Pokémon 10 Rules Gym Leaders Have To Follow That Make No Sense
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Pokémon 10 Rules Gym Leaders Have To Follow That Make No Sense
Gym Leaders are paramount people of the region they reside in, but to get there the rules they have to abide by are kind of strange. Gym Leaders are paramount people of the region they reside in, but to get there the rules they have to abide by are kind of strange. Overall there is little care into positioning a gym leader but a lot more care is put into their environment and the gym itself. Gym Leaders are forced to keep their prestige up otherwise they become fly-by-nights, which makes you wonder how many careers were destroyed by defeating gym leaders on the way to the top of each game. So here are 10 strange rules gym leaders have to follow. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY All Type Themed
Being the final challenge of the league usually involves a champion with a team with multiple type coverages, it would make sense to prepare trainers for battles with versatile typing. It would make the challenge harder and save most s jobs. Sometimes the archetypes can so obvious that many players can just plan to wipe the whole gym with one Pokémon. Everyone Has To Wear The Same Clothes
It isn't bad enough that the gym leader has to have their personal barred from use and use specific league , but they also have to make their apprentices dress up a certain way. It's overall strange that, for instance, all of gym trainers are forced to be campers. Gym Leader s Prestige
Gym holds a pretty heavy title. They are seen as the strongest trainers in the land and sometimes the main protectors and acting police officers of the town. Being that anyone can just claim the title it's a wonder that so many people follow them religiously. With so much power they have socially you'd think the league would take this more seriously. Overly Complicated Mazes and Puzzles
This part is a major safety hazard as gym leaders, or the league, make the gym have pitfall traps, slippery floors, and other major hazards. While some keep it simple like just some well-placed gym trainers or just swimming pools. The 3 Strike Rule
There is a big burden over Gym Leader's head that goes past dressing like theme park mascots. If they lose 3 times in a row they can no longer be Gym Leaders. This exact anxiety-inducing scenario can be seen with the fighting-type gym in Pokémon Red and Blue begging for you not to take their gym badge and instead give a Pokémon, possibly a League Pokémon. At first, this seems extremely shady that they're an actual gym, but when presented with this information it's easy to say they are, just one in desperate straights. Add onto this that Gym Leaders have to have a consistent type of Pokémon that most trainers know because of a gym leader's reputation and it's like seeing the answers on a test. The system is set up to make gym leaders fail and be fly by nights if they aren't able to milk beginner trainers. Most of the time when Gym Leaders are out of the gym is probably spent trying to find someone weak so they can up their W/L ratio. No 6 on 6 Pokémon Matches
This is one of the highlights of the strongest trainers in the region, and something that's easily accomplished by a challenging trainer if they walked around the local grass patch. It makes it so the Gym Leader has a huge handicap when facing a challenger while also never teaching the challenger about bigger matches. At most even the gym trainers will have 2-3 Pokémon. Train Others
As a gym leader it's apparent they are always anxious about their job, but the league makes matters worse by having them train their replacement. Makes for a tense environment if one of their gym trainers decides he wants them out and all he has to do is find 3 trainers and give them all the leader's secrets, they'd be gone in a day. In Practice, it's also odd because it's implied many of them are volunteers in exchange for training. Directly Challenge the Champion
While it takes nothing more than having a building and claiming to be a gym leader to become one, one of the huge benefits is that They never have to go through the elite 4, Any Gym Leader can just challenge the champion at any time and skip the traditional means of making their way to the top. With really low qualifications it's obvious they won't be able to just beat them right after becoming a gym leader, but it is much different from the prestige of proving themselves as an elite 4 member. The Wild Card The Kahunas
All throughout Sun and Moon you see Kukui fight for recognition to host an official Pokémon league in the Alola which by the end required none of the regulations from the other regions. Instead of Gyms, they have different puzzles and fighting the local oversized Pokémon which then ends in a Kahuna fight. Kahunas are seen more as island protectors more than any other gym leader too, making their social power greater. All the league required, rather than a question of character, was whether they had a stadium to host a league and strong people to fight in it. Lack of Any Actual Oversight
The biggest shocking rule that have to follow, is the actual lack of rules, to begin with. All that's needed is a building, decorations, and to be there at least once and a while, and that's it. Anyone can inherit the position, It can be claimed by someone with a building, or you can just say that you are and get the league to approve you.