Character Sheet: Candice

CANDICE

Next, we have Candice, the Ice-type gym leader of Snowpoint City, with a gym full of giant snowballs and slick floors that you slide around on. I think we have more than enough to work with, just on that alone.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Abomasnow

Performing Hammer Arm

 

Side B: Slip-and-Slide

She will slide across the stage at high speed as if on ice.

 

Up B: Blizzard

She will be blown up into the air by a blizzard, representing the move Blizzard as well as the blizzard surrounding her city.

 

Down B: Giant Snowball

She will roll one of the giant snowballs from her gym at you.

 

Final Smash: Snowpoint Gym Snowstorms

She will send out Abomasnow, Mamoswine, and Froslass, who will summon a blizzard to the stage.

 

Entrance: Her opening pose and line.

 

Taunts: Up, spinning and posing. Side, rubbing her arms as wind blows past her. Down, making a little snowman.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair

 

Kart: Based on Abomasnow

Special Move: Slip-and-slide

 

Spirit Battle: On Spear Pillar (omega form), with her original team.

 

Victory Screen: Posing and grinning proudly.

Losing Screen: Handing over her badge.

 

Color Swaps: Her normal look, an outfit based on Gardenia, an outfit based on Maylene, an outfit based on Zoe, based on Abomasnow, based on Weavile, based on Froslass, based on Mamoswine.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Volkner might as well participate.

Character Sheet: Byron

BYRON

Next, we have Byron, the Steel-type gym leader of Canalave City and the father of Roark from Oreburgh. He is a miner, just like his son, as well as an inventor, with some high-tech gadgets in his gym.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bastiodon

Using Iron Head

 

Side B: Minecart

Just like his son. Could be the moving platforms from his gym.

 

Up B: Lift

Using the rising platforms from his gym.

 

Down B: Shovel

Just like his son creating a tunnel, but he’ll use just his shovel to do so.

 

Final Smash: Canalave Gym Iron Workers

He will send out Steelix, Bronzong, and Bastiodon, which will rampage around the stage attacking fighters.

 

Entrance: His opening line and pose

 

Taunts: Up, laying his shovel against his shoulder. Side, he will look over a chunk of ore for a second. Down, he will sit down crosslegged for a second.

 

Kirby Hat: His hair and beard

 

Kart: Based on Bastiodon

Special Move: Shovel

 

Spirit Battle: On Distortion World (omega form), with his original team.

 

Victory Screen: Holding up a chunk of ore and saying he hit the motherlode.

Losing Screen: Handing over his badge.

 

Color Swaps: His main look, his son’s look, based on Bronzong, based on Bastiodon, based on Steelix, based on Lucario, dirty and covered in coal dust, dirty and covered in gold dust.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Candice puts the competition on ice.

Character Sheet: Fantina

FANTINA

Next, we have Fantina, the Ghost-type gym leader of Hearthome City, as well as a famous Pokemon Contest star who consistently speaks with an over-the-top French accent in pretty much every medium she’s been adapted into. Her gym and the contests give us plenty to work with.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Mismagius

Performing Shadow Claw

 

Side B: Performance

She will do a flourish like she would in the Pokemon Contests.

 

Up B: Drifblim Float

She will fly into the sky on her Drifblim as she is frequently shown to do.

 

Down B: Darkness

Like Brawly’s gym, hers is completely in the dark in Platinum too, so we’ll have the same move here.

 

Final Smash: Hearthome Gym Superstars

She will send out Mismagius, Drifblim, and Spiritomb, which will cause all kinds of ghosts to swarm the stage.

 

Entrance: Her opening pose and line.

 

Taunts: Lots of Beauty Contest poses, complete with her French accent.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair

 

Kart: Based on Drifblim

Special Move: Drifblim Float

 

Spirit Battle: On Beauty Contest (omega form), with her original team.

 

Victory Screen: Winning her beauty contest.

Losing Screen: Handing over her badge.

 

Color Swaps: Her main look, plus most of the dresses available to wear in the beauty contests.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Byron steels himself for the battle.

Character Sheet: Crasher Wake

CRASHER WAKE

Next, we have Crasher Wake, the Water-type gym leader of Pastoria City and a professional wrestler known for wrestling strong Pokemon. Between that and his gym’s gimmick of shifting water levels, I think we can work with it.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Floatzel

Performing Aqua Jet.

 

Side B: Grapple

We’ve got to get at least one wrestling move in here.

 

Up B: Floatie

He will stand on one of the floating platforms from his gym as water rises beneath him.

 

Down B: Fen

Sorta based on just the water from his gym, but also the fens that his gym badge is named after, which are somewhat represented in the nearby Safari Zone. He will make a spot on the floor before him that characters will sink into if they walk over it.

 

Final Smash: Pastoria Gym Tsunami

He will send out a Gyarados, Floatzel, and Gastrodon, which will summon a tidal wave to the stage.

