Character Sheet: Drayden

DRAYDEN

Next, we have Drayden, one of the two Dragon-type gym leaders of Opelucid City in Black and White, and the sole gym leader in Black 2 and White 2. He shares leadership of the gym with his apprentice Iris, who would go on to become B2W2’s champion. That alone would have the pair at least functioning as echoes to each other. As Iris is a main character in the Gen V era of the Pokemon anime, we naturally have even more to work with from her.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Haxorus

Performing Dragon Rage.

 

Side B: Dragon Strength

This will be the main one different from Iris, as it will focus more on his personal incredible strength more than her noted agility and quick thinking.

 

Up B: Dragon Statue

The dragon statue from his gym will rise up underneath him.

 

Down B: Shrubbery

Based on Iris’s ability to hide out in bushes and trees well in the anime.

 

Final Smash: Opelucid Gym Dragon Masters

He will send out Haxorus, Druddigon, and Hydreigon to rage across the stage.

 

Entrance: His opening pose and line

 

Taunts: Up, crossing his arms and looking down on you. Side, flexing his muscles and stretching his shirt a little. Down, kneeling and petting an Axew.

 

Kirby Hat: His hair and beard

 

Kart: Based on Haxorus

Special Move: Dragon Statue

 

Spirit Battle: On Castelia City (omega form), with Iris and his original team.

 

Victory Screen: Standing with his arms crossed and proclaiming you not ready.

Losing Screen: Handing over his badge.

 

Color Swaps: His standard outfit, based on Iris, based on Haxorus, based on Axew, based on Druddigon, based on Hydreigon, based on Reshiram, based on Zekrom.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Iris fights her way to the top.

Character Sheet: Brycen

BRYCEN

Next up, we have Brycen, the Ice-type gym leader of Icirrus City in the first game. He is an actor (a method-acting Daniel Day-Lewis type) who quits being a gym leader to focus on his roles in the second game, though you can encounter him making a movie at PokeStar studios, so we have some to work with.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Beartic

Using Frost Breath

 

Side B: Slip-and-Slide

Based on his ice-covered gym. He will be posing like an action here while doing it.

 

Up B: Flying Leap

He will slide off one of the ramps from his gym and go into an action movie leap.

 

Down B: Movie Strike

He will perform one of his staged attacks from his filming in PokeStar Studios.

 

Final Smash: Icirrus Gym Icicles

He will send out Vanilluxe, Beartic, and Cryogonal, which will freeze the stage.

 

Entrance: His opening line and pose.

 

Taunts: Mostly “legally distinct” famous movie lines and poses.

 

Kirby Hat: His hair

 

Kart: Based on Beartic

Special Move: Movie Strike

 

Spirit Battle: On White Forest (omega form), with his original team

 

Victory Screen: Standing and bowing as if having just finished a performance.

Losing Screen: Handing over his badge.

 

Color Swaps: His original look, Brycen-Man, various other “legally distinct” Hollywood outfits (possibly all based on Daniel Day-Lewis roles, since his original is definitely Hawkeye from Last of the Mohicans).

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Drayden fights like a dragon!

Character Sheet: Skyla

SKYLA

Next, we come to Skyla, the Flying-type gym leader of Mistralton City, and a professional pilot in her own right. Her gym is full of cannons in the first games, and giant fans in the second, probably the second biggest reason I reconsidered the gym leaders in this way.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Swanna

Performing acrobatics

 

Side B: Cannon

She will climb into one of her cannons from the first games’ gym and shoot herself across the stage.

 

Up B: Airplane

Now, just Fly would fit here fine, like with Falkner and Winona, but since she does fly a plane, she can take that up too.

 

Down B: Giant Fan

She will bring up a giant fan from the second games’ gym and use it to blow a strong wind across the stage.

 

Final Smash: Mistralton Gym Flying Aces

She will send out Swanna, Braviary, and Unfezant who will divebomb the stage.

 

Entrance: Her opening pose and line.

 

Taunts: Up, an “air battle” from the anime. Side, spinning and posing with an ace pilot pose. Down, tinkering with her plane.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair and bows.

 

Kart: Based on her plane.

Special Move: Giant Fan.

 

Spirit Battle: On Castelia City (omega form), with her original team and strong winds.

 

Victory Screen: “See, I told you I would win.”

Losing Screen: Handing over her badge.

 

Color Swaps: Her normal outfit, one based on Elesa, one based on Winona, based on Swanna, based on Braviary, based on Altaria, based on Unfezant, based on Mandibuzz.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Brycen makes his Smash stage debut!

Character Sheet: Clay

CLAY

Next, we have Clay, the Ground-type gym leader of Driftveil City and the owner of the nearby mine, his gym having a lot of features connected to said mine. There’s a lot to pull from both. His daughter is Lacey from ScarVio’s DLC, so she’s an option if necessary.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Excadrill

Excadrill with use its Drill Run move.

 

Side B: Minecart

One of the minecarts from his mine.

 

Up B: Elevator

One of the mine elevators used in his gym.

