Agreed. Plus, I didn't find the members themselves terribly interesting.
Drake was clearly a Lance imitator, and the other members weren't memorable enough for me to name before seeing the images.
How does an old mustache pirate guy copy a redhead spy guy? Well, they imitate in type specialty and cape usage, I'll give you that. >_> I hated how Drake replaced a Flygon with Kingdra in Emerald, because Lance had one in his
FireRed rematch team as well, and Juan has one on
all his teams. And it feel like nearly
everyone uses a Gyarados (Lance, Gary,
and Wallace use one at some point).
So, which do you prefer? The nostalgic first Elite's? Or the Hoenn Quads? Which one and why?
Maybe the good ol' Kanto Elite 4; Consisting of Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, Lance and of course, Blue! Who prefer the types of Ice, Fighting, Ghost, Dragon & Mixed.
Or, do you prefer the Elitist's from Hoenn? Sydney, Phoebe, Glacia, Drake, Steven and Wallace. Who prefer Dark, Ghost, Ice, Dragon, Steel and Water.
Note: Steven is the champ in R/S Whilst Wallace is the Champ in Emerald.
I prefer the Hoenn Elite 4 and RS Champion. I mean, the Kanto Elite 4 starts out superior - Lorelei is like a freaking challenge with her team comprised of Water-types and Ice-types, Bruno is a freaking
muscleman, Agatha is wise in years, Lance is BA and tames Dragon-types, and Gary is just Gary Fire-Truckin' Oak (with a diverse team as well).
Sidney and Phoebe seem to fall short to them, but then you get Glacia who poses a challenge, and Drake and Steven just mop the
floor with challengers, primarily with Salamence and Metagross, so you have to deal with
two "pseudo-legendaries", as opposed to only Lance's Dragonite in Kanto (though Gary snagged a Tyranitar for his FRLG rematch team). And Steven got even
more BA in
Emerald. He also strays away from Steel-types a bit, which is evident with his Claydol (Ground-type), Armaldo (Bug/Rock), and Cradily (Grass/Rock).
Wallace is cool, just not so much as a Champion. >_> Plus, it seems like the Hoenn Elite 4/Champion would have more chemistry than their Generation 1 Kanto counterparts. Also, Hoenn E4 is classic, as I am
way more used to them.
The Kanto and Hoenn Elite 4 themes rival each other just as the Kanto and Hoenn Champion themes songs tie for me, though Steven's theme has a bit of an edge due to being a bit more fast-paced and intense.
In conclusion, the Hoenn Elite 4 and Champion rock a bit more!
-I admit, Hoenn's Elite 4 could have used
much more leveling in
Emerald for rematch teams. I mean, Gary's rematch team peaks at Level
75, and even Lorelei's
weakest rematch team Pokemon is stronger than the Hoenn Champion's
strongest Pokemon in Generation 3. Not to mention that two-fifths (2/5) of Lance's
original team clear the Levels of the Hoenn Elite 4 and Champion effortlessly. Hopefully, there'll be drastic re-leveling in RS remakes. >.<