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Pokémon Heart Gold & Soul Silver, like the games before it, have gyms dotted around the region for you to challenge. Each gym has a specific leader and focuses on a specific type. In Heart Gold & Soul Silver however, there are twice the number of Gyms than in previous games.
Johto Gyms
The first batch of gyms you will encounter are the gyms of the region; Johto. These gyms and their 8 badges allow for the entry into the Pokémon League. They also allow for higher levelled Pokémon to be traded over and for certain HMs to be utilised outside of battle.
Gym #1 - Violet City Specialty Type: Flying
The first gym you encounter is the Violet City gym. You can only access this gym after you have defeated the Sages in the Sprout Tower. This gym features a massive wooden lift which will take you upwards to a massive platform high up shaped like the letter S. It also has a transparent border around it. On this platform, there are two trainers you can face or evade them. Once you reach the end of the platform, you will encounter the Violet City Gym Leader; Falkner
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| Falkner |
Pidgey Lv. 9 |
Pidgeotto Lv. 13 |
Rewards:
Zephyr Badge - Traded Pokémon up to Level 20 will obey
TM51
Can now use HM06 - Rock Smash in the field
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Gym #3 - Goldenrod City Specialty Type: Normal
As soon as you enter Goldenrod City, you have find that the Goldenrod Gym is locked. To gain access to it, you will need to get the Radio Card from the Radio Tower and speak to Whitney there. Once done, the gym is open. Like its appearance in the original games, the floor of the gym is shaped like a Clefairy. However, this time, the Clefairy is raised and you have to make your way around the top of it facing trainers as you go. Once you reach the end of the Gym, you will encounter the Goldenrod City Gym Leader; Whitney
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| Whitney |
Clefairy Lv. 17 |
Miltank Lv. 19 |
Rewards:
Plain Badge
TM45
Can now use HM04 - Strength in the field
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Gym #5 - Cianwood City Specialty Type: Fighting
Heading to Cianwood City to get the SecretPotion to heal the Ampharos at the Olivine Lighthouse, you'll have immediate access to the Cianwood City Gym. Unlike the previous games, this time you have to navigate through a small maze around cliff areas in order to get the Waterfall falling on top of Chuck to stop. These valves are at the top and you have to face all trainers in order to do it. Once you reach the end of the Gym, you will encounter the Cianwood City Gym Leader; Chuck
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Primeape Lv. 29 |
Poliwrath Lv. 31 |
Rewards:
Storm Badge
TM01
Can now use HM02 - Fly in the field
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Kanto Gyms
After defeating the Elite Four, you will have the ability to travel to the land of Kanto. With a few years having passed insce FireRed & LeafGreen, there are a variety of changes including the gyms. Each of the 8 gyms of Kanto are present in some capacity in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Here are the details
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