- Greetings, Poke-fans. Michael here and
virtually every gym leader has an iconic strongest Pokemon or as I like to
call it, their ace. Brock has Onix,
Wallace has Milotic, Raihan has Duraludon
and so on and so forth. But what if they
had different aces, different strongest Pokemon? Today, I'm going to be going through every single main
series Pokemon gym leader and providing my thoughts
on how well their ace fits, then suggesting an
alternative ace, regardless of whether I
think their current one fits them well or not. By the way, shout out to
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all of the gym leaders. First up is Brock,
who's strongest Pokemon is the iconic Onix. You could say it is ic-Onix. (laughs) And everyone clicked
off the video, dang it. I think Onix fits
Brock very well. Despite its big
intimidating appearance, it has no pre-evolutions. This allowed them to put
a big intimidating Pokemon in the very first
gym of the game, which I think does a great job of making the intro to the
gym challenge exciting. Of all the Kanto rock types, I think Onix is the best fit, but if I had to pick another
one I'm going with Graveler which would then become
Golem for any rematches. Graveler does a good job
of representing rock, unlike the fossils,
which don't really have much visible rockiness
to their appearances. Plus it's base stat total
is very close to Onix's. They'd have to give
him a Graveler that is under its evolution
level, but there are tons of examples of that in Pokemon. So who cares? Next is Misty, who's
ace is Starmie. Starmie is a solid ace, but I personally
have never found it to be that interesting
of a Pokemon because, as Ash pointed out in
the original series, it doesn't have a face, guys. It's a little weird. I think it would be cool
if her ace was a Gyrados. She uses one in the
anime several times and it would be possible
at her gym's Pokemon level of the early twenties. It would make the battle
pretty fricking tough, since it's not weak to Grass and there are very limited
Electric types available prior to Misty's
gym battle, but... I care more about coolness
than game balance for this, so, sorry. Next is Lieutenant Surge
whose ace is Raichu. I've always been
a bit thrown off by this big intimidating
military man having a fairly cute,
small Pokemon as his ace. Admittedly, it's kinda fun, but I also think a more
intimidating Pokemon would have worked better. Instead, I suggest
Electabuzz because, after all, they have
the same angry eyes. Plus, look, they even
shake hands in the cards. Clearly it's meant to be. They missed a big
opportunity here. Next is Erika, who's
ace is Vileplume. Since Erika's whole thing is that she's an expert
flower arranger, Vileplume's a great fit
since it is mostly flower. Of the remaining
Kanto Grass types, I think the next
best ace is Venusaur. It is a starter, which I
tend to not like giving to gym leaders, but
it's the only other one with any kind of flower
as part of its biology. Next is Koga, who, well? He doesn't have one. In Red and Blue and
FireRed and LeafGreen, his strongest is Weezing. In Yellow and Let's Go,
his strongest is Venomoth, except for the rematch in
Let's Go when it becomes Muk. And then as an
elite four member, in the Johto games, it's Crobat. So I don't have any
thoughts on his ace because he doesn't have one. So if I had to assign him
one, it would be Golbat. It's a fast Poison type, which works well
with his ninja thing. 'Cause he's, I'm
assuming, very fast. Plus also it makes
the Crobat ace in the sequel Johto games
make a lot more sense. Next is Sabrina,
whose ace is Alakazam. This is a great ace
as it's a strong and intimidating Psychic type,
which suits her reputation as one of the most powerful
and intimidating gym leaders. I don't think any other Kanto
Psychic type works better, but if I had to pick
one, I'd go with Starmie. Misty's not using it anymore and it's the only one available that doesn't look at
least somewhat derpy. Sabrina needs a strong
and fearsome ace. I cannot have her running
around with a Jynx or a Mr. Mime. Next is Blaine, whose ace is
Arcanine in the Kanto games. They changed it to Rapidash
in the Johto games. No idea why. Arcanine is a great ace since,
for the penultimate gym, the strongest Pokemon should
be a big, strong Pokemon. If I had to change it
though, I'd make it Magmar. It was his ace many
years ago in the anime and while it doesn't
look as cool as Arcanine, it does seem like a Pokemon
a silly old man would use. Finally for Kanto is Giovanni. His ace changes wildly
depending on the game and the battle, but in every
