TheGym guide is a title in thecore seriesPokémon games belonging to at least seven characters, each corresponding to a differentregion. In each case, the guide is usually found at the front of each PokémonGym, ready to offer tactical advice to noviceTrainers. He congratulates theplayer upon defeating theGym Leader, and offers more advice for the player'sjourney. He can occasionally be sarcastic.

Some Gym guides do not stay inside their gyms. TheCeladon Gym guide is never seen in his Gym, and instead appears at theRocket Game Corner, where he plays theslot machines. Similarly, theCianwood Gym guide is found in thecity'sPokémon Center instead of the Gym. ThePetalburg Gym guide will vanish after theplayer has defeatedNorman, and, inGeneration II only, theCinnabar Gym guide will arrive afterBlaine has been defeated.

In theKanto-based games, there is a guide for theIndigo Plateau as well as for each Gym.

Some games reveal the Gym guide's name:

• InUnova, he is given the nameClyde (Japanese:ガイドーGaidō) and if the player talks to him before challenging the Gym Leader of any Unova Gym, he will give aFresh Water. At theNimbasa^B2W2,Mistralton^B2W2,Opelucid^B2W2,Aspertia,Striaton, andNacrene Gyms, he approaches the player and gives the water, rather than requiring the player to approach him to receive it.
• InAlola, he is given the nameJim Gyde (Japanese:ＧＡＩＤＯGAIDO). He only appears in theKantonian Gym, making him an unofficial Pokémon League staff member as it is an unofficial Gym.
• InGalar, he is given the nameDan (Japanese:ダンペイDanpei) and is a referee who reports the player's results to the Pokémon League HQ. Dan appears at the start of every Gym Mission to explain the player's objective, except inSpikemuth, where he is replaced by aTeam Yell Grunt.

In the core series games

Sprites and models

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Overworld sprite from Generation I	Overworld sprite from Generation II (Johto)	Overworld sprite from Generation II (Kanto)	Overworld sprite from Ruby and Sapphire	Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from Emerald	Overworld sprite from Generation IV	Overworld sprite from Generation V	Overworld model from X and Y	Overworld model from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Overworld model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Quotes

Main article:Gym guide/Quotes

In animation

Pokémon the Series

The role of the Gym guide in the games are primarily replaced byGym assistants andbattle judges, who referee Gymbattles and otherPokémon League matches.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Dan, theGalarian Gym guide, first appeared inFlash of the Titans!, where he refereed theWorld Coronation Series battle betweenLeon andLance atWyndon Stadium, from the top of hisAegislash. Unlike the games, his name was formatted as (Japanese:ダンペーDanpē).

InThe Climb to Be the Very Best!, Dan refereed Leon's unofficial match withAsh.

InToughing It Out!, Dan refereed the battle between Leon andRaihan.

InAim For The Eight!, Dan refereed the match between Ash and Raihan.

FromCurtain Up! Fight the Fights! toPartners in Time!, Dan refereed theMasters Eight Tournament matches.

Pokémon

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Aegislash

Debut	Flash of the Titans!

Aegislash is a Pokémon that Dan rides on while refereeing a battle.

None of Aegislash's moves are known.

Voice actors

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

InAssistant, Dan talked toOleana atWyndon Stadium.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Scarlet & Violet arc

In theScarlet & Violet arc, the "Sunflora Sister" is responsible for guiding Trainers who wish to have a battle withBrassius. InArtazon, she met withScarlet and gave her the Gym Test of gathering as manySunflora as possible.

Pokémon

Sunflora (multiple)

Pokémon Journeys

Dan appeared inToughing It Out!, playing the same role as he does in the animated series.

In the TCG

Main article:Dan (Rebel Clash 158)

Gym guides were introduced as aSupporter card in thePokémon Trading Card Game withDan during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the JapaneseRebellion Crash expansion and the EnglishRebel Clash expansion, with artwork byHitoshi Ariga. It allows the player to draw two cards then play Rock-Paper-Scissors against the opponent to draw two more.

Names

Trivia

• In theJohto-based games, a character with the Gym guide's overworld sprite appears in theDark Cave and gives the playerBlack Glasses, an item powering upDark-type moves, which is the only type that doesn't have a Gym or Gym Leader who would specialize in it in those games.
• In the internal game data for theGeneration VI games andPokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the Gym guide is referred to asDanpei. This name was not used in-game for the Gym guide untilPokémon Sword and Shield.
• In the internal game data ofPokémon Sword and Shield, Dan is classified under an unused Trainer class of (Japanese:リーグしんぱんいんLeague Referee). This unused title appears as untranslated Japanese text in the English version.

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