Snowpoint Gym

Snowpoint Gym
キッサキジム Kissaki Gym
Snowpoint Gym anime.png
Location Snowpoint City
Gym Leader Candice
Badge Icicle Badge
Dominant Type Ice
Region Sinnoh
Snowpoint Gym Battlefield.png
Battlefield

The Snowpoint Gym (Japanese: キッサキジム Kissaki Gym) is the official Gym of Snowpoint City. It is based on Ice-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Candice. Trainers who defeat her receive the Icicle Badge.

In the games

Snowpoint City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Candice
The Diamond Dust Girl!

The Snowpoint City Gym is a Gym consisting of a four-floor ice rink with slides connecting the various floors and snowballs blocking progress through the Gym. To reach the Gym Leader, Trainers have to slide around the Gym and destroy the snow balls blocking the way.

Appearance

Diamond Pearl Platinum Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
     
 

Trainers

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Trainer Pokémon
 
Ace Trainer Anton
ヨシオ Yoshio
Reward: $2340
  Snover Lv.39
No item
 
Ace Trainer Alicia
レイミ Reimi
Reward: $2220
  Sneasel Lv.37
No item
  Tentacruel Lv.37
No item
 
Ace Trainer Savannah
トキコ Tokiko
Reward: $2220
  Pelipper Lv.35
No item
  Golduck Lv.36
No item
  Steelix Lv.37
No item
 
Ace Trainer Sergio
ヒョウ Hyō
Reward: $2220
  Floatzel Lv.37
No item
  Sneasel Lv.37
No item
 
Ace Trainer Brenna
ミズホ Mizuho
Reward: $2340
  Snover Lv.39
No item
 
Ace Trainer Isaiah
ヒデキ Hideki
Reward: $2340
  Quagsire Lv.39
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.




Pokémon Platinum

Trainer Pokémon
 
Ace Trainer Anton
ヨシオ Yoshio
Reward: $2640
  Glalie Lv.44
No item
 
Ace Trainer Alicia
レイミ Reimi
Reward: $2580
  Sneasel Lv.40
No item
  Sneasel Lv.43
No item
 
Ace Trainer Savannah
トキコ Tokiko
Reward: $2220
  Snorunt Lv.39
No item
  Snorunt Lv.40
No item
  Glalie Lv.42
No item
 
Ace Trainer Sergio
ヒョウ Hyō
Reward: $2520
  Snover Lv.41
No item
  Sneasel Lv.42
No item
 
Ace Trainer Brenna
ミズホ Mizuho
Reward: $2460
  Sneasel Lv.40
No item
  Snorunt Lv.40
No item
  Snover Lv.41
No item
 
Ace Trainer Isaiah
ヒデキ Hideki
Reward: $2640
  Piloswine Lv.44
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.




Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Trainer Pokémon
 
Ace Trainer Anton
ヨシオ Yoshio
Reward: $2,496
  Snover Lv.39
No item
 
Ace Trainer Alicia
レイミ Reimi
Reward: $2,516
  Sneasel Lv.37
No item
  Tentacruel Lv.37
No item
 
Ace Trainer Savannah
トキコ Tokiko
Reward: $2,516
  Pelipper Lv.35
No item
  Golduck Lv.36
No item
  Steelix Lv.37
No item
 
Ace Trainer Sergio
ヒョウ Hyō
Reward: $2,516
  Floatzel Lv.37
No item
  Sneasel Lv.37
No item
 
Ace Trainer Brenna
ミズホ Mizuho
Reward: $2,496
  Snover Lv.39
No item
 
Ace Trainer Isaiah
ヒデキ Hideki
Reward: $2,496
  Quagsire Lv.39
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.




Rematch



Items

Item Location Games
  TM72 (Avalanche) Reward for defeating Candice  D  P  Pt 
  TM72 (Avalanche) ×5 Reward for defeating Candice  BD  SP 

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Snowpoint Gym is seen in Candice's mindscape.

Candice & Abomasnow
 

In the anime

The Snowpoint Gym appeared in Sliding Into Seventh!, where Ash challenged Candice to a Gym battle for his seventh Sinnoh League Badge. In the battle, Ash used his Grotle, Staraptor, Gliscor, and Chimchar, even though the first three were weak against Candice's Ice Pokémon. Despite this, Ash was able to defeat Candice and earn himself the Icicle Badge.

Pokémon used in the Gym

 
Sneasel
Sneasel was the first Pokémon used by Candice during her Gym Battle against Ash when she went up against Grotle. Although Sneasel had an obvious type-advantage and could skate across the icy battlefield, Grotle was able to use its new defensive battle technique to absorb Sneasel's attacks and was then able to knock her out with Rock Climb.

Sneasel's known moves are Icy Wind and Fury Swipes.

Debut Sliding Into Seventh!
Voice actors
Japanese Satsuki Yukino
English Kayzie Rogers
 
Medicham
Candice's second choice was Medicham. Medicham was sent up against Staraptor. Despite a good battle, she was knocked out by Staraptor's Brave Bird.

Medicham's known moves are Confusion and Fire Punch.