Viridian City gym battle, his strongest Pokemon is Rhydon, with the exception
of FireRed LeafGreen, where it's Rhyhorn,
which I, just why. Why, it's the last gym, it's
level 50, make it a Rhydon. What were they thinking? Rhydon is a great
ace for the last gym since it's so big and powerful, but I also think making
his Nidoqueen or Nidoking his ace would make
sense as well. Nidoqueen would work
especially nicely since it's his most
powerful Pokemon in the Silph Co battle. Now to Johto,
starting with Falkner. And his ace is Pidgeotto, which is something that I
have a big problem with. This is an issue that a
lot of Johto gym leaders and some gym leaders
in later regions have. Their ace is a Pokemon
not from their region. I know that Johto and
Kanto are more intertwined than any other pair of regions, but it's Johto, it's new, the gym leaders should be
showing off new Pokemon. I don't get why they gave
him just a regular Pidgeotto, which anyone who's been to
Kanto has seen countless of. My vote is instead for Noctowl. It's the Johto regional
bird, so it's a perfect fit for the first Johto gym. It's quite a bit
stronger than Pidgeotto, but I don't really have
an issue with that. That gym is already pretty easy. Next is Bugsy, who is in
kind of a weird situation. His ace is Scyther, which
is not a Johto Pokemon but eventually it
evolves into Scizor, which is a Johto Pokemon. However, I can't really say
that his ace should just be Scizor right off the bat because that would be way too
strong and way too difficult of a Pokemon to fight in
the second gym of the game. Well, you'd be fine if
you chose Cyndaquil, but for the other
two, you'd be screwed. Instead, Heracross would
solve that problem. It's as strong as Scyther and
Scizor, is a Johto Pokemon, and doesn't have a defensive
type that's overpowered like Scizor does. A flaw with Heracross
is that it doesn't learn a Bug move at a
low enough level, but I can do whatever I
want and I think it should. It gets Fury Cutter as an
Emerald tutor move only? Why not just let it
learn that later? It's got spikes on
its arms and a horn. Next is Whitney with
her infamous Miltank. As much as I hate that thing,
it's a pretty good fit. The concept of a cutesy and seemingly lighthearted
gym leader in Pokemon actually being brutally
difficult is genius. Infuriating, but genius. If she had to have a different
ace, what makes sense to me is Blissey, another
cute, pink Johto Normal type. Honestly, if Whitney was
introduced in Gen Six or later, I think they probably would
have made her a Fairy type gym leader, not Normal type. So I just picked a
Normal type Pokemon that looks like it
could be a Fairy type. Next is Morty whose
ace is Gengar. Unfortunately the Morty
situation is a tough one since there are so few Ghost
types in Gens One and Two. I think Gengar fits him well,
but it's not a Johto Pokemon. The only Johto Ghost
type is Misdreavus, but I don't think
that fits him as well. I guess it's my only option
though, so there you go. Next up is Chuck
who's ace is Poliwrath and whose other
Pokemon is Primeape. So he's a Johto gym leader
with two Kanto Pokemon. I don't know why they did this. Maybe because they didn't
give these Fighting types to Bruno, which was
also a weird decision. I just, I don't know. Anyways, I think Poliwrath
is not a great fit. So I think his ace should
instead be Hitmontop. It's one of the only two new
fully-evolved Fighting types in Johto and I already
gave Bugsy Heracross. I think a less cute Fighting
type would work better for him, but this is my only option
if I wanna stay committed to giving him a Johto Pokemon. Next is Jasmine and
her ace is Steelix. Steelix is a great fit since
it's very strong and fearsome which is a fun contrast to her
kind and friendly demeanor. I think it's the best fit, but
if I had to pick another one, I'd go with Skarmory,
a less intimidating, but still strong
looking Steel type. Side note, I think it's
extremely dumb that they did not give her a Skarmory on her
team, anywhere on her team. It's a brand new
Johto Steel type that they did not give to
the Steel type gym leader. And no one else uses it. You don't give her a Skarmory but instead you give
her to Magnemites? What? Next up is Pryce, who's
Piloswine ace is a great fit since it's a reasonably
strong Johto Ice type. If I had to change it though, I'd go with Sneasel, because
the only other fully-evolved Johto Ice type is Delibird,
which is so hopelessly weak that no gym leader in my
opinion, should use it at all, much less have it as their ace. Next up is Clair,
who's ace is Kingdra. This is a perfect fit
because it's the only option. The only Dragon type Pokemon
