Top 10 Pokémon Gym Leaders - Tamashii Hiroka

[@ohdeargoshy6530]

You know why I remember Fantina?
Playing Platinum, reached her room, talked to her.
Fantina: OHOHOHOHO!

[@chayden153]

Oh Dear Goshy honestly, Fantina was the best ghost type leader

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

I absolutely love Crasher Wake from Sinnoh. The dude's a luchador, and he uses his winnings from Pokemon battling at his Gym to help the less-fortunate. He's like the Pokemon equivalent of Fray Tormenta.

[@chayden153]

Super Nerd Daniel Same!! Crasher and Gardenia are my favorite gym leaders in gen. 4

[@NinjoXEnlightened]

My favorite was always Jasmine from Johto, not only did she use my favorite type (when it was new), Steel, but unlike many of the other Johto gym leaders who come off as selfish or conceited, she seems very caring and genuine on the inside but tough as nails on the outside. a polar opposite to Whitney (or at least how she comes off IMO).

[@JulioCCruz]

Plus she had a legit reason for not being in the Gym and doesn't get obnoxious about losing.

[@NinjoXEnlightened]

***** #Claire

[@angelocruz3577]

Oh god I fucking hate Whitney. Not only did she steamroll my entire team a million times, she also cried like a little bitch when I finally beat her.

[@Brychan1102]

Also pretty hot for a game character

[@ryanleadbitter7749]

Ninjo X Enlightened And she kicked my ass hard!

[@ConnerTheWaffle]

Brock was always my favorite gym leader...mainly because he was so easy to defeat when I was a kid lol

[@Fabian-kc7ev]

***** metal claw

[@ConnerTheWaffle]

***** I was a squirtle kind of guy :D

[@orangewaffle1103]

ConnerTheWaffle :D

[@jonathandoyle1278]

***** metal claw wasnt there in red and blue

[@BlackScytheLP]

Jonathan Doyle wanted to say that aswell ;D

[@LazyDollsArt]

don't forget that Drayden wrestles with his pokemon to train

[@ronswanson7371]

LD and Chuck

[@GlitchxCity]

Clair will always be my #1

[@eizzah8323]

Yo Glitch !

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Clair is bae. But my fave gym leader has to fee Volkner.

[@justsomeguywithnospecialtr8576]

Volkner is #1

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

***** Hey, I love Clair, too, but you can't deny that she gets MAD salty when you beat her. I don't know if any other Gym Leader that actively withholds your rightfully-earned badge and makes you pass a trial in the Dragon's Den just because she lost (a trial, by the way, that a certain someone failed.).

[@bobsondugnutt6982]

TATE & LISA!!!!!!!

[@Brychan1102]

I'd hate to be Liza when Tate hits puberty

[@bombe711]

Brychan Cymru Why?

[@Brychan1102]

They can read each other's minds. What do teenage boys think about?

[@TeaBurn]

Jonas Svenstrup Because all his thoughts are being live-streamed between the twins. What he thinks, she sees...and that includes lady parts. Imagine the roles reversed, and Tate gets dick-pics directly in his mind out of nowhere, and he can't look away or even simply close his eyes.

[@bananatassium7009]

Jonas Svenstrup If she can read his thoughts..

[@mrmanpersonguy5812]

Oh my...

[@pinkegiraffe5697]

I'm still waiting for a Dark type Gym. It was introduced in Gen II and we still don't have one :-(

[@JakeWitty]

You'd think they'd have one in gen 2 Like fairy in gen 6

[@faolanstephenson9149]

We've got 2 dark elite 4 members Sydney from gen 3 and that other guy from gen 5

[@wildxenomorph7675]

Ya :(

[@fallenangel6214]

Faolan Stephenson you forgot karen from gen 2, shes an elite 4 member too

[@rickashley4623]

Faolan Stephenson actually, there's also karen from gen 2 in the E4

[@vcom741]

Funny thing is, Gen 5 and Gen 6 gym leaders have common themes
Gen 5: Jobs
Gen 6: Hobbies.

[@martinezyonick]

vcom741 Gen 6 Hobbies:1. Photography
2. Rock climbing
3. Rollerskating
4. Gardening
5. Gadgetry
6. Design and Fashion
7. Haiku and Horoscopes
8. Being in a Fridge

[@vcom741]

8 is looking after animals (Pokemon). Counts as a hobby.

[@martinezyonick]

That's not exactly reflected in his gym

[@vcom741]

Owl Rave Neither was Elesa's job in fashion in BW.

