Blackthorn Gym

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

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.

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

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.

Leader Clair Blackthorn Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Leader and Professor Clair Oak Blackthorn Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4000

Type: Dragon Unknown Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.37 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Surf Water   --       Slam Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.37 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Slam Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.37 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Slam Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Types: Water Dragon Held item: None Kingdra♀ Lv.40 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Surf Water   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       SmokeScreen Normal   --

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.

Leader Clair Blackthorn Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Leader and Professor Clair Oak Blackthorn Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $4920

Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♀ Lv.38 Dragon Rage Dragon Special   --       Twister Dragon Special   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.38 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.38 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Types: Water Dragon Ability: Sniper Held item: Sitrus Berry Kingdra♀ Lv.41 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --

Side series

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

Trainer	Pokémon
Cooltrainer Gloria Cooltrainer Gloria 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 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

Gym Leader Clair Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Gym Leader and Professor Clair Oak Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Water Dragon Held item: Scope Lens Kingdra♀ Lv.50-100 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Type: Electric Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Ampharos♀ Lv.50-100 ThunderPunch Electric   --       Swift Normal   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Held item: Dragon Fang Dragonair♂ Lv.50-100 Outrage Dragon   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Surf Water   --       Thunder Electric   --       Types: Ground Rock Held item: PSNCureBerry Rhydon♂ Lv.50-100 Earthquake Ground   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Rollout Rock   --       DynamicPunch Fighting   --       Type: Fire Unknown Held item: Bitter Berry Arcanine♂ Lv.50-100 Flamethrower Fire   --       Dig Ground   --       Dragon Rage Dragon   --       ExtremeSpeed Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Held item: PRZCureBerry Lapras♀ Lv.50-100 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Surf Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --

Round 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Cooltrainer Gloria Cooltrainer Gloria 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 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

Gym Leader Clair Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Gym Leader and Professor Clair Oak Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Water Dragon Held item: BrightPowder Kingdra♂ Lv.50-100 Return Normal   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Types: Fire Flying Held item: King's Rock Charizard♂ Lv.50-100 Body Slam Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Types: Poison Ground Held item: Scope Lens Nidoking♂ Lv.50-100 Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Double Kick Fighting   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Ground Rock Held item: Focus Band Rhydon♀ Lv.50-100 Roar Normal   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Types: Water Flying Held item: MiracleBerry Gyarados♀ Lv.50-100 Waterfall Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Type: Electric Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Ampharos♀ Lv.50-100 Body Slam Normal   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --

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.

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.
• 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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