What if KANTO Gym Leaders were ACTUALLY GOOD?!

What if KANTO Gym Leaders were ACTUALLY GOOD?!

Pokémon games are all about the gym leaders. Some are memorable and fun, others are boring and forgettable. In this video, I'm going to FIX all the Kanto Gym Leaders by giving them all new teams.

Let me know how I did!

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Chapters:

00:25 - Brock
03:01 - Misty
04:26 - Lt. Surge
06:02 - Erika
07:15 - Koga
08:28 - Sabrina
09:38 - Blaine
11:54 - Giovanni
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#pokemon #challenge #nintendo #kanto #gymleaders

[Dengar_YT]

Chapters:

00:25 - Brock
03:01 - Misty
04:26 - Lt. Surge
06:02 - Erika
07:15 - Koga
08:28 - Sabrina
09:38 - Blaine
11:54 - Giovanni

[BPNuzlockes]

I love the idea of Geovani stealing the gift pokemon thats actually so sick! Great video and amazing editing! :D

[PlutoPlanetPower]

There's no way you can remove Vileplume as Erika's ace. She's all about flowers and it's been her signature Pokemon in every piece of Pokemon media since gen 1! Exeggutor might make sense as a regular Pokemon on her team but Vileplume has to be her ace.

[JustJamieonYT]

Loved this, never knew Erika's dad worked for silph! also, loved my boy Ned chiming in!!

[redkingdom]

You have now made Kanto almost too hard to beat lmao holy moly

[PuppetSquid]

Some tough sells, but overall strong and reasoned choices. The Giovanni team is pretty perfect, especially with the gift stealing.

The only other suggestion I would have for Giovanni would be to swap out Rhydon or Nidoking (I don't know which they're both great for different reasons) for Ditto, and coding Gio to have a higher chance of swapping to Ditto the higher the BST of your currently active pokemon.

Partially this is another vibe for his criminal nature, since it's the closest thing to pokemon stealing in the game, but also it's a hint at the longstanding theory that Ditto are failed Mew clones, which is another tie back to Team Rocket and their involvement in Mewtwo. It's also another way to make this a very personal fight, which is obviously a big selling point of your lineup.

Either way, I would definitely play this romhack.

[abrarkadabrar]

Straight out of the gate man, that amount of versatility for Brock being able to cover for all the starter types? That's really gonna force new players to learn the type chart. Big brain no. 1 gym leader.

[Dresnat]

I love the non-type specific picks. I think we need more gym leaders who go with a vibe or theme rather than a type.

[chaosbug]

First off, I really dig the Giovanna idea you have. It’s a nice choice to emphasize his criminal nature. I do also like that instead of focusing solely on the mono-type, you have done the Pokemon Stadium thing & given most of the gym leaders Pokemon to help combat their weaknesses.

Things I’d consider & do for the Kanto Leaders

Brock: Keep Onix as the Ace. It’s a well designed Pokemon for an early game boss. Accompanying it with Kabuto for the exact reasons you mentioned & have Brock use a Zubat as his last mon. It’s not overly strong & it helps combat the trainers who picked Bulbasaur while not overly punishing Charmander players or giving Squirtle a free win.

Misty: I’d have a similar lineup. Psyduck as the middle mon, and Starmie as the ace. I’d do Poliwag for the lead with Hypnosis strats to soften up trainers.

Lt. Surge: Making Electabuzz the ace makes a ton of sense. I do like keeping something from the Pikachu line, and Fearow seems like a good mon for a military man to have to counter his ground weakness.

Erika: The Porygon is completely out of left field, but I don’t dislike the choice. Tangela & Vileplume are good picks, and I can see Erika having Exeggutor as an ace.

Koga: I like Koga keeping Weezing. Golbat & Venomoth also are very Koga coded & I’m fine with him having both. Since Poison types are so common in gen 1, I think Tentacruel is a good final member for his squad.

Sabrina: She has one of the most dominant types in Gen 1, so let’s capitalize on that. I think Let’s Go’s team of Slowbro, Mr.Mime, Jynx, and Ace Alakazam is excellent for her.

Blane: Arcanine being the ace & Magmar being included are no brainers for Blane. I do think his other Pokemon should aid him against his weaknesses. I’d like Clefable for his team. It has great coverage, and I can see an older man like Blane using one. While the Gyarados is a cool idea, I do want another fire type, and Ninetales is actually pretty solid in Gen 1, so I’m going with that.

Giovanni: Rhydon, Nidoking, and Persain are all great picks for the team. As for the other 2 (I like capping the final gym leader with 5 Pokemon. Rematches are a different story), I actually like the idea of Giovanni stealing the fossil you don’t take for one of his choices. I’d like to make Marowak the last member to tie in to Team Rocket’s antics with The Pokemon Tower. Though, Giovanni owning a Gengar would be a cool lore idea if we want to hint at him considering arming himself to catch Mewtwo later.