[@martinezyonick]

But it totally was in BW2

[@TheDaringstDo]

Brock, he is probably my all time favorite and most memorable gym leader to me, he was your first milestone, your first real challenge to overcome, i remember having so much trouble with him in the beginning of the game cause i ALWAYS picked charmander as a kid. He really taught me a lot about the game to be honest. Things like type match ups, what moves to use and he even taught me about evolution because i would always have to grind to levels until i could get my charmander stong enough to take on his onix, but then my charmander evolved, and learned a move that was super effective against rock types and i was able to beat that gym. As a result i learned the importance of having multiple types on my team for every situation and honestly made the game a lot easier from that point on.

[@Ravenclanner]

TheDaringstDo yeah he was a good mix. The first real challenge, and really the only big one until around Koga imo.

[@ingenjannik]

TheDaringstDo Brock did a horrible job about teaching type matchups. You could just sweep his entire team with ember as his stone pokemon have no special defense.

[@TheDaringstDo]

ingenjannik Yes because sweeping rock types of equal level with a garbage tier move when you have no special attack either is better than leveling twice more so you could one shot them with a better move.

[@ingenjannik]

TheDaringstDo If it's stupid and it works, it isn't stupid. When you can defeat a gym leader without grinding, why would you grind?
I don't quite understand your objection.

[@TheDaringstDo]

Never said it was stupid lol those are you own words bud, my objection was "leveling twice more so you could one shot them with a better move." is in my opinion a better way of doing it. idk what kind of Charmander you're using but last time i checked one ember isn't enough to OHKO a level 14 Onix that can easily one shot a Charmander of the same level with a rock tomb, and besides by the the time you're a high enough level to with stand one hit so you can use another ember and MAYBE get him down to half HP at best, you would already have evolved and have metal claw.

[@Haedox]

Giovanni is so handsome though...

[@Isaxus12]

Haedox You are everywhere 0.o STAWP CHASING MEH

[@Haedox]

Isaxus pls

[@Isaxus12]

Haedox Ha! Have a like! Now it looks like you liked your own comment. Eww.

[@Haedox]

Isaxus ?

[@Isaxus12]

Haedox Nice counterattack ;_;

[@bananatassium7009]

I was just skimming through the list of gym leaders, and wrote down the memorable ones to me. They are:
Koga, Morty, Winona, Maylene, Skyla, Iris, Korrina, Clemont.
I'll just quick list the reasoning for them all.
Koga: People always say Whitney's Miltank was the most difficult Pokemon. For me, it was Koga's Muk. I hit it a bunch, but IT KEPT MINIMIZING OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. It took SO MANY tries that took SO LONG each try. I hated that pile of sludge.
Morty: I used to always pick grass starters. As I did on my Soul Silver game. I got to Morty, and could NOT beat him for the life of me. Not long after I got there, I lost it somewhere on a trip, so I never got to beat the game. I was sad :/
Winona: The last part of her puzzle, the very last thing you had to turn, it screwed me over SO BAD. I could not figure it out for a very very long time, it was infuriating.
Maylene: Lucario is pretty much my favorite Pokemon. It's mega's shiny is my favorite shiny, and I really like it as a Pokemon. Whenever I think of Lucario, I think of Maylene. That's about it.
Skyla: I watch someone known as OldManWillakers (or PKMNRob, or Rurikar22, or BruceWillakers, or... well he has a bajillion names so I'll stop there) and my favorite run he's done of Blaze Black 2 nuzlocking, the first one he finished, had a pretty much sweep to Skyla. Four died, and two of my three favorites survived. My third favorite who died was a steelix, known as Reggie, who died by just a few HP. The reason he died, is because he had a -Sp. Def nature. He would've lived with anything besides -Sp. Def and -Def. I was veeeeeery sad.
Iris: I liked her character. Playing through White 2, I was really surprised to see her as a champion! I liked how she showed up as a gym leader before, and how you see her here and there at places besides the gym and the E4.
Korrina: I like roller skates. I like how she has Lucario. That's about it.
Clemont: I was always good at all types of Pokemon puzzles. His was the first I lost at. The panpour/pansear/pansage part, while being a total BS puzzle, was fun to guess and lose at.
Whew that was a long comment to write.

[@mrrickstur]

here are my favorites:
15. Bugsy
14. Valerie
13. Clemont
12. Flannery
11. Blue
10. Giovanni
9. Blaine
8. Whitney
7. Falkner
6. Jasmine
5. Drayden
4. Volkner
3. Clair
2. Elesa
1. Sabrina

[@wigglerwednesday]

My favorite Gym Leader is Candice. She's so weird to have a Gym in the middle of small town in a snowy tundra. Also her name is punny.

