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WaterLily October 14th, 2022 2:42 PM

Do you have a favorite Gym Leader?
 
Hi everyone. I guess I'm just a weird toss up between Erika and Sabrina. Those have always been my favorite Gym Leaders depending on what kind of mood I'm in. I like Misty as well but she's more of the tomboy type so I gravitate more towards the other two.
Anyway, I just said who my favorite is from the Kanto region. If anyone has any favorite from Kanto all the way to Paldea who is it?

Sheep October 15th, 2022 4:26 AM

Ilima and Cilan! Loved them the moment I saw them, Cilan especially was so exciting for me to see in the anime when Unova was just coming out. Butler boys are cute. Out of the girls, easily Winona and Jasmine. <3 Jasmine is so similar to me!

icycatelf October 15th, 2022 9:02 AM

My overall favorite would be between Morty and Sabrina, probably. I always thought Morty looked cool (especially his GSC sprite) and Sabrina's the most attractive of the lot IMO (particularly in the anime and FRLG official art).

By region:
Spoiler:

Kanto: Sabrina
Johto: Morty
Hoenn: Brawly
Sinnoh: Between Roark and Candice, but no strong feelings either way
Unova: Cheren?
Kalos: Korrina
Alola: Nanu's pretty amusing.
Galar: Nessa's gorgeous, but I'm going with Opal here. She's hilarious.

Mintaka☆ October 15th, 2022 10:44 AM

*whispers* It's still Koga.

Seriously, though, I might have been hard on him lately, but there's no one quite like him. He may represent an idealized version of the past, but he's that committed to the ninja bit along with his daughter and that's worthy of my adoration. He's also crazy hot, especially in LGPE!

As for other favourites, I can count Jasmine, Wallace, Byron, Crasher Wake, Drayden, Clemont, (Captain) Acerola, (Kahuna) Nanu, Allister, Kabu, Piers and (Warden) Ingo. I've pretty much come to terms with my bias for eccentrics and older men, haha.

EDIT: After the release of S/V, I can confidently say my favourite Paldea Leader is Ryme! I had a feeling I was gonna find her cool and I'm glad I called it. I had dibs on Brassius, Grusha and Iono too, but sadly they turned out... less likeable than I expected. In fact... I can also confidently say Ryme is the only Paldean Leader I remotely like, because none of the others got on my good graces.

ReKoil October 15th, 2022 12:14 PM

Kanto: Sabrina
Johto: Jasmine
Hoenn: Flannery
Sinnoh: Candice
Unova: Toss up between Brycen & Skyla
Kalos: Olympia
Alola: Kahuna Olivia
Galar: Melony

Devalue October 16th, 2022 8:38 PM

Holds no strong feelings towards most of them. Barely knows anything about them.

Kanto: Sabrina, probably because of the anime.
Johto: Falkner?
Hoenn: Flannery
Sinnoh: Volkner or Candice
Unova: Elesa
Kalos: Viola
Alola: ...None of the Kahunas. With Trial Captains, Lana.
Galar: Piers. (Might have liked Allister. Played Sword, though.)

For an overall favorite, Piers or Sabrina.

Sweet Serenity October 17th, 2022 1:29 AM

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Originally Posted by WaterLily (Post 10560252)
Hi everyone. I guess I'm just a weird toss up between Erika and Sabrina. Those have always been my favorite Gym Leaders depending on what kind of mood I'm in. I like Misty as well but she's more of the tomboy type so I gravitate more towards the other two.
Anyway, I just said who my favorite is from the Kanto region. If anyone has any favorite from Kanto all the way to Paldea who is it?

You know, I never thought of this until you asked it, WaterLily. Great question!

Kanto: In the earlier games, my favorite gym leader was definitely Giovanni because he proved that he could work as both a gym leader and the boss of Team Rocket, which is impressive. He is also a great villain. My other favorite in the later games is Blue because he was the first rival, has an arrogant personality, is strong, and actually has a team that isn't based on a single type, which made him much more fun to battle.

Johto: I didn't really care too much for the Johto gym leaders, but I did like Clair. She had strong Dragon-type Pokémon and she was probably the saltiest, biggest sore loser in Pokémon NPC history. While I wasn't a big fan of her personality, she is my favorite because she offered the most challenge compared to the others. I'm sorry, but as a player that always kept a Fighting-type Pokémon on my team, Whitney was never difficult for me at all.

Hoenn: I liked Norman the best simply because he was your daddy. He seems to be the only father in the Pokémon world that isn't paying child support. I love that.

Sinnoh: Again, I never really cared for Sinnoh gym leaders, but Fantina stood out to me the most because she used one of my all-time favorite Pokémon, Mismagius.

