>>33091902>Forgetting to give you the badge is because she's a crybaby.Two wrongs don't make a right, anon.
Let's compare strategies.
Bugsy, the easier leader before her, relies on Fury Cutter with Scyther, making use of Scyther's base stats for difficulty more than anything else. U-Turn in the remakes is more strategic in circumventing the "gym leader saves best pokemon for last" move. His Kakuna and Metapod are just standard fare for their species, not a whole lot of flexibility there.
Morty's all about consistent, fixed damage, whether it be by Curse, Nightmare, or Night Shade. Logically, I bet he feels he can end up with consistent results based on this setup. He also has Shadow Ball on Gengar and Lick so he can change things up.
Whitney's Clefairy will rely on Metronome as far as AI goes or inconsistent stuff in Mimic and the amount of hits, as well as accuracy, of Doubleslap. Encore's the only consistent thing there. Miltank, well, you know already. Everything but Milk Drink has RNG besides crits, Rollout being 90 percent accurate.
Bearing difficulty curve in mind, I feel normal type's "jack of all trades" versatility can lead to more thoughtful sets and that it reflects on the result more than Bugsy being stuck with two cocoon mons. Even Morty, who has three pokemon of the same line, seems to have a more thoughtful strategy. Is it more devastating? In most cases, absolutely. But does it reflect on much thought on the leader's perspective? I'd say, no, but that's just me. It's a legitimate strategy, just not a very thoughtful one. That reflects on her character to me(even though gym leader's aren't exactly deep and I might be reading a little too deep with this.)
With a dependence on luck like that, I wouldn't be surprised if she develops a gambling addiction. Hell, the Game Corner's within walking distance of her gym.
