Blackthorn Gym

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Blackthorn Gym
フスベジム Fusube Gym
Blackthorn Gym anime.png
Location Blackthorn City
Gym Leader Clair
Badge Rising Badge
Dominant Type Dragon
Region Johto
Blackthorn Gym Battlefield.png
Battlefield

The Blackthorn Gym (Japanese: フスベジム Fusube Gym) is the official Gym of Blackthorn City. It is based on Dragon-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Clair. Trainers who defeat her receive the Rising Badge.

In the games

Generation II

Blackthorn City
Pokémon Gym
Leader: Clair
The Blessed User
of Dragon Pokémon

A Cooltrainer will prevent access to the Gym itself until the player has at least seven of the eight Johto Badges and has defeated Team Rocket at the Radio Tower, though there is no legitimate way to access Blackthorn with less than seven Badges.

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the Gym Leader Clair is on a platform in the middle of red-hot lava, and the player must go to the second floor, where a Strength puzzle must be completed. Once the puzzle is completed, the boulders pushed down the correct holes form bridges across the lava, allowing the player to reach Clair. After being defeated, Clair is so outraged by her defeat that she refuses to hand over the Rising Badge, forcing the player to go to the Dragon's Den before the Badge can be aqcuired.

A field based on the Gym also appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Gym Leader Castle.

Generation IV

Blackthorn City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Clair
"The Blessed User of Dragon Pokémon"

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, immediately after entering the Gym, the Gym guide tells the player to return their walking Pokémon back to its Poké Ball. After this, the player has to navigate on platforms floating on lava, using arrows on them to move them and the blue buttons on them to spin them. After three platforms and several Trainers, the player will reach Clair and battle her. Like in Generation II, after being defeated, Clair refuses to admit her loss and hand over the Badge before the player has completed the challenge at the Dragon's Den.

Appearance

Version 1F 2F
Gold    
Silver
Crystal
HeartGold  
SoulSilver
 

Trainers

Main series

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Trainer Pokémon
 
Cooltrainer Paul
マサル Masaru
Reward: $1632
  Dratini Lv.34
No item
  Dratini Lv.34
No item
  Dratini Lv.34
No item
 
Cooltrainer Fran
トモエ Tomoe
Reward: $1776
  Seadra Lv.37
No item
 
Cooltrainer Cody
トモヒコ Tomohiko
Reward: $1728
  Horsea Lv.34
No item
  Seadra Lv.36
No item
 
Cooltrainer Mike
テツロウ Tetsurō
Reward: $1776
  Dragonair Lv.37
No item
 
Cooltrainer Lola
マリコ Mariko
Reward: $1728
  Dratini Lv.34
No item
  Dragonair Lv.36
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.





Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Trainer Pokémon
 
Ace Trainer Paulo
マサル Masaru
Reward: $2100
  Dratini Lv.35
No item
  Dratini Lv.35
No item
  Seadra Lv.35
No item
 
Ace Trainer Lola
マリコ Mariko
Reward: $2220
  Dratini Lv.35
No item
  Dragonair Lv.37
No item
 
Ace Trainer Cody
トモヒコ Tomohiko
Reward: $2220
  Horsea Lv.35
No item
  Seadra Lv.37
No item
 
Ace Trainer Fran
トモエ Tomoe
Reward: $2280
  Seadra Lv.38
No item
 
Ace Trainer Mike
テツロウ Tetsurō
Reward: $2280
  Dragonair Lv.38
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.





