Pewter Gym: Difference between revisions

Pewter Gym appears in all {{pkmn|games}} set in the [[Kanto]] [[region]], appearing much the same in each: a small building with a {{wp|Japanese rock garden}} inside, one{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/3|FRLG}} or two{{sup/4|HGSS}}{{sup/7|PE}} Trainers, and the Gym Leader, Brock, waiting at the back of the Gym, stading on plain floor{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/2|GSC}} or a large stone pedestal{{sup/3|FRLG}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}{{sup/7|PE}}. In the [[Generation I]] games and their [[Generation III]] remakes, if the {{player}} tries to leave Pewter City to {{rt|3|Kanto}} before earning the Boulder Badge, a boy standing at the route entrance will lead them to the front of the Gym.

In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], the player must have a {{t|Grass}}- or {{type|Water}} Pokémon in their [[party]] in order to be allowed to challenge the Gym.

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The Pewter Gym was first seen in ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'' in the {{pkmn|anime}}. It is a stone building apparently set apart from the rest of the city. {{an|Brock}} waits inside in the dark for challengers, sitting on a stone pedestal as he does in the {{pkmn|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 {{TP|Brock|Onix|Steelix}}.

The Gym is an important part of Brock's family, and Brock, his [[Brock's siblings|brothers and sisters]], and his parents live in a large house behind the Gym. Brock's father, {{ka|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 {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}.

When Brock's mother, [[Lola]], returned, the Gym was turned into a combination {{type|Water}} and Rock-type Gym, and the battlefield was redecorated, including the addition of a pool in the middle. However, Brock returned in ''[[SS001|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 ''[[AG177|Grating Spaces]]''. At that time, a storage room was seen where the Gym keeps many [[Poké Ball]]s, 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 {{TP|Brock|Steelix}}, {{TP|Brock|Geodude}}, {{TP|Brock|Crobat}}, {{TP|Brock|Forretress}}, {{TP|Brock|Ludicolo}} and {{TP|Brock|Marshtomp}} at the Gym. Flint's {{p|Golem}} is also kept at the Gym, and Lola keeps her many {{type|Water}} Pokémon there.

Pewter Gym was featured in [[SS025]], in which the Gym was going to be closed down after Brock lost to [[Nurse Joy]] of the [[Pokémon Inspection Agency]]. After winning a battle against 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. However, the Gym had a bad paint job and the Rock Pokémon nearly drowned in the pool, which per the Pokémon Inspection Agency's standards of cleanliness, safety, and coolness in ''[[SS002|Cerulean Blues]]'', should have resulted in the Gym being shut down.

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Rhyperior's known moves are {{m|Megahorn}}, {{m|Rock Wrecker}}, {{m|Horn Drill}} and {{m|Dig}}.}}

[[File:Pewter Gym battlefield PO.png|left|thumb|250px|Pewter Gym interior in Pokémon Origins]]

The Pewter City Gym appeared in ''[[PO01|File 1: Red]]'', when {{OBP|Red|Origins}} went to challenge it on the suggestion of Brock, whom he didn't know being the Gym Leader until meeting him at the Gym. After battling [[Brock's Geodude]] with his {{TP|Red|Charmander}} for a while, Red was adviced by Brock to use a Pokémon with a better {{DL|Type|Type effectiveness|type matchup}}, prompting Red to switch to his {{p|Nidoran♂}}, whose super effective {{m|Double Kick}} was enough to defeat Geodude. Brock then switched to his Onix, which defeated Nidoran♂ with {{m|Bide}}, and then proceeded to defeat Red's {{p|Spearow}}, {{p|Rattata}}, and {{p|Metapod}} as well, but not before the Metapod had managed to land a {{m|String Shot}} on the Rock Snake Pokémon. Red was then forced to switch back to his Charmander. Thanks to Metapod's String Shot, Charmander was able to outspeed Onix and defeat it with {{m|Scratch}}, winning the match for Red and earning him the {{badge|Boulder}} and {{TM|34|Bide}}.

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