>>55557675This is actually kino gym design. When you take into account that all this shit is just to test gym challengers, a straight line means the gym leader isn't afraid of you and the battle is the test. When you get there, you are also reminded of how much you went through to finally challenge her. This all culminated in a battle against a new type, which is hype as fuck and shitty gym trainers would have dampened the effect of going up against a new type for the first time. So actually, this works to her favor to have no gym trainers, as people will underestimate her or be unprepared for her steel types. The short walk to her also helps this. I dare say, when you combine all these facts, Olivine gym may be the best Gym in the series.
This reminds me that gym challenges from 6 on are just forgettable tedious minigames that make every gym seem the same. Like compare olivine to the fairy gym of xy (another premiering type) that is just a copy paste of a gen 1 gym for IT'S NEW TYPE. Maybe bottom 5 gyms in the series, right? It's clear they lost their soul.
