Violet Gym

The Violet Gym (Japanese: キキョウジム Kikyō Gym) is the official Gym of Violet City. It is based on. The Gym Leader is Falkner. s who defeat him receive the.

Generation II
In Generation II, the Gym structure is very basic. It is very similar to Pewter Gym in layout, a pathway leading directly to the Gym Leader with two Trainers obscuring the way. The path is held on some sort of raised platform, with a seemingly bottomless pit left and right of the path. The path creates an "S" shape as it winds around toward the Gym Leader. At the tips of the "S" there are two Trainers that are both unavoidable. At the end stands Falkner, who will battle any challengers of the Gym. After Falkner is defeated, he will give the player the, which allows the use of outside of battle, as well as.

A field based on the Gym also appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle.

Generation IV
Unlike in Generation II, the Gym is inaccessible until the Sprout Tower is cleared. Trainers will start out on ground level. A wooden platform at the end that will lift Trainers up to the upper level where a structure similar to the one in Generation II awaits. The path creates an "S" shape as it winds around toward the Gym Leader. A Trainer waits at each end of the "S", but unlike in Generation II, both Trainers can be avoided by walking on the glass tiles that encircle the field. Falkner waits on a wooden platform in front of the windows at the back of the Gym. After Falkner is defeated, he will give the player the, which allows the use of outside of battle, as well as.

Round 1




Round 2




In the anime
The Violet Gym made its only appearance in Fighting Flyer with Fire. The battlefield is located at the top of a tall building and lacks a roof so that Flying Pokémon can make full use of their abilities.

After saving from,  challenged Falkner to a. The battle got off to a bad start for Ash, but he improved when he managed to defeat Falkner's and  with Pikachu alone. However, the Gym Leader's proved to be too tough for Pikachu and ultimately defeated him. After switching to, Ash was able to defeat Pidgeot and earn his first Johto League Badge, the Zephyr Badge.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Violet Gym was first mentioned in Sunkern Treasure, where Falkner told that after his father, the previous Violet Gym Leader, had gone missing, he had started training hard in order to pass the Pokémon Association's test and become the new Gym Leader of Violet City. In Smeargle Smudge, Falkner successfully passed the test and became an official Gym Leader.

In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Violet Gym first appeared in Falkner The Bird Keeper's Challenge!!, where entered the Gym to challenge Falkner. Unlike what Gold had heard, Falkner used instead of  and, because they had been badly injured during Falkner's previous Gym battle against. With some clever tactics, Gold's Totodile was able to defeat Pidgeot.

However, just when it seemed like Gold had won, the Legendary Pokémon suddenly appeared. Falkner explained that the Violet Gym was originally built as a resting place for Articuno, and it only came here once every four years. Even against this overwhelmingly powerful opponent, Gold refused to surrender. As he cursed his lack of an Pokémon, a  suddenly appeared from the time tunnel that had appeared above the Gym, and joined Gold's side in the battle against the Legendary bird. Falkner then opened the Gym's roof, giving Articuno a more suitable environment to battle in.

Although Pikachu initially refused to listen to Gold, it soon began to obey him. With Totodile's help, Pikachu was able to deal heavy damage on Articuno with. Although the Freezing Pokémon wasn't knocked out, it then left the battle, choosing not to fight anymore. According to Falkner, this meant that Articuno had admitted its defeat, meaning that he had lost the battle. As his prize, Gold then received the.



In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga
Violet Gym appeared in Aim to be the Strongest! The Hot-Blooded Brotherly Combination!!, where Jō challenged Falkner. It didn't take long for Jō's Totodile to defeat Falkner's Pidgey, earning the young Trainer his first Badge.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Violet Gym first appeared in The Gym Challenges Begin!!, where it was closed when was about to enter it. It reappeared in PMHGSS05, where Red and Falkner had a rematch.

Trivia

 * Falkner is the Gym Leader with the lowest level Pokémon in the, with a at level 7 and a  at level 9 in Generation II. This remains true in HeartGold and SoulSilver, where his Pidgey is now level 9, while no other Gym Leader's party levels fall beneath level 10.
 * Violet Gym is the only Gym in the to solely use Pokémon of the Gym's specialty type.

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