 

Entrance: His opening pose and line

 

Taunts: Mostly wrestling moves and poses.

 

Kirby Hat: His mask

 

Kart: Based on Floatzel

Special Move: Grapple

 

Spirit Battle: On Beauty Contest (omega form), with rising water.

 

Victory Screen: Holding up a champion’s wrestling belt.

Losing Screen: Handing over his badge.

 

Color Swaps: His main outfit, based on several other real world wrestlers.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Fantina puts on a show!

Character Sheet: Maylene

MAYLENE

Next, we have Maylene, the Fighting-type gym leader of Veilstone City. Her gym may or may not be the specific thing that made me reconsider the gym leaders the way I am in the first place, because those punching bags are smash moves if I ever saw some.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Lucario

Performing Force Palm

 

Side B: Punching Bag

She will punch a punching bag from her gym and send it sliding forward to slam into someone else.

 

Up B: Flying Jump Kick

It’s her main game pose. Of course it’s going to be here.

 

Down B: Heavy Door

She will slide one of the heavy doors from her Diamond and Pearl gym in front of her as a shield.

 

Final Smash: Veilstone Gym Fight Squad

She will send out Lucario, Medicham, and Toxicroak to beat everyone up.

 

Entrance: Her starting pose and line

 

Taunts: Up, throwing her fist upward in victory. Side, she will beat on one of her punching bags. Down, she will crouch and meditate.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair and bandage.

 

Kart: Based on Lucario

Special Move: Punching Bag

 

Spirit Battle: On Beauty Contest (omega form), with her original team.

 

Victory Screen: Standing triumphant over her beaten opponent.

Losing Screen: Handing over her badge.

 

Color Swaps: Her standard look, based on Candice, based on Gardenia, a gi, based on Lucario, based on Meditite, based on Medicham, based on Croagunk.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Crasher Wake accepts your challenge.

Character Sheet: Gardenia

GARDENIA

Next up, we have Gardenia, the Grass-type gym leader of Eterna Gym, and protector of the nearby Eterna Forest. On top of her gym and game appearances, she has an especially notable role in the anime, becoming the owner of James’s Cacnea in one of the more emotional episodes.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Roserade

It will perform a small Solar Beam.

 

Side B: Honey

A common thing to do in Gen IV specifically, she will use that to draw in opponents.

 

Up B: Giant Flower

A giant flower like the one in her Platinum gym will rise up underneath her.

 

Down B: Shrubbery

She will hide behind a tree or bush, just like the trainers in her Diamond and Pearl gym.

 

Final Smash: Eterna Gym Forest Guardians

She will send out Roserade, Cherrim, and Torterra, and they will make Eterna Forest pop up on the stage itself.

 

Entrance: Her opening pose and line.

 

Taunts: Up, her little spin that accidentally erased her top for one frame in the anime. Side, she will hug and snuggle a Cacnea. Down, she will smile as her Turtwig runs around her feet.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair

 

Kart: Based on Turtwig

Special Move: Shrubbery

 

Spirit Battle: On Spear Pillar (omega form), with her original team.

 

Victory Screen: She will dance around excitedly and strike a pose.

Losing Screen: She will hand over her badge.

 

Color Swaps: Her original look, a dress like Cheryl’s, based on Roserade, based on Cherrim, based on Turtwig, based on Cacnea, based on Carnivine, based on Shaymin.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Maylene joins the battle!

Character Sheet: Roark

ROARK

Now, we’ll move on to Sinnoh and cover the gym leaders there. First is Roark, the Rock-type gym leader of Oreburgh City, and an important figure at the local mine. His gym is fairly basic, but the mine does give us quite a bit to work with as well.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Cranidos

Obviously performing Headbutt.

 

Side B: Minecart

He will hop into a minecart from the Oreburgh mine and barrel across the stage.

 

Up B: Rock Climb

One of the most notable new HMs in this generation, so naturally he can feature it.

 

Down B: Explorer’s Kit

The mine was our first major introduction to the underground aspect of Sinnoh, so we could have him dig and form a tunnel, similar to Bugs Bunny from Multiversus.

 

Final Smash: Oreburgh Gym Rockstars

He will send out Rampardos, Bastiodon, and Golem, which will rampage across the stage.

 

Entrance: His opening pose and line

 

Taunts: Up, tipping his helmet. Side, wiping his glasses. Down, inspecting some gems and fossils.

 

Kirby Hat: His helmet

 

Kart: Based on Cranidos

Special Move: Minecart

 

Spirit Battle: On Spear Pillar (omega form), with his original team.

 

Victory Screen: Examining a jewel he just unearthed.

Losing Screen: Handing over his badge.

 

Color Swaps: His original design, based on Byron, based on Cranidos, based on Shieldon, based on Geodude, based on Onix, based on a hiker, based on Brock.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Gardenia protects the forest!