5th Gen The Striaton Three

[Ho-Oh]

Cilan, Cress and Chili were the three gym leaders of Striaton City. Cilan luckily got the anime treatment while Cress and Chili were left to be irrelevant. In-game they have distinct personalities: Cilan is somewhat shy and reserved, Chili is cool, smart and calm and Cress is hot headed and thinks he knows everything.

Let's say that after beating them, one of the leaders decides to join you in your travels. You could still battle Pokemon by yourself but when it came to double battles they would jump in. They'd provide you with advice when needed and heal your first party Pokemon on the go! Who would add the most to your journey?

Who would you want to join you and how would they help your journey?

Oh and if you had a choice in the gym battle (instead of the starter restriction) who would've you preferred to have beaten?

 

[Flower]

Ooh I'd go for Cress personally, I'm rather shy and reserved myself so I relate tons to him heehe. Plus Cress has always just appealed to me the most, it's a shame I never got to face him since I always choose Snivy (though it's also not a shame since I get to beat Chili every time, heh!).

If I had a choice in the gym battle, tbh I'd still go after and beat Chili. c': Just cause he seems super confident in that he won't be beaten by you, I guess I just like proving him wrong!

 

[PankajBlitz]

well I would travel with Chilli because he's the one that I battled first time in black and white as a leader. But when it comes to battle I would battle against Cilan.

 

[Ho-Oh]

I think I'd personally go with Chili. Like he's crazy yeah and he'd probably get you into more battles than you should but the other two are boring in comparison. Want someone that'll fight their hardest to help you? Chili's the guy. Although I think Ghetsis would want to freeze him pre-preemptively...

Although I'd honestly prefer to battle none of them. The battle is pointless honestly. I'd rather battle a unique trainer with a unique type, like, look at Marlon in B2W2 - that's a legit water gym. What we have is just a confusing mix of three types. So ideally I'd have preferred to have beaten Marlon lol. But out of the three, Cress seems like the easiest to handle. I used Tepig a lot so it was lucky he was my opponent most of the time.

 

[RickGrimes]

I'd pick Chilli as long as I don't have to deal with food puns.

 

[Hikamaru]

Who would you want to join you and how would they help your journey?

Since Oshawott was my Unova starter of choice, I often had to battle Cilan and I believe he would be a great person to travel with if his personality in the anime is an indication. While I hated the Unova saga of the anime, he did give me some occasional laughs.

Also, if I was able to choose even without the starter restriction I still would have chosen Cilan. While Cress uses my fave type I seem to like Cilan the best of the three.