in the first two generations of Pokemon are Dratini
Dragonair, Dragonite, and Kingdra, that's it. That's the entire list. So, to give her an alternate
ace, I have to pick Dragonair. It's the only option. But that's a Kanto Pokemon
and I don't wanna do that. So dear God this alternate end
suggesting, no, it's garbage. Kingdra is the right
Pokemon for her to have. Moving on to Hoenn,
we'll start with Roxanne. Her ace is Nosepass, which
I think is a decent ace. I don't much care
for the Pokemon, but it's compass
inspiration works well with her academic theme. If I had to swap it out, though, I'd go with Anorith becoming
Armaldo for the rematch. Her gym is chock full of fossils and fossils can be revived
literally across the street, so it makes perfect sense. Lileep is also an option, but
I think Anorith looks more like something prehistoric, whereas Lileep is just
kind of a weird plant. I should mention that
giving her Anorith or Lileep would make her gym
quite a bit tougher because Anorith's bug
moves would be good against Treecko and
Lileep's grass moves would be good against
Mudkip, but like I said, I'm not that worried
about game balance. I'm just going with what
I think would be cool. Next up is Brawly,
who's ace is Makuhita, then Hariyama for the rematch. I've always thought
this was an odd match since Brawley is a fit
surfer and workout bro while Makuhita is pudgy. I mean, it's very
strong, I'm sure, but I don't think it's using
the treadmills in his gym. As an alternative,
I suggest Breloom. Shroomish evolves at a low
enough level for it to work, that being 23, and it feels
like a more athletic Pokemon. Plus I quite like Breloom. I also considered Medicham,
but it evolves too late and Meditite, while on his
team in Emerald is fine, I don't think it
works well as an ace. Next is Wattson who's ace
in Ruby, Sapphire, OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire is Magneton, but in Emerald, it's Manectric. I've always hated this. Wattson is the Hoenn
Electric type gym leader, yet they decided it
would be a good idea to make not just his
ace, but his entire team Kanto Electric types. What were they thinking? Electrike and Manectric
are right there. Make those on his team and
make Manectric his ace. They did that in
Emerald, which was great, but then they reverted back
to no Manectric on his team in OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire,
which is just (groans). Magneton is his defacto ace
since it's his strongest Pokemon in four of the five games,
so my alternate suggestion is Manectric. That's what it is in Emerald
and that's the correct one. Next is Flannery
whose ace is Torkoal. This is a solid fit
for her, in my eyes, but if I had to change it,
it would have to be Camerupt, since that's the only
other fully-evolved Hoenn Fire type option aside from Blaziken and
Sunny Castform. Hell yeah! Or I guess sun yeah. The Camerupt ace does
conflict with Maxie, so I don't think it's as
good of a fit as Torkoal, but I think Camerupt still
works at least decently well. Next is Norman,
who's ace is Slaking. Slaking is a great ace as
it allows them to show off a Pokemon that doesn't get
much of a spotlight elsewhere. I think a good alternative
ace, though, would be Exploud. It's a fierce looking
Normal type that evolves from a cute, small
Normal type found not far from Petalburg, which
is just like Slaking. Next is Winona,
whose ace is Altaria. This is a great ace and
suits her well since both her and Altaria have
graceful appearances. I think it's the best option, but the second best
would be Swellow. Not as graceful looking
and not as strong, but it's still a decent fit, plus it was her
ace in the anime. Next is Tate and Liza,
their aces being Solrock and Lunatone and these
are a perfect fit. They're twins that
double battle, so it makes sense for their
aces to be counterpart Pokemon. A good alternative pair for them would be Gardevoir and Gallade. Wait, actually, that's not
just a good alternative, that's a fricking
awesome alternative. It doesn't work in Gen
Three, but who cares? Could you imagine
fighting a Gardevoir and Gallade side-by-side
in a battle? That'd be so freaking cool. Oh my gosh, they
totally need to do this. Next is Wallace,
whose ace is Milotic. Milotic fits him fantastically, as it's a strong water Pokemon that's nearly as
fabulous as he is. If I had to pick an
alternative, though, I think Gorebyss
would be interesting. It's another feminine serpentine
Pokemon, like Milotic. Milotic is definitely better, but Gorebyss would be all right. Finally for Hoenn is Juan,
whose ace is Kingdra. That god forsaken Kingdra that