Side series

Pokémon Stadium 2
Round 1
Trainer Pokémon
Cooltrainer Gloria
Cooltrainer Gloria
シオリ Shiori
Reward: $N/A
  Jigglypuff Lv.50-100
  PRZCureBerry
  Venonat Lv.50-100
  Burnt Berry
  Skiploom Lv.50-100
  Bitter Berry
  Clefairy Lv.50-100
  Ice Berry
  Exeggcute Lv.50-100
  Mint Berry
  Oddish Lv.50-100
  Berry Juice
Cooltrainer Vince
Cooltrainer Vince
ケイスケ Keisuke
Reward: $N/A
  Bulbasaur Lv.50-100
  Ice Berry
  Squirtle Lv.50-100
  Bitter Berry
  Charmander Lv.50-100
  PSNCureBerry
  Chikorita Lv.50-100
  Mint Berry
  Cyndaquil Lv.50-100
  Berry Juice
  Totodile Lv.50-100
  PRZCureBerry





Round 2
Trainer Pokémon
Cooltrainer Gloria
Cooltrainer Gloria
シオリ Shiori
Reward: $N/A
  Smeargle Lv.50-100
  Focus Band
  Tangela Lv.50-100
  Bitter Berry
  Jynx Lv.50-100
  Ice Berry
  Golduck Lv.50-100
  PRZCureBerry
  Haunter Lv.50-100
  Mint Berry
  Ninetales Lv.50-100
  Burnt Berry
Cooltrainer Vince
Cooltrainer Vince
ケイスケ Keisuke
Reward: $N/A
  Ivysaur Lv.50-100
  Burnt Berry
  Wartortle Lv.50-100
  PRZCureBerry
  Charmeleon Lv.50-100
  Mint Berry
  Bayleef Lv.50-100
  Bitter Berry
  Croconaw Lv.50-100
  Gold Berry
  Quilava Lv.50-100
  PSNCureBerry





In the anime

Blackthorn Gym appeared in two episodes of the anime.

Ash battled Clair for the Rising Badge in Fangs for Nothin'. Although he battled hard, Ash wasn't doing very well in the match for his final Badge. However, before the battle could end, an alarm went off alerting Clair that somebody had stolen the Dragon Fang. She told Ash that the battle would have to continue some other time, and that more important matters had to be taken care of.

After dealing with Team Rocket and returning the Dragon Fang, Ash and Clair had a second battle in Better Eight Than Never. This time, Ash came prepared with his Snorlax and Charizard. He was much more successful than his previous attempt, and after defeating Clair's Dragonair, he earned the Rising Badge.

The Blackthorn Gym has a retractable roof, which is used when both Clair and the opponent's Pokémon can use flight in one way or another.

In the manga

 
Blackthorn Gym in Pokémon Pocket Monsters
 
Blackthorn Gym battlefield in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

The Blackthorn Gym appeared in The Ultimate Battle…?! of Pokémon Pocket Monsters. Green entered the Gym to impress Clair but he and Charizard were badly beaten by her. As Red and his Pokémon went inside, they had to get past a river full of lava in order to get to Clair. Even though the group was burned in the process, Clair cooled them off with a water bucket and challenged him to a battle using Dragonair. Despite Dragonair being a tough opponent, Red was able to defeat it with Clefairy and Tyrogue, and their clones cause some trouble in the end.

Trivia

  • In the games, the Cianwood Gym, the Blackthorn Gym, and the Celadon Gym are the only Gyms that require the use of an HM, as part of a Gym puzzle, in order to progress. Cianwood and Blackthorn's Gyms require Strength in Generation II, while Celadon's requires Cut in all generations except Generation II.
  • This is one of the few places in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver where the player is required to keep his or her Pokémon inside of its Poké Ball.
    • However, if the lead Pokémon in the party is fainted, the next unfainted Pokémon will be outside of its ball in the Gym.
  • In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the dark colored-lava on the floor of the Gym resembles a dragon, with its tail at the Gym entrance and mouth at the back of the Gym.


Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym  
 
Falkner
Azalea Gym  
 
Bugsy
Goldenrod Gym  
 
Whitney
Ecruteak Gym  
 
Morty
Cianwood Gym  
 
Chuck
Olivine Gym  
 
Jasmine
Mahogany Gym  
 
Pryce
Blackthorn Gym  
 
Clair


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