[@goldenlotus3598]

Her design always freaked me out. I could never stand cold clothes- her revealing top/ shorts and her sweater tied around her waist?!- in cold weather. It suits her but it made me uncomfortable >_

[@NRF-ee6cp]

And she's not as cold as ice. She's a perky girl with a good attitude and always happy and cheery. She's like the Ty Lee of Pokemon
She even has braids like her.

[@kristofgriffin384]

My favorite Gym Leaders are:
10. Lt. Surge a.k.a "The Lightning American";
9.Burgh a.k.a "Premier Insect Artist";
8.Roxie a.k.a "Poison days, poison on the stage";
7.Fantina a.k.a. "The Alluring, Soulful Dancer";
6.Blue;
5.Brycen a.k.a "Ice Mask";
4.Cheren a.k.a "The one who seeks the right path";
3.Elesa a.k.a "The Shining Beauty";
2.Norman a.k.a. "A man in pursuit of power";
1.Drayden a.k.a. "The Spartan Mayor".

[@CrazyRiverOtter]

I beat both Tate and Liza in one hit from surf, hehe.

[@Samuel_1802]

***** Tate and Liza in Emerad is another story though, they're extremely difficult! They have 4 Pokémon (Xatu and Claydol being the new Pokémon) instead of 2, abuse the Earthquake/Flying-type or Levitate combo and have Sunny Day+screens to weaken Grass/Water-type attacks. Yup...

[@pinkduskstone1543]

Not to mention that the battle system in RSE designated move properties (Physical, Special, Status) by Type rather than by the moves themselves. The Dark Type was Special when the Pokémon of that Type were Physical Attackers. They couldn't use their STABs because their Special Attack was bad! It wasn't until Gen 4 and 5 that we actually get Special Attacking Dark Types!

[@inconemay1441]

***** In R/S maybe, but not Emerald. Not only because they have extra two Pokemon, Calm Mind, Light Screen and Sunny Day but also because of the huge level spike. Grinding is so damn tedious due to the low-leveled basic stage wild Pokemon at that point in the game.

[@cyborgjonny]

Do it in emerald. You can't because they both have a Claydol too.

[@DBZGotenStan]

sakuraslicer19 We had Houndoom though. He was probably the best dark type up to gen 3 since he was a special attacker and both of his STABS (Dark and Fire) were special then.

[@CasperGrimshaw]

Gen 5 really did have a lot of character development with Gym leaders and I think that actually is one of the reasons why it is in my top 3 games.
Also I would like to see a top 10 Evil Trainers in game like N, Giovanni, etc.

[@bananatassium7009]

***** Was N really evil though? I mean, if so, he'd make it to the top of MY list by a ton, and I guess logistically he should be, but I dunno.

[@CasperGrimshaw]

I threw his name out there because technically for the majority of the game he was made out to be the villain or the face of team plasma.

[@bananatassium7009]

*****
I suppose that's true.

[@CasperGrimshaw]

welp I gotta look for that then xD

[@chokols]

N was not evil all he wants was libaration to seperate people from pokemon and he found his mistake that pokemon doesn't want to be seperated

[@justinnyugen7015]

Speaking of New Mauville, would you be interested in making a video about location "teases" in the game? By that I mean areas that seem like they'd be accessible in appearance or by what the NPCs say but aren't, like the blocked stairway in New Mauville, rumored secret passage in Mr. Fuji's memorial house, Kalos Power plants, area behind Bill's house, etc,

[@Samuel_1802]

Justin Nguyen let's not forget the useless train station in Couriway Town. Where does it lead to? :|

[@funstuff14100]

Justin Nguyen This would make a great video!

[@CynicalT0ast]

Justin Nguyen What about the tunnel to Sinnoh in the Cave of Origin, AND the lake behind Nuvema town?

[@IcyAngels452]

Justin Nguyen The grass on the edges of Pallet Town, man.

[@mikezardx]

Also The house in Sootopolis (I think) with a door in the back that's blocked off.

[@SMAnthonyW]

and i agree with elesa. when i played bw2 for the first time, i was shocked at how authentic that scene with bianca and her dad was, when elesa intervened.

[@rhymebeat1142]

Tate and Lisa aren't identical twins. They're fraternal twins that happen to both be telepathic. Tate is a boy.

[@PinkSunrise_spl]

Thank you! Finally somebody else who took high school health class! LOL!

