Type representation

What types do you think have the best and worst representation by trainers? I'm basing this myself primarily off of gym leaders, elite four, and champions, but you may base this upon any characters throughout the anime, games, etc.

I think the few notable trainers who represent poison represent it very well. Koga and Janine are both ninjas while Roxie is a rocker chick. While they're quite opposite they are interesting characters and the poison typing is suitable. I feel like Koga and Janine are an example of how poison creeps up on you. It's essentially a silent killer the same as a ninja. Roxie is a lot more brash and just in your face. In a way I can see this also pertaining to poison. It's an annoyance, overbearing, etc. (I hate that they are represented by bikers a lot in the games, but I get it.)

Fire is another type that I think is represented well. Once again the trainers are interesting and for the most part have exciting personalities. They're quirky yet serious in what they do. I see these traits mostly in Blaine and Flint. Malva seems fiery in a "you don't want to mess" way while Flannery reminds me of fire in an impulsive way. Not mentioning Chili because idk what hes like

Lastly I think fighting and bug can be poorly represented sometimes. Fighting just has a lot of the same kinds of trainers. Aka trainers who are blackbelts and notable trainers that own a dojo. It makes complete sense it's just a tired thing to see over and over. I find the trainers behind this type to be boring most of the time. Bug seems to be represented by a lot of "weirdos" or at least some of them look freaky. I feel like they're almost saying to like bugs you have to be weird or freaky which makes a lot of sense to me, but ehhh. I think Viola breaks that shell, but herself isn't that exceptionally interesting.

The Normal type is represented pretty well. The simple, yet pleasing, air to Normal-types and the things associated with them is fairly consistent. When you look at a Normal-type, you can tell it's a Normal-type. Trainers like Norman, Whitney, and Cheren all fit the stereotype remarkably well. It's a pretty well-represented type in general.

Dragon also seems to be represented well. The ancient, imposing air assigned to the type is also fairly consistent; there are Trainers like Iris and Drasna, who reflect the older aspect of the type. Then, Trainers such as Drayden and Lance show its more imposing side. Both Pokémon and Trainers related to the Dragon-type seem to convey it pretty well; there are few exceptions to this rule. Ahem, Goomy.

I actually find the Fighting-type well represented. Every generation after RBY has had a Fighting-type Gym Leader that specializes in Pokémon of that type very well, I mean i've heard horror stories of Chuck and Brawly (I have one of the former...), and Korrina's Hawlucha is no laughing matter either. Not to mention Fighting-type trainers like Black Belts and Battle Girls can just be terrible to deal with, especially in the Unova games and XY. (That may just be me being biased for my hatred of said trainers...)

As for a type I don't like the representation of? I think the Flying-type, as I don't find their trainers and/or specialists too interesting and feel like they get repetitive after a while.

Stargazer said:

I actually find the Fighting-type well represented. Every generation after RBY has had a Fighting-type Gym Leader that specializes in Pokémon of that type very well, I mean i've heard horror stories of Chuck and Brawly (I have one of the former...), and Korrina's Hawlucha is no laughing matter either. Not to mention Fighting-type trainers like Black Belts and Battle Girls can just be terrible to deal with, especially in the Unova games and XY. (That may just be me being biased for my hatred of said trainers...)

As for a type I don't like the representation of? I think the Flying-type, as I don't find their trainers and/or specialists too interesting and feel like they get repetitive after a while.

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I found they were kind of hard when I first faced them, but I feel like I was just a dumb little kid who didn't know how to use my team right. I've only found Maylene to be an annoyance after refacing them many times. For me they're very boring characters behind the type. But I def agree with the black belts and battle girls. Mainly because I find Sawk and Throh to be horrible to deal with if you have nothing to counter them with.