>>52402187Nah, the one's in XY were all likewise employed and those ones fucking sucked shit. The reason BW/2s GL's are so GOATed is because their professions actually mattered and affected the world around them. Cheren taught kids at the trainer school, same with Lenora teaching kids in her library, and she was responsible for recovering the artifacts stolen from her museum. Burgh has artworks hanging in the museum, Bryce is a movie star who is actually in the fucking movies. Clay's company owns and operates the bridges. Even the bad gym leaders like Elesa have shining moments of personality like when you confronted Bianca's dad or how she, as a fashion model, has a completely new look in the 2nd game to the point of being nearly unrecognizable. It's also arguably the first gen where the competitiveness of the gym leaders teams were actually given thought, and not just spamming their signature moves. The trio using not only Work Up, but having Pick Up on their Lillipups was brilliant, and being the type you're specifically weak to is fucking genius.