Unova: I don't know where to begin. I loved almost all the gym leaders in this generation. I guess you can say my favorite was Iris because she seemed to be the most involved in your story. However, what I like about these gym leaders is that they don't just sit around in their gyms all day after you defeat them. They actually played a big part in the story and help you out, which is great. In the sequel where Iris becomes champion, I liked Marlon a lot. He was so laid back and chill, just like me. Much love to them all; much love to Unova.

Kalos: Perhaps the most boring set of gym leaders in the whole series, but Korrina was the one that stood out for me the most because she ended up giving me a Lucario early in the game. How can you beat that?

Alola: While I am aware that they didn't have gyms and were Trial Captains and Kakunas, my favorite was perhaps Olivia. I loved her style and personality. I don't that he wasn't an official Trial Captain, but I liked Guzma a lot too. The instance where you storm Po Town and challenge Guzma did feel like it's own Bug-type trial and did result in you getting the Bug-type Z-Crystal. Acerola was cute. Much love to them all; much love to Alola.

Galar: Here is another game where gym leaders do more than stand in their gyms all day. I actually loved a lot of these characters. All of them had a certain charm to me. I liked Nessa a lot because of her attitude, but Milo was also a very nice guy. Rahian was super cool too and Bea was tough had some spunk about her. It's hard to choose. Nonetheless, I might choose Nessa over them all though.

Giovanni/Blue
Clair
Norman
Fantina
Iris/Marlon
Korrina
Olivia
Nessa

colours November 7th, 2022 11:48 AM

man, this thread really got me thinking that, aside from sabrina and nessa, there really haven't been many gym leaders that stood out a ton to me. :c those two are definitely my favourites above all lol

that said, swsh gym leaders are probably one of the better ones out of all the regions and yes this is a hot take i'll stand by

evanonline November 10th, 2022 2:27 AM

I love a lot of gym leaders. I think... Sabrina, Bugsy, Gardenia, Flannery, and Allister are my favorites? Something like that? It's hard to choose!

Scourgekku November 19th, 2022 2:17 PM

Brycen, I love his fierce personality and interesting backstory. Close second is Elesa here.

RadEmpoleon November 19th, 2022 3:16 PM

Going by regions...

Kanto: Erika I guess?
Johto: Clair I guess? (Haven't played through Kanto or Johto yet)
Hoenn: Winona
Sinnoh: Crasher Wake
Unova: Elesa (BW2)
Kalos: Valerie
Alola: Acerola
Galar: Piers
Paldea: Iono

My favorite is easily Piers. He's the first Dark type gym leader, has a unique badass theme, and he's hot. there, I said it.

Poke fan number 489 November 21st, 2022 8:40 PM

I like Crasher Wake. He speaks to my soul.

Cosmega November 22nd, 2022 4:42 AM

Loved Opal’s battle. Very different from the others, with the quiz thingy. She’s also real funi

DT Valentina November 27th, 2022 4:16 PM

Kanto: Koga
Johto: Clair
Hoenn: Winona
Sinnoh: Crasher Wake
Unova: Drayden
Kalos: Valerie
Galar: Raihan
Paldea: Larry

moon November 28th, 2022 12:47 AM

Kanto: Misty <3 especially the gen2 version
Johto: i always liked Falkner, even moreso his manga version
Hoenn: Norman was so refreshing because he was actually your dad

i don't remember gym leaders very well past gen 3 tbh.

Ninetales November 30th, 2022 12:01 AM

Kanto: Erika/Sabrina
Johto: Jasmine
Hoenn: Wallace
Sinnoh: Fantina
Unova: Elesa
Kalos: Valerie
Alola: Kiawe
Galar: Raihan
Paldea: Grusha/Tulip

Overall, my absolute favourites are Elesa, Grusha, Tulip, and Fantina! <3 They all have fabulous designs, and colourful personalities! I also quite like the Pokémon they utilize as well!

Mimicking Mimikyu November 30th, 2022 12:01 PM

Crasher Wake is the most memorable to me.

Neon Pink November 30th, 2022 2:05 PM

Winona will always be my favorite. When I first saw her in Omega Ruby, I was like mesmerized by everything she said in her introduction.

QueenNothing November 30th, 2022 2:58 PM

I've always been a fan of Elesa and Skyla from BW since I played the games for the first time. It's hard to say why that started, maybe it really is because I thought they were hot but I dunno. Skyla is fun and is given some characterization in Celestial Tower and I love the way that Elesa, being a model, owns the fact that she's attractive, has two of my favorite gym leader designs, and is one of what I think is the most fun gym leader battle in Black and White. I don't remember when I started shipping them but I like to think sometime after the events of BW2 they got married.

moon December 1st, 2022 10:44 AM

wait I have a new fav because of extreme relatability:

larry


Give the man a vacation (and me, I can relate, see?).

blondsie. December 2nd, 2022 7:43 PM

Might be obvious from my profile picture, but Elesa really put up a show!

