Hoenn Gyms

Like in Ruby & Sapphire, there are eight gyms to face through the Hoenn region. These gyms hold diffwerent puzzles to the ones that came before and the Gym Leaders have different teams for you to face.

Gym #1: Rustboro City

Location: Rustboro City
Gym Leader: Roxanne
Specialty: Rock-type
Reward: Stone Badge, TM39

Method:
The first gym challenge is a fairly simple gym with a path that lets you avoid trainers, yor you can battle them. At the end, you will face the Gym Leader Roxanne who utilises various Rock-type Pokémon making it an easy defeat if . If you win you get TM39 (Rock Tomb) and the Stone Badge. You can also use Cut outside of battle now.

GeodudeGeodudeNosepass
Roxanne GeodudeGeodudeNosepass
Battle Type

Items
Level 12Level 12Level 15



Attacks:
Tackle
Defense Curl
Rock Throw
Rock Tomb
Attacks:
Tackle
Defense Curl
Rock Throw
Rock Tomb
Attacks:
Block
Harden
Tackle
Rock Tomb
Hold Item:
No Item
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No Item
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Oran Berry
Gym #2: Dewford Town

Location: Dewford Town
Gym Leader: Brawly
Specialty: Fighting-type
Reward: Knuckle Badge, TM08

Method:
Brawly's gym matches a simplar puzzle to in the original games but with a different layout. As you battle trainers, the gym will light up more allowing for you to find a way to face Brawly. Should you beat him you get TM08 (Bulk Up) and the Knuckle Badge. You can now use Flash to light up caves outside of battle now.

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Brawly MachopMedititeMakuhita
Battle Type

Items
Level 16Level 16Level 19



Attacks:
Karate Chop
Low Kick
Seismic Toss
Bulk Up
Attacks:
Focus Punch
Light Screen
Reflect
Bulk Up
Attacks:
Arm Thrust
Vital Throw
Reversal
Bulk Up
Hold Item:
No Item
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No Item
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Sitrus Berry
Gym #3: Mauville City

Location: Mauville City
Gym Leader: Wattson
Specialty: Electric-type
Reward: Dynamo Badge, TM34

Method:
The third gym is located in Mauville City and has a different iteration of the same puzzle as before where you need to make your way through a maze by hitting switches that change the direction of electric walls. Get to the end, defeating trainers along the way and you will find Wattson. If you win you get TM34 (Shock Wave), and the Dynamo Badge. Plus, you can also now use Rock Smash to destroy rocks in your way.

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Wattson VoltorbElectrikeMagnetonManectric
Battle Type

Items
Level 20Level 20Level 22Level 24




Attacks:
Rollout
Spark
Self-Destruct
Shock Wave
Attacks:
Shock Wave
Leer
Quick Attack
Howl
Attacks:
Supersonic
Shock Wave
Thunder Wave
Sonic Boom
Attacks:
Quick Attack
Thunder Wave
Shock Wave
Howl
Hold Item:
No Item
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No Item
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No Item
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Sitrus Berry
Gym #4: Lavaridge Town

Location: Lavaridge Town
Gym Leader: Flannery
Specialty: Fire-type
Reward: Heat Badge, TM50

Method:
The Lavaridge Gym is again a maze that has you going between two levels through various holes in a maze style, defeating trainers as you go. When you get to the end, you will find the Gym Leader, Flannery. If you win you get TM50 (Overheat) and the Heat Badge. You also now have access to Strength outside of battle now.

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Flannery NumelSlugmaCameruptTorkoal
Battle Type

Items
Level 24Level 24Level 26Level 29




Attacks:
Overheat
Take Down
Magnitude
Sunny Day
Attacks:
Overheat
Smog
Light Screen
Sunny Day
Attacks:
Overheat
Tackle
Sunny Day
Attract
Attacks:
Overheat
Sunny Day
Body Slam
Attract
Hold Item:
No Item
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No Item
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No Item
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White Herb
Gym #5: Petalburg City

Location: Petalburg City
Gym Leader: Norman
Specialty: Normal-type
Reward: Balance Badge, TM42

Method:
Return to Petalburg City for the fifth Gym. This gym has you face off against trainers by choosing rooms to get through a short quiz for Pokémon. You can defeat trainers as you go. At the end, you will find the player character's father, Norman. If you beat him you you get TM42 (Facade) and the Balance Badge. You can also Surf across water now.

