>>54920689Well you could take into account certain NPCs and villains as something similar.
But it would have been fun to have real gym leaders in the sequel as a sign that the region is slowly becoming civilized.
For example:
A bartender with a big mustache at Outskirt booth with Team based on states like sleep, poison, paralyzed. (No healer items are allowed)
A muscular emperor in the Orre coliseum with Team based on the Roman circus, brute strength and resistance (No items are allowed and you have to defeat trainers beforehand)
An old ex-sailor cook in Gateon Port with Team based on states like burnt and frozen, only food-based items are allowed.
A hacker girl in The Under with a team based on "hacking" the opponent, lowering stats and introducing "viruses" (poison and other states)
A rainmaker shaman girl in Agate Village who has a team based climate control. No artificial items are allowed
Finally as a bonus boss, have someone actually use the Mecha-Groudon as a real Boss fight
Well those are my ideas, what are yours, guys?