path		055/073
Gym Trainer	Su				S-P Promotional cards		102/S-P

Trivia

• The logo of Motostoke Stadium bears resemblance to Centiskorch, Kabu's signature Pokémon.
• Gym Trainer Chaka's name may be a reference to Pokémon's Social Marketing Manager, Chaka.
• The game files feature an unused Growlithe encounter for the Gym Test, which was possibly intended to act as a counterpart for its semi-version exclusive counterpart Vulpix in Pokémon Shield.

References

Gym Leaders of the Galar region
Turffield Stadium Milo	Hulbury Stadium Nessa	Motostoke Stadium Kabu	Stow-on-Side Stadium Bea Allister
Ballonlea Stadium Opal Bede	Circhester Stadium Gordie Melony	Spikemuth Gym Piers Marnie	Hammerlocke Stadium Raihan

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