just spams Double Team, ugh. I don't like Kingdra as his ace since it's not a Hoenn Pokemon and it's the same ace
as the eighth gym leader in the immediately
previous region. Instead I suggest,
well, Milotic. It's his ace in the anime, Juan is nearly as
fabulous as Wallace and Wallace isn't
using it anymore. Now onto Sinnoh,
starting with Roark, whose ace is Cranidos then
Rampardos for the rematches. And it's a great ace. It fits with his
mining profession, it wears a helmet like he does, and it creates a nice
pairing with his father, Byron's, ace of Bastiodon. I don't want to change his ace, but if I had to, I
literally have to change it to Shieldon since the only
other Gen Four Rock types are either too strong
for the first gym, like Rhyperior or
Probopass, or they're Bonsly and that's all of them. I finished the list. Gardenia's ace is Roserade,
which I think fits well since it's not a scary looking
or intimidating Pokemon, but it can kick some serious
ass in battle just like her. I think another
similarly good option would be Leafeon, though, since it has the same
not-scary-but-strong thing going and it's pretty
logical for her to have since the Mossy Rock is
in the forest nearby. Fantina's ace is Mismagius. At least it is prior
to her rematch, when it becomes Gengar and
Mismagius is a perfect fit. Fantina almost kind of
looks like a Mismagius with the long flowing dress. Another option would
be Drifblim, though, since the plus sign
on her dress is just like the plus on Drifblim and
her four hair protrusions. Well, they remind me of
Driftblim's four protrusions. Next is Maylene,
whose ace is Lucario. It's a Sinnoh Fighting
type, so that works well. But I think Lucario
is pretty overdone. I would instead have
her ace be Gallade to show off a new Fighting
type Sinnoh evolution. But Lucario also works. Next is Crasher Wake,
who's ace is Floatzel. Floatzel is a
great fit for Wake. Its Platinum sprite is even
doing the same pose as him. Clearly it's meant to be, but if I had to
suggest an alternative, I'd say East Sea Gastrodon. Most Gastrodon and
Shellos encountered up to this point in the
story have been West Sea, so it could be
fun for the player to be surprised by his blue one. Next is Byron, who's
ace is Bastiodon, which as I already mentioned,
I think fits him perfectly. I changed Roark's
to Shieldon already, but I can't give Byron Rampardos since it's not a Steel type. So I think that whole pairing
is just out the window. I think a good alternative
would be Probopass since it's Rock-Steel typing
is just like Bastiodon and offers a nod to
Byron's mining career. Next is Candice who's
ace is Abomasnow in Diamond and Pearl,
but Froslass in Platinum. Of these two, I think
Froslass fits better, but if I had to pick
a totally new one, I'd go with Glaceon. Just like Gardenia with Leafeon, Candice doesn't live far
from the evolution rock. Also, it's got the same
pigtails as her, so that's fun. Finally in Sinnoh is
Volkner whose ace is Luxray in Diamond and Pearl and
Electivire in Platinum. I think both work really well and don't really
have a preference for
one over the other. But if I had to pick
a totally new one, I'd go with Magnezone. It being a machine fits well
with the mechanisms of his gym. Now onto Unova, starting
with Chile, Cress and Cilan, whose aces are the monkey trio so it's basically impossible
to find another trio that accomplishes the
same type triangle gimmick unless I give them
the Unova starters. There you go, I solved it. It's definitely worse, but
I had to put something. Cheren's ace is
Lillipup, later Stoutland as a multi battle partner
and for rematches. This is a solid one,
but I feel like his ace should have instead
been Tranquill as a non to the Unfezant he
ends up using on his team as a rival in Black and White. Lenora's ace is Watchog,
which I never liked mainly because I dislike Watchog. However, I also don't like that her type
specialty is Normal. Lenora is the
director of a museum. It's a really dope job, but
they have her type specialty just be Normal? What, why isn't it Rock so
she could use the fossils or something, I just
don't, that is weird. Anyways, it's tough for me to
pick since I don't think any of the Unova Normal
types are cool enough to suit the director
of a fricking museum, but I guess I'll
go with Deerling, which becomes Sawsbuck later. It's definitely more of a
Grass type than a Normal type, but maybe it would be a cool way to show off the Unova
seasons feature. Roxie's ace is Whirlipede,
becoming Scolipede later. This is the best option for her since of the very few
