>>12218199>>12218784Same here. Morty is one of my best friends. He is 5 years older than me. When he was 16 he already started the gym and had the responsability to teachus kids how to train our Ponémon. I always looked up to him.
When I turned 15 I began my own journey. Rowdy (my Sentret, now Furret) and Theo (Stantler) won after a tough battle. Since it was my first Gym battle he only used Ghastly and a weak Haunter though. Five years have passed and I managed to win against his full team (the PWT one), but that's because I know his tactics well. I still think he's a beter trainer.
I'm also friend with Whitney. I once tried to get to know her better, if know what I mean, but she didn't show interest. She is the only other Gym leader I actually defeated in a fair match.
Also I met Steven Stone a cupule of years ago. He is a pretty cool guy. I cahllenged him in a 4-on-4 battle, but I was destroyed. And it was obvious he was using backup-of-the-backup pokèmon. I still have a long road to become a true champion.