Aspertia Gym

Aspertia Gym ヒオウギジム Hiougi Gym
Location	Aspertia City
Gym Leader	Cheren
Badge	Basic
Dominant Type	Normal
Region	Unova
Battlefield

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 games

	Aspertia City Pokémon Gym Gym Leader: Cheren "The one who seeks the right path"

The Aspertia Gym is located in the backyard of the local Trainer's School. The Gym consists of two large battlefields where the player must battle two Trainers before challenging Cheren, who is located on a platform at the far end of the Gym.

Trainers

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Youngster Pedro シンヤ Shinya Reward: $144	Patrat♂ Lv.9 No item
	Lillipup♂ Lv.9 No item
Lass Serena マリコ Mariko Reward: $144	Lillipup♀ Lv.9 No item
	Patrat♀ Lv.9 No item

Easy Mode/Normal Mode

Leader Cheren Aspertia Gym Black 2 and White 2 Leader and Professor Cheren Oak Aspertia Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $1440/$1560

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Patrat♂ Lv.10/11 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Detect Fighting Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: None Lillipup♂ Lv.12/13 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Helping Hand Normal Status   --

Challenge Mode

Leader Cheren Aspertia Gym Black 2 and White 2 Leader and Professor Cheren Oak Aspertia Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $1680

Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Patrat♂ Lv.12 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Detect Fighting Status   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Pidove♂ Lv.12 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: Oran Berry Lillipup♂ Lv.14 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Helping Hand Normal Status   --

Items

Item		Location	Games
	X Defend	From School Kid in the Trainers' School	B2  W2
	Fresh Water	From Clyde at the entrance	B2  W2
	TM83 (Work Up)	Reward for defeating Cheren	B2  W2

In the anime

The Aspertia Gym made an appearance in There's a New Gym Leader in Town!. Ash battled Cheren's Herdier with his Oshawott, but eventually lost.

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.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Aspertia City Gym	St	Boundaries Crossed		127/149	Cold Flare		057/059

Trivia

• The Aspertia Gym is the only Gym in the games to be located outside.
  • However, it is the second Gym to be located outside of a building, the first being the Cinnabar Gym in Generation II and IV.
• The Aspertia Gym is the only Gym to replace another Gym that has previously appeared in the series; it replaces the Nacrene Gym.
• The Aspertia Gym is the first Gym to be located in a player's hometown.

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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