[LeRodz]

Bro, this is insanely well edited. Even tho i don't really agree with giving Pokémon from other types beyond their theme/speciality (most of the choices just don't fit imo), i think you did a very good job with the production.

[fortello]

My crack take is that the gyms should be drastically changed;

Brock - Ground
Misty - Flying
Surge - Moved to Saffron
Erika - Grass
Sabrina - Promoted to E4
Koga - Bug
Blane - Moved to Vermillion
Giovanni - Normal
Loralei - Water
Bruno - Fighting
Agatha - Demoted to Ghost Gym in Lavender
Lance - Dragon

(In this scenario you have to do the Pokemon mansion to unlock the 8th gym)

With this new gym distribution we can more effectively see the regions types. Without a poison gym the large number of poison dual types won't feel like they detract from their gym. And the Elite 4 now has more plentiful types to pull from.

In (the new) order it would go:

Brock;
1, Diglett
2, Sandshrew
3, Onyx

Misty;
1, Butterfree
2, Farfetch'd
3, Golbat

Blane;
1, Vulpix
2, Ponyta
3, Flareon
4, Magmar

Agatha;
1, Gastly
2, Haunter
3, Gengar
(4, Marrowak Optionally)

Erika;
1, Tangela
2, Exeggcute
3, Exeggutor
4, Victreebel

Surge;
1, Raichu
2, Voltorb
3, Magneton
4, Electabuzz
5, Jolteon

Koga;
1, Parasect
2, Venomoth
3, Kabutops
4, Pinsir
5, Scyther

Giovanni;
1, Porygon
2, Persian
3, Dodrio
4, Nidoking
5, Kangaskhan
6, Tauros

Lorelei;
1, Dewgong
2, Omastar
3, Slowbro
4, Vaporeon
5, Cloyster
6, Lapras

Bruno;
1, Primeape
2, Golem
3, Polywrath
4, Hitmonchan
5, Hitmonlee
6, Machamp

Sabrina;
1, Kadrabra
2, Hypno
3, Starmie
4, Mr. Mime
5, Jynx
6, Alakazam


Lance;
1, Dragonair
2, Seadra
3, Areodactyl
4, Gyrados
5, Dragonair
6, Dragonit

I'd say a list like this better uses the types of the region and allows for more creative team compositions. I think it would work even better with some cross gen evolutions/forms.

Such as Leafeon, Espeon, Alolan Ratticate, Alolan Raichu, Alolan Marowak, Annihilape, Golarian Slowking, Surfetch'd, Tangrowth, Kingdra, Paldrian Tauros, and more

[isthattoast]

All the TCG references made me want to see one of my favorite cards ever: Giovanni's Magikarp

[BerryNerdCorner]

This was so good! I’m glad Magnus added me to the PokeTuber Discord so I could find other creators!

I love mixing up the Gym teams to cover their weaknesses. It’s one of the reasons I like Candice and Volkner in DP. If they’re so elite, they should be able to counter your strategy. And Giovanni’s team is PERFECT. I love that your choices in-game impact his team, and I love him having a full team. Keep up the good work!!

[KauanProBr]

Gyarados was the worst idea
Rapidash should be in that place

[pedrohenriquemedeirosmacha]

9:27 I think Mr. Mime is a good Kadabra replacement, it can just show the versatility of Psyquic types by having Thunder Wave, Light Screen, Thunder (can be replaced by Thunderbolt or Psyquic) and Solar Beam (can be also replaced with the previous mentioned)

[Vanilla]

this was a very well put together video, I hope it gets more attention! are you planning on remaking the elite four teams and more generations gyms next?

[ginocrededio]

Dude this is rad, especially the whole Giovanni thing.

[BDAShadow]

This is absolutely brilliant. Not only is every choice well thought out but they’re all super easy connections to make. It’s mind boggling how GameFreak didn’t come to any of these conclusions.

[festafunerea]

Best video of this theme about changing gym leaders teams that I've ever saw. Hope you keep on doing them!

[narutoshadowclone]

I see why Exeggutor was added to Erika’s team and the representation behind it.

Tangela the pure grass type represents Erika and the Celdaon City gym being grass.

Vileplume who is both Grass and Poison represents if the player chooses to head for Fuchsia City to face Koga next that poison types are what they will be up against.

Exeggutor being grass and psychic represents if the player decides to go towards Saffron City to challenge Sabrina afterwards that psychic types await in the gym.

Since both Koga and Sabrina’s teams have the same Base Stat Totals as you mentioned, this reinforces Erika and Celadon City presenting a fork in the road for the player.