Motostoke Stadium

During the Gym mission, the player is required to earn five points by defeating or catching wild Pokémon in tall grass. Catching a Pokémon yields two points, whereas defeating it yields one point.

Each of the three areas of tall grass within the Gym hosts one visible Pokémon as a stationary wanderer (there are no random encounters in this grass). They disappear if they are caught or defeated, or if the player runs from the encounter, but respawn as soon as the player encounters another Pokémon.

In each field of grass, a Gym Trainer stands near the visible Pokémon. When the player encounters a Pokémon, the player and that Gym Trainer will face off in a 2-on-1 competitive wild encounter. The Gym Trainer may choose to attack either the player's Pokémon or the wild Pokémon, but they will not attempt to catch the wild Pokémon. The Gym Trainer is considered the player's ally—this means the player earns no experience for knocking the Gym Trainer's Pokémon out, and that if the player's Pokémon uses a move that affects allies (such as Light Screen), it will also affect the Gym Trainer's Pokémon. The player can run from these wild encounters, but unlike in normal wild battles, they are not be presented with the option to run if their Pokémon faints.

The scoreboard in the middle of the area keeps track of the player's current score. If the Gym Trainer's Pokémon causes the wild Pokémon to faint (including due to a status condition it inflicted), the player does not earn any points or experience.

The player cannot use Pokémon Camp, Pokémon Box Link, or VS during the Gym mission or in the hallway before the Gym battle.

These Trainers appear as rivals in wild encounters. The player does not battle them directly.

Trainer	Pokémon
Vulpix
Gym Trainer Darren ノブヒロ Nobuhiro Reward: N/A	Rolycoly♂ Lv.24 No item
	Growlithe♂ Lv.24 No item
Litwick
Gym Trainer Chaka ルイ Louie Reward: N/A	Sizzlipede♀ Lv.24 No item
	Salandit♀ Lv.24 No item
Sizzlipede
Gym Trainer Elle エル Elle Reward: N/A	Salandit♀ Lv.24 No item

Kabu Gigantamaxes his Centiskorch at the first opportunity.

Gym Leader Kabu Motostoke Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: 4,320

Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Ninetales♀ Lv.25 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Fire Spin Fire Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Ember Fire Special   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arcanine♂ Lv.25 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       Types: Fire Bug Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Centiskorch♂ Lv.27 Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Coil Poison Status   --       Bug Bite Bug Physical   --       Smokescreen Normal Status   --

While pursuing Sordward and Shielbert, the brothers will use their stock of Wishing Stars to force a Torkoal from the Stadium to Dynamax against its will, causing it to rampage in the Stadium. The player faces it with Hop, Piers, and Kabu in a Max Raid Battle to defeat it and calm it down.

Hop's Pokémon
If the player chose Grookey: Pokémon Trainer Hop Motostoke Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: N/A Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Inteleon♂ Lv.60 Snipe Shot Water Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	If the player chose Scorbunny: Pokémon Trainer Hop Motostoke Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: N/A Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Rillaboom♂ Lv.60 Drum Beating Grass Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Uproar Normal Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	If the player chose Sobble: Pokémon Trainer Hop Motostoke Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: N/A Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Cinderace♂ Lv.60 Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Pyro Ball Fire Physical   --       Agility Psychic Status   --
Piers's Pokémon	Kabu's Pokémon
Pokémon Trainer Piers Motostoke Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: N/A Types: Dark Normal Ability: Reckless Held item: None Obstagoon♂ Lv.62 Cross Chop Fighting Physical   --       Snarl Dark Special   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --	Gym Leader Kabu Motostoke Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: N/A Types: Fire Bug Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Centiskorch♂ Lv.62 Fire Spin Fire Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

	Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Drought Held item: None
Torkoal♂ Lv.62 Dynamax
Lava Plume Fire Special   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --

Motostoke Stadium first appeared in Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment, where Henry and Casey visited it to get themselves registered for the Gym Challenge.

After Henry, Casey, Bede, Marnie, and Hop had all defeated Nessa at Hulbury, they moved on to challenge Kabu at Motostoke Stadium. In PASS11, after Henry, Bede, and Marnie had won their matches, it was Casey's turn to challenge the Motostoke Gym Leader. With the help of her newly retrieved Arrokuda, Kilo, Casey was able to defeat Kabu. Hop also beat him afterwards, allowing the five Gym Challengers to move on in their Gym Challenge.