How to find the normal gym and fight its leader
Odds are you’ll approach the Medali gym fifth, if you’re going in the strict gym order ofPokemon ScarletandViolet. But you don’t have to do that! If you’re sporting high level Pokemon, running into the normal type gym in Medali and crushing its leader (Larry) after a quick and easy gym test is totally viable option. Here’s how to do that!
Locating the Medali normal type gym
So Medali can be found in the northern portion of Paldea, just to the northeast ofCascarrafa. you may head to it directly after beating the gym there, or just roam around and find it naturally.
One of the quickest ways to get there is tohead to the highest point of Cascarrafa and jump over the ledge that borders the town.
Beating the Medali gym test
In a twist, the Medali gym test is akin to the old school JRPG “password” minigame: but much easier, and it doesn’t change every session.
Here, you’ll need to battle trainers to get clues on what to answer in the restaurant (which is marked as an objective on the map). Battling each trainer will give you the following clues:
What’s really cool is thatyou can actually skip this section entirely, and just input the password(s) straight away. Again, here is the full solution:
After selecting each proper password, the cafe will shift into a gym, and Larry will make himself known. You can battle him by speaking to the same NPC at the front of the store.
Beating Larry, the normal gym leader
Although he sports “normal” Pokemon, Larry has a few heavy-hitters that will still utilize elemental attacks. Notably,fighting type Pokemonwill help crush his roster, and you may even kill a few of them with just one attack.
Here are Larry’s Pokemon (note that he will terastallize his third):
Larry will gift players TM025 (Facade)and a gym badge after he’s defeated.
