^
Brock's Pewter City Gym, man! OMG; that was
SO FREAKING HARD!!! :cer_pissed: :laugh:
Seriously, though:
1. The
Saffron City Gym, run by
Sabrina, was probably my hardest. Granted, I used a walkthrough on my first playthrough, I still think I would've resorted to random teleporting before I would have found Sabrina here. I guess getting to see her at the end makes the trouble worth it, though. :D
2. However, I didn't use a walkthrough for
Sapphire or Emerald Versions. So I encountered a lot of difficulty with the
Mossdeep City Gym, run by
Liza and Tate. Had me sliding all over the place...sheesh! And if that weren't enough to screw me over, they renovate
their whole Gym in
Emerald Version just to screw with me! I couldn't even use my previous tactics! In retrospect, the second version seems a bit easier than the first one, though...
^Just look at that convoluted mess in Ruby/Sapphire Versions!
3.
Flannery's Lavaridge Town Gym would be the next difficult. Those portals were quite confusing the first time, but I eventually memorized a path.
Which becomes freaking useless in Emerald, as she has to renovate
her gym, too! :cer_cry: IMO, the second version was
considerably harder than the first. What worsens the fact is that she's staring at you right when you enter the Gym, yet you can't just hop over the ledge to mingle with her! Plus all of those unexpected Trainers popping out for no dang reason! Meeting Flannery at the end is worth it, though. :D
I hope the Johto, Sinnoh, and Isshu Gyms aren't as difficult as I expect they will be. We'll see in
Platinum,
HeartGold, and
Gray Versions, though... *gulps*