Eight Gym Leaders, eight badges and eight Gyms that are small attractions in their own right: a giant spider web, a climbing wall, a roller-skating rink, a vine tree, a quiz tower, a dollhouse, a planetarium and an iceberg. Here is everything you need to know to win them.
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ViolaSantalune CityBug Badge BadgeBug - 2
GrantCyllage CityCliff Badge BadgeRock - 3
KorrinaShalour CityRumble Badge BadgeFighting - 4
RamosCoumarine CityPlant Badge BadgeGrass - 5
ClemontLumiose CityVoltage Badge BadgeElectric - 6
ValerieLaverre CityFairy Badge BadgeFairy - 7
OlympiaAnistar CityPsychic Badge BadgePsychic - 8
WulfricSnowbelle CityIceberg Badge BadgeIce
📋The Gyms at a glance
| Gym | Type | Gym Leader’s Pokémon | Recommended counters | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santalune City Viola | Bug | Surskit (10), Vivillon (12) | Fire, Flying, Rock | Bug Badge, TM83 Infestation |
| Cyllage City Grant | Rock | Amaura (25), Tyrunt (25) | Fighting, Water, Grass, Steel, Ground | Cliff Badge, TM39 Rock Tomb |
| Shalour City Korrina | Fighting | Mienfoo (29), Machoke (28), Hawlucha (32) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy | Rumble Badge, TM98 Power-Up Punch |
| Coumarine City Ramos | Grass | Jumpluff (30), Weepinbell (31), Gogoat (34) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Poison | Plant Badge, TM86 Grass Knot |
| Lumiose City Clemont | Electric | Emolga (35), Magneton (35), Heliolisk (37) | Ground (except against Emolga), Ice, Rock | Voltage Badge, TM24 Thunderbolt |
| Laverre City Valerie | Fairy | Mawile (38), Mr. Mime (39), Sylveon (42) | Poison, Steel, Fire | Fairy Badge, TM99 Dazzling Gleam |
| Anistar City Olympia | Psychic | Sigilyph (44), Slowking (45), Meowstic (48) | Dark, Ghost, Bug | Psychic Badge, TM04 Calm Mind |
| Snowbelle City Wulfric | Ice | Abomasnow (56), Cryogonal (55), Avalugg (59) | Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel | Iceberg Badge, TM13 Ice Beam |
🎯Our strategies, Gym by Gym
Viola, the Bug type
Follow the water drops on the web to reach the photographer. A Fire or Flying type is enough. With Chespin, count on Fletchling.
Read the guide →Grant, the Rock type
A climbing wall and the two fossils of Kalos. Froakie and Mienfoo rule here. Beware of Refrigerate, which turns Amaura’s Take Down into an Ice-type move.
Read the guide →Korrina, the Fighting type
A roller-skating rink. Hawlucha, Fighting and Flying, is the real danger: Electric, Ice, Psychic and Fairy beat it.
Read the guide →Ramos, the Grass type
A giant vine tree. Gogoat ignores Grass moves thanks to Sap Sipper. Fire and Ice clean house.
Read the guide →Clemont, the Electric type
Bonnie’s quiz in the Prism Tower. Ground dominates, but Emolga flies: keep an Ice or Rock move handy.
Read the guide →Valerie, the Fairy type
A dollhouse full of teleporters. Poison and Steel, and leave your Dragons at rest.
Read the guide →Olympia, the Psychic type
A celestial maze. Take down Meowstic before it powers up with Calm Mind.
Read the guide →Wulfric, the Ice type
An iceberg with rotating platforms. Fire wreaks havoc, and Avalugg fears special attacks.
Read the guide →🔁The rematches
After the League, all eight Gym Leaders come to fight at the Battle Chateau on Route 7, with stronger teams, as you earn titles of nobility. See our guide The Battle Chateau.