Unova Poison types, Scolipede is the coolest and
Roxie is pretty dang cool. If I had to pick another
one, I choose Trubbish or Garbodor over
Foongus and Amoonguss. Garbodor just fits the
grunge basement concert vibe better than a silly mushroom. Burgh's ace is Leavanny, which works well due to
his position as an artist due to Leavanny's expert
weaving capabilities. If I had to swap it out,
though, I'd go with Accelgor for the very well-thought-out,
deeply analyzed reason of the fact that Accelgor's
head matches Burgh's pants. Elesa's ace is Zebstrika,
which is obviously great since Zebstrika is great. But if I had to change
it, I think making one of her Emolgas her ace
instead of Zebstrika would work pretty well. Clay's ace is Excadrill,
which is perfect. He runs a
digging-slash-mining operation and Excadrill's whole
thing is that it digs. An alternative though,
would be Krokorok or maybe an
under-leveled Krookodile. It's not as good of a fit,
but it's a decent one. Skyla's ace is Swanna, which I've never thought
was a perfect fit. Skyla is a cargo pilot and
Swanna seems a bit too flimsy for that kind of job. If Skarmory was a Unova
Pokemon, I'd give her that and she does have one
in Black 2 and White 2, but since it has to be a Unova
Pokemon in Black and White, I'm making her ace Braviary,
a strong, tough Pokemon that can weather the harsh
winds and speeds associated with flying alongside
a fricking plane. Next up is Brycen,
whose ace is Beartic. This works well, but
I also think Cryogonal would be a good ace for him. I actually thought
that Cryogonal was
his strongest Pokemon before I double checked,
so clearly I think it works 'cause that's what
I thought it was. Next is Drayden and
Iris, grouped together because they have the same teams in Black and White and
their ace is Haxorus. Haxorus is the best
fit for them, easily. And the only other
option is Druddigon, since Hydreigon
would be too strong before the Pokemon league. Haxorus is definitely a better
fit than Druddigon, though. Finally for Unova is Marlon,
who's ace is Jellicent, which I think is weird since
he's an athletic swimmer and Jellicent is
a floating blob. Since Skyla's not
using it anymore, I think his new ace
should be Swanna, as it's the most agile
looking Unova Water type that's not tiny Basculin
that cannot function on land. Now onto Kalos,
starting with Viola, whose ace is Vivillon
and dear God, this should not be changed. The Vivillon line is the
only new line of Bug type Pokemon added in Kalos. There are Bug type Megas, but this is the first
gym, that would be insane. So if I wanna
stick with my theme of making a gym leader's
ace be from their region, Vivillon's literally
the only option. But I've committed to
providing an alternative, so the alternative
(stammers) it's Butterfree. It's another butterfly. It should not be Butterfree, but I have to say something. Next is Grant who
does not have an ace. His two fossil Pokemon,
Amaura and Tyrunt, are the same level. I guess we can say
his Tyrunt is his ace since he sends it out second. So in that case, Amaura
would be his alternate ace. Sorry, this one's just
not that interesting. Next is Korrina, who's
in a weird situation. Her ace is widely
known as Mega Lucario, but she doesn't actually
use her Mega Lucario in the gym battle. Her ace in that
battle is Hawlucha. If I was running
things, I'd make it so she used the Mega
Lucario in the gym battle. It would not be an easy battle, but since you have Mega
evolution at that point in the game, I think it's fair for the gym leaders to
start to use it too. Next is Ramos,
whose ace is Gogoat. This is a good ace as it's
a nice Kalos Grass Pokemon. I don't have a Mega
suggestion for him since neither Mega Venusaur
nor Mega Abomasnow really fit, so instead my alternate
ace is Trevenant. Another Kalos Grass
type that works with him because he's old and
Trevenant is dead. Next is Clemont, whose ace
is the appropriate Heliolisk, a nice Kalos Electric type that's not the underwhelming
Pika-clone Dedenne. An alternative ace for him
would be Mega Manectric, a pure Electric Mega
that works better for him than anyone else 'cause he's
the only Electric specialist. Next is Valerie,
whose ace is Sylveon, which is very appropriate. An alternate ace
would be Mega Mawile, especially since she
already has a Mawile. It would be a very
difficult battle, but that'd be great, since
Kalos is too easy, anyways. Next is Olympia, whose
ace is female Meowstic. This is fine, but I
think Mega Alakazam would be a lot more interesting. Finally for Kalos is Wulfric,
who's ace is Avalugg. I've said in other videos
that it is extra ridiculous that the final gym