Squirtkipfan01 December 2nd, 2022 8:07 PM

Honestly none of them, they all kinda fill the same role as a trial to overcome and have a basic personality to pair with it, but you never really see or learn anything about them outside the gym. Makes it hard for me to care for any of them to the point where i dont think of misty from kanto, i think the water type gym in kanto

Explorer of Time December 3rd, 2022 1:04 PM

Kanto: Misty, since I liked her in the anime.
Johto: Morty. Ghosts are my favorite type and he looks really cool.
Hoenn: I like most of them, so it's hard to pick, but I would say Norman because he's your dad.
Sinnoh: I'd say Gardenia because I love Grass types and Eterna City was my favorite city in the game.
Unova: Roxie is really cool. Lenora is my favorite in BW1, since Roxie isn't there.
Kalos: I would say Viola, she's my favorite first Gym Leader.
Alola: N/A.
Galar: I haven't played these, but I like Bea.
Paldea: I haven't played these either, but I already love Larry.

Adam Levine December 12th, 2022 11:49 AM

Somehow all of my favorites are from Paldea. Larry, Iono, and Ryme just appeal to me in vastly different ways; Larry in his simplicity and being the butt of every joke, Iono for being le funny streamer girl (and her Tera Electric Mismagius, which is one of the cooler strategies I've seen employed by an NPC), and Ryme for her animations, enjoyable personality, and allowing me to go crazy with a double battle. I've never played SwSh, but Raihan's an honorable mention for me due to his animations as well as using a rather unique, double-battle team. I guess I enjoy Gym Leaders more when they have actual personalities or present unique challenges (if I played SwSh I'd probably enjoy Opal).

Hashimi December 24th, 2022 1:40 AM

My favourite gym leader is Roxanne especially because of her personality filled with simplicity and determination. I like how - aesthetically speaking - she's portrayed as a top notch student, peculiarity which is even emphasized by her clothing style. It does seem right concerning her character to be a region's gym leader for starters, after all.
Rustoboro's also the Hoenn city I like the most because of its stony/ferrous looks... and how to forget about her signature Pokémon, Nosepass? Seriously, I love that thing, as weird as it may look.

Rock_Salazar January 16th, 2023 12:17 PM

Having a favorite gym leader is something I never really thought about until now. I would have to go with Byron because of the Diamond & Pearl Adventures manga I read a long time ago. Also like that he's the father of Roark and the small detail of both having the fossil pokemon of Sinnoh.

Iceshadow3317 January 17th, 2023 8:21 AM

Hmm.... My favorite of all Gym Leader is probably Skyla. I love her design and flying was once my favorite types. It is still up there, but not as high as it once was. I also really lover her name.

As for each region.

Kanto - Giovanni.
This is largely due to the manga. They made him a much better character and he was so powerful compared to everyone else. His fight between Red was insane and all the lore in the manga just made him a wonderful character compared to the games and anime.

Johto - Clair
She trained with Lance and is a Dragon Master, but her design is amazing. But that is about it. Overall, while I love Johto, I really don't care about any of the Gym Leaders there. None of them where very memorable in my opinion

Hoenn - Norman/Brawly.
I love Brawly's style. But Norman edges him out just barely. Not only is he your father in the game, they also made him a great character in the manga. And he is also really wonderful in the anime.

Sinnoh - Candice
Mostly because she is an Ice Type trainer, but she also had a bit of a bigger part in the anime with her being friends with Zoey and the others.

Unova - Skyla
Like I said, overall she is probably my favorite. I love her style and name and she uses flying types. I do wish she had better pokemon, but hey, she is still great.

Kalos - All of them.
Kalos is the first region where I've liked every gym leader for one reason or another, but most of the like for them comes from the anime. Korrina has been a major rival for Ash. Ramos had the celebration that brought Ash and Serena together. And then Wulfric made Ash get mad and had another scene with Serena which I love.

Alola - Mallow.
Love her design and I love that she likes to cook, which is one of my favorite things to do as well.

Galar - Bea
Once again this is mostly because of the anime and her love of fighting types. She was the first challenging female rival for Ash.

Paldea - Iono
She is honestly the only one I remember the most about. All the others were very forgettable. Larry I can remember, but I just don't like how boring he is. And I've been surprised how much he is liked.

Adamabbafan January 19th, 2023 6:34 AM

Kanto - Koga (Poison is my favourite type)
Johto - Clair
Hoenn - Winona
Sinnoh - Volkner
Unova - Skyla
Kalos - Wulfric
Galar - Nessa
Paldea - Iono


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