Hail Friends, this is Drakai of the House of Nidhogg, and today we'll be talking about the sensation of transforming solid mater into energy, storing living beings in small objects and making them battle others for your perverse amusement. Warning, there will be some Graphic Content.
That's still a bad joke.
A few days ago I stumbled upon a video on the tube of yous made by Lockstin(\Gnoggin). It was about what his gym would be like if GameFreak asked him to be in the new Pokemon game. And, even though we now know that the new Pokemon game won't actually have any gyms, I've still elected to do something like that. However, since I only ever played the games in the last two-or-so years, and having grown up watching the anime, I'm going to focus on that. It's been stated by the people who know what they're talking about that the games and the anime occupy parallel dimensions, and that the rules of the games don't always work in another format.
...Right (I couldn't find something to accurately represent what I wanted, so the senile moment will have to do). So my gym will be in the animated universe. The most important differences, as far as gyms are concerned, are that there will be no trainers between the challenger and the gym leader; and that there is no such thing as a four-move limit. No matter what the new episodes say. We know better.
First, let us start with typing. Gee, I wonder what that could be. I mean, it's not like I have a favorite or anything.
The gym would be situated on the highest peak of a mountain. There would be nothing, just a small house to one side and an elevated field on another. There would be areas for trainers to stand on either end, elevated above the ground at least a dozen feet. The air up there would be thin enough to provide an additional challenge, but not enough to actually be dangerous.
My Pokemon lineup would be typical. Since dragon types are generally powerful, some even having pseudo-legendary status, I'm thinking the gym would be among the last in the recommended lineup (if there even is such a thing in the anime), and my dragons would reflect that.
It would be a four on four battle. No fancy tricks, no shifting realities, just four dragons that want to beat the ever-loving hell out of you.
First, the first ever dragon type that appeared. Dragonite. He would know not only dragon moves, but also Hyper Beam, Flamethrower and Thunder.
If you manage to defeat him, then the dragon of Gen III would come out. Salamance. He would also know Flamethrower, hopefully to counter some ice-type moves. Since fairy-type's weaknesses are poison and steel, I would add something like Toxic or Steel Wing.
Next up is a surprise. Technically cheating, since it's not really a dragon-type, although it has been called a dragon many times. I'm talking of course about Charizard. Charizard is a dual flying/fire type, with no weakness to ice or dragon, and even a resistance to fairy-types. But no mega stone on it. That would be reserved for the last, and strongest, of the four.
Everybody reading this who know anything about Pokemon probably knows what's coming next, and I certainly won't disappoint. The final Pokemon in my lineup is of course the shark jet dragon, Garchomp. Simply put it's my absolute favorite non-legendary. It would be equped with Fire Blast and Poison Jab at least, probably Iron Claw as well, not to mention the greatest attack ever. Draco Meteor. Preformed correctly, of course.
Then, if you somehow manage to best all of my dragons, you get awarded the Roar Badge, shaped like the head of a dragon with the horns of a buck (well, Sawsbuck anyway). Then you know you're ready for the big leagues.
I know that having dragon as your favorite type is... well, it's pretty cliché all things considered. But that's really not something I can help. It's ingrained deep down somewhere. There's that part that used to be red and beating. Probably there.
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