Debut Sliding Into Seventh!
Voice actors
Japanese
English Sarah Natochenny
 
Snover
A female Snover was Candice's third Pokémon to be used, and she proved herself to be a powerful battler, knowing plenty of Ice and Grass attacks which she used to defeat Ash's Gliscor. However, Snover was knocked out by Ash's Chimchar.

Snover's known moves are Razor Leaf, Ice Beam, Bullet Seed, and Icy Wind.

Debut Sliding Into Seventh!
Voice actors
Japanese Satsuki Yukino
English Billy Beach
 
Abomasnow
Candice's main Pokémon and the major powerhouse of her team is Abomasnow. She first appeared battling Zoey's Glameow soon after Ash and his friends entered Snowpoint City. She was later paired with Buizel to help stop Team Rocket from stealing the Snowpoint Trainers' School supply of Pokémon.

In Sliding Into Seventh!, Abomasnow was Candice's final Pokémon in her Gym battle against Ash. Abomasnow knocked out Staraptor and Grotle before Chimchar defeated her with Flame Wheel.

Abomasnow's known moves are Ice Shard, Wood Hammer, Blizzard, Ice Punch, and Razor Leaf.

Debut Classroom Training!
Voice actors
Japanese Chie Satō
English Bill Rogers

In the manga

 
Snowpoint Gym in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

The Snowpoint Gym appeared in Striking Out Snover and To and Fro with Froslass, where Platinum entered the Gym in order to tell Candice about her plan of going to Lake Acuity to stop Team Galactic from capturing Uxie. However, it turned out that she was forced to clear the Gym before she could meet Candice. After quickly plowing through the Gym puzzle and Gym Trainers, Platinum reached Candice and started a Gym battle with her. Wanting to get to Lake Acuity as soon as possible, Platinum intended to finish the battle quickly.

As Platinum had recently parted ways with Diamond and Pearl in order for each of them to protect one of the lake guardians, she was still lacking some of her own self-confidence, which she had previously received from her friends. Thankfully, due to Candice scolding her of her half-baked efforts, Platinum was able to make herself use her boldest strategies and beat Candice, earning her her seventh Badge. After the battle, Candice told Platinum how she had been contacted by Byron about the Team Galactic crisis, and agreed to come help Platinum and Maylene fight the villainous team at Lake Acuity.

The Gym is also inhabited by numerous wild Ice-type Pokémon, one of which was caught by Platinum after the Gym battle and later given to Diamond.

Pokémon used in the Gym

 
Snover
Snover was the first Pokémon used by Candice during her Gym battle against Platinum against her Empoleon. Due to her opponent's Steel-type advantage, she was quickly defeated by a powerful Metal Claw. However, before she fainted, she had fired a Seed Bomb, which hit the Emperor Pokémon in the head, defeating her.

Snover's only known move is Seed Bomb, and her Ability is Snow Warning.

Debut Striking Out Snover
 
Froslass
Main article: Platinum's Froslass

Candice's secret weapon in her match against Platinum is Froslass, who to counter her used her Rapidash. With his speed, Rapidash was able to avoid Froslass's icy attack, but when he was finally hit, Rested to be saved for Candice's last Pokémon, only to be hit by a powerful Wake-Up Slap, nearly knocking him out. After switching with Abomasnow, and the latter being defeated, she went against Lopunny, and stopped its jumping strategy and defeated her. Just before she could claim victory, however, she was defeated by Rapidash, who had been fully restored by Lopunny's Healing Wish, winning Platinum the battle. After the Gym battle, she was taken to Lake Acuity where she was defeated by Jupiter. Later, at the Spear Pillar, Candice gave her to Platinum.

Debut To and Fro with Froslass
 
Abomasnow
Abomasnow is one of Candice's main Pokémon. She was first seen when Platinum had bumped into a Graveler while skiing. She took her to the city so she could rest. Afterwards, she was used in her Gym match and was Candice's third Pokémon, against Platinum's newly caught Lopunny. She first successfully hit the Rabbit Pokémon with an Ice Shard, but it could stand it. Despite being an inexperienced member of her team, Lopunny was swiftly able to avoid the massive Pokémon's Focus Blasts, and to defeat her with a nimble Jump Kick.

Abomasnow's known moves are Ice Shard, Focus Blast, and Rock Climb, and its Ability is Snow Warning.

Debut Disagreeable Graveler

Trivia

  • Snowpoint Gym is one of three Ice-type Gyms that are in the seventh in their respective regions. The other two are the Mahogany Gym in Johto and Icirrus Gym in Unova.
    • Both of these Gym's Badges share their name with Snowpoint Gym's Badge in different languages.
  • Due to an oversight in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, it is possible to softlock oneself, as the puzzle was never designed for diagonal movement.
    • The player can also exploit diagonal movement to climb the slopes, and eventually reach Candice without battling other Trainers in the Gym.


Gym Leaders of the Sinnoh region
Oreburgh Gym  
 
Roark
Eterna Gym  
 
Gardenia
Veilstone Gym  
 
Maylene
Pastoria Gym  
 
Crasher Wake
Hearthome Gym  
 
Fantina
Canalave Gym  
 
Byron
Snowpoint Gym  
 
Candice
Sunyshore Gym  
 
Volkner


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