Stow-on-Side Stadium

Stow-on-Side Stadium ラテラルスタジアム Lateral Stadium
Location	Stow-on-Side
Gym Leader	AllisterSh
Badge	Ghost Badge
Dominant Type	Ghost
Region	Galar
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Battlefield

Stow-on-Side Stadium ラテラルスタジアム Lateral Stadium
Location	Stow-on-Side
Gym Leader	BeaSw
Badge	Fighting Badge
Dominant Type	Fighting
Region	Galar
Battlefield

Stow-on-Side Stadium (Japanese: ラテラルスタジアム Lateral Stadium) is the official Stadium of Stow-on-Side. Its appearance, type speciality, and Gym Leader varies between the game the player is playing. In Pokémon Sword, the Gym specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon. During the Gym Challenge, Gym Challengers battle the Gym Leader Bea to earn the Fighting Badge. In Pokémon Shield, the Gym specializes in Ghost-type Pokémon, and Challengers battle the Leader Allister to earn the Ghost Badge.

In the games

Stow-on-Side Stadium is the largest building in the town and is the site at which the fourth installment in the Galar region's Gym Challenge takes place.

Gym Challenge

Gym mission

During the Gym mission, the player has to navigate sloped mazes while inside a spinning teacup. There are three courses in total.

The teacup naturally slides downwards, but the player can influence its movement by rotating the Control Stick in the direction they want the teacup to spin. Hitting a wall or obstacle can cause the teacup to lose momentum, but does not otherwise penalize the player. In the second and third course, there are several boxing gloves^Sw/ghoulish hands^Sh on springs against the edges of the course that launch the teacup away when it comes into contact with them.

At the end of each course, the player has to battle a Gym Trainer. Behind each Trainer is a warp tile that the player can use to return to the entrance, from where they can withdraw from their Gym Challenge. After completing three courses, the Gym mission is complete.

The player can withdraw from the Gym mission at any time by returning to the entrance. If the player loses a battle or withdraws, the mission is reset; however, defeated Gym Trainers cannot be battled again. Once the player has completed the Gym mission, even if they leave or lose, they proceed straight to the Gym battle from the reception area.

The player cannot use Pokémon Camp, Pokémon Box Link, or VS during the Gym mission or in the hallway before the Gym battle.

Trainers

Pokémon Sword

Trainer	Pokémon
Gym Trainer Ian ツヨシ Tsuyoshi Reward: $3,072	Stufful♂ Lv.31 No item
	Bewear♂ Lv.32 No item
Gym Trainer Claire アイコ Aiko Reward: $3,072	Farfetch'd♀ Galarian form Lv.32 No item
Gym Trainer Simon トシヤ Toshiya Reward: $3,168	Hitmonlee♂ Lv.33 No item
	Hitmonchan♂ Lv.33 No item

Pokémon Shield

Trainer	Pokémon
Gym Trainer Clive カイ Kai Reward: $2,976	Pumpkaboo♂ Lv.31 No item
	Phantump♂ Lv.31 No item
	Pumpkaboo♂ Lv.31 No item
Gym Trainer Lynne ユウコ Yūko Reward: $3,072	Corsola♀ Galarian form Lv.32 No item
Gym Trainer Roy レイジ Reiji Reward: $3,168	Haunter♂ Lv.33 No item
	Drifblim♂ Lv.33 No item

Gym battle

Pokémon Sword

Bea Gigantamaxes her Machamp at the first opportunity.

Gym Leader Bea Stow-on-Side Stadium Sword Reward: $5,760

Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Technician Held item: None Hitmontop♂ Lv.34 Triple Kick Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --       Revenge Fighting Physical   --       Types: Fighting Dark Ability: Mold Breaker Held item: None Pangoro♂ Lv.34 Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Circle Throw Fighting Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Sirfetch'd♂ Lv.35 Detect Fighting Status   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Brutal Swing Dark Physical   --       Revenge Fighting Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Machamp♀ Lv.36 Scary Face Normal Status   --       Revenge Fighting Physical   --       Knock Off Dark Physical   --       Strength Normal Physical   --

Pokémon Shield

Allister Gigantamaxes his Gengar at the first opportunity.

