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If there's one thing that HAS changed from the early games to the current ones, it's coverage.
>gen 1 gym leaders
>all have Pokemon of a certain type
>just bring the Pokemon with the type advantage and win
>gen 7 totems
>all have some way of compensating for their weaknesses and can one-shot or sweep you if you go in unprepared
>gen 7 bosses, kahunas, and E4
>all specialize in a type but have Pokemon to cover every weakness of that type