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This is a list of Gym Leaders in Pokémon media.
Introduced in the games
Kanto Gym Leaders
The first eight Kanto Gym Leaders listed below (from Takeshi/Brock to Sakaki/Giovanni) appear in RGBY, FRLG, and LGPE.
The Kanto Gym Leaders are mostly the same in GSC and HGSS, except Kyou/Koga and Sakaki/Giovanni are replaced by Anzu/Janine and Green/Blue, respectively.
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[thead]
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[th]Tag[/th]
[th]Japanese[/th]
[th]English[/th]
[/tr]
[/thead]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]Brock (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Takeshi[/td]
[td]Brock[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Misty (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Kasumi[/td]
[td]Misty[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Lt. Surge[/td]
[td]Matis[/td]
[td]Lt. Surge[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Erika (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Erika[/td]
[td]Erika[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Koga (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Kyou[/td]
[td]Koga[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Sabrina (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Natsume[/td]
[td]Sabrina[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Blaine (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Katsura[/td]
[td]Blaine[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Giovanni (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Sakaki[/td]
[td]Giovanni[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Janine (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Anzu[/td]
[td]Janine[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Blue Oak[/td]
[td]Ookido Green[/td]
[td]Blue Oak[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
Johto Gym Leaders
The Johto Gym Leaders listed below appear in GSC and HGSS.
[table]
[thead]
[tr]
[th]Tag[/th]
[th]Japanese[/th]
[th]English[/th]
[/tr]
[/thead]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]Falkner (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Hayato[/td]
[td]Falkner[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Bugsy (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Tsukushi[/td]
[td]Bugsy[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Whitney (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Akane[/td]
[td]Whitney[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Morty (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Matsuba[/td]
[td]Morty[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Chuck (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Shijima[/td]
[td]Chuck[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Jasmine (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Mikan[/td]
[td]Jasmine[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Pryce (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Yanagi[/td]
[td]Pryce[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Clair (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Ibuki[/td]
[td]Clair[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
Hoenn Gym Leaders
The first eight Hoenn Gym Leaders listed below (from Tsutsuji/Roxanne to Mikuri/Wallace) appear in RS and ORAS.
The Hoenn Gym Leaders are mostly the same in Emerald, except Mikuri/Wallace is replaced by his mentor Adan/Juan.
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[thead]
[tr]
[th]Tag[/th]
[th]Japanese[/th]
[th]English[/th]
[/tr]
[/thead]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]Roxanne (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Tsutsuji[/td]
[td]Roxanne[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Brawly (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Touki[/td]
[td]Brawly[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Wattson (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Tessen[/td]
[td]Wattson[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Flannery (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Asuna[/td]
[td]Flannery[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Norman (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Senri[/td]
[td]Norman[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Winona (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Nagi[/td]
[td]Winona[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Tate (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Fuu[/td]
[td]Tate[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Liza (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Ran[/td]
[td]Liza[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Wallace (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Mikuri[/td]
[td]Wallace[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Juan (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Adan[/td]
[td]Juan[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
Sinnoh Gym Leaders
The Sinnoh Gym Leaders listed below appear in DPPt.
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[thead]
[tr]
[th]Tag[/th]
[th]Japanese[/th]
[th]English[/th]
[/tr]
[/thead]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]Roark (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Hyouta[/td]
[td]Roark[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Gardenia (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Natane[/td]
[td]Gardenia[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Maylene (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Sumomo[/td]
[td]Maylene[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Crasher Wake[/td]
[td]Maximum Kamen[/td]
[td]Crasher Wake[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Fantina (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Melissa[/td]
[td]Fantina[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Byron (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Tougan[/td]
[td]Byron[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Candice (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Suzuna[/td]
[td]Candice[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Volkner (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Denji[/td]
[td]Volkner[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
Unova Gym Leaders (Black/White)
The Unova Gym Leaders listed below appear in BW.
The first Gym Leader battled by the player is one of the three brothers—Dent/Cilan, Pod/Chili, or Corn/Cress—depending on the Starter Pokémon of the player.
These Gym Leaders depend on the game: the player battles either Shaga/Drayden (Black) or Iris (White).
