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.

Character Sheet: Cilan, Chili, and Cress

CILAN, CHILI, AND CRESS

Now, we come to the gym leaders of Unova, starting with Cilan, Chili and Cress, triplets and gym leaders of Striaton City, specializing in the three starter types. The three will be color swaps of each other. Their gym is pretty basic, so we are definitely going to be relying heavily on Cilan’s portrayal as a main traveling companion in the anime.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Monkey

They will send out their respective monkey, who will perform a basic elemental move.

 

Side B: Stamp Rally

They will use one of the stamps from the stamp rally Cilan participates in during the anime, stamping a player on the head with a mark that deals continuing damage.

 

Up B: Evaluation Time

They will do the spin Cilan does when evaluating something in the anime, rising as they do so.

 

Down: Order Up

They will present a tray of food used in their restaurant, which they or an ally can then eat for health.

 

Final Smash: Striaton Gym Triple Trouble

They will send out Simisage, Simisear, and Simipour, who will monkey around and cause trouble on the stage.

 

Entrance: Their opening pose and line.

 

Taunts: Up, “Time for an evaluation!” Side, playing around with their monkey. Down, pulling out a magnifying glass and looking for clues.

 

Kirby Hat: Cilan’s hair

 

Kart: Based on their monkey

Special Move: Evaluation Time

 

Spirit Battle: On Castelia City (omega form), all three with their monkeys and Lillipup.

 

Victory Screen: “Another successful evaluation!”

Losing Screen: Handing over their badge.

 

Color Swaps: Cilan, Chili, Cress, all three with outfits more representing their types, Cilan without his apron, and Cilan in a detective’s uniform.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Lenora curates another win! Also, side note: This is where my (current) knowledge of the manga ends, as I got up to the end of the Gen IV stuff before stopping way back when I read them years ago.

Character Sheet: Volkner

VOLKNER

And finally, for Sinnoh, we come to Volkner, the Electric-type gym leader of Sunyshore City. He is portrayed as a Pokemon champion who became bored with winning all the time, and so constantly revamps his gym in a desperate attempt to make something exciting and reignite his spark. As such, the gym has a bit for us to go on. He’d definitely be on the slower side of player characters.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Luxray

Performing Discharge

 

Side B: Dynamo

He will summon a set of dynamos from his gym that will protect him and damage those coming close.

 

Up B: Giant Gear

One of the giant gears from his gym will appear under him and twist upward.

 

Down B: Badge Machine

His badge machine from the anime will appear, grabbing an opponent and throwing them away.

 

Final Smash: Sunyshore Gym Thunderbolts

He will send out a Luxray, Magnezone, and Electivire, who will cause a thunderstorm across the stage.

 

Entrance: His opening line and pose.

 

Taunts: Almost all just listless baseline movements, like waving his finger in the air and saying “whoo.”

 

Kirby Hat: His hair

 

Kart: Based on Luxray

Special Move: Dynamo

 

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

 

Victory Screen: Rolling his eyes and slumping back on his seat, saying “I win. Again.”

Losing Screen: Handing over his badge, with a look of fulfillment on his face.

 

Color Swaps: His regular outfit, based on Flint, based on Luxray, based on Electivire, based on Raichu, based on Magnezone, based on Medicham, based on Octillery.

 

Thanks for reading! Now, let’s move on to Unova. First, Cilan, Chili, and Cress serve up a battle.

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!