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3rd Gen Hardest RSE Gym Leader

Kimicatdemon

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  • The hardest one for me was Norman. I used Hariyama and I still got my rear end handed to me over and over....

    and when I finally beat him, It was like...BORDERLINE....

    I saved as soon as I got control of everything again....
     

    Teh Blazer

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  • Norman for sure. His Slaking's stats are equal to Groundon's and Kyogre's. Dude's seriously crazy.
     

    Caelus

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    Normally the hardest Gym Leader would be Brawly, but on my first attempt in Emerald it took many, many tries to beat Tate & Liza.

    Brawly's Makuhita is a pain, but I gain experience from the others, so it gets easier the more I battle Brawly. I had a type disadvantage with the twins, so that's why I struggled with them; later battles were with Pokemon whose types had the upper hand.

    So it's generally Brawly/
     

    Hatenko

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    Norman's Slaking was really annoying and Wallace (YES, WALLACE) was a jerk.
     
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    Ruby and Sapphire: Norman. ;o; Stupid Dad, why can't you be easier.
    Emerald: Juan and his stupid Kingdra. :(
     
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  • All in the Slaking...

    Juan gave me minimal issues. Usually.
    I have Endeavor on Swellow always (and Quick Attack). Sometimes on Swampert. So STAB Aerial Ace from Swellow or just a good old fashined Shadow Ball from Absol/Banette solved my later Juan problems.
     

    Fire Blazer

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    I had a hard time with Norman... it's like they made him hard because he's the player's father in the game. o_o I never thought that normal type pokemon could be such a pain...
     

    Cirrus

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  • Slaking Facade makes me really, really angry.

    Juan was trying to confuse me all the time with Water Pulse, but then I Sunnybeamed everything and won. -_-
     

    BHwolfgang

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  • It was always either Juan or Wallace that urks me so. I was always at a type disadvantage for some reason (Blaziken, Torkoal, Golem, and a whimpy Linoon)
     

    Pokémon Ranger ✩ Moriarty

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  • The first time I played Emerald, Norman, Wattson and the Psychic Twins o' Mossdeep kicked my butt from one end of the game to the other. The second time around, I had Combusken, Lairon and Mightyena, and they didn't stand a chance. And I had a Raichu on my team to help against Wallace during the E4. :>

    The Psychic Twins are still the most annoying to me, though. :x I hate Claydols now. XD
     
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  • Wattson definetely takes this cake, I can't describe how much I hate battling him.
    Norman is actually not that hard, a Pokemon with Dig or Protect can easily beat his Slakings, end the Vigoroth is not that strong.
    The twins... In RS they're a joke, while they're quite challenging in Emerald. But 3 of their 4 Pokemon are weak to Water, which means Surf, so where's the problem?
     

    Medli

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    Norman always gave me trouble, even with a Combusken. Then again, I'm usually extremely underleveled for that fight. Freaking Slaking.

    Wattson never gave me trouble because I always had a Combusken. Fire types win over Steel. Haha.
     
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    Winona sucked because my Manetric was underleveled, I chose Treecko as my starter, and everything else was slower than her stuff. Her Altaria was especially annoying.
     

    Enigma

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  • They were all pretty easy, IMO. Winona took me the longest to beat, however. ^_^;
     
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