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.

Contents

In the games

Trainers' School Under Construction

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

Although the Aspertia Gym can be accessed right from the start of the game, it won't be open for challengers until the player has solved the case of the missing Pokémon at the Floccesy Ranch.

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

Appearance

Black 2	White 2

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 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   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: None Lillipup♂ Lv.12/13 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Challenge Mode

Leader Cheren Aspertia Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1680

Type: 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   --       Type: 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 a 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

In the main series

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

The Gym also operates as a school dedicated exclusively to the education of aspiring Pokémon Trainers. The Gym is a tall building with a central tower, and the outside includes a place for the students to play. Inside, there are many classrooms and corridors in between. The school consists of a library, where students can learn about Pokémon from regions outside of Unova using the numerous books and computers, a swimming pool, a kitchen with dining tables and a room where announcements can be broadcast all around the grounds. Outdoor field projects are held to study wild Pokémon so that students can become familiar with and eventually catch their own Pokémon.

The school also raises and keeps Pokémon in a Pokémon House, which allows students to interact with various Pokémon. The Pokémon House is a large glass-caged structure with a forest-like environment inside. Behind the Pokémon House includes a large area with trees, flowers, and a fountain.

The Gym's battlefield looks like an ordinary schoolyard but is yet to be completed. However, it was finished enough for Ash and Cheren to conduct an exhibition match by the time of Ash and his friends' visit at the Gym.

Pokémon used in Gym

		Herdier
		Herdier is Cheren's only known Pokémon. It was used in an unofficial Gym battle against Ash and his Oshawott and won. Herdier's known moves are Take Down and Thunder Fang.
Debut	There's a New Gym Leader in Town!

In the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

Aspertia Gym in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer

The Aspertia Gym appeared in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, where Rosa was shown having a Gym battle against Cheren there, using her Serperior to face Cheren's Stoutland.

Pokémon used in Gym

		Stoutland
		Stoutland is Cheren's only known Pokémon. It was first seen battling against Rosa's Serperior in a Gym battle. Later, it was used to battle several Team Plasma Grunts on the Plasma Frigate, alongside Nate's Arcanine and Hugh's Samurott. Stoutland's known moves are Protect, Bite, and Hyper Beam.
Debut	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer

In the manga

Aspertia Gym in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Two years after the events of Black & White chapter, Cheren was shown to have become the new teacher of the Aspertia Trainers' School. He teaches Class 75, which consists of 150 students from all across the Unova region, including Blake, Whitley, Hugh, Yancy, Maya, Yuko, Yuki, and Benga.

The Aspertia Gym itself made its first appearance in a flashback in Unforgettable Memories, depicting events that had taken place in Aspertia City five years earlier. Hugh first entered the Gym to look for the runaway Purrloin he had planned to give to his sister for her birthday. Although he assumed there was a Gym Leader there to help him capture Purrloin, Hugh's grandfather revealed that since Aspertia City is such a rural area, the Gym was currently empty as not many candidates have come to take it over.

In Movie Panic, Cheren encountered Brycen during his class's field trip to Pokéstar Studios, and the former Icirrus City Gym Leader suggested to Cheren that he could become the new Gym Leader of Aspertia City's Gym. In PS548, Cheren was revealed to have taken on the position.

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 silver 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 Generations II and IV.
• The Aspertia Gym is the only Gym to replace another Gym that has previously appeared in the series, replacing 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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