[@cartersams5851]

Kaitlyn McCaffrey WOAH

[@roxas4930]

Now gamefreak....GIVE US A DARK GYM

[@chayden153]

roxas4930 please!!

[@PandoraSwag]

Piers

[@froggycaden612]

Gen 5 had all the best in every way IMO
I was glad to see allot of gen 5 leaders on here

[@DigiRangerScott]

It was nice that each Gym Leader had secondary jobs that added to their character

[@Superduperscribble]

6:25 "I wonder what stopped him"
I dunno, but I remember one of the citizens saying that the project was abandoned because it was going to ruin the habitat for many Pokémon if they were to build New Mauville, so the project was abandoned.

[@mouna3242]

For me Misty is the best Gym Leader.

[@ishan6317]

The gen 5 sequels along with ss are my favorite games

[@Smashfan258]

Jasmine is my favorite! Aside from the "cute" design, she's a very caring person who doesn't want to battle you until you help her aid a sick Ampharos back to health. Once you do she is the first gym leader of the series to use the new typing Steel. When I first battled her I beat her Magnemite which was no easy task, but then she sent out Steelix, a terrifying yet awesome looking Pokemon I had never seen before and soon after lost. It took a while to beat her but once I did I felt so accomplished as a kid :) that's why she's my favorite x)

[@SilverKingGary]

As a man i respect Drayden on facial hair alone.

[@awsomesauce51]

I know it your own opinion but I mean Giovanni and blue deserve spots so bad. Giovanni because you meet him in the game corner and think this boss isn't so bad but then he comes back taking over silph and when you beat him there you think ha i showed him and team rocket but then all of sudden bam he comes back as your final hurdle before the pokemon and he fives you a tm for fissure. Blue then because he's your rival from gen 1 and now you finally get to find out just what happened to him and why he wasn't waiting for you at the end of the pokemon league and even then we see him on cinnabar being all cool and shiz. Sorry for the "little" rant but I just had to get that off my chest. Great vid though

[@awsomesauce51]

She is a great gl besting members of the e4 and has a good story but she is a sore loser so she wouldn't be in my top 10 top 20 though

[@osmosiswright9924]

HairyPooter Same here. I don't like Clair for that reason. She would be in my Top 10 Least Favorite Gym Leaders because of that.

[@matthewthesylveon5821]

HairyPooter Well, try and remember that she could very well like them to, she just like the 10 in the list more.

[@awsomesauce51]

matthew waterninja12345 yeah sure I know that it is her opinion and everyone is entitled to one I think this list is just something very clearly made by a girl by some of the choices such as Roxanne as number 1 that said I wouldn't be sexist if I made one flannery definitely would earn a spot on my top 10 for being strong with torkoal but also funny

[@awsomesauce51]

***** In my opinion the generation 4 sixth gl is the least memorable I know he was electric and had a luxray but that's about it

[@emmetth3726]

Ruby and sapphire Tate and Liza were the easiest. Because all you needed was surf. In emerald though I got destroyed many times

[@Totodilexx961]

Some of my favorites are Misty, Lt. Surge, Grant, Ramos, and Elesa.

[@LatinGiudo817]

TeijoKairoStar 愛 Ramos was okay. Would've picked him if this was a top 10 gym designs cause I loved the layout.

[@lewyn4k]

Wait: Aron isn't a Ground type..!

[@DarkcIoud1111]

12.5voltSenpai I was thinking the same thing. I guess even experts confuse rock and ground types.

[@King_Hehehe]

My personal favorite is Lt. Surge. He's a badass war veteran who looks like Guile, and also shows a soft spot when he practically squees at the sight of your Pikachu in HGSS. Also, he had the balls to set up an Electric gym right next to a cave filled with Ground-types. That's confidence right there.

[@KrispyKrabby]

Btw, any1 else who thought that Bugsy was a girl at first look?!

[@pinkduskstone1543]

Doesn't help that Bugsy's Japanese name can be a girl's name (Tsukushi) and that all of his Pokémon are girls in the remakes.

[@KrispyKrabby]

sakuraslicer19 Lol, yeah, I have only played the remake...so maybe that's the problem...So...it is actually a boy...but...it can also be a girl?

[@Sierracat7807]

In the Pokemon Manga, Gold (Johto trainer) actually tried to hit on Bugsy because he thought Bugsy was a girl xD

[@IcyAngels452]

Wait a minute...
TATE'S A DUDE?!

