Dewford Gym

Dewford Gym
ムロジム Muro Gym
Dewford Gym anime.png
Location Dewford Town
Gym Leader Brawly
Badge Knuckle Badge
Dominant Type Fighting
Region Hoenn
Dewford Gym Battlefield.png
Battlefield

The Dewford Gym (Japanese: ムロジム Muro Gym) is the official Gym of Dewford Town. It is the second of the eight official Hoenn League Gyms. The Gym Leader, Brawly, specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon. Trainers who defeat him will receive the Knuckle Badge.

In the games

Generation III

Dewford Town Pokémon Gym
Leader: Brawly

A big wave in fighting!

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the Dewford Gym is a pitch-black maze, with Gym Trainers hiding in the darkness. As Trainers are defeated, the Gym lights up bit by bit. Once Brawly is beaten, the entire Gym lights up completely. In Ruby and Sapphire, Battle Girl Laura cannot be avoided.

Generation VI

Dewford Town Pokémon Gym
Leader: Brawly

A big wave in fighting!

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Gym is redesigned as a darkened exercise gym with a lit central hallway with conveyor belts that restrict movement. The hallway also contains switches on the floor that momentarily light up the side passages through the rest of the gym when stepped on, giving the player a glimpse of the maze before they attempt it to progress. Once Brawly is defeated, the Gym is permanently lit up.

When defeated, Brawly will give the player the Knuckle Badge as well as TM08 (Bulk Up) as a reward.

Appearance

Ruby Sapphire Emerald Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire
     
 

Vending Machine

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, there is a Vending Machine at the Gym's entrance.


Trainers

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Trainer Pokémon
 
Battle Girl Laura
ミサト Misato
Reward: $336
  Meditite Lv.14
No item
 
Black Belt Hideki
タイキ Taiki
Reward: $448
  Machop Lv.14
No item
 
Battle Girl Tessa
シノブ Shinobu
Reward: $288
  Meditite Lv.12
No item
  Machop Lv.12
No item
  Meditite Lv.12
No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.


Brawly uses two Super Potions.



Pokémon Emerald

Trainer Pokémon
 
Battle Girl Laura
ミサト Misato
Reward: $312
  Meditite Lv.13
No item
 
Battle Girl Lilith
アズミ Azumi
Reward: $312
Potential Double Battle with Brenden
  Meditite Lv.13
No item
 
Sailor Brenden
カズマサ Kazumasa
Reward: $416
Potential Double Battle with Lilith
  Machop Lv.13
No item
 
Black Belt Takao
タイケイ Taikei
Reward: $416
  Machop Lv.13
No item
 
Black Belt Cristian
トシヒデ Toshihide
Reward: $416
  Makuhita Lv.13
No item
 
Battle Girl Jocelyn
シノブ Shinobu
Reward: $312
  Meditite Lv.13
No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.


Brawly uses two Super Potions in the Gym battle, and three Full Restores in the rematches.



First rematch



Second rematch



Third rematch



Fourth rematch onwards



Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Trainer Pokémon
 
Battle Girl Laura
ミサト Misato
Reward: $416
  Meditite Lv.13
No item
 
Black Belt Hideki
タイキ Taiki
Reward: $416
  Machop Lv.13
No item
 
Battle Girl Tessa
シノブ Shinobu
Reward: $352
  Meditite Lv.11
No item
  Machop Lv.11
No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.




Items

Item Location Games
  TM08 (Bulk Up) Reward for defeating Brawly  R  S  E  OR  AS 

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Dewford Gym is seen in Brawly's mindscape.

Brawly & Hariyama
 

In the anime

 
Brawly's training spot battlefield

Dewford Gym appeared in Brave the Wave, where Ash was seen charging at the Gym, excited to challenge it. Unfortunately for him, he found out that Brawly, the Gym Leader, was off to a surfing practice and would only battle Ash once he was done.

Later, Ash finally got his desired Gym battle, which was set to be a two-on-two battle. First, Ash chose Taillow against Brawly's Machop, but lost the round despite the type advantage. Next Ash used Treecko, which beat Machop, and then went up against Brawly's Makuhita. During the battle, Makuhita suddenly evolved into Hariyama, and proceeded to easily defeat Treecko. Ash was disheartened by this defeat, but Brawly encouraged him to go on.

In Just One of the Geysers, Ash had a rematch against Brawly at his private training spot on a small isle off the coast of Dewford Island, which had a battlefield filled with geysers. With the help of his recently caught Corphish, his diligent training, and some quick thinking to utilize the new battleground to his advantage, Ash was able to defeat Brawly this time around, finally earning him the Knuckle Badge.

Pokémon used in the Gym

 
Machop
Machop was the first Pokémon Brawly used against Ash in both the first Gym battle and the rematch. During the first match, it was sent up against Taillow, and although Taillow kept using Wing Attack and hitting it, Machop kept getting up and eventually managed to knock Taillow out with a Cross Chop. Next, Ash used Treecko which was finally able to defeat it.

In Ash and Brawly's rematch, Machop was again used first. It began to overpower Treecko, but fell to Ash's newly-caught Corphish.

It reappeared in a flashback in Which Wurmple's Which?.

Machop's known moves are Cross Chop and Karate Chop.

Debut Brave the Wave
Voice actors
Japanese Shin-ichiro Miki
English Wayne Grayson
 
Makuhita → Hariyama
Main article: Brawly's Hariyama

Hariyama first appeared as a Makuhita. During a Gym battle with Treecko, it evolved into Hariyama and defeated Treecko. After helping the group to escape from a violent storm, Ash had his rematch against Brawly. Hariyama was able to defeat Corphish and almost defeated Treecko, but thanks to Ash's strategy, Treecko was able to defeat Hariyama after a fierce battle.

Debut Brave the Wave
Voice actors
Japanese Unshō Ishizuka
English Maddie Blaustein

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

 
Dewford Gym in Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

Dewford Gym appeared in Mashing Makuhita and Heavy Hitting Hariyama, when Sapphire faced Brawly in a Gym battle. Using his surfing tactics to avoid Sapphire's attacks, Brawly easily gained the upper hand, especially when his Makuhita evolved into Hariyama. However, by using Chic's Double Kick to bypass Hariyama's Counter, Sapphire was eventually able to defeat Brawly and win the battle, earning herself the Knuckle Badge.

Pokémon used in the Gym

 
Makuhita → Hariyama
Main article: Brawly's Hariyama

Hariyama is Brawly's first known Pokémon. He debuted as a Makuhita surfing with his Trainer. Later, he evolved in Brawly's Gym battle against Sapphire, but it wasn't enough to win the battle. Since then, he has been used in several other battles.

Debut Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt! II
 
Machop
Machop is Brawly's second known Pokémon. It debuted in Brawly's battle against Sapphire, where it was easily defeated by her Combusken, Chic, and switched out to Makuhita.

Machop's known moves are Focus Punch and Revenge, and his Ability is Guts.

Debut Mashing Makuhita

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Dewford Gym made its only appearance in The Haunted Gym, where a Sableye helped Red navigate through the Gym since it was too dark for him to see.

Trivia


Gym Leaders of the Hoenn region
Rustboro Gym  
 
Roxanne
Dewford Gym  
 
Brawly
Mauville Gym  
 
Wattson
Lavaridge Gym  
 
Flannery
Petalburg Gym  
 
Norman
Fortree Gym  
 
Winona
Mossdeep Gym  
   
Tate and Liza
Sootopolis Gym  
   
Wallace Juan


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