Pewter Gym

Pewter Gym ニビジム Nibi Gym
File:Pewter Gym.png
Location	Pewter City
Gym Leader	Brock Flint (anime only) Lola (anime only) Forrest (anime only)
Badge	Boulder Badge
Dominant Type	Rock
Region	Kanto
Battlefield

The Pewter Gym (Japanese: ニビジム Nibi Gym) is the official gym of Pewter City. It is based on Template:Type2 Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Brock. Trainers that defeat him receive the Boulder Badge.

Other known members include Camper Jerry, Hiker Edwin, Camper Liam, Flint (Brock's father), and Lola (Brock's mother).

In the games

Pewter City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Brock
"The Rock-Solid Pokémon Trainer"

Pewter Gym appears in all games set in the Kanto region, appearing much the same in each: a small building with a Japanese rock garden inside, one or two trainers, and the Gym Leader Brock waiting on a large stone pedestal. In the Generation I games and their Generation III remakes, whenever the player tries to leave Pewter City, a boy will lead him or her to the front of the gym if the player has not earned their Boulder Badge yet.

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

Appearance

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

Trainers

Main series

Pokémon Red and Blue

Trainer	Pokémon
Jr. Trainer♂ Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $220	Diglett Lv.11 No item
	Sandshrew Lv.11 No item

File:Brockblue.png Brock Pewter Gym Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Brock Oak Pewter Gym Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1386
Types: Rock Ground Geodude Lv.12 Tackle Normal   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Rock Ground Onix Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Bide Normal   --       Bind Normal   --

Pokémon Yellow

Trainer	Pokémon
Jr. Trainer♂ Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $180	Diglett Lv.9 No item
	Sandshrew Lv.9 No item

File:Y Brock.png Leader Brock Pewter Gym Yellow Leader and Professor Brock Oak Pewter Gym Yellow Reward: $1188
Types: Rock Ground Geodude Lv.10 Tackle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Rock Ground Onix Lv.12 Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Bide Normal   --       Bind Normal   --

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Trainer	Pokémon
Camper Jerry Camper Jerry キヨシ Kiyoshi Reward: $740	Sandslash♂ Lv.37 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:Brock 02.png Leader Brock Pewter Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Leader and Professor Brock Oak Pewter Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4200

Types: Rock Ground Held item: None Graveler♂ Lv.41 Defense Curl Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Rollout Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Ground Rock Held item: None Rhyhorn♂ Lv.41 Fury Attack Normal   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Horn Drill Normal   --       Types: Rock Water Held item: None Omastar♂ Lv.42 Bite Dark   --       Surf Water   --       Protect Normal   --       Spike Cannon Normal   --       Types: Rock Water Held item: None Kabutops♂ Lv.42 Slash Normal   --       Surf Water   --       Endure Normal   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Rock Ground Held item: None Onix♂ Lv.44 Bind Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Bide Normal   --       Sandstorm Rock   --

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Trainer	Pokémon
Camper Liam Camper Liam トシカズ Toshikazu Reward: $220	Geodude♂ Lv.10 No item
	Sandshrew♂ Lv.11 No item

File:SpriteBrock.png Leader Brock Pewter Gym FireRed and LeafGreen Leader and Professor Brock Oak Pewter Gym FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $1400
Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Geodude♂ Lv.12 Tackle Normal   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Onix♂ Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       Bind Normal   --       Harden Normal   --       Rock Tomb Rock   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer	Pokémon
Camper Jerry Camper Jerry キヨシ Kiyoshi Reward: $800	Rhydon♂ Lv.50 No item
Hiker Edwin Hiker Edwin ミキオ Mikio Reward: $1600	Golem♂ Lv.50 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:BrockHGSS.gif Leader Brock Pewter Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Leader and Professor Brock Oak Pewter Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6240

Types: Rock Ground Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Graveler♂ Lv.51 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Rhyhorn♂ Lv.51 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Horn Drill Normal Physical   --       Types: Rock Water Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Omastar♂ Lv.53 Spike Cannon Normal Physical   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Brine Water Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Sturdy Held item: Sitrus Berry Onix♂ Lv.54 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Types: Rock Water Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Kabutops♂ Lv.52 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Endure Normal Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --

Side series

Pokémon Stadium

Round 1

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Boy Reward: $None	Caterpie Lv.50 No item
	Weedle Lv.50 No item
	Metapod Lv.50 No item
	Kakuna Lv.50 No item
	Beedrill Lv.50 No item
	Butterfree Lv.50 No item
Lad Reward: $None	Bulbasaur Lv.50 No item
	Ekans Lv.50 No item
	Zubat Lv.50 No item
	Oddish Lv.50 No item
	Paras Lv.50 No item
	Gloom Lv.50 No item
Jr. ♂ Reward: $None	Farfetch'd Lv.50 No item
	Diglett Lv.50 No item
	Pidgey Lv.50 No item
	Dugtrio Lv.50 No item
	Sandshrew Lv.50 No item
	Geodude Lv.50 No item

Brock Pewter Gym Pokémon Stadium Professor and Professor Brock Oak Pewter Gym Pokémon Stadium Reward: None

Types: Rock Ground Onix Lv.50 Bind Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Types: Rock Ground Graveler Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock   --       Dig Ground   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Type: Ground Unknown Cubone Lv.50 Body Slam Normal   --       Fissure Ground   --       Bone Club Ground   --       Submission Fighting   --       Type: Fire Unknown Vulpix Lv.50 Swift Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Types: Rock Water Omanyte Lv.50 Horn Attack Normal   --       Spike Cannon Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Surf Water   --       Types: Rock Water Kabuto Lv.50 Absorb Grass   --       Slash Normal   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --

Round 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Boy Reward: $None	Paras Lv.50 No item
	Rattata Lv.50 No item
	Spearow Lv.50 No item
	Pidgeotto Lv.50 No item
	Beedrill Lv.50 No item
	Butterfree Lv.50 No item
Lad Reward: $None	Ivysaur Lv.50 No item
	Arbok Lv.50 No item
	Zubat Lv.50 No item
	Gloom Lv.50 No item
	Exeggcute Lv.50 No item
	Venonat Lv.50 No item
Junior ♂ Reward: $None	Farfetch'd Lv.50 No item
	Diglett Lv.50 No item
	Pidgeot Lv.50 No item
	Kabutops Lv.50 No item
	Sandshrew Lv.50 No item
	Graveler Lv.50 No item

Brock Pewter Gym Pokémon Stadium Professor and Professor Brock Oak Pewter Gym Pokémon Stadium Reward: None

Types: Rock Ground Onix Lv.50 Bind Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Screech Normal   --       Types: Poison Flying Golbat Lv.50 Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Bide Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Types: Rock Ground Golem Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock   --       Dig Ground   --       Explosion Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ninetales Lv.50 Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Fire Spin Fire   --       Bide Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown Dugtrio Lv.50 Dig Ground   --       Slash Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Types: Rock Water Omastar Lv.50 Double-Edge Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Surf Water   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

Leader Brock Pewter Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Leader and Professor Brock Oak Pewter Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: None

Types: Rock Ground Held item: Quick Claw Onix♂ Lv.50 Bide Normal   --       Strength Normal   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Rock Ground Held item: Scope Lens Golem♂ Lv.50 Rollout Rock   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Magnitude Ground   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Type: Bug Unknown Held item: Focus Band Pinsir♂ Lv.50 Strength Normal   --       Submission Fighting   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Rock Water Held item: Miracle Berry Omastar♂ Lv.50 Surf Water   --       Bite Dark   --       Blizzard Ice   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Types: Rock Water Held item: PRZCureBerry Kabutops♂ Lv.50 Surf Water   --       Slash Normal   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Types: Bug Steel Held item: Mint Berry Forretress♀ Lv.50 Rollout Rock   --       Take Down Normal   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Defense Curl Normal   --

Round 2

Leader Brock Pewter Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Leader and Professor Brock Oak Pewter Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: None

Types: Steel Ground Held item: Scope Lens Steelix♂ Lv.50 Fissure Ground   --       Return Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Types: Ground Rock Held item: Quick Claw Rhydon♀ Lv.50 Fissure Ground   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Types: Water Psychic Held item: BrightPowder Slowbro Lv.50 Fissure Ground   --       Surf Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Types: Bug Rock Held item: Leftovers Shuckle Lv.50 Defense Curl Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --       Safeguard Normal   --       Wrap Normal   --       Types: Bug Fighting Held item: Focus Band Heracross♂ Lv.50 Counter Fighting   --       Reversal Fighting   --       Megahorn Bug   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Ursaring♂ Lv.50 Slash Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Focus Energy Normal   --

