These gyms are so pretty they'll make you never want to skip leg day again.
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Published: Feb 22, 2017 03:09 pm
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Pokemon gyms have seen quite the upgrade in the last couple of decades. We started with 8-bit, black and white sprites on the GameBoy with Red and Blue, to fully colored, shaded, and three dimensional animations on the 3DS with Sun and Moon. With this gradual upgrade to the graphics, we have gotten more developed and intricately designed coolest Pokemon Gyms. Remember the good old days when you walked into the Pewter City Gym in your first Pokemon game and there were like, a whole ten rocks, (maybe?) in the entire gym? And it was supposed to represent the fact that Brock was a rock-type gym? And he gave you the Boulder Badge upon defeat? Good times, right?
Now, the gyms’ aesthetics (for the most part) actually have something to do with the type of Pokemon they battle with or some other part of the gym leader’s personality that’s distinguishable through interior decorating, which is surprisingly nice. You don’t realize how much you appreciate the extra mile until you go back twenty years and you’re repeating the same zigzag motion across a bridge through trainers to get to Misty in Cerulean City that you used in Eckruteak City to get to Morty earlier in the game.
Here, we have compiled a list of the coolest Pokemon Gyms (or trials, in some instances) across all seven generations that have put their interior (or exterior in some cases) designers to the best use and come up with an aesthetic that is fun, unique, and memorable for trainers/players. This list was a lot of fun to make, and we hope you find it as beautiful as we do.
Did we miss your favorite gym? Is there a gym that should have been included in this list? Let us know how we did in the comments below!
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Fortree City Gym (ORAS)
Fortree has a unique setup that every child wants: the coolest treehouse ever!
Nimbasa City Gym (B&W)
Real talk, it was an indoor roller coaster with neon lights and looked straight out of a knock-off Tron movie. Don't know about you, but we're fans.
Violet City Gym (HGSS)
Okay, it's a mechanical bird nest. Simple, but undeniably impressive.
Vast Poni Canyon Trial (Sun & Moon)
Although it isn't a gym (it's a trial, same thing), the fact that there are details in the layers of canyon is pretty amazing. You just can't get that kind of look on the Game Boy.
Saffron City Gym (FRLG, HGSS)
To get to Sabrina, you had to warp from one room to another, fighting trainers along the way. Her gym has come a long way from the original games, and now includes sweet psywave coils on the ceiling that compliment her psychic powers.
Anistar City (X&Y)
So, this gym is supposedly an empty house, and then all of a sudden you're under a starry sky and weaving your way through glowing pathway--What?!
Laverre City Gym (X&Y)
Much like Sabrina's Gym, you have to warp from room to room and battle trainers to get to Valerie. The twist on this gym, however, is that it's a doll house! Each room in the house has a unique look and feel that oozes personality.
Coumarine City Gym (X&Y)
Another tree aesthetic, but this one is even cooler. To reach Ramos, you're going to have to find your way through this jungle-esque tree house that looks like a conglomerate of Deep Jungle from Kingdom Hearts and something from an old school Sonic game.
Verdant Cavern (Sun and Moon)
Another trial, Verdant Cavern, when not overrun with Rattata and Yungoos, is serene and peaceful with the rays of sunshine streaming through the tree tops.
To traverse your way through this library-style gym, you'll have to answer trivia questions found in books! Good thing you like to read, right? (Otherwise, why are you here?)
Icirrus City Gym (D&P)
This isn't the first time an ice-type gym has appeared in the series, but it's the first that involves a almost cloud-like atmosphere as you skate across colored tiles that will reroute you to the gym leader.
Blackthorn City Gym (HGSS)
It's a dragon lava pit! Where you fight dragons! Against the second-best dragon master! What part of this isn't awesome?
Mossdeep City Gym (ORAS)
Mossdeep City Gym got a complete remodel from its original state and now includes glowing orbs puzzles and smoky cave platforms. Equally spooky and eye-catching.
Sunyshore City Gym (D&P)
This gym's floor is made up of gears that rotate to form a path to Volkner, the leader of this electric type gym. The yellow color and electric currents blocking your way really tie it all together to make it scream how electrifying your battle will be! (Sorry for that pun.)
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Published: Feb 22, 2017 03:09 pm