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Norman SpindaVigorothLinooneSlaking
Battle Type

Items
Level 27Level 27Level 29Level 31




Attacks:
Teeter Dance
Psybeam
Facade
Encore
Attacks:
Slash
Facade
Encore
Feint Attack
Attacks:
Slash
Belly Drum
Facade
Headbutt
Attacks:
Counter
Yawn
Facade
Feint Attack
Hold Item:
No Item
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No Item
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No Item
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Sitrus Berry
Gym #6: Fortree City

Location: Fortree City
Gym Leader: Winona
Specialty: Flying-type
Reward: Feather Badge, TM40

Method:
This gym has a door puzzle you must solve before facing the Flying-type bird user Winona. This requires you to move the doors in order to get a path through the gym. At the end you can face Winonan and, if you win, you get TM40 (Aerial Ace) as well as the Feather Badge. You can also use the move Fly to get around on the map now.

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Winona SwabluTropiusPelipperSkarmoryAltaria
Battle Type

Items
Level 29Level 29Level 30Level 31Level 33





Attacks:
Perish Song
Mirror Move
Safeguard
Aerial Ace
Attacks:
Sunny Day
Aerial Ace
Solar Beam
Synthesis
Attacks:
Water Gun
Supersonic
Protect
Aerial Ace
Attacks:
Sand Attack
Fury Attack
Steel Wing
Aerial Ace
Attacks:
Earthquake
Dragon Breath
Dragon Dance
Aerial Ace
Hold Item:
No Item
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No Item
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No Item
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No Item
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Oran Berry
Gym #7: Mossdeep City

Location: Mossdeep City
Gym Leader: Tate & Liza
Specialty: Psychic-type
Reward: Mind Badge, TM04

Method:
This gym has two Gym Leaders, Tate and Liza, who fight with Psychic-types in a Double Battle format. The main puzzle is to get through the gym using various warp tiles in order to reach Tate & Liza, battling trainers as you go through. If you win you get the Mind Badge along with TM04 (Calm Mind). Plus, you can Dive while Surfing on the water now.

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Tate & Liza ClaydolXatuLunatoneSolrock
Battle Type
Double Battle
Items
Level 41Level 41Level 42Level 42




Attacks:
Earthquake
Ancient Power
Psychic
Light Screen
Attacks:
Psychic
Sunny Day
Confuse Ray
Calm Mind
Attacks:
Light Screen
Psychic
Hypnosis
Calm Mind
Attacks:
Sunny Day
Solar Beam
Psychic
Flamethrower
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:
No Item
Hold Item:

Sitrus Berry
Hold Item:

Sitrus Berry
Gym #8: Sootopolis City

Location: Sootopolis City
Gym Leader: Juan
Specialty: Water-type
Reward: Rain Badge, TM03

Method:
In a change to the original game, the Sootopolis City Gym is run by Juan. Here, the puzzle is largely the same where you have to go through a puzzle cracking the ice by walking on the tile no more than once. Fill all the tiles to get to the next floor. If you break a tile, you need to start over. At the end is Juan and, if you defeat him, you get TM03

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Juan LuvdiscWhiscashSealeoCrawdauntKingdra
Battle Type

Items
Level 41Level 41Level 43Level 43Level 46





Attacks:
Water Pulse
Attract
Sweet Kiss
Flail
Attacks:
Rain Dance
Water Pulse
Amnesia
Earthquake
Attacks:
Encore
Body Slam
Aurora Beam
Water Pulse
Attacks:
Water Pulse
Crabhammer
Taunt
Leer
Attacks:
Water Pulse
Double Team
Ice Beam
Rest
Hold Item:
No Item
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No Item
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No Item
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No Item
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Chesto Berry

After you have defeated the Gym Leaders, you will be able to re-battle them using the Match Call feature where they will use upgraded teams.