[@IcyAngels452]

Icy Angels Okay, some of the comments here have convinced me that all of us are gender blind. People are debating what Bugsy is, someone thought Fantana was a drag queen, and another person thought the captain was Roxie's mom.

[@agentglowstick8704]

(At the intro) Tamashii says every region has thier own set of gym leaders. I think of Pokémon RBY and GS. I'm probably wrong though but those games shared ALOT

[@dundee6402]

What

[@SealFormulaMaster]

Im sort of surprised Norman didnt make it somewhere on the list. First time we ever hear of a Father figure in the protagonists life and ORAS did a great job of making him feel human in the post game material.

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Cilan is hilarious in the B/W anime and I wish his brothers Cress and Chilli would make more appearances in the anime. Chilli was a wonderful battle referee, but other than that this crazy-haired dude needs more screen time!

[@FatherOfGray]

Roxxanne really bugs me because she's the only Gym Leader whom I can't get a read on how old she is. >_>

[@zoelindwall637]

Roxxane is about in her 20 or younger

[@enilair_2213]

Shes 14 im pretty sure

[@galleryg998]

Elesa was one of my favourite Gym Leaders too! You explained why so eloquently!!
That Emolga and its volt switch gave me Hell, a very sparky and switch Hell.

[@resurrekt7114]

the Striaton Triplets from B/W.
great concept, great characters, I love the Elemental Monkeys so even better, and their memory link cutscene really adds to their backstory..
overall I think they are great and VERY underrated and underappreciated Gym Leaders

[@vhsorion]

Flannery for the Win!

[@monicaromero4053]

Wow i'm earlyy. Great video btw. :D

[@imonfireguy5962]

Personal favorites from each region(cuz I'm bad at top 10's):
kanto-giovanni/blue
johto-Morty
hoen-flannery
sinnoh-Roark
unova-Roxie
Kalos-Korrina

[@JayTheRed602]

Blue has been my favorite gym leader since gen 2. Former champion, varied team, and you get to see how much he's matured since gen 1. He's one of the few gym leaders that I felt like I knew since we saw him so often in RBY.

[@treytoncorral3260]

I one shotted Tate and Liza with my Sceptile and Azumarril

[@sherrytao5604]

Treyton Corral Same

[@SpiCYTaC0]

where's Sabrina? she's fine af

[@wkandle]

8:07 Fez!!! Everyone who watches "That 70's Show" Loves Fez!

[@HisRandomFriend]

One of my favorite gym leaders was always Norman. He's the reason that your family moves to Hoenn in the first place and he's also the first gym leader you meet in generation 3. He tells you that you're not strong enough to beat him yet and to come back once you've earned 4 badges, there's just something so satisfying about coming back and beating him to get your fifth badge. Not to mention the fact that he's your father, which I believe marks the first canonical time that you meet your father in a Pokemon game which is just really cool.

[@xWiggleDeezRoots]

I could not stand Cheren, from his ridiculous hair cut to his rosy cheeks, he's my most hated character in Pokemon period, aside from that blonde kid from gen 4.

[@ThatMarisaPerson]

Barry is his name

[@shannonjones1908]

How is he "the most hated" some people like him

[@Ascyndaeon]

Fisher Fish How can you hate Cher bear??

[@epickookeecola6948]

Cough *gary oak*

[@pinkduskstone1543]

Barry's dad is Tower Tycoon. Enough said.

[@kevinponce1914]

Tamashi, I have a story. So I recently started following you, it was really like 2 weeks ago I discovered that you are a poketuber and that you existed And while watching your favorite Pokemon form every type video I remembered about a dream I had about with you in it a year ago cuz I recognized you. You and I were casual friends hanging out and all of a sudden a Beauty Trainer showed up trying to get me to go out with her and that I should be her wife etc etc she attempted to attack you but I stepped in challenged her to a battle and if I won she'd leave if she did I'd go with her. I beat her with my Charizard and she went her way, that started to stirrup emotions between us and eventually we dated, we got married and live our life in the Pokemon world. So yeah...
Legit story.
So far I love what you're doing, keep it up and make the Pokemon world proud.
Don't think I'm some old or young creep, haha from what I can tell I should be your age. ^__^

[@TeaBurn]

My personal favorite gym leader was Sabrina (aka Natsume), with her awesome redesign, showing her character development going from conservatively dressed while staying indoors, to a casual outfit and venturing outside the gym on the dock of S.S. Aqua--a change that leads her on the path of stardom as an actress in Black 2/White 2.

[@BlazeTheMovieFan]

My personal favorite is Wattson, I love how insane he is, that makes him fun.

[@ArchDurandal]

I dont think I've struggled with much of any of the gym leaders. The main gym leader that really challenged me and actually forced me to start thinking about status moves was Clay. So he makes it pretty far up on my list because of the challenge and he also had a good part in the story too.

[@WingerB17]

My favorite gym leader has to be Jasmine from Olivine City. There have been a number of gym leaders who you can't battle right away until completing a certain task. Her reason is probably the most believable and important. She can't leave her Amphoros to get a special medicine, because she has no idea if it will make it until her return. When you get it for her, she doesn't hand you the badge, you have earned her respect for a battle. As far as game emerson goes, this side quest felt the most heartwarming and rewarding.

[@DamianDimension]

Awesome list! I love that you picked Gym leaders that aren't talked about that often. My favorite gym leader is Skyla.

[@npshinies4795]

I've always thought Sabrina was my favorite gym leader, reasons being in gen 1 red and blue days, it seemed impossible sometimes to take out her alakazam! One psychic from that thing and you were done! As well as her power in gen 1, they really were able to make quite a creepy anime episode out of her! Sabrina will always be my top gym leader!

[@mcam96]

For some reason, your voice is soothing and calming for me ☺️ also one of my fav gym leaders are Bugsy and Tate and Liza too so when you mentioned them I was excited! good video!😍

[@botanicalabe]

I loved Flannery. When I tried my Treeko Only run, and I got close by getting to the last gym leader before my save messed up, Flannery was SUPER easy somehow. The hardest gym leader was always the flying type one which I cannot remember for the life of me right now.
Also, when I first got the game,. I was attracted to her................

[@mmmjulez]

One if my favorites is Giovanni! As a kid I had no idea he was the gym leader till I got to the last gym. He was also super hard to defeat. I always saved right before I battled him.

[@jordanthejq12]

5:45 Correction, Aron is Rock/Steel (as has been said before). What you want is a Geodude, but they're tougher to get than in Gen III also (5% encounter rate vs. 10% in RSE). That's why I love Mudkip as a starter--the Marshtomp you get can take Magnemite Tackles (bulky), Voltorb's Rollouts, and Magneton's Magnet Bombs (both resisted) while spamming Mud Shot, which it picks up as soon as it evolves at 16. Geodude, if you can find one, has Magnitude at 12, but beware of Magneton (Magnet Bomb being SE against the part-Rock Geodude).

[@metageek7878]

My favorite gym leader is Watson I love how he is older but not really serious or crotchety like many old man cliches
He is energetic and fun loving but knowledgeable and responsible as well which is the vibe I get from him

[@Hatchumosc1]

I've been thinking recently and I think my favorite character in the franchise is Blue, and he is a gym leader in the Johto games. Seeing him basically flip a 180 and becoming really chill in gen 2 is great to see. Also, he uses a larger selection of pokemon across all the games than maybe anyone else. Lastly, how badass was it that pokemon was meta enough to make the rival the champion the very first time around? If you think about it, pokemon has been running in circles around itself for decades in a lot of ways trying to deal with the so many things (though not all) that they absolutely nailed in right off of the bat in Kanto.

[@starlie6269]

My top favourite leaders are either Giovanni or Flannery. Giovanni I love because one, he's basically a Mob boss and two, he's just so interesting. You meet him early-ish in the game and it's a total surprise to see that he is the gym leader of viridian. And it's satisfying and also saddening in a way when you beat him for the last time and solidly admits defeat... And I found it even sadder in Johto when you fight him in in that cave under the waterfall. When you beat him there, there is a small sound after he walks out and I thought it was his splash after through himself into the water, fed up loss after loss. As for Flannery, I found her sweet and relatable, as she doen't know how she should act with her new responsibilities of becoming the gym leader. And after you beat her, opens up and spills her worries.

[@brunohrsst]

First time i played R/S Wattson was very hard, but my favourite is Sabrina from Yellow, her sprite is really cool, her pokemon adventures appearance is very bad ass, i like the fact shes a psychic kid and her team was VERY op back at the day, specially because no dark types existed, ghost types were weak to psychic and bug types used to be very weak. The fact that she had a Alakazam using psybeam was pretty reckless

[@Tusslestrike]

Wattson is my favourite. He's so fun loving and an adorable old man, especially in the manga, where he just gives out gym badges to anyone who tried to battle him, even if they don't win. Also he used my favourite Pokemon, Manectric, in RSE. I was sad that he didn't use it in ORAS. But he's just so adorable. Also props to Cheren for going from an annoying dorky little boy to a smart dressed hot piece of ass.

[@Lagiacrus1996]

Personally, my favourite gym leader is Winona. I just love her town, gym design, character design and pokemon. Shame she is never considered very important.
I think I just like flying pokemon, because I would probably put Falkner and Skyla somewhere on my list.

[@SacredFaerie]

5:45 But Aron's not Ground... It doesn't even resist Electric attacks, and the only Ground type move it can learn is Mud-Slap, a power 20 move that's even more useless now because of the Physical Special split... Why would anyone think of Aron when looking for a solution to an Electric gym?

[@ZLunas]

#4: Character who helps you save a city and gives you one of the most important items in the game
#2: Character who helps develop 3 characters at once
#1 Character with a cute design
I CALL SHENANIGANS!

[@keeganstormblade5456]

Thing that makes me chuckle about Roxxane is that I actually have a sister named Roxanne. Me and her had a bit of a laugh when I first played through gen 3, and even when I fought Roxxane again in Omega Ruby.

[@KaedeLanyo]

While i'm not sure about Gym leaders, my favorite trainer class is by far Gen6 Hex Maniacs, a perfect blend of creepy and cute, just like Ghost-Types.

[@archerkirby6821]

I really miss the may sprite with the pikachu hoodie oh well i hope a gen 4 gym leader comes in this list maybe you can show some love to my favorite genaration

[@QwertyUiop-cz3uj]

Archer Kirby
and she just did

[@elliotskunk]

Oh tamashii I just want to let you know that I really like your videos and I think you are doing really well. Keep it up!

[@jessehill2102]

Aron is a dual typing of Rock and Steel. Doesn't have any ground typing in it, although it can learn mud slap, which is a ground type attack

[@Truncation1]

I like to think that Fantina has -easy- Maths puzzles in her gym because it is a universal language in itself.
Also where on earth is Crasher Wake?

[@christiannopp7429]

love that ending music

[@togekiss1995]

A. That is an adorable design for a Swadloon to have.
B. I like how you did this video. It was pretty insightful and makes me want to go back through the series to see if I can't pick up on anything special about the Gym Leaders myself.
C. Wasn't Roxanne a teacher as well? In fact, wasn't she an adult in the anime?

[@Solgilou]

This was pretty nice. Good work!

[@jonnyshell7515]

Awesome Vid! E4 next, maybe? Keep it up, Tamashii!

[@peekperfomance7052]

I like How Cheran uses the same badge as Lenora in Black and white

[@Amelia4111]

THERE IS NO A IN CHEREN!

[@Beffinee]

My favourite gym leader is Whitney. Not only is she hella cute but I love how she throws a strop when she loses. Also her miltank with rollout was always super difficult for me to get passed as a kid >_

[@loadingreadylover620]

I must admit, of all the youtubers air know, Tamashiihiroka has to be the most productive. Not only is she a youtuber she also attends college. I imagine she may be spending her money on paying for college, or her appartment. What a hard working young adult!

[@becca1chan8773]

Tate and Liza will always be one of my favorites. However Brycen has become a recent favorite of mine due to the fact that he kind of reminds me of one of my favorite anime characters, Mitsui from Slam Dunk. He was an actor, got injured, became a gym leader, then went back to acting after some time. This is very similar to Mitsui's character arc except basketball and going into delinquency was replaced with acting and becoming a gym leader.

[@jaredknight8838]

Swadlooon.... pikachu hoodie....*dies from cuteness overload*

[@pinkriffic]

I'm glad Roxie ranked on your list! She's my favourite, but for similar reasons as to why Roxanne is yours. I just think Roxie looks super cool. Back story is a bonus. :D

[@Drforrester31]

So many gym leaders from the Pokémon games I never ended up finishing. Honestly I think that it was the focus on creating more of a story and fleshing out characters that disinterested me. Even as a kid starting with Blue I was never super interested in story and just enjoyed the aspect of collecting and battling, and wanted it to stay a bit more bare bones like the first and second gen games. But maybe now I'll try to give Black/White another try.

[@scrub-jayleague]

It's funny, I was just thinking of asking for you to do your top 10 favorite gym leaders. Anyways, good list. A lot of choices I didn't really expect but you gave good reasons for each. Mind taking things a step further and naming your top 10 elite four/champions?

