"Ah, I didn't... really talk about this on the Network, but a few months ago, Team Rocket attempted to steal my Lapras herd. Or rather, they managed to but we managed to recover them before anything bad could happen to them." From his frown, it's clearly an experience that affected Armin quite badly. "It made me try and think of better ways to protect them. And one of them was building a gym. I mean, that's definitely not the only reason I went ahead with it, but it is what first put the idea in my mind."