Sootopolis Gym

The Sootopolis Gym (Japanese: ルネジム Rune Gym) is the official Gym of Sootopolis City. It is based on. The Gym Leader is Wallace, who succeeded and, in, was eventually replaced by his mentor Juan. s who defeat them receive the.

In the games
The Sootopolis Gym's door is initially locked. It will only open up once the undefined has solved Hoenn's weather crisis.

Generation III
In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, to reach the Gym Leader, Trainers must step on every ice tile to activate the stairways to the next level. If any tile is used twice, the player will fall to a lower floor, where the Gym Trainers are located. No matter where he or she falls, at least one Trainer must be challenged before the stairs can be returned to. The levels on the basement floor are separated with ice slides, allowing the player to only move downwards.

When defeated, Wallace or Juan will give the player the as well as  as a reward.

Generation VI
In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player can walk across the ice diagonally instead of just straight. The second and third puzzles now also contain solid platforms which can be stepped onto multiple times without them breaking. Once a puzzle is solved and the player has entered the next level, the cracked tiles on the lower levels can be stepped onto without them breaking. The ice slides on the lower floor are replaced with stairs, allowing the player to freely move between the different levels of the floor. In addition, two Trainers can now be battled on the main floor.

When defeated, Wallace will give the player the as well as  as a reward.




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First rematch



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Second rematch



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Third rematch




Fourth rematch







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In the anime
The Sootopolis Gym debuted in The Great Eight Fate!, when and  first arrived there. After challenging Juan, Ash learned that the Gym would be divided up into two parts, with the first part being a Double Battle. Once both of Juan's Pokémon fainted, the battle would switch into one-on-one battles. Ash's battle with Juan ended in Eight Ain't Enough! with Ash's victory, earning him his Rain Badge.

In Our Cup Runneth Over!, Wallace was revealed to have been the Leader of the Sootopolis Gym before becoming the Hoenn League.

Sootopolis Gym is also the home to, the assistant at the Gym.

Trivia

 * Despite being a Gym, this Gym's puzzle resembles an  Gym.
 * This is one of the only two Gyms that have different Gym Leaders in the same generation depending on the version. The other Gym is Opelucid Gym.
 * This is also the only eighth Gym to not have any s in any of its appearances.
 * There is a glitch in on the bottom floor of the Gym where the player can walk into the wall above the ladder.
 * Due to Wallace giving in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, this is the only Gym in which the player is ever rewarded with an HM rather than a TM.
 * This is the only Gym in Hoenn where the Gym Leader ever uses a Pokémon or a  move.

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