Oreburgh Gym

The Oreburgh Gym (Japanese: クロガネジム Kurogane Gym) is the official Gym of Oreburgh City. It is based on. The Gym Leader is Roark. s who defeat him receive the.

In the games
The Oreburgh Gym is a narrow building built of stone. Two paths exist: a raised path that avoids the Trainers and a middle path that takes challengers straight through the Gym. Roark waits on a raised hill at the end of the paths. Although only two Trainers actually appear in the Gym, most of the s in the Oreburgh Mine are also members who relax at the Gym in their free time.

While Roark is the Gym Leader here, it is revealed that Byron had originally asked Riley to be the Gym Leader here until Riley turned the offer down in favor of Roark.

In the anime
The Oreburgh Gym first appeared in Shapes of Things to Come!, where Paul challenged Roark to a Gym and beat him. watched this match, and challenged Roark himself in the next episode, but lost because his concentration was instead on besting Paul.

After doing some heavy training in Wild in the Streets! and getting some advice from in the process, Ash re-challenged Roark in O'er the Rampardos We Watched!. This time, he won the battle, earning him the Coal Badge.

In Ancient Family Matters!, it was revealed that prior to Roark becoming a Gym Leader, his father Byron was the Gym Leader of Oreburgh City. He ultimately left to become the Leader of the Gym in Canalave City.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The Oreburgh Gym appeared in A Conk in Cranidos's Cranium as the first Gym that challenged. and were thrown out by the Gym statue for the duration of the Gym challenge, consisting of Gym Trainers and the Gym Leader himself. They, however, managed to help Platinum win the battle against Roark from the outside by concealing information in their routine.

Pokémon used in Gym
Pokémon-Arena von Erzelingen Gimnasio Pokémon de Ciudad Pirita Arène de Charbourg Palestra di Mineropoli クロガネジム 鋼鐵道館