List of Sinnoh Gym Leaders

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The badges of Sinnoh: the Coal Badge, Forest Badge, Cobble Badge, Fen Badge, Relic Badge, Mine Badge, Icicle Badge, and Beacon Badge.

The Gym Leaders of Sinnoh are fictional characters in the video games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Each of them runs an official Pokémon gym in the Sinnoh region, serving as an in-game boss that the player must defeat in order to progress through the game. When defeated, many of them enable the use of Hidden Machines, special Pokémon moves which serve various purposes outside battle, or they might raise the stats of the player's Pokémon.

[edit] Roark

Roark
Roark, as seen in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Japanese name	Hyouta
Voice actor(s) (English)	Craig Blair
Voice actor(s) (Japanese)	Masataka Azuma
First appearances
Game	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Anime episode	"Shapes of Things to Come"
In-Universe Information
Preferred Pokémon type	Rock-type
Occupation	Oreburgh City Gym Leader

Roark (ヒョウタ, Hyōta^?, Hyouta in original Japanese language versions) is Byron's son and specializes in Rock-types. He is also the supervisor of the Oreburgh Mine. His Pokémon in the game and anime are Geodude, Onix, and Cranidos, but in the anime, his Cranidos evolves into a Rampardos. When defeated, he awards the Coal Badge to the victor. Before being fought, he must be found in Oreburgh Mine. ^[1]Roark also greets the player when they first go into the Underground area.^[2]

[edit] Gardenia

Gardenia
Gardenia as seen in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Japanese name	Natane
Voice actor(s) (English)	Lara Starr Rigores
Voice actor(s) (Japanese)	Chieko Honda
First appearances
Game	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Anime episode	"The Grass Type is Always Greener!"
In-Universe Information
Preferred Pokémon type	Grass-type
Occupation	Eterna City Gym Leader

Gardenia (ナタネ, Gardenia^? Natane in original Japanese language versions) is the Gym Leader of Eterna City, and battles using Grass-type Pokémon. In Gardenia's gym, the player has to find the four girls hidden around the gym and battle them before Gardenia shows herself. Her Pokémon are Cherubi, Turtwig, and Roserade. When defeated, she awards the Forest Badge to the victor.^[3] In the anime episode "The Grass Type is Always Greener" she wants to trade a Vileplume, Victreebel or Bellossom in exchange for James' Carnivine, however, these three Pokémon were not shown in any of the anime episodes. However, when she later noticed that James' Cacnea wasn't being trained to its full potential, he agreed to let her care for it and train it to become stronger, after a bit of unsuccessful training on his part. She later appears after the game's end in front of the Old Chateau, inspecting odd activity there (presumably caused by Rotom) but is too scared to go inside and leaves it up to the player. In the anime, she has a extremely strong liking for Grass-type Pokémon, hugging almost every one of them in sight (except her own). She also becomes friends with Cheryl when they meet in Eterna Forest. In the episode "Once there were Greenlands", Gardenia ask James for his Cacnea to train it and teach it Drainpunch.

[edit] Maylene

Maylene
Maylene, as seen in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Japanese name	Sumomo
First appearances
Game	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Anime episode	"Lucario & The Aura Sphere of Rage!"
In-Universe Information
Preferred Pokémon type	Fighting-type
Occupation	Veilstone City Gym Leader

Maylene (スモモ, Maylene^? Sumomo in original Japanese language versions) is the young Gym Leader of Veilstone City and specializes in Fighting-types. The player is required to solve a puzzle to clear the path to her, battling gym trainers, which focus on Fighting-type Pokémon along the way. Maylene's Pokémon are Meditite, Machoke and Lucario. She awards the Cobble Badge to trainers who defeat her.^[4] In the game, her father is seen playing at the Casino in Veilstone City. When the player talks to him he will tell him or her about his daughter who he describes as a tough one.

Maylene's first appearance is on DP66, "Lucario and the Aura Sphere of Rage!". When Ash and friends reached Veilstone City, they saw a girl there, training with a Lucario. Later, it was introduced that she was Maylene, the Veistone City Gymleader. Ash asked immediately for a battle, but Maylene refused the request because of Paul. She also appeared in DP67, "Dawn's First Gym Battle!", where Maylene battled Dawn using her Lucario, Meditite and Machoke. She later appeared in DP68,"Veilstone Gym! Lucario vs. Buizel!", where Ash battled Maylene and won the Cobble Badge.