Gym Leader Allister Stow-on-Side Stadium Shield Reward: $5,760

Types: Ground Ghost Ability: Wandering Spirit Held item: None Yamask♂ Lv.34 Brutal Swing Dark Physical   --       Hex Ghost Special   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Ghost Fairy Ability: Disguise Held item: None Mimikyu♂ Lv.34 Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical   --       Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status   --       Hone Claws Dark Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Type: Ghost Unknown Ability: Weak Armor Held item: None Cursola♀ Lv.35 Ancient Power Rock Special   --       Curse Ghost Status   --       Hex Ghost Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Ghost Poison Ability: Cursed Body Held item: None Gengar♂ Lv.36 Venoshock Poison Special   --       Hex Ghost Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Payback Dark Physical   --

Sordward and Shielbert

While pursuing Sordward and Shielbert, the brothers will use their stock of Wishing Stars to force multiple Pokémon from the Stadium to Dynamax against their will, causing them to rampage in the Stadium. The player will face a Conkeldurr^Sw/Dusknoir^Sh with their party while Hop, Piers, and Bea^Sw/Allister^Sh handle the rest.

Pokémon Sword	Pokémon Shield
Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Iron Fist Held item: None Conkeldurr♂ Lv.62 Dynamax Thunder Punch Electric Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --	Type: Ghost Unknown Ability: Pressure Held item: None Dusknoir♀ Lv.62 Dynamax Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Thunder Punch Electric Physical   --       Shadow Punch Ghost Physical   --

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Heavy Ball	From the Ball Guy	Sw  Sh
	TM42 (Revenge)	Reward for defeating Bea	Sw
	Fighting Uniform	Reward for defeating Bea	Sw
	TM77 (Hex)	Reward for defeating Allister	Sh
	Ghost Uniform	Reward for defeating Allister	Sh
	Bea's rare League Card	From Bea after defeating the Dynamax Conkeldurr	Sw
	Allister's rare League Card	From Allister after defeating the Dynamax Dusknoir	Sh

Poké Mart

This Poké Mart is located on the right side of the Stow-on-Side Stadium lobby.

Cashier
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball $600
Ultra Ball5 Badges $800	Potion $200
Super Potion $700	Hyper Potion4 Badges $1,500
Max Potion7 Badge $2,500	Full Restore8 Badges $3,000
Antidote $200	Burn Heal $200
Ice Heal $200	Awakening $200
Paralyze Heal $200	Full Heal6 Badges $400
Revive $2,000	Repel $400
Super Repel5 Badges $700	Max Repel7 Badges $900
Poké Doll $300

Uniform shop

This shop is located on the left side of the Stow-on-Side Stadium lobby.

Male

Female

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting Stow-on-Side Stadium is seen in Bea and Allister's mindscapes.

Bea & Sirfetch'd Allister & Gengar

In the anime

Allister's Ghost-type Gym in the anime

The Stow-on-Side Stadium first appeared briefly in Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day! as Goh and Sonia visited Stow-on-Side. In Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!, a Galarian Yamask was seen above the Stadium, Dynamaxed due to the Darkest Day. Once Ash and Goh succeeded in stopping the event in Hammerlocke, the Yamask shrunk back to normal.

Ash and Goh traveled to the Stow-on-Side Stadium in Battle Three With Bea! in preparation for Ash's World Coronation Series battle against Bea, and were soon joined by Korrina. The battle begun the next day and continued in the next episode, culminating in a showdown between Ash's Mega Lucario and Bea's Gigantamax Machamp. While Lucario couldn't defeat Machamp before its Gigantamax wore off, it was able to do so soon afterwards, making Ash the winner of the match.

In The Winding Path to Greatness!, Ash and Goh visited Allister's Ghost-type Gym in Stow-on-Side to get his help in getting Ash's Gengar to Gigantamax. Allister accompanied them to the Stow-on-Side Stadium, where Bea allowed them to use the stadium battlefield for their training. When it turned out that Gengar could only perform standard Dynamax, Allister assisted Ash and Goh in collecting Max Mushrooms to make Max Soup, which enabled Gengar to Gigantamax when Ash attempted it again.

Pokémon used in the Gym

		Grapploct
		Grapploct is Bea's first known Pokémon. In Battle Three With Bea!, it was the first Pokémon Bea used in her second rematch with Ash. It first went up against Pikachu, who was soon switched out for Lucario. After a while, Grapploct was recalled and replaced with Hawlucha. In the next episode, it was sent out to battle Ash's Pikachu, defeating him before being knocked out by Lucario. Grapploct's known moves are Detect, Close Combat, Liquidation, and Octolock.
Debut	Solitary and Menacing!
Voice actors
Japanese	Noriaki Kanze
English	James Weaver Clark