Items

Item		Location	Games

In the anime

Pewter Gym in its first appearance

The inside of the Gym in its first appearance

The Pewter Gym was first seen in Showdown in Pewter City in the anime. It is a stone building apparently set apart from the rest of the city. Brock waits inside in the dark for challengers, sitting on a stone pedestal as he does in the games; however, unlike in the games, no other trainers have been seen as part of the gym aside from Brock's family. The battlefield is littered with jagged rocks and boulders, and a balcony along the edge above provides spectators a spot to watch gym battles. Despite being a Rock-type gym, the building has sprinklers for fire safety, which Ash uses to gain an advantage against Onix.

The gym is an important part of Brock's family, and Brock, his brothers and sisters, and his parents live in a large house behind the gym. Brock's father, Flint, was the Gym Leader before Brock, and Brock inherited the gym as part of his family responsibilities when his parents left. While Brock was a strong, respected Gym Leader, he did not like being one, and only did it as an obligation to his family. When Flint came back, Brock returned the title of Gym Leader to him, and left to travel with Ash and pursue his own dream of becoming a Pokémon Breeder.

When Brock's mother, Lola, returned, the gym was turned into a combination Template:Type2 and Rock-type gym, and the battlefield was redecorated, including the addition of a pool in the middle. However, Brock returned in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together! and was shocked to see how his mother has changed. Both he and his younger brother Forrest take pride in the gym's strong reputation as a Rock-type gym. He battled his mother to restore the gym to being only Rock-type again.

It was subject to a second remodeling attempt in Grating Spaces. At that time, a storage room was seen where the gym keeps many Poké Balls, presumably containing different Rock-type Pokémon. In its subsequent appearances, the Gym's name has been removed from the entrance.

While traveling with Ash, Brock kept Pokémon he owns but does not currently have on his party at the gym. He has had his Steelix, Geodude, Crobat, Forretress, Ludicolo and Marshtomp at the gym. Flint's Golem is also kept at the gym, and Lola keeps her many Template:Type2 Pokémon there.

Pewter Gym was featured in Nibi Gym - The Greatest Crisis Ever!, in which the Gym was going to be closed down after Forrest lost to Nurse Joy. After winning a battle against Brock and another battle with Forrest, Nurse Joy allowed the Gym to stay open, with Forrest as its official Gym Leader. The Gym is notably cleaner than in its previous appearance, with all paintings removed. In addition, the battlefield has more pointed rocks while the area around it is a blue shiny floor, possibly to reflect Lola's penchant for water.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The main arena

Pewter Gym debuted in Onix is On! of the Red, Green & Blue arc. Here, Red and Blue win the Boulder Badge after they defeat several rounds of trainers and finally Brock. The outside of the Gym has the default design, but the inside consists of a boxing ring where the trainers battle, a space for the crowd around it and a room with windows where Brock can see the battles.

Pokémon

These are the Pokémon shown in the Gym, from Brock and the other Gym Trainers.

Onix

Graveler

Geodude

Cubone

Sandshrew

In the TCG

The Pewter 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 Pewter City Gym.

Name	Type	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Pewter City Gym	T		Gym Heroes	115/132

Trivia

• In the anime, the Pewter Gym has tied for having been run by the most Gym Leaders, with a total of four different Leaders: Brock, Flint, Lola, and Forrest. Viridian Gym has also had four Leaders in the anime: Giovanni, Jessie, James, and Agatha, although Jessie and James were a Double Battle. If Misty's sisters were counted as one Leader each, Cerulean Gym would also tie with them.
• For unexplained reasons, Pewter Gym seemed to have passed the PIA's inspection despite having a bad paint job and the Rock Pokémon nearly drowning in the pool, whereas in Cerulean Blues, it is implied that any gym that fails the cleanliness, safety, and coolness factors of the inspection is shut down.
• In all iterations of the gym from Generation I to Generation IV, it is possible for players to completely bypass the trainers leading up to Brock.

Gym Leaders of the Kanto region
Pewter Gym Brock	Cerulean Gym Misty	Vermilion Gym Lt. Surge	Celadon Gym Erika
Fuchsia Gym Koga Janine	Saffron Gym Sabrina	Cinnabar Gym Blaine	Viridian Gym Giovanni Blue

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