Gym Leader Candice specialized in Ice-type Pokémon! She was also a good friend of Maylene, the Gym Leader of Veilstone City!
Yong followed the road north and soon spotted the building on the northern side of the city.
It was far bigger than he had imagined.
Above its arched glass doors was an enormous picture of a Pokémon Ball. The walls formed a hexagon, and silver-white pillars descended from each pointed corner of the roof to support it from the ground.
Yong stepped forward, and the glass doors opened automatically!
"Jingle, jingle~!"
Sure enough, a beautiful snowflake-shaped wind chime hung in the entrance hall here too!
"Hello!"
A girl was already waiting in the lobby. She smiled slightly as she watched Yong walk in.
"I'm Gym Trainer Tokiko! Please show me your Pokémon Pokédex!"
"Of course!"
Yong handed her his Pokédex and watched her insert it into the scanner on a platform beside her. Several lines of information soon appeared on a horizontal screen. After checking them, Tokiko nodded with a smile.
"Welcome, Yong!"
As she handed the Pokédex back, Tokiko explained,
"The rules of the Snowpoint Gym are very simple. As long as you can cross the chain of stairs on the moving ice and reach the Final Battlefield, you can challenge the Gym Leader!"
They came to the doorway leading farther inside. A diagram of the Gym's layout hung on the wall beside it.
Tokiko pointed at the diagram with a smile.
"This should make things a little clearer..."
Yong finally understood the Snowpoint Gym's rules.
The Final Battlefield was directly across from this door, but the only way to reach it was to stand on the moving ice and travel along the chain of stairs.
One thing worth noting was that the area between the door and