leader didn't use a Mega, so his ace should 100% have
been Mega Abomasnow, no contest. Next is the Alola region, which
does not have gym leaders, so I'm gonna go over
the Kahunas instead because they're
basically gym leaders. First is Hala, who's ace
is a Crabrawler as Kahuna, then Crabominable as
an Elite Four member. I'm not a fan of these Pokemon, but also don't think
they're a bad fit. I think a solid
alternative for his ace would be Passimian. Next is Olivia, whose
ace is Midnight Lycanroc. I think a Pokemon
featuring gems or crystals would have been a better
fit for her, like Gigalith, But since that's not
an Alola Pokemon, I'm going with Alolan
Graveler, later Golem. The Electric aspects of them
make me think of crystals. Next is Nanu whose
ace is Alolan Persian. I don't like this for him mainly because I don't
like Alolan Persian. So instead I suggest
his ace be Alolan Muk, since it's a Dark
type Alola form that I think is a lot cooler. Finally for Alola is Hapu,
whose ace is Mudsdale. This is a great fit, since
she's got a country vibe to her and Mudsdale is a horse. If I was forced to give
her an alternative, it would be Palossand, the
only other Alola Ground type, but I'd prefer she
stick with Mudsdale. Finally, we reached
the Galar gym leaders and most of them have an
ace that can Gigantamax. But since there's
a limited number of Gigantamax Pokemon,
for alternate aces, I'm either going to
pick a Gigantamax form or a Gen Eight Pokemon
just 'cause I'm limited in what I can do. Milo's ace is
initially Eldegoss, but it becomes Gigantamax
Flapple or Appletun, depending on the version. He clearly doesn't
have a singular ace, so I'll say this, I
think they coulda just given him Flapple or
Appletun from the start. It would be a tougher gym
because of the Dragon typing, but there's a long distance between getting
your first Pokemon and fighting the first
gym in Sword and Shield. And the gym's really
easy to start with, so challenge me. Next is Nessa, whose
ace is Drednaw, which becomes Gigantamax later. This works well since
it's a new Pokemon with a GMax form, but
if we didn't need it to be a GMax Pokemon,
then Barraskewda would be pretty cool to
see her use, in my opinion. Next is Kabu, whose ace
Gigantamax Centiskorch is a great fit. His alternate ace has to
be GMax Coalossal, though. Not only is it the only
other Fire type GMax form that's not Charizard
or Cinderace, it's the only other Gen
Eight fully-evolved Fire type besides Cinderace. Next is Bea, whose ace
is Gigantamax Machamp. This makes sense since it's the only Fighting
type GMax form, but if she wasn't
limited to a GMax form, I would have loved to
see her ace be Grapploct. She uses it in the anime and also I fricking
love that Pokemon. Next is Allister, whose
ace is Gigantamax Gengar. Again, it is the only
Ghost Gigantamax form, so it makes sense, but I think it would
have been cool to see him use a Galar Ghost
like Runerigus, since I'm quite fond of it. Next is Opal whose ace
is Gigantamax Alcremie, which fits her
pretty well, I think. There are actually
two other Fairy type Gigantamax options,
Hatterene and Grimmsnarl, but those are used by Bede
and Marnie, respectively. Instead I think her ace could
have been Galarian Rapidash. It has a similarly
distinguished appearance. Next is Gordie, whose ace
is Gigantamax Coalossal. No other Rock type
GMax options aside from Drednaw, who I guess
Nessa isn't using anymore, but I still don't
think fits Gordie, so I'd like to see
him use Stonjourner. Gordie is clearly trying
too hard to be cool, so why not give him
a silly, cute Pokemon to balance that out? Next is Melony, whose
ace is Gigantamax Lapras. It works fine, but I
would've had her ace be Frosmoth because, well she's
kinda dressed like Frosmoth. Next is Piers, whose ace is
the perfect fit Obstagoon. Seriously, he's a rocker
and so is Obstagoon. There are no better options, but since I have
to give him one, I'll give him Grimmsnarl. They're both very hairy. Next is Raihan whose ace
is Gigantamax Duraludon. This is all right, but honestly, it would have been cool to
see him rock a Dragapult. Wouldn't make sense with
the sandstorm thing, but I don't care because
it's cool regardless. Next is Marnie, who becomes
gym leader after Piers. Her ace was Morpeko before
becoming Gigantamax Grimmsnarl And I think it
would have been cute if Morpeko had stayed her ace and we got to see
her Dynamax it. Finally is Bede, whose ace
is Gigantamax Hatterene. His new ace should
be Galarian Weezing because he's toxic. Thanks so much for watching
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