You get prizes that can help your Pokémon learn some pretty good moves. Battling in the gyms is the only way your Pokémon can learn the move Fly, which cuts down travel time by a lot. Surf lets you ride them across water... you get the idea. Plus, you need badges to use those moves out of battle.
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You get prizes that can help your Pokémon learn some pretty good moves. Battling in the gyms is the only way your Pokémon can learn the move Fly, which cuts down travel time by a lot. Surf lets you ride them across water... you get the idea. Plus, you need badges to use those moves out of battle.