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===In the main series===

The Nimbasa Gym was first seen in ''[[BW049|Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!]]'', when {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrived there was a note saying that [[Elesa]] was somewhere else. Later in the episode it was revealed that {{an|Bianca}} had already requested a battle, therefore Ash had to wait after her. Bianca then battled Elesa where she fought hard but eventually lost.

Ash finally got the chance to battle Elesa in ''[[BW050|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!]]''. He was almost disqualified from the match after he had planned to use {{AP|Palpitoad}} for a clean sweep and had no back up in case Palpitoad fell. Ash then used {{AP|Snivy}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} for the remainder of the battle and won himself the {{badge|Bolt}}.

 

====Pokémon used in Gym====

|desc=Elesa's {{p|Emolga}} first appeared in ''[[BW050|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!]]'', where she was used second in her Gym Battle against {{Ash}}. Using a combination of Attract and Aerial Ace, she was able to knock out [[Ash's Palpitoad]]. Next, she went up against {{AP|Snivy}}. As both Pokémon were female, Attract could not work; however, after dodging Snivy's attacks and recovering from a {{m|Leaf Storm}}, Emolga was able to defeat Snivy using Aerial Ace and Acrobatics—moves Snivy was weak against. Finally, Emolga was sent up against {{AP|Pikachu}}, but since the recent battles had taken their toll, Emolga was knocked out with a {{m|Quick Attack}}.

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|desc={{p|Tynamo}} was the last Pokémon Elesa used against Ash in their Gym Battle in ''[[BW050|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!]]'', and is called by Elesa as her "Electric Queen". Ash was confused by the unusual Pokémon that, despite being fish-like in appearance, could float in mid-air. Elesa worked around Tynamo's inability to learn more than a few moves by training her so her Tackle was extremely powerful, causing Pikachu to struggle. However, after Pikachu pulled himself together, he started to use {{m|Thunderbolt}} on the entire battlefield. With her view obscured, Tynamo was knocked out with just one {{m|Iron Tail}}.  

===In the Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer===

Nimbasa Gym appeared in the [[Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer]]. There, {{ga|Nate}} entered the Gym and was challenged to a match by Elesa.

====Pokémon used in Gym====

|desc={{p|Zebstrika}} was seen alongside its Trainer at the [[Nimbasa Gym]].

|desc={{p|Emolga}} was seen alongside its Trainer at the [[Nimbasa Gym]].

[[File:Nimbasa Gym Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Nimbasa Gym in the Pokémon Adventures manga]]

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

The Nimbasa Gym appeared in ''[[PS484|Battle on a Roller Coaster]]'', when {{adv|Black}} challenged Elesa. Like in the games, the Gym is filled with a big roller coaster, with Elesa waiting at the end. However, when Black reached Elesa, he realized that he couldn't open his safety harness, forcing him to stay in his moving car during the battle. Using her favorite move, {{m|Volt Switch}}, Elesa was able to launch rapid fire attacks while avoiding Black's Pokémon's attacks. With good timing, Black was able to defeat Elesa's {{p|Zebstrika}} with [[Nite]]'s {{m|Bulldoze}}, leaving her with just {{p|Emolga}}. With its great speed and {{type|Flying}} attacks, Emolga came close to defeating Nite, but with some quick thinking, Black came up with a strategy of using a roller coaster loop for Nite to land a surprise attack on Emolga from above, defeating it.

Just when Elesa was about to hand Black a {{badge|Bolt}} as a sign of his victory, his car started moving again, taking Black to an outside portion of the roller coaster, where he encountered {{p|Thundurus}}, which unleashed a lightning bolt at him, shocking him and opening his harness in the process. Back inside the Gym, Elesa told Black how she had also encountered Thundurus in her past.

====Pokémon used in Gym====

|desc={{p|Zebstrika}} is the first Pokémon that Elesa is known to own. Zebstrika was first seen as a drawing when Black was reading a book while deciding on strategies to defeat Elesa in their upcoming Gym Battle. Later, it was seen in person along with Elesa's other Pokémon while it was seen being dressed up in preparation of the Pokémon Musical. Zebstrika was used against Black in the Gym battle where it defeated his Tula after exploiting its Motor Drive Ability to raise its speed. Eventually, Zebstrika was defeated by Black's [[Nite]].

|desc={{p|Emolga}} is the second Pokémon that Elesa is known to own. Emolga was used in the Gym battle against Black where it fought his Nite and was eventually defeated.

* Due to {{DL|List of glitches in Generation V|Nimbasa Gym Trainer glitch|a glitch}}, if the player loses to {{tc|Lady}} Colette while directly facing her when encountered, when the player comes back in she will be standing on the same spot and will battle the player. After she is defeated, she still remains on the tracks of the roller coaster, and can be passed through while riding the roller coaster to [[Elesa]].