Does it help my team's gym if I train there, but lose?

In my neighborhood, there is a gym currently under control of my team (Team Instinct-Yellow) where all the Pokémon have 1000+ CP. I just started playing the game yesterday and the highest level Pokémon I have so far is 135 CP, so I have no chance of winning.

I read that training can help a friendly gym by having it gain prestige. Does it help my team's gym if I train there, but lose? Or do I have to actually win?

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Best Answer

I just checked this out tonight. I lost several battles to much stronger Pokemon at a friendly gym. There was no change in point value for any of my Pokemon or trainer and no change in prestige for the gym.

The only value might be to get some idea of how to battle and to learn something about which Pokemon might be most effective against another type of Pokemon. You can get feedback during the battle of very effective or not very effective although the battle will be very short against a much stronger opponent.

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Can you fight your own Gym in Pokemon Go?

You earn Prestige by fighting your own team's Gym and it will lose Prestige when it is defeated by trainers from other teams. The maximum number of Prestige Points that a Gym can have is 50,000.

How to join a Gym Pokemon Go?

To capture an open Gym:

Walk up to a gray-colored Gym.

Touch the Gym to enter it.

At the bottom of the screen, touch the Add Pok\xe9mon button.

Select a Pok\xe9mon to add to the Gym. Your Pok\xe9mon won't be returned to your collection until it's knocked off the Gym, so choose carefully!

How do you train your Pokemon in Pokemon go?

To train your Pokemon, use Stardust to level up your Pokemon and Candy to evolve them. To train your character, perform virtually any action in the game to earn EXP. If you are under level ten, you can access Battle Training in the Nearby tab where you can practice fight trainers to improve your battle skills.

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