Everyone who has been playing Pokemon must know about this fact, that every Pokemon trainer must battle a number of gymleaders, that number is eight. After that you get to face the League of Elite Trainer and then a Regional Champion, before you can be called the Pokemon Champion for that region.

Well listed below is a little information about the eight Gymleaders in the Nintendo DS game Pokemon Platinum. At the moment the Pokemon RPG game is only available in Japan but the English version will be out shortly.

The Oreburgh Gym is in fact, unchanged from the ones in Diamond and Pearl version. So it’s still a simple gym after all (well, the first gyms are always the simplest ones).

Roark, the first gymleader to battle. He uses mainly Rock-type Pokemon.

The Eterna Gym has a new puzzle to solve. In order to reach Gardenia, you have to battle each of the trainers in there. The Gym has been redesigned, it now contains four sections with a giant garden clock in the centre, dividing these areas. For each trainer you defeat, the hands of the clock move. Once the clocks hands turn to the north, south, east or west you can then walk onto the clock and progress to other areas of the gym. Gardenia awaits the player in the northern area of the gym.

Gardenia, the second gymleader. She uses Grass-type Pokemon in her battles and could be a little hard if for those who have Piplup as starter.

With Pokemon Platinum the Hearthome Gym has become a little like the old Dewford Gym. It is very dark so you must get around the gym using a torch. Duskull lamps are used as visible walls, to guide you around. There are other trainers with torches that you need to battle in order to get to Fantina.

Fantina, the third gymleader, she was the fifth gymleader in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl!. She uses mainly Ghost-type Pokemon.

Like Eterna and Hearthome, Veilstone Gym also get an upgrade. Instead of sliding through the gym, you now have to punch (literally) the sandbag in order to create a path to reach Maylene.

Maylene, the fourth gymleader. Despite her small and petite appearance, she packs quite a punch when it comes to fighting. As you see, she uses mainly Fighting-type Pokemon. After you defeat Maylene she will give you the Cobble Badge, Drain Punch, and the can use Fly outside of battles.

Pastoria Gym hasn't changed from Diamond and Pearl so you will be playing with the water levels once again in Pastoria Gym. The Pastoria Gym is a big indoor swimming pool made up of three levels and numerous floating platforms with switches built in the bottom that raises and lowers the water level. To get to the Wake you use the switches in a certain order soit makes a path in the the floating platforms.

Crasher Wake is the fifth gymleader uses Water-type Pokemon in his battles. He looks a bit like a WWE wrestler. You end up with the Fen Badge, Brine and are can use Defog outside of battle.

Canalave Gym has been changed from Diamond and Pearl. It is a fairly easy gym to do. The Gym is a four-story tall building made up of steel platforms with lifts and metal platforms that move. You must take the elevators in the correct order to reach the fourth floor so you can get to Byron. Even though it is simple, it really uses the 3D engine of Nintendo DS pretty well.

When Byron battles he uses Steel-type Pokemon in his battles. Trainers who defeat him will receive the Mine Badge the Flash Cannon and can use Strength when not battling.

The Snowpoint Gym is a Gym that is a three-floor ice rink and has slides that connect the different floors and there are snowballs blocking your progress through the Gym. To reach Candice the gym leader you have to slide all around the Gym and destroy the balls of snow blocking the way.

Candice is theseventh gym leader and uses mostly Ice-type Pokemon in her battles. When you defeat her you get an Icicle Badge, Avalanche and you are able to use Rock Climb outside of battle. I have to say the Abomasnow she use is pretty hard.

The Sunyshore Gym is a three room Gym where the main floor is made up of huge, gigantic gears hanging suspended from platforms that are operated by buttons. To get through you need to rotate the platforms in the right order to create a path. A little tricky.

Volkner is the eighth and last Gym Leader. He uses mostly Electric-type Pokemon and is a hard to beat Gym Leader. When you do beat him you get the Beacon Badge, Charge Beam and able to use Waterfall when you are outside of a battle. Watch out for the Pokemon Electivire.