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You're a big shot trainer going to open your own gym. What will your theme be?

Personally, I'd go with a haunted house for the gym. Fake ghost pokemon props giving ppl jump scares, mixed in with real pokemon. Except all my pokemon would be fighting type pokemon dressed up like ghost type pokemon.

Ash: "Haha oh what a jump scare! That's a really fake looking Gengar puppet."

"Oh now that one looks more like a Gengar."

Hitmonchamp uses Mega Punch. It's super effective. Ash gains concussion.

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[-] Visstix@lemmy.world 1 points 9 minutes ago

I was thinking of what type would fit me... I guess pokemon that will rage over the slightest things.

[-] audaxdreik@pawb.social 1 points 34 minutes ago

Bugs. So many bugs.

Oh did you think bug pokemon were cute? The floor squirms, the walls crawl. I am covered in so. Many. Spiders. Approach me, let's battle!

Team:

  • Galvantula
  • Ribombee
  • Pyukumuku (shh, no one tell him)

I'm a low level gym (1st or 2nd badge), come on, we all know bug type is kinda weak -- I'm just having fun.

[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 1 points 37 minutes ago

All food based Pokémon. I think that was a gym though? Lady with a cafe though, had a fidough maybe? Me and my Pokémon would be just trying to have a garden, give out food to travelers. We'd all be objecting to being a gym leader lol.

[-] Jumi@lemmy.world 1 points 48 minutes ago

My favourite type is fairy so it would be something pink and comfy. You come in and rest and in the end don't even want to leave. Maybe some kind of café

[-] Dagobah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I always wanted to have a full team of glitch Pokemon:

Ash is wading along the beach on cinnabar island when suddenly he falls over onto the hard ground. Bright light comes from all around as he looks up in shock to see a strange emtpy wireframe space.

As he gets up, a piercing noise shatters the silence, it seems to come from inside his own head. A shadowy, pulsating form fades and crackles into view. An 'arm' extends and throws a ball, completely black like a void. Exploding from within is a pokemon...? No It can't be! Ash stares wild eyed at the strange rectangular form, a chunk missing in its top right corner. It shrieks as it ripples with strange patches of incomprehensible randomness.

Ash's vision flashes for a moment back to the beach, he's staring up at his friends as he lies on the sand. They're saying something but he can't hear it. He can't speak, his eyes are portholes and he's trapped inside. Then he's gone, back to the broken liminal space.

The pokemon is approaching. Or is it? It doesn't seem to exist properly, a 2D form in a 3D space that only seems to grow in his vision. Ash looks down to see pikachu by his side, hair standing on end. They exchange a glance and he knows what to do.

The fight is a blur, each new opponent more incomprehensible and impossible than the last. As the final entity is destroyed. Ash falls to his knees, his mind shattered by the infinite cosmic chaos. The strange 'gym leader' begins to fade and the world starts to crumble to blackness. A bright light is shining. A voice emanates from all around. "Wake up ash you'll be late for school."

Ash opens his eyes and looks around, he is in bed. The world seems so much more detailed, so much more real. A handheld gaming device rests on his chest, white light flashes from its LCD screen as a pixelated title cutscene plays. A single word appears. PoKéMoN™

[-] Skyline969@piefed.ca 8 points 3 hours ago

My gym would start with a trainer having the latest generation Pokemon, then each one after would have ones from the previous generation.

Once you’ve gone through all generations and get to me, my team would be one high level Pokemon spamming its strongest move, and any time it got to red health I’d swap to a level 10 Pokemon that only knew HMs while I full restored my high level one.

[-] nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 hours ago

I don't have a real answer but I just wanna say this question and your answer are awesome, I can't wait to see some more answers!

[-] gothic_lemons@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Thank you kindly!

[-] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 8 points 4 hours ago

My gym would be the cutest cuddliest Pokemon leveled to high hell, with some level ones mixed in. Then Id give people guilt trips for bullying the weak ones.

[-] gothic_lemons@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Love the energy lol. Guilt trip is strong against all types

[-] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 hours ago
[-] Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 hours ago
[-] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago
[-] Godort@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 hours ago

I want a gym that is entirely done in beige and warm greys, with a slight buzzing from AC and florescent lights.

All my Pokemon will be normal type

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Pokémon beat you to it with Norm

[-] gothic_lemons@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

The normal meta is unassuming but powerful. Love it

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