 

Down B: Bulldoze

Obviously the TM he gives out, but I’d like to think he uses the actual equipment from his mine.

 

Final Smash: Driftveil Gym Diggers

He will send out Excadrill, Krookodile, and Stunfisk to cause earthquakes all around the stage.

 

Entrance: His opening pose and line.

 

Taunts: Up, he will whistle for his workers. Side, he will check his watch impatiently. Down, he will dig his pickaxe into the dirt.

 

Kirby Hat: His hat

 

Kart: Based on Excadrill

Special Move: Bulldoze

 

Spirit Battle: On N’s Castle (omega form) with his base team.

 

Victory Screen: Wiping his hands and saying “Great work today, boys!”

Losing Screen: Handing over his badge.

 

Color Swaps: His standard look, one based on Lian, one based on Lacey, based on Excadrill, based on Krokorok, based on Krookodile, based on Stunfisk, based on Golurk.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Skyla takes flight.

Character Sheet: Elesa

ELESA

Next, we have Elesa, the Electric-type gym leader of Nimbasa City and a famous supermodel. Her original gym has a whole theme park vibe to it, so between all that, I think we have enough.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Emolga

Emolga will use discharge.

 

Side B: Roller Coaster

She will get into her roller coaster car from her gym and race forward along a track.

 

Up B: Vogue

She will perform a number of model poses for a few seconds while moving upward.

 

Down B: Volt Switch

A very commonly featured move in this generation, and the TM she gives out, so . . .

 

Final Smash: Nimbasa Gym Electrifiers

She will send out a Zebstrika, Emolga, and Eelektross, who will electrify the stage.

 

Entrance: Her opening pose and line

 

Taunts: All various modeling poses.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair and accessories.

 

Kart: Based on Zebstrika

Special Move: Volt Switch

 

Spirit Battle: On Black City (omega form), with her original team.

 

Victory Screen: Striking an iconic pose.

Losing Screen: Handing over her badge.

 

Color Swaps: Her original design, her B2W2 design, based on Zebstrika, based on Emolga, based on Tynamo, based on Eelektross, based on Skyla, based on Shauntal.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Clay digs deep!

Character Sheet: Burgh

BURGH

Next up, we have Burgh, the Bug-type gym leader of Castelia City, and a flamboyant artist whose gym is completely different between Black and White and Black 2 and White 2, his gym acting as an art installation using bug-themed elements. Naturally, this means we have a bit to work with.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Leavanny

Using string shot

 

Side B: Struggle Bug

The main TM he gives you, and a standard issue bug move.

 

Up B: Silk

He will get wrapped up in a bundle of silk from his second gym setup, which will carry him upward.

 

Down B: Honey

He will set up a wall of honey from his first gym setup that opponents will be able to pass through, but with great effort.

 

Final Smash: Castelia Gym Hive

He will send out a Leavanny, Scolipede, and Escavalier which will summon a swarm of bugs to the stage.

 

Entrance: His opening pose and line

 

Taunts: Up, he will scratch his chin while looking up as if pondering an art piece. Side, he will extend his arm while pulling long strands of silk. Down, he will do his knees pose.

 

Kirby Hat: His hair

 

Kart: Based on Sewaddle

Special Move: Honey Wall

 

Spirit Battle: On Castelia City (omega form), with his original team.

 

Victory Screen: He will proclaim this battle a masterpiece

Losing Screen: He will hand over his badge

 

Color Swaps: His main outfit, one based on his first gym, one based on his second gym, based on Leavanny, based on Scolipede, based on Escavalier, based on Galvatula, based on Accelgor.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Elesa electrifies the stage!

Character Sheet: Lenora

LENORA

Next up, we have Lenora, the Normal-type gym leader of Nacrene City, and the curator of the museum there alongside her husband Hawes. Her gym is a little basic, and she doesn’t return as a gym leader in B2W2, but I think we have enough to work with.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Herdier

Performing a basic tackle.

 

Side B: Hawes

Like Princess Peach with Toad.

 

Up B: Secret Stair

She will shift a book, and a small stepstool will rise underneath her, similar to her gym challenge.

 

Down B: Dragon Skull

She will drop the stolen dragon skull from her museum in front of her, slamming hard into the ground.

 

Final Smash: Nacrene Gym Masters

She will send out a Watchog, Stoutland, and Audino, who will run around the stage, causing trouble.

 

Entrance: Her opening pose and line

 

Taunts: Up, tossing her apron over her shoulder proudly. Side, dusting off a relic and examining it. Down, flipping through one of her books.

 

Kirby Hat: Her hair and bandanna

 

Kart: Based on Herdier

Special Move: Hawes

 

Spirit Battle: On N’s Castle (omega form), with her original team.

 

Victory Screen: Picking up Hawes excitedly and spinning him around.

Losing Screen: Handing over her badge.

 

Color Swaps: Her main outfit, with the apron off, based on Hawes, based on Herdier, based on Watchog, based on Dragonite, based on Tirtouga, based on Archeops.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Burgh brings his art to life.