		Hawlucha
		Hawlucha is Bea's second known Pokémon. In Battle Three With Bea!, Hawlucha was the second Pokémon Bea used in her second rematch with Ash. It fought against his Lucario, but was soon switched out for Machamp. In the next episode, it fought against Ash's Sirfetch'd and managed to win, before being defeated by Ash's Pikachu. Hawlucha's known moves are Hone Claws, Karate Chop*, Flying Press, High Jump Kick, Wing Attack, and Sky Attack.
Debut	Solitary and Menacing!
Voice actors
Japanese	Ryota Iwasaki
English	H.D. Quinn

		Machamp ↔ Gigantamax Machamp
		Machamp is Bea's ace Pokémon, being capable of Gigantamaxing. In Battle Three With Bea!, Machamp was the third Pokémon Bea used in her second rematch with Ash, being sent out to battle his Lucario. In the next episode, it fought against Ash's Sirfetch'd after Lucario had been recalled, before being recalled itself. It was later sent out to battle Ash's Pikachu, defeating it before facing Lucario again. In response to Ash's decision to Mega Evolve Lucario, Bea Gigantamaxed Machamp. Lucario managed to survive long enough for Machamp to revert back to normal, and then proceeded to defeat it soon afterwards, making Ash the winner. Machamp's known moves are Bullet Punch, Cross Chop, and Strength. As a Gigantamax Machamp, it can use Max Steelspike, Max Strike, and G-Max Chi Strike.
Debut	Solitary and Menacing!

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Stow-on-Side Stadium in Pokémon Adventures

Sword & Shield arc

The Stow-on-Side Stadium first appeared in Glittering!! The Tapestry in the Vault, where Henry was the first one of remaining Gym Challengers to challenge it. During his match against Allister, Henry heard the voice of his deceased father talking to him from Gigantamax Gengar's mouth. The match ended in Henry's clear victory, with Allister failing to defeat a single one of his Pokémon. Casey's match was initially delayed due to Allister running off to inspect Professor Magnolia's Sinistea and Polteageist, but she was eventually able to have it and win herself a Ghost Badge as well.

In Shocking!! Reunion in the Forest, it was revealed that Allister and Bea take turns in leading the Gym and taking on Gym Challengers. In Chomp!! It's Dracovish, Marnie revealed that, due to Allister having left the Gym after his battle with Casey in order to follow Casey and her friends, she had been forced to battle Bea instead. She had managed to defeat Bea and win herself the Fighting Badge, despite her Morpeko being at a disadvantage against Bea's Fighting Pokémon.

Pokémon used in the Gym

Used by Allister

		Yamask
		Galarian Yamask is Allister's first known Pokémon. It was first used to battle Henry's Sirfetch'd, Lancelot, in a Gym battle, but was defeated. It is housed in a Dusk Ball. Yamask's only known move is Brutal Swing.
Debut	Glittering!! The Tapestry in the Vault

		Cursola
		Cursola is Allister's second known Pokémon. It was first used to battle Henry in a Gym battle. It managed to damage Henry's Sirfetch'd, Lancelot, but was defeated by his Oranguru, Fanguru. None of Cursola's moves are known.
Debut	Glittering!! The Tapestry in the Vault

		Gengar ↔ Gigantamax Gengar
		Gengar is Allister's third known Pokémon. It was first used in Allister's Gym battle against Henry but was defeated by his Oranguru, Fanguru, after it exited its Gigantamax state. Allister also uses it as a mode of transportation. It is housed in a Dusk Ball. Gengar's only known move is Venoshock**. As a Gigantamax Gengar, it can use G-Max Terror and Max Ooze.
Debut	Glittering!! The Tapestry in the Vault

Used by Bea

		Grapploct
		Grapploct is Bea's first known Pokémon. It was first seen in Casey's fantasy when she talked to Allister about Stow-on-Side's Gym Leaders. None of Grapploct's moves are known.
Debut	Shocking!! Reunion in the Forest

		Hitmontop ♂
		Hitmontop is Bea's second known Pokémon. He was first seen in Marnie's fantasy when she recalled her Gym battle against Bea. None of Hitmontop's moves are known.
Debut	Chomp!! It's Dracovish

Gym Leaders of the Galar region
Turffield Stadium Milo	Hulbury Stadium Nessa	Motostoke Stadium Kabu	Stow-on-Side Stadium Bea Allister
Ballonlea Stadium Opal Bede	Circhester Stadium Gordie Melony	Spikemuth Gym Piers Marnie	Hammerlocke Stadium Raihan

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