[edit] Crasher Wake

Crasher Wake (Wake)
Crasher Wake, otherwise known as Wake, as seen in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Japanese name	Maximum Kamen (Maxi)
First appearances
Game	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
In-Universe Information
Preferred Pokémon type	Water-type
Occupation	Pastoria City Gym Leader

Crasher Wake (マキシマム仮面, Makishimamu Kamen^?, Maximum Kamen in original Japanese language versions) or simply Wake (マキシ, Makishi^?, Maxi in original Japanese language versions) is the Gym Leader of Pastoria City and specializes in Water-types. The puzzle of the gym is water-based, requiring the player to alter the water levels of the gym by pressing buttons so that they are able to fight the leader. The player is also required to face the gym apprentices along the way. His Pokémon are Gyarados, Quagsire, and Floatzel. When defeated, Wake awards the Fen Badge to the victor.^[5] He appears again later at Stark Mountain with your rival to warn the player of the high-leveled Pokémon ahead.

[edit] Fantina

Fantina (メリッサ, Merissa^?, Melissa in original Japanese language versions) is the Gym Leader of Hearthome City and specializes in Ghost-types. Her Japanese name Melissa probably comes from the word malice which means to injure or cause harm which has a connection to the type of Pokémon that she uses; whereas her English name Fantina probably refers to Fantasia, otherwise known as Show Tango, a type of tango dance move which is probably related to what she wears and her habit of dancing whenever the player talks to her at the Hearthome City Gym. When defeated, Fantina awards the Relic Badge and Technical Machine(TM) 65 Shadow Claw to the victor.

The player first has to find her by the Hearthome City Contest Hall. Her Gym is on various levels, and on each level, the player has to solve a mathematic equation to enter the correct door — trainers stand behind doors for incorrect answers, while the correct door leads to a room that lifts the challenging trainer into the next level. Fantina's room is located on the fifth level. She uses Drifblim, Gengar, and Mismagius.^[6]

After Fantina is defeated by the player, she occasionally appears in Master Rank Super Contests, using her Drifblim, Loony, to compete.

[edit] Byron

Byron
Japanese name	Tougan
First appearances
Game	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
In-Universe Information
Preferred Pokémon type	Steel-type
Occupation	Canalave City Gym Leader

Byron (トウガン, Tōgan^?, Tougan, is the Canavale Gym leaderin original. Japanese language versions) is Roark's father and specializes in Steel-types. His name refers to the word iron which is related to the Steel-type Pokémon that he uses. In Byron's gym, the player has to explore the gym by using lift-platforms to reveal the level or go up another level. The player has to battle the gym trainers, who focus on Steel-type Pokémon, along the way.

Byron emphasizes Pokémon with high Defense and his team consists of Bronzor, Steelix and Bastiodon. He gives the Mine Badge to the player when defeated. He and the gym trainers train and work out at Iron Island.^[7] He can later be found after the player receives the national Pokédex in a house on Iron Island and will give the player a Metal Coat before departing back to the gym.^[8]

[edit] Candice

Candice
Candice, as seen in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Japanese name	Suzuna
First appearances
Game	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
In-Universe Information
Preferred Pokémon type	Ice-type
Occupation	Snowpoint City Gym Leader

Candice (スズナ, Candice^? Suzuna in original Japanese language versions) is Gym Leader of Snowpoint City and specializes in Ice-types. Her name contains the word ice which refers to the Ice-type Pokémon that she uses. Candice's gym puzzle requires the player to make their way to her by sliding down the ice, taking snowballs out of their way, until they are able to get through in a straight line to Candice. Her Pokémon are Snover, Sneasel, Abomasnow, and Medicham. When defeated, she awards the Icicle Badge to the victor.^[9] After the Elite Four is conquered, Candice will appear to allow the player passage into the Snowpoint Temple.

[edit] Volkner

Volkner
Volkner, as seen in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Japanese name	Denzi
First appearances
Game	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
In-Universe Information
Preferred Pokémon type	Electric-type
Occupation	Sunyshore City Gym Leader

Volkner (デンジ, Denji^?, Denzi in original Japanese language versions) is the Gym Leader of Sunyshore City the last the player will face, and specializes in Electric-types. His name refers to the word volt which relates to the Electric-type of Pokémon that he uses. Prior to the player's arrival and subsequent challenge, he has apparently become so bored with being a Gym Leader he is considering taking on the Pokémon League, although, with Flint's encouragement, the player rekindles his love for battling.

His gym requires the player to create a path to him by pressing buttons on gears that rotate the bridges secured on them. This creates a clear path leading to the end. Volkner's Pokémon are Raichu, Octillery, Luxray, and Ambipom. When defeated, he awards the Beacon Badge to the victor.^[10]

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