Petalburg Gym

The Petalburg Gym (Japanese: トウカジム Touka Gym) is the official Gym of Petalburg City. It is based on. The Gym Leader is Norman. s who defeat him receive the.

In the games
Between the entrance and Gym Leader Norman are a series of rooms, each containing a Trainer. In order to access these rooms, all of the first four Badges must be obtained first; otherwise, the doors will be locked. The Trainers have special methods of battling, as displayed on the doors leading to their rooms. They include the One-Hit KO Room, Accuracy Room, Attack Room, Defense Room, Speed Room, Recovery Room and either Zero Reduction Room or Confusion Room. Once three rooms in a row are completed, they can access the Gym Leader Room with Norman. In and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, all seven Trainers in their respective rooms use items in the battle, whereas in, the strategy of these Trainers is dependent on the moves of their Pokémon.

When defeated, Norman will give the player the as well as  or  as a reward. Also, in Pokémon Emerald, Wally's father will then enter Norman's room and lead the player to Wally's house.

After the player enters the Hall of Fame, the Gym's guide disappears, and Norman appears at the first room of the Gym like he did earlier in the game. In Pokémon Emerald, Norman will return to the furthest room back if he is ready to rebattle the player.





First rematch




Second rematch



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Third rematch



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Fourth rematch




In the anime
The Petalburg Gym first appeared in There's no Place Like Hoenn, where and  reached the facility, with Ash intending to  Norman and win his first Badge. However, when Norman learned that Ash only had with him, he declined the Gym battle. He did agree to an unofficial battle, which the young lost.

The Gym's next major appearance came in Love, Petalburg Style, when Ash and returned to Petalburg City. In Balance of Power!, Ash had his official Gym battle against Norman. This time, with the help of his and, Ash defeated the Gym Leader and earned the.

In addition to housing the battlefield, the Gym is also home to Norman, his family, and the Gym assistant. A greenhouse is also on the Gym's property. The various Pokémon at the Gym are housed in the greenhouse when they're not battling. May also left her and  at the Gym before heading to the Kanto region in The Right Place and the Right Mime.

It is Max's dream to one day succeed his father as Gym Leader, and he approaches this goal through learning about Pokémon battle strategy tactics.

Trivia

 * The Petalburg Gym is similar to Kanto's Viridian Gym, in the sense that it was the first Gym the undefined can reach, but cannot be challenged until the player has collected a certain amount of Badges.
 * Also, both cities housing said Gyms, Petalburg City and Viridian City, are followed by a route ( and ) split into sections by the regional forests of Petalburg Woods and Viridian Forest, respectively, and leading to the first Gym, the Rustboro Gym and Pewter Gym, which are also both facilities that the player can challenge.
 * Due to the structure of the Gym, the Petalburg Gym is the only Gym in where the player cannot face a pair of s in a Double Battle.

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