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[thead]
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[th]Tag[/th]
[th]Japanese[/th]
[th]English[/th]
[/tr]
[/thead]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]Cilan (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Dent[/td]
[td]Cilan[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Chili (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Pod[/td]
[td]Chili[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Cress (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Corn[/td]
[td]Cress[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Lenora (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Aloe[/td]
[td]Lenora[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Burgh (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Arty[/td]
[td]Burgh[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Elesa (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Kamitsure[/td]
[td]Elesa[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Clay (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Yacon[/td]
[td]Clay[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Skyla (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Fuuro[/td]
[td]Skyla[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Brycen (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Hachiku[/td]
[td]Brycen[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Drayden (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Shaga[/td]
[td]Drayden[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Iris (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Iris[/td]
[td]Iris[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
Unova Gym Leaders (Black 2/White 2)
BW2 is set two years after BW.
These characters from BW return as Gym Leaders in BW2: Arty/Burgh, Kamitsure/Elesa, Yakon/Clay, Fuuro/Skyla and Shaga/Drayden.
These don't return as Gym Leaders: the three brothers (Dent/Cilan, Pod/Chili and Corn/Cress), Aloe/Lenora, and Iris.
The Unova Gym Leaders introduced in BW2 are listed below. (Cheren was already a major character in BW, but only gets his job as a Gym Leader in BW2.)
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[thead]
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[th]Tag[/th]
[th]Japanese[/th]
[th]English[/th]
[/tr]
[/thead]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]Cheren (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Cheren[/td]
[td]Cheren[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Roxie (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Homika[/td]
[td]Roxie[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Marlon (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Shizui[/td]
[td]Marlon[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
Kalos Gym Leaders
The Kalos Gym Leaders listed below appear in XY.
[table]
[thead]
[tr]
[th]Tag[/th]
[th]Japanese[/th]
[th]English[/th]
[/tr]
[/thead]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]Viola (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Viola[/td]
[td]Viola[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Grant (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Zakuro[/td]
[td]Grant[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Korrina (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Koruni[/td]
[td]Corrina[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Ramos (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Fukuji[/td]
[td]Ramos[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Clemont (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Citron[/td]
[td]Clemont[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Valerie (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Mache[/td]
[td]Valerie[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Olympia (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Gojika[/td]
[td]Olympia[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Wulfric (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Urup[/td]
[td]Wulfric[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
Galar Gym Leaders
The Galar Gym Leaders listed below appear in SwSh.
These Gym Leaders depend on the game: the player battles either Saitou/Bea and Makuwa/Gordie (Sword) or Onion/Allister and Melon/Melony (Shield).
[table]
[thead]
[tr]
[th]Tag[/th]
[th]Japanese[/th]
[th]English[/th]
[/tr]
[/thead]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]Milo (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Yarrow[/td]
[td]Milo[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Nessa (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Rurina[/td]
[td]Nessa[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Kabu (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Kabu[/td]
[td]Kabu[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Bea (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Saitou[/td]
[td]Bea[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Allister (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Onion[/td]
[td]Allister[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Opal (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Poplar[/td]
[td]Opal[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Gordie (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Makuwa[/td]
[td]Gordie[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Melony (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Melon[/td]
[td]Melony[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Piers (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Nezu[/td]
[td]Piers[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Raihan (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Kibana[/td]
[td]Raihan[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
Paldea Gym Leaders
The Paldea Gym Leaders listed below appear in SV.
[table]
[thead]
[tr]
[th]Tag[/th]
[th]Japanese[/th]
[th]English[/th]
[/tr]
[/thead]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]Katy (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Kaede[/td]
[td]Katy[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Brassius (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Colza[/td]
[td]Brassius[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Iono (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Nanjamo[/td]
[td]Iono[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Kofu (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Haidai[/td]
[td]Kofu[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Larry (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Aoki[/td]
[td]Larry[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Ryme (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Lime[/td]
[td]Ryme[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Tulip (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Lip[/td]
[td]Tulip[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Grusha (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Grusha[/td]
[td]Grusha[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]
Introduced in the anime
[table]
[thead]
[tr]
[th]Tag[/th]
[th]Japanese[/th]
[th]English[/th]
[/tr]
[/thead]
[tbody]
[tr]
[td]Cissy (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Atsumi[/td]
[td]Cissy[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Daisy (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Sakura[/td]
[td]Daisy[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Drake (Pokemon Anime)[/td]
[td]Yuuji[/td]
[td]Drake[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Lily (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Botan[/td]
[td]Lily[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Violet (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Ayame[/td]
[td]Violet[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Visquez (Pokemon)[/td]
[td]Visquez[/td]
[td]Visquez[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody]
[/table]