[@kulrigalestout]

Favorite gym leader? Huh. I gotta think about this a bit.
Misty is an easy choice, because she was one of my first video game crushes after Tifa and Garnet of FF7 and 9 respectively, and her Starmie could obliterate my entire team even if I had type advantage.
Drayden has that amazing beard, and as one who seeks to emulate the facial follicles of Guan Yu and the physical fitness of one who actually cares about his health he makes an enticing option as well.
Giovanni is also a strong contender, simply because he's built up pretty well within the story and once you beat him as a gym leader he decides that maybe he should change his ways shows that he has more potential for growth as a character than many of his contemporaries.
This question requires more thought, I think.

[@makeshiftmasquerade]

Gardenia was the gym leader I have always remembered. My first Pokémon game was Platinum, and having picked Piplup as my starter, my child ass was kicked by her grass types multiple times.
For some reason, (probably because fire types are hard to find early game), I decided to train the living hell out of my Piplup to finally beat her. It was such a difficulty spike for me, since whatever the first gym is in that game was an absolute breeze.
Her design is very appealing too. I loved her outfit and her hair. It was very natural but not that fantasy elven sort of natural that's all in your face. The relation to her type preference in her design was subdued and I liked it more than the outrageous obviously created based on the types gym leaders I saw in later games.

[@drummergdaff6770]

I also had trouble with Wattson and the Psy twins when I first played Ruby as a kid! xD

[@supersonicbro]

Clemont is my favorite because the anime, most of the friends that join ash are usually tied to the first gym so he finds out about them early on and defeats them and then they join him. Clemont first doesn't even tell ash he's the gym leader for a while and after ash finds out, he promises to get stronger to give him a great battle. Not only with that, but his personality grows through the series, showing how he has become more brave and daring because he was inspired by ash. After seeing their battle in the recent episode, I am loving the focus clemont is getting in the anime.

[@LiterallyHarveySpecter]

I absolutely loved loved Draydon. I love dragon types and he was so cool

[@RangerJackWalker]

There's also text on Faraway Island on a signpost. On it is a note written and signed by Fuji and is about Mew.

[@Denebvir]

I was so happy to see Bugsy and Fantina on this list, because I loved them both for the exact same reasons you did, especially Bugsy's androgyny. That said, I will always have a special place in my heart for Erika and her gym. She wasn't the most intriguing of characters, but she had an effect on my life that I didn't realize until years later. When I was a kid, all of my pokemon friends "joined" whichever gym was their favorite type or whichever gym would have housed their favorite pokemon. I was often teased for the fact that I wanted to be in Erika's gym because all of my favorites at the time were grass types, despite being a boy and Erika's gym being exclusively for women. I was even teased for my absolute favorite pokemon - Vileplume - being a giant flower, which of course Middle School boys felt was "too feminine" and singled me out. I mostly just ignored them though; I made up stories and everything about my character "working" for Erika's gym, including the first of many stories about a fictional, female version of myself. Eventually, when I got a little older, I realized that I'm a transwoman and always have been, which explains why I've always felt so different. I live as a woman now whenever possible, and it was Erika and her gym that very first opened my eyes to that possibility and got me questioning gender rolls and stereotypes in my own life. Plus, for me, it brought an all new meaning to the "rainbow" badge.

[@TallManVanitas]

My favorite Gym Leaders from each generation:
(Just a heads-up, I really like Electric-types haha.)
Kanto: Giovanni/Lt. Surge.
Johto: Morty/Chuck.
Hoenn: Norman/Wattson.
Sinnoh: Volkner.
Unova: Burgh/Skyla.
Kalos: Clemont (Because honestly, he's the only one I remember.)

[@StarDev94]

Thanks for fulfilling my request, Tamashii!

[@VaderTheWhite]

I've never had difficulty with Wattson, mostly since I always choose Mudkip as my starter since I love Water/Ground Pokémon. Drayden, on the other hand, was tough, mostly since I rarely have Ice or Dragon-type attacks on my playthrough teams.

[@SacredFaerie]

6:35 They stated it was because it served better as a wildlife habitat.

[@josephremonte962]

Aaaahhhh gen 5
The sweet memories of my first pokemon main series game...

[@Neochaos90]

Mine's a tie between Skyla and Flannery because they both truly show what type of Pokemon they got. And Skyla's gym is near an airport while Flannery's is around a volcano and near a hot spring. Fun fact: Skyla's Jap. voice actress is also the one who did Rin Tosaka in the Fate/ series.

[@matthewthesylveon5821]

Very Punny
My favorite gym leaders:
Kanto: None really
Johto: Clair
Hoenn: Tate/Liza
Sinnoh: Fantina
Unova: Burgh, Elesa, Skyla, Drayden, Iris, Cheren, Roxie
Kalos: Korrina