>>34185501I like this.
>>34186000this might actually be cool too.
>Professor doesn't really have a lot of faith in you at the start of your journey>Prefers your rival throughout most of it>Towards the end, he warms up to you a bit and admits you've exceeded his expectations and is sorry for doubting you>He doesn't talk any shit to your rival though and just says "always next time. You already both had an amazing battle today, train hard, both of you, and I'm sure you'll shake the planet in your rematch.">>34185247>dual-type Gymleaders. Their teams will usually have one or two matching both types they use, but usually pokemon that have one or the other and cover their weaknesses wellAnd thus:
>A steel/Fighting Gymleader with a clear samurai/kensei motif going